Monday, 20 May, 2024

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JS to pass comprehensive road law soon: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said a comprehensive road law will be passed soon in the parliament to check the deaths including damages caused by road accidents in the country.  He was addressing as the chief guest at the biennial national rally of Nirapad Sarak Chai at

Rain likely in parts of country 

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division during the next 72 hours commencing 9.00 am today. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) also predicted rain or thundershowers at a few places over Dhaka,

Minister adamants to make railway profitable

Railway Minister Zillul Hakim has categorically said they will make the railway profitable through making it functional properly with spontaneous support of the public in general within the next couple of years. "We have already adopted various need-based steps, including manpower

Demonstration at DU to raise age limit for applying govt jobs to 35

A number of job seekers have staged demonstration on Dhaka University (DU) campus to press home their demand for extending the age limit up to 35 years for the government jobs. The job seekers staged the demonstration at the pavement of the Raju sculpture on the DU campus around 10 am

Explore sustainable strategy to expedite development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 11) urged the engineers to take the pro-people, pro-environment, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy to expedite the country's development. She said: Devise the strategy through discussion to foster the country's development so we

7 gold bars recovered at Shah Amanat 

Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Customs Intelligence recovered seven gold bars, weighing 816 grams, from a bin at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday night. Airport sources said the joint team conducted a drive at the toilet near conveyor belt

Dhaka sees severe waterlogging after downpour

After two hours of rainfall since Saturday morning, streets and alleys in the capital were waterlogged causing inconvenience to commuters.  Several areas in the capital still had ankle-deep or even more water accumulated on their streets. The Meteorological Department recorded

Tank lorry ploughs into shop, kills 2 in Dinajpur

Two people were killed after a tank lorry ploughed into a roadside shop at Kauga intersection in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur district early Saturday (May 11). The deceased were identified as Azhar Ali, 60, a security guard of Biswanathpur village and Rana, 25, of Kauga village in the

DMP arrests 17, files 12 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (May 11) arrested 17 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

RAB arrests key KNF man in Bandarban

Members of RAB have detained a main KNF militant, who is also involved in a string of bank robberies in April in Bandarban. The court have sent Shanzu Khum Bom to jail after the police produced him at the Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Thursday (May 10), according to RAB

‘Snake Charmers’ harp echoes no more due to tech growth

When people hear the name ‘Snake’ gets scared, but there are many who desire to overcome that fear. For this reason, there are many diverse rituals, worships, myths, and tales associated with snakes. A few years ago, if someone was bitten by a snake, common people would

Life-term convict held in Dhaka

Members of Rapid action Battalion (RAB-10) arrested a fugitive life-term convict from Kamrangirchar in the capital. The arrestee was identified as Md. Ripon Ali, 38, son of Kasam Ali of Kumarkhali Police Station area in Kushtia District, RAB-10 assistant police super and assistant

Govt working to make every person economically solvent: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today (May 10) said her government has been implementing multi-dimentional programmes to make each of the countrymen economically solvent. "We have been working to make each of the people financially solvent by taking up

Pilot Asim Jawad laid to rest in Manikganj

Pilot Squadron Leader Asim Jawad, who lost his life after a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force (YAK130) crashed, has been laid in peace at Seota Graveyard in Manikganj city. On Friday (May 10) at 3 pm, Jawad, was awarded the 'Sword of Honour', and later buried with a

Teen stabbed dead in Chattogram

A teen boy was stabbed to death and another injured in an attack allegedly by a juvenile gang in Akmal Ali Pocket Gate area under Patenga Police Station in Chattogram. The deceased identified as Md Mehedi Hasan, 19, of Gorinda Bazar in Bhola's Lalmohan upazila, who used to live in

Road crash leaves two dead in Sirajganj 

Two people, including a woman, were killed and six others were injured in separate road accidents in Shahjadpur of Sirajganj.  These two accidents took place on Friday (May 10) around 11 am at Jugnidah Karitala on the Bogra-Nagarbari highway and at Baghabari area on the same

US to provide new $30.5m fund to support Rohingya in Bangladesh

The US on Thursday (May 9) announced a new assistance fund of $30.5 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh amid a growing call for fresh funding to meet their needs. Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, the US representative to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, announced the new

Rain with gusty wind likely over country

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over five divisions including Dhaka and at a few places over other three divisions. "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at

Biden nominates David as next US Ambassador to Bangladesh

The US government has nominated David Slayton Meale as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bangladesh. President Joe Biden announced the nomination on May 9 to serve as key leader in his administration, according to a statement received here today. David Meale, a career

Donald Lu to travel Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka

A senior American diplomat is travelling to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh this week to strengthen bilateral cooperation with each country and demonstrate the US support for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, the United States said Thursday. Assistant Secretary of State