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As in other neighbourhoods, severe traffic jam occurred

As in other neighbourhoods, severe traffic jam occurred with a significant number of vehicles slowing down or stopping on the road beside the Jatrabari end of Mayor Hanif Flyover in the capital on Wednesday as public holiday for the Durga Puja began. — Photo: K Asad-Uz-Zaman.

Little progress made on Tk22.58b development project in three yrs

Rajshahi Medical University (RMU) has made little progress on its Tk22.58 billion development project, with only a portion of the boundary wall completed in the last three years since land acquisition and project approval in July 2022, leaving a majority of the construction work yet to begin.The Medical Education and...

Include road safety issue in election manifestos: NISCHA

Leaders of the road safety movement Nirapad Sarak Chai (We Demand Safe Road) on Wednesday called upon the political parties to include road safety issue in their election manifestos. They also urged the government to enact a separate road safety act considering the interests of the pedestrians and transport sector...

Air chief leaves for Turkey --

Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan left Dhaka on Wednesday for a five-day official visit to Turkey at the invitation of the Commander of the Turkish Air Force, says a press release.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the visit, scheduled from October 1 to 5, will...

Dengue deaths hit 200 this year

Bangladesh has reported two more dengue deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the tally of deaths to 200 this year, reports bdnews24.comThis marks the fourth-highest annual death toll from dengue. In previous years, 179 people died in 2019, 105 in 2021, 281 in 2022, 1,705 in 2023 and 575...

Health assistants go on indefinite strike with six-pt demand

Health assistants across the country on Wednesday went on an indefinite strike with a six-point demand including revision of employment rules, elimination of salary discrimination and provision of technical ranks.Under the banner of the Bangladesh Health Assistant Association, they had earlier announced the strike by submitting a memorandum to the...

US, UK announce $96m fresh aid

New York (USA), Oct 1 (UNB): The United States and the United Kingdom announced fresh aid commitment of 96 million dollars in the first ever high-level conference on the Rohingya and other Myanmar minorities at the UN headquarters on Tuesday, said Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.The US announced a...

Pay Commission's four questionnaires open for online feedback

The National Pay Commission has prepared four questionnaires for online feedback with the aim of formulating recommendations for an effective and fair pay structure, reports BSS.Anyone concerned in these four categories -- government employees, general public, government institutions and associations or societies -- can participate in the four questionnaires, said...

Alia Madrasah ground to be returned to authorities: Abrar

Education Adviser Prof Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has said the ground of Government Madrasah-e-Alia in capital's Bakshibazar area, previously occupied during the tenure of the former government, will be returned to the madrasah authorities, reports BSS."The process of returning the ground to its rightful authorities has already begun. The ground...

Weather (2025-10-02)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Day temperature...