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Navy, Air Force recognised as symbols of trust: CA

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have once again been recognised as symbols of trust by the people of the country, reports UNB.He said Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have stood by the people of the country at the critical juncture of...

Rampant plying of numerous battery-driven auto-rickshaws

Rampant plying of numerous battery-driven auto-rickshaws has long been creating a nagging gridlock on the busy main road at Dakpara in Keraniganj off the capital. The snapshot was taken on Sunday. — FE Photo

Strict monitoring from Nov 1 to enforce ban on polythene bags: Rizwana

Strict monitoring will be in place to ensure the ban on the use of polythene shopping bags starting from November 1. This announcement was made by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, on Sunday. She also mentioned that actions will be taken against...

ACC summons ex-state minister Sharif Ahmed

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned Sharif Ahmed, former Awami League MP of Mymensingh-2 constituency and former state minister for housing and public works, on charges of abuse of power, embezzlement of government funds, and acquiring substantial illegal wealth including cars and houses through corruption.Mohammad Nurul Huda, ACC deputy director and...

Prof Abul Quasem appointed Bangla Academy president

The interim government has appointed essayist, researcher, literary critic and social analyst Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq as the president of Bangla Academy for a three-year term, reports bdnews24.com.The 84-year-old Huq taught at the Department of Bangla at Dhaka University for four decades. He is also an outspoken advocate for the...

Ex-DMP chief Faruq turned away at airport

Airport officials have reportedly stopped Khandker Golam Faruq, the former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), from flying out to Thailand, reports bdnews24.com.Immigration officials at Shahjalal International Airport turned him away at around 02:30am on Sunday."Faruq arrived at immigration to travel abroad, but his immigration process was not completed. He...

Moving car ploughs thru’ students on Airport Road

Three students were injured when a private car hit them on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near city's Airport Road on Sunday, reports UNB.The accident occurred near the third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport, said Mustafizur Rahman, inspector of Airport Police Station.The identities of the injured students have not yet been confirmed....

Weather (2024-10-28)

Light rain/drizzle is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. Day and night temperature may...