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Dhaka WASA, RAJUK, DNCC to jointly work on sewage management

Dhaka WASA, RAJUK, and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will collaborate on sewage management in the Gulshan and Banani areas, said DNCC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abu Sayeed Md Kamruzaman, reports BSS.He revealed this while inspecting the Sewage Management Plant constructed by DNCC adjacent to Karail slum on the banks...

Electric shuttle car service launched at DU

An electric shuttle bus service has been launched on Dhaka University campus, aiming to ensure safer and more convenient transportation of students, report agencies.Four electric shuttle cars will operate daily from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm under the initiative supported by Green Future Foundation.The fare for a ride has been...

Taskforce on strengthening BBS to sit with key stakeholders

A government-formed taskforce on strengthening BBS has decided to sit with key stakeholders aiming to make its recommendations for the sake of an inclusive and forward-looking reforms process.The stakeholders include academia, researchers, NGOs, private sector, development partners and media representatives.The decisions were taken at a meeting of the taskforce held...

Govt committed to ensuring healthcare providers’ safety

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government is committed to ensuring safety of healthcare providers and others involved in this sector, reports UNBExpressing grief over the recent incidents involving attacks on hospitals, physicians and others, the adviser said the government has been working with...

Missing child's body found in sack in city

The body of a five-year-old girl has been found at a garbage dump a day after she went missing from the capital's Tejkunipara, reports bdnews24.com.Police recovered the body from the Bijoy Sarani on Tuesday and sent it to the morgue at Suhrawardy Medical College for an autopsy.The child - named...

New executives of Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies

A 15-member executive committee of the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies has been constituted with Zahirul Islam Kochi as its president and Mohammad Nurullah as its secretary general, says a press release.The committee was formed at the Jatiya Cholochchitro Sangsad Sommelon-25 organised by the Federation at the seminar room of...

Singer Momtaz on 4-day remand in murder case

A Dhaka court has placed Momtaz Begum, popular singer and former MP for Manikganj-2, on a four-day remand in connection with the murder of hawker Md Sagar in capital's Mirpur during last year's July uprising, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana issued the remand order on Tuesday following a hearing...

Police won't be a 'killer force': IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Tuesday emphasised the avoidance of lethal weapons during law enforcement operations saying that the police will not become a 'killer force'.He made the remark while responding to questions from journalists after distributing prizes among the winners of the IGP Cup Cricket Tournament...

Outlaw shot dead in Pabna

Pabna, May 13 (UNB): An outlaw was stabbed and shot dead at Koladi Bijoyrampur in Sadar upazila of Pabna district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh alias Laga (40), son of Hossain Sheikh of Koladi Bijoyrampur.Police said a group of miscreants intercepted Babul and stabbed him indiscriminately and...

Weather (2025-05-14)

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and the districts of Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj,...