Protect people displaced by climate change effects
Academics, researchers and climate change experts on Tuesday urged the government to adopt the national strategy to prevent, protect and re-settle the climate induced internally displaced people through inter-ministerial actions.Speaking at a day-long national workshop at BRAC Centre, they said that forced displacement driven by disasters and climate change poses...
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President Abdul Hamid cutting a cake
President Abdul Hamid cutting a cake at a programme to confer National Standard to BNS Base Titumir of Bangladesh Navy at Khalishpur of Khulna on Wednesday — PID
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232 rape incidents occur in Sept: BMP
Number of rape incidents in the country is on the increase as 232 cases were recorded in September against 169 in August, according to the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP).BMP revealed the figures based on news reports run by 14 national dailies. Total 521 incidents of violence against women took place...
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Probe report against DIG Mizan, Basir on Nov 11
A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed November 11 for submitting probe report in a case filed against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Mizanur Rahman and suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir for leaking information and taking bribe.Judge of Senior Special Judge Court in Dhaka KM Emrul Kayesh passed...
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JU protesters on strike for VC's removal
A faction of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) went on strike from Wednesday demanding resignation of vice-chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam, reports UNB.The protesters, under the banner of 'Jahangirnagar Against Corruption', staged a sit-in on the campus, halting vehicular movement.Later, they also blocked the academic buildings, suspending its...
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Police arrest 45 Rohingya in Ctg
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 02 (UNB): A number of Rohingya, who had escaped from the camp in Cox's Bazar, were arrested from a house at Keshabpur Molla in Sitakund on Tuesday midnight.On a tip-off, police raided the house of one Mobarak Saudagar and arrested 45 Rohingya, said Shamim Sheikh, officer-in-charge (OC) of...
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WEATHER 03-10-2019
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the...
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