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Over 13pc bridges in country's six zones vulnerable

Over 13 per cent of the bridges in six zones across the country are in different stages of vulnerability, with over 8.0 requiring immediate maintenance.The Roads and Highways Department (RHD), in its first round of inspection of 15,437 bridges and culverts in Cumilla, Rangpur, Barishal, Khulna, Chattogram and Sylhet, detected...

Ishraque supporters continue protest, block roads

Supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain continued their sit-in in front of Nagar Bhaban in the capital for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, demanding that he be sworn in as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).They under the banner of 'Amora Dhakabashi' (We are Dhaka city dwellers) gathered...

Civil Aviation and Tourism Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin handing over a crest to the captain

Civil Aviation and Tourism Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin handing over a crest to the captain, first officer and a cabin crew member of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight - at the Balaka Bhaban in the capital on Monday - for landing the aircraft safely even after its rear wheel had...

MoYS, UNFPA sign MoU

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Bangladesh will assist the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) in meaningful youth engagement and empowering young people and strengthening youth-centered policies.The MoYS and UNFPA Bangladesh signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this connection at the National Sports Council on Monday. MoYS Adviser...

CCH collects Tk 628b in taxes in 10 months of FY25

CHATTOGRAM, May 19: The Chittagong Custom House (CCH) collected a total of Tk 628.18 billion in taxes in the first ten months of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25.CCH sources said a drop in imports of some goods, as well as the government's duty exemptions, resulted in a revenue shortfall of about...

17 SPs transferred, 10 get Add’l DIG charges

The government has transferred 17 Superintendents of Police (SPs), with 10 of them receiving the current charge of Additional Deputy Inspector General (Addl DIG), according to two gazette notifications issued by the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, reports BSS.The notifications, signed by Deputy Secretary Md Mahbubur...

Vice-Chancellor of BUP Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam

Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam, along with others, posed with the awardees at the university's annual prize giving ceremony on its campus in the capital on Monday.

Weather (2025-05-20)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at...