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Dengue toll crosses 100-mark this year

The death toll caused by mosquito-borne dengue has surpassed 100 this year, with three more deaths reported in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. The total death toll for the year has now reached 101, with 448 new cases of hospitalisation also reported. Taking the latest figures into account,...

Students of four engineering colleges demand autonomy, better facilities

Students from engineering colleges in Mymensingh, Faridpur, Sylhet and Barishal have intensified their call for the government to fulfil their nine-point charter of demands, including administrative and academic autonomy for their colleges.On Sunday, they held a hunger strike in front of the National Press Club in the capital to voice...

Transporters withdraw strike after assurance on 'rational' considerations

Transport owners and workers withdrew their proposed 72-hour countrywide strike after being assured that their demands of amending the road transport act will be considered rationally.Their 8-point demands include amendments by withdrawing the provision of punishment to drivers in the act and increase economic life of vehicles from 20-25 years...

Govt to build NEOC: Adviser Faruk E Azam

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik on Sunday said initiatives have been taken to establish a full-fledged National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) for coordinating the disaster management activities centrally, reports BSS.The adviser said this in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh Yao Wen, as the...

Govt to deploy armed Ansar for presiding officers' safety

Home Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said armed Ansar personnel will be deployed to protect presiding officers during the upcoming parliamentary polls, reports bdnews24.com.On Sunday, he stressed that the Ansar, a paramilitary auxiliary force, plays "the most important role" during elections."This time we are doing something different… Often, people...

JUCSU polls on September 11

The long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election will take place on September 11, the authorities finally announced on Sunday.Chief Election Commissioner Professor Md Moniruzzaman announced the schedule at the Senate Room of the university.The draft voter list and code of conduct will be published on August 10, according...

Police arrest two women for stealing shoppers' money

Police arrested two women for their alleged involvement in stealing money from shoppers at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital. The arrestees were Juthi Akter Srabanti alias Juthi Akter Jyoti alias Lima Akter (22), and Sahnaj Begum (42). Juthi Akter was a member of an inter-district pickpocket gang.Deputy Commissioner...

BGB-BSF DG-level conf’ce to begin in Dhaka on August 25

A four-day Director General-level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) is set to begin on August 25 at the BGB headquarters at Pilkhana in Dhaka, reports UNB.Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury came up with the information while talking...

2 Milestone victims return home

Two more people, injured in the jet crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Diabari, were discharged from hospital on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.Yusha, a third-grader, and Sumaiya Lorin, a teacher, returned home after full recovery, according to Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the Institute of Burn and...

Weather (2025-08-11)

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisionsin the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Day and night temperature may rise slightly. The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 34.4 degrees Celsius in Baghabari, while the lowest at...