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Preliminary report to Chief Advisor Dr Muhammad Yunus

Nasimul Gani, senior secretary of home ministry and head of the committee tasked with investigating the cause of the fire at the Bangladesh Secretariat submits the preliminary report to Chief Advisor Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. — PID

Govt officials warned of action if involved in protest progs

The government on Tuesday issued a stern warning to public servants who have been involved in different programmes to press home their demands violating service rules.The Ministry of Public Administration said any violation of the provisions of the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 shall be considered as misconduct under the...

Moin, Mamun elected DCAB president, general secretary

AKM Moinuddin, Special Correspondent of United News Bangladesh (UNB) and Md Arifuzzaman Mamun, Diplomatic Correspondent of Amader Shomoy, have been elected president and general secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year 2025, reports UNB.Ashiqur Rahman Apu, Chief of Correspondents of ATN News, has been elected...

Martyr Faruk's wife with her two children faces uncertain future

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 31, (BSS): Md Faruk aged 32, a furniture shop worker embraced martyrdom during the July mass uprising, leaving his wife and two children in a world of uncertain future. Faruk received severe bullet injuries in the Muradpur area in the port city and later was declared dead at...

New law in the offing to protect trees: Rizwana

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said a new law is being formulated to protect trees, reports BSS.She also said the law will include special provisions against using nails for advertisements."Once the law is enacted, violators will face the music," she said while speaking at the inauguration of a tree...

Senior journo BD Mukharjee passes away

Former sports reporter of now-defunct daily Observer and Jatiya Press Club (JPC) senior member Buddha Dev Mukharjee, popularly known as BD Mukharjee, died of old-age complications at his own Bashabo residence in the capital on Monday.He was 74, reports BSS.A lifelong bachelor Mukharjee was cremated at Borodeshwari Kalimata Mohashashan in...

DSCC cleaner stabbed

Muggers have snatched Tk 7,000 from a cleaner of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) after stabbing him in Basabo area of the capital, reports UNB.The victim, Waddadi Shivai, a resident of Basabo, was attacked while returning home around 3:30 am on Tuesday. According to his family members, a group of...

BB eases $10K limit for 2024 uprising victims

The Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the $10,000 limit on foreign currencies spent on overseas medical care for those injured in last year's mass uprising.Issuing a circular, the central bank's Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FEPD) on Tuesday said it has been decided that the limit of $10,000 or its equivalent amount...

Two die of dengue _-

Two persons died of dengue while 84 patients were admitted to different hospitals in the country in the last 24 hours until Tuesaday, reports BSS."During the period, 13 dengue patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 21 in Chattogram, 16 in Dhaka division, 15 in Dhaka North city while 13 in...

Weather (2025-01-01)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.Moderate to dense fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue at places till noon. Air navigation, inland river transport and road communication...