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Govt considering resuming pre-determined transport fare, says Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday the government is considering resuming the pre-determined fare of public transports, reports BSS.Making the mask use mandatory and not carrying standing passengers in public transport, the government is thinking of returning to the pre-determined fare of public transport. A decision...

Fellow activists

Fellow activists and locals formed a human chain on Modhu Amtala Road in Kamarkhand upazila on Tuesday seeking justice for Enamul Haque Bijoy, joint general secretary of Sirajganj district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, who was killed in an intra-party clash — Focus Bangla

Gender-based violence on rise during pandemic

Incidents of gender-based violence like rape and torture on women have marked a rise during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, observed speakers at a virtual dialogue on Monday.They also viewed that women are also bearing more workload at home during this time as the requirement of services from family members has...

MP, mayor, 24 others sued in Ctg for attack on FFs, journos

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 25 (UNB): A case has been filed against 26 people including Banshkhali MP Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury and the local municipal mayor for attack on journalists and freedom fighters in front of Chattogram Press Club. Jahir Uddin Babar, a relative of late freedom fighter doctor Ali Ashraf filed the...

Army personnel distributing free seeds

An Army personnel distributing free seeds to a farmer under a programme to combat coronavirus pandemic in Jashore district on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

BD shouldering Rohingya burden for govt's knee-jerk foreign policy: BNP

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Tuesday the government has not been able to resolve the Rohingya crisis due to its 'knee-jerk' foreign policy, reports UNB. "The government's knee-jerk foreign policy and their weakness are solely responsible for its failure to take any effective step to send...

BNP submits audit report to EC

BNP on Tuesday submitted its annual financial statement to the Election Commission (EC) for the 2019 calendar year, showing that the party spent Tk 18 million more than its income, reports UNB. A BNP delegation, led by its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, handed over the financial report...

UP chairman sued for ‘assaulting cop’ in Shariatpur

SHARIATPUR, Aug 25 (UNB): A case was filed against Yeasin Hawladar, chairman of Shoulpara Union in Sadar upazila of Shariatpur and his brother for allegedly assaulting an on-duty policeman. Aslam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Palong Model Police Station, said the case was filed with his police station for assault on a...