The use and inflow of contraband drug Yaba continues to mount unabated despite various anti-narcotics measures of government agencies and different initiatives of non-government organisations, officials concerned have said. Worries have mounted over the rising addiction of the amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) drug, commonly known as Yaba, among youths, official data...
Read moreSYLHET, Sep 02 (UNB): Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged all to strengthen Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's hands to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu to build Sonar Bangla.Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had done everything for the nation that he had to do as a father of the nation.He...
Read moreLGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam has said that no subsidy will be provided by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA) from now on. The minister also said that lower income people living in the city's slums will be getting water at lower prices once zone-wise water rates are...
Read moreFE REPORTA mobile team of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in separate drives on Friday in the city fined two buses for realising extra fares from passengers. Earlier, the BRTA on August 29 last, reduced the bus fare in the city by Tk 0.05 per kilometre after the government...
Read moreNazimuddin ShyamolCHATTOGRAM, Sept 02: Capital dredging of Karnaphuli River, the lifeline of Chittagong Port, will end next month as 95 per cent work of the nearly Tk 2.5 billion project was completed till late last month, officials said. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in association with Bangladesh Navy is implementing...
Read moreBangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 214 cases in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,326 and caseload to 2,012,376, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The daily case test positivity rate rose to 5.68 per cent...
Read moreNinety more people were hospitalised with dengue - a viral infection - in the 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.Of them, 71 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 19 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Seven hundred and seventy-six dengue patients, including 652...
Read moreState Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid along with other guests showing copies after unveiling the cover of the book titled 'Nazrul Sahityer Manimanjusha' at the BADC seminar hall in the city on Thursday Book on Nazrul's works launchedA book compiled by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Chairman AFM Hayatullah...
Read moreLight to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain...
Read moreFederal and local officials are scrambling to locate close to a dozen unaccompanied migrant children, after Houston police raised concerns about a trend of migrant children reported missing in the Texas city, according to U.S. government officials and related emails reviewed by Reuters.The cases underscore the challenges for U.S. President...
Read moreThe Teesta River is flowing 10 cm above the danger level due to mountain runoff and heavy rains in Rangpur, reports bdnews24.com. The Bangladesh Water Development Board recorded the overflow at Teesta's Dalia point around 9 am on Friday, said Asaf-ud-Daula, the executive engineer at BWDB's Rangpur wing. The Teesta...
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