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Don't allow 'looters' to come to power, PM tells expats in SA

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 25 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned the people against bringing the looters to state power."Don't leave the country to the grips of looters. If that happens the country will be destroyed," she said while addressing a civic reception accorded to her by Bangladeshi expatriates in South...

Low-lying areas of N-dists likely to be inundated in 24 hours

FE REPORTLow-lying areas of some northern districts are likely to be inundated in the next 24 hours due to incessant rainfall and onrush of water from upstream, causing concern for Aman farmers.Sarder Udoy Raihan, duty officer and executive engineer at the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), said the Teesta...

US deeply grateful to BD for sheltering Rohingyas: Blinken

FE REPORT US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken said the US is deeply grateful to the government and the people of Bangladesh for giving shelter to nearly one million Rohingyas.In a statement on Friday, he said, "We are deeply grateful to the government and the people of Bangladesh for...

No crisis in printing next year's academic books

CHANDPUR, Aug 25 (BSS): Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said there is no crisis in printing the next academic year's textbooks for primary and secondary levels."As there is no such crisis this year, the tender process for printing primary school books has already been completed. Tender work is also...

Suspected thief lynched in Pabna

PABNA, Aug 25, (UNB): A man was lynched on suspicion of being a thief in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna early Friday.The dead is Babu (45), a resident of Bera upazila in the district.Locals said cattle farmer Idris Ali screamed saying that someone was taking away his cattle from a barn...

Medical tests suspended at CMCH as most machines out of order

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 25 (UNB): Treatment seekers and their attendants have been suffering at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the largest government hospital under Chattogram division, as several tests including computerised tomography (CT) scan have been suspended for a long time, thanks to reluctance of the authorities concerned.Not only the CT...

Rain likely today--------------

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday) according to the Met Office.Day...

News in Brief(2023-08-26)

13 Covid cases reported Bangladesh has recorded 13 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,045,255. The death toll from the disease remains unchanged at 29,476 inthe last 24 hours, according to the latest data released on Friday. As many as 602 samples...

First crops, now animals: Climate change hurts Bangladesh farmers

Along Bangladesh's southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by growing salt-tolerant crops and turning to innovative agriculture techniques, reports Reuters.The country's coastal regions, which make up a third of all arable land,...