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DG Nurun Nahar to perform BB governor's duty

The government on Sunday asked Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor Nurun Nahar to carry out governor's routine duty alongside performing her own work.The Financial Institutions Division (FID) under the Ministry of Finance issued an order in this regard after accepting the resignation of the central bank's Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder...

Seven-member probe body formed

The government on Sunday formed a seven-member committee to investigate the reasons behind the nationwide shutdown of mobile and broadband internet connections during the job-quota-reform movement.Additional Secretary (Telecom) of the Department of Posts and Telecommunications AKM Amirul Islam will lead the probe body as its convener.Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology...

People think country's interests not protected in dealing with India

People have a perception that Bangladesh's interests were not protected in dealing with India during the previous government, Foreign Affairs Adviser Towhid Hossain said Sunday.He made the remark in response to a question during a media briefing in the foreign ministry, adding that the present government will ensure good relations...

Hasina alleges US role in her ouster

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has spoken out for the first time since her dramatic resignation and departure to India a week ago, hinting at the United States' role in her unceremonious exit, reports the Hindustan Times and the Economic Times on Sunday."I resigned to avoid witnessing further violence....

Classrooms stay empty despite reopening order

Five days after the authorities announced resuming classes, educational institutions still remain shuttered -- caught in a limbo between official orders and on-the-ground realities. While students have won hearts as impromptu traffic cops and community guardians, educators and parents worry about the psychological toll of violent crackdown on students' anti-quota...

Dhaka Metro rail to resume services on Saturday

The Dhaka Metro Rail is scheduled to open to the public on Saturday said the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). A trial run will be conducted two days prior to the official opening, reports bdnews24.com. The service had been halted previously due to attacks by perpetrators during the quota...

Police asked to join duty by Thursday

Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hussain today said members of the police force, who have not yet joined duty, will have to join by Thursday, reports BSS."Thursday is last time, if no one joins by Thursday, it will be assumed that they are not interested in the...

Rail services resume today with container trains

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has planned to resume all train services gradually, starting with the container services today (Monday).BR Director General Sardar Shahadat Ali said commuter and mail train operations will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) and the intercity rail services from August 15.The DG also said freight train movement has been...

BTMA president resigns

Mohammad Ali Khokon has resigned from the post of president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) on personal grounds.Amber Group chairman Shawkat Aziz Russell, also former vice-president of the BTMA, has replaced Khokon.The BTMA board of directors accepted Khokon's resignation letter in an emergency meeting at its Gulshan office...

Two killed in lynch-mob attack in Dinajpur

DINAJPUR, Aug 11 (UNB): Two people were killed in a mob beating after they allegedly stabbed an auto-rickshaw driver and attempted to steal his vehicle in Naushondighi area of Auliapur Union under Sadar Upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Shuvo Meraj, 20, from the Nimgar Balubari area of...

Dhaka Elevated Expressway resumes operation

Dhaka Elevated Express-way started its operation again from 3pm on Sunday, reports BSS.But the entry ramps at Banani and Mohakhali and an exit ramp at FDC (Karwan Bazar) will remain closed."Formal operation of the expressway has been resumed by starting toll collection from vehicles at airport ramp from 3:00pm today,"...

Activity resumes at Ashuganj BOC Ghat

Activity resumes at Ashuganj BOC Ghat, a major paddy wholesale hub, on Sunday. Prices have risen due to low supply and cash shortages at banks. — Photo Focus Bangla

Hasina instructs AL members to observe Aug 15 as National Mourning Day

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina,who is now in India after being ousted as Bangladesh's prime minister last week, has reportedly started making contacts with her party leaders at various levels, reports UNB.She has given instructions to the party's members to go out to observe the National Mourning Day on August...

M Sakhawat Hussain visits injured police personnel at Central Police Hospital

Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hussain visits injured police personnel at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka's Rajarbagh on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

Some US lawmakers urge sanctions on Quader, Kamal

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters): Some lawmakers in the US Congress have urged sanctions on Bangladeshi officials under Sheikh Hasina who recently quit as prime minister and fled, while the US government has formally welcomed the appointment of a new caretaker government there.An interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad...