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Record 11 incidents reported in Jan-Nov

In a period of 11 months this year, as many as 11 incidents of piracy and ship robbery have been reported in the Bangladesh waters as compared to only one in 2023 and five in 2022, raising concerns among the stakeholders.Four of the incidents were of category two, three of...

UBI promising poverty-reduction tool: CPD

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed universal basic income (UBI) for Bangladesh as a promising tool to reduce poverty, empower citizens, and streamline social protection even within the constraints of the current fiscal framework.The local think tank made the proposal at a seminar titled "Assessing the Viability of...

Dengue: 11 single-day deaths, highest in the year

Eleven more people have died of dengue, the highest for a single day, while 1,079 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours till Sunday morning.The number of patients hospitalised with the disease this year has risen to 86,791. The total...

BIDA urges Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in BD

The head of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has invited China-based manufacturers to invest in Bangladesh in the wake of the post-US election development.Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the BIDA, has written an open letter to investors in China, saying that Bangladesh is now ready to...

Hospital, college vandalised after student dies in 'ineffective treatment'

Several thousand protesters, allegedly organised and mostly manpowered by students from different colleges, on Sunday vandalised Dhaka National Medical College (DNMC) hospital after the death of a college student due to 'ineffective treatment', reports bdnews24.com.The deceased, a student of Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College, died undergoing treatment, according to police.Following...

Caretaker system may return as everyone backs, says ERC chief

The Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) chief Badiul Alam Majumdar has hinted at reviving the caretaker government system, which was abolished a decade ago, reports bdnews24.com.After a meeting with representatives from civil society on Sunday, he said: "What is clear from this discussion is that everyone has agreed on the caretaker...

3 members of KNA killed in 'gunfight' with army in Bandarban

Bangladesh Army in a drive at a secret hideout of the Kuki Chin National Army (KNA) in the densely forest frontiers of Rowangchhari and Ruma upazilas in Bandarban hill district leaving three KNA men killed in a gunfight on Sunday.A release of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the news in...

5 of a family among 7 burnt in fire at Dhaka's Mirpur

Seven people including five members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire apparently from accumulated gas in a house at Mirpur-11 in the capital on Sunday.The injured are Abdul Khalil,40, a painter, his wife Ruma Akter,32, and their three sons Abdullah,13, Mohammad,10, and Ismail,4. Besides, tenants of the...

Parveen Mahmud FCA elected the new Chairman of MIDAS

The 32nd Annual General Meeting of MIDAS was held on Saturday at MIDAS head office in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA has been elected as the new Chairman of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS) by the MIDAS Board of Directors in the 373rd Board Meeting of MIDAS,...

Govt officials get one month more to submit wealth statement

The deadline for submitting wealth statements by government officials and employees has been extended by a month until December 31 from November 30, reports UNB.Senior Secretary of the ministry Md Mokhles Ur Rahman announced the decision at a press briefing held at the secretariat on Sunday."No one has submitted wealth...

No security personnel sacked on recommendations of 'Commission on Inquiry'

Bangladesh security forces have not sacked any of their officers and members on the basis of any recommendations of the 'Commission on Inquiry' into the cases of enforced disappearances in the country, reports BSS.Several TV stations are wrongly broadcasting news on this fabricated development, Chief Adviser's Press Wing said.Justice Moyeenul...

54pc see childcare as factor influencing jobs

Majority or 54 per cent of surveyed parents identified childcare as a major factor influencing their participation in work, according to a latest survey.Inadequate childcare facilities adversely affect women's participation in the country's labour market. As many as 34 per cent reported decline in job performance, 18 per cent had...