Strong monitoring and enforcement by the government will be necessary to avoid pollution and maintain good water quality supply in the Meghna River, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says in a report, reports UNB.This publication explores the potential of the Meghna as an alternative water source for Dhaka. It also...
Read moreConstruction materials lying for long on a road, disrupting vehicular movement. The picture was taken from the city's Dilkusha area on Wednesday — FE Photo
Read moreThe High Court (HC) on Wednesday wanted to know the details of the 11 officers of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) who investigated 26 cases, of misappropriation of funds from Sonali Bank amounting to Tk 18.5 crore, in which a jute mills worker, Jahalam, was wrongly detained in prison for three years....
Read moreA joint IAEA-FAO-WHO expert team arrived in city on Wednesday on a three-day visit aiming to help Bangladesh tackle dengue outbreak caused by Aedes mosquito, reports BSS..On the first day of its visit, the team held a meeting with senior officials of the Health Services Division, the Local Government Division,...
Read moreThe body of a Royal Bengal Tigress which the forest officials recovered from Chaprakhali of Sharankhola range of eastern Sundarbans on Wednesday. It is seven feet long — bdnews24.com
Read moreA Dhaka court has set November 20 to record testimony in a murder case lodged over Rana Plaza tragedy that killed around 1,200 people on April 24, 2013, reports BSS.Today (Wednesday) was scheduled to start recording testimonies of the witnesses in thecase, but Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Md Helal...
Read moreItalian police have recovered the bodies of two expatriate brothers from their home in Milan., reports bdnews24.com.The dead, Abdul Hai (41) and Jamir Uddin (38) hailed from Hajipur at Gopalpur upazila in Tangail, said the Bangladeshi expats in Italy. A Sri Lankan citizen saw a body hanging from the ceiling...
Read moreThe government has appointed Mahbub Uz Zaman, currently serving as Secretary (Asia and Pacific) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new Bangladesh Ambassador to China, reports UNB.Zaman, a career foreign service officer, belongs to the 1985 batch of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Foreign Affairs cadre, said the Ministry...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Aug 21 (UNB): A police officer is being praised for protecting a newborn from dogs in the port city in the early hours of Tuesday.Sub-inspector Mostafizur Rahman and tales of his selfless act went viral on social media within hours.He said he was standing in front of Akteruzzaman Centre...
Read moreThe Janmashtami, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindu community, will be celebrated at 'Geeta Bhaban' of Sree Sree Swami Volanandagiri Asram Trust at 12 KM Das Lane in the city tomorrow (Friday) marking the birth of Lord Krishna, says a press release.Sree Sree Geetashangha Bangladesh has organised...
Read moreJHENIDAH, Aug 21 (UNB): A man, accused of raping a seventh grader, was arrested from Khajura at Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.Police shot Badsha in the leg when he attacked them with a sharp weapon, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar thana.The law enforcers raided the area acting...
Read moreBENAPOLE, Aug 21 (UNB): Eight young Bangladeshi girls returned home through the Benapole checkpost on Tuesday night after serving two years in an Indian prison.The Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to Benapole Immigration Police and Border Guard Bangladesh through Petrapole, said Nayeb Subedar Atier Rahman of Benapole ICP...
Read moreA Dhaka court sentenced on Wednesday former officer- in-charge (OC) of Goalanda thana of Rajbari Saiful Islam to 14 years rigorous imprisonment in two cases filed over amassing illegal wealth and concealing wealth statement, reports BSS.Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 sentenced the former OC and...
Read moreLight to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country in the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm...
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