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Authorities yet to find a solution

The authorities concerned could not resolve yet the problem created over not having adequate vertical and horizontal clearances at the crossing point of rail tracks and approach roads of the Padma Bridge, sources said.They said Bangladesh Railway (BR) and Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) have shared their proposals with the Bangladesh...

No headway in opening bank branches in KSA

No headway has yet been made in opening branches of some Bangladeshi scheduled banks in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), officials said.The move for opening more branches in KSA by some commercial banks is now at a standstill due to a lack of necessary approval from the monetary authorities there,...

HC bench’s midnight rule restores rights of two children

A High Court bench sat in a midnight session on Saturday for passing order over the rights of two children. Following the High Court order, two grandchildren of former attorney general KS Nabi have returned their ancestral home.Dhanmondi police officials reached them over following the verbal ruling passed by the...

Flood situation in Ganges basin starts improving

RAJSHAHI, Oct 4 (BSS): The overall flood situation in the Ganges basin started improving since Sunday morning as water levels in many of its rivers and tributaries recorded a falling trend in last 24-hour after remaining stable in the previous couple of days.Of the 30 river points, monitored in the...

DSCC drive begins today

Dhaka South City Corporation will start a drive against battery-run rickshaws and vans in the city from today, reports UNB.DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh announced this at a meeting at Nagar Bhaban on Sunday.The mayor has directed the officials concerned to conduct drives to bring back discipline on city...

Truck, covered van strike from October 12

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 04: A truck and covered van owners and workers platform on Sunday called a two-day countrywide transport strike from Oct 12 to press for their demands, including an amendment to the Bangladesh Road Transport Act 2018.The Bangladesh Truck & Covered Van Owners and Workers Somonnoy Porishad called the...

Biman dives into Tk 11bn loss over Boeing 777-200s leased from Egypt

Two Boeing 777-200 aircraft leased from Egypt five years ago has plunged Biman Bangladesh Airlines into a tailspin of losses worth a whopping Tk 11 billion, reports bdnew24.com.This piece of information was drawn from a meeting document of the parliamentary committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on...

Global caseload hits 35.22m

The confirmed Covid-19 cases now reached 35.22 million globally as of Sunday morning, according to the latest tally of www.worldometers.info.Besides, the fatalities from the coronavirus were recorded 1,039,284 in the morning, according to the latest data, report agencies.The United States has the highest death toll with 209,335 fatalities followed by...

Having lost her home to floods in Jamalpur

Having lost her home to floods in Jamalpur amid coronavirus pandemic, Rina Begum along with her child migrated to Dhaka two months back in search of work and a shelter but is now living on alms. The photo shows the exhausted mother falling asleep near the child on a footpath...