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HC scraps six cases against Prof Yunus

The High Court has scrapped the proceedings of six cases, including five filed under Bangladesh Labour Act, against Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and others. The High Court bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order on October 24 after hearing separate petitions. Full...

Tk 935m financing awaits final govt approval

A Tk 935-million project to strengthen Bangladesh's entrepreneurial ecosystem by enhancing entrepreneurship-education infrastructure and curricula at universities is awaiting the final nod from the government.With a theme of creative Bangladesh, the project was proposed by the Secondary and Higher Education Division. The Planning Commission has done the preparatory work to...

9 more die of dengue 1,214 new patients hospitalised

Nine more people have died of dengue while 1,214 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com.The number of patients hospitalised with the disease this year has risen to 84,368. The total number of deaths from...

Govt approves procurement of fertiliser, LNG and rice

The government on Thursday approved proposals to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG), fertiliser, and non-aromatic rice to meet growing demand for the items.The Advisers' Council Committee on Government Purchase gave the approval at a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat, with finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.According to the...

Battery-run rickshaw drivers block city roads

Blockade by battery-operated rickshaw drivers caused severe traffic gridlock in different parts of the capital on Thursday, causing immense sufferings for commuters.During the protests, rickshaw drivers engaged in clashes with members of law-enforcement agencies while several vehicles, including that of law enforcers, were also vandalised.In Mohakhali area, the rickshaw drivers...

US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution

The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with the Americans saying they the resolution Wednesday was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas.Meanwhile in Lebanon, a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah was showing signs...