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Breaking market syndicates tough for an unelected govt

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said it is very difficult on the part of an unelected government to break market syndicates to cub price hike of essential commodities. "It's difficult to control supply chain as well as inflation in Bangladesh. It is reality that there is extortion in...

‘Land management across country to be digital soon’

The Land Management system across the country will soon be fully digital, Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder has said, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters after the first session on the second day of the three-day District Commissioners (DCs) conference at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Monday, Majumder said the transition from...

Revamp BRTA, remove its chair: PWAB

The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB) has demanded the resignation of the chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) for his total failure to stabilise the transport sector.The association has also demanded the dissolution of the transport regulatory body if it continues to fail to work in the...

Police seek info about eight martyrs buried as unclaimed

The Police Headquarters on Monday called upon the people to provide exact information about the eight martyrs of the July-August uprising whose bodies were buried as unclaimed to facilitate ascertaining their identities. Assistant Inspector General (AIG) (Media and PR) Enamul Haque Sagar informed the matter to the media.Welfare organisation Anjuman...

Remain vigilant, DMP urges all

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Monday urged all to remain vigilant, so that none could create any trouble during the National Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21.He aired the caution during a coordination meeting for ensuring overall security and traffic management...

HC questions HSIA authorities' failure over theft, loss of luggage

The High Court (HC) has questioned the failure, negligence, and inaction of the authorities of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and others in preventing incidents of theft, damage, and loss of passengers' luggage at the airport. It issued a rule on Monday to the respondents to explain as to...

Uprising victims to be recognised as 'July Martyrs, Warriors'

Those killed in July movement will be recognised as 'July Martyrs' while the injured victims will be known as 'July Warriors', reports UNB."Those martyred in the July uprising will receive certificates and identity cards, the injured ones will receive identity cards as 'July Warriors' and they will also be entitled...

Taskforce for setting up 'Dhaka Haat' for SMEs

A taskforce of the interim government has recommended establishing a "Dhaka Haat" for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reports BSS.To promote SMEs, the government should consider setting up a "Dhaka Haat," modelled after Delhi's successful handicraft market, which operates year-round to showcase SME products, says a recent of the taskforce.The...

DMP chief calls for traffic police involvement in road accident investigations

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Sazzat Ali has emphasised the need to involve traffic police in road accident investigations, reports UNB."In the event of an accident, the investigation should be conducted using scientific methods, and the police's capabilities in this regard need to be improved. Though police are responsible...

Dengue claims one more life in 24 hours

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 13 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 19 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total infected-case to 1245 this year, according to...

Court orders to freeze 74 bank A/Cs of Nafeez Sarafat, family

A Dhaka court on Monday ordered to freeze 74 bank accounts owned by Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank PLC's board of director, his wife Anjuman Ara Shahid and son Chowdhury Rahib Safwan Sarafat, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a...

Couple killed, daughter hurt being hit by pickup in city

A Dhaka couple was killed and their 14-year-old daughter suffered injuries after a pickup van hit them in the capital's Jatrabari area on Monday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Abdul Jabbar,45, his wife Runa Khanom, 38, of Mohammadpur village in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur district.The speeding pickup van knocked...

Weather (2025-02-18)

Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Moderate to thick fog...