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Next general election by Jan 29, 2024 as EC unveils roadmap

The next general election will be held by January 29, 2024 using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in 150 constituencies out of 300 across the country, according to a roadmap published by the Election Commission, report agencies.This was revealed at a function held at the auditorium of the Nirbachan Bhaban on...

First super-specialised hospital opens

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the physicians to dedicate themselves to extensively serve the general people and behave well with patients, reports UNB."I would like to request the doctors to dedicate themselves more extensively in providing healthcare services to the general and poor people of the country. You'll...

Push for Rohingya remedy at UN

Bangladesh may make an appeal to the international community to help it resolve the Rohingya crisis when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) officials say. She leaves today (September15) for the UK and the USA to attend the funerals of Queen Elizabeth II and participate...

Government should duly handle employment, investment issues

Speakers at a roundtable on Wednesday said the government needs to properly address the issues relating to employment and investment in the 8th Five-Year Plan (8FYP), targeting implementation of the SDGs and the country's LDC graduation. Besides, the government should remain watchful during the 8FYP implementation, so that mistakes in...

More Hilsha export to India allowed

The government has allowed export of 500 more tonnes of Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu community. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) gave a special permission in this regard on Wednesday. Each of the local trading firms, which received the non-transferable permission,...

DNCC not to fund repairing roads below 20 feet

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has decided not to provide any fund for repairing roads having width less than 20 feet to prevent illegal occupancy.The DNCC came up with the decision at its 16th corporation meeting held at its headquarters in the city's Gulshan area on Wednesday, with Mayor Atiqul...

These two buses have collided

These two buses have collided while overtaking near Gulistan intersection on Wednesday, resulting in both coming to a halt, which in turn blocked the movement of other vehicles for some time — FE photo

Judge sues two cops for filing false case, charge sheet!

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 14: In an unprecedented move, a judge of Chattogram court has filed a case against two police officials for filing a false case and submitting a false charge sheet to her court. Judge of the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal Ferdous Ara filed the case with metropolitan...

389 more dengue patients hospitalized, highest this year

Some 389 dengue patients were hospitalized in the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning, which is the single-day highest of the calendar year.With this, the total hospitalized cases reached to 9,837 this year, nearly one-third of which were reported in the first two weeks of September.According to regular bulletin issued...