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India commits criminal offence by opening dams: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday that opening of river dams by India that caused floods in different areas of Bangladesh was a criminal offence though there exist international laws in this regard (opening river dams). He made the remarks while addressing a...

President urges all to stand by flood victims

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called upon the people of the country to stand by the people in the flood-affected area during this crisis of the country, report agencies."People in flood affected areas are living inhumane life. These helpless people need multiple support including food, water and medicine for survival alongside...

Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan visited DMCH

Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday to see the students injured by Ansar members on Sunday. — PID

Joy slams ban on gatherings outside chief adviser's office, Secretariat

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has said it in easy to have no responsibility and criticise, reports UNB. "It's a very different thing to be in power and govern," he said on Monday as Dhaka Metropolitan Police has imposed a ban on all forms of...

UK provides £33,000 for flood victims in Bangladesh

The United Kingdom (UK) is providing £33,000 of immediate humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh to support over 12,000 people affected by severe flooding in Feni, Khagrachari, and Noakhali, report agencies.This will provide vital search and rescue, food, cash transfers, clean water, sanitation and hygiene supplies, said the British High Commission in...

People of Bangladesh will surely overcome disaster, hopes Chinese envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed his belief that under the leadership of the interim government, people of Bangladesh will surely overcome the current disaster and rebuild their homes soon, report agencies.China is willing to continue providing assistance according to Bangladesh's needs to help in disaster relief and...

GM Quader calls for Hasina's extradition for trial

Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader has said Hasina should be extradited from India and tried in a Bangladeshi court for all the crimes committed by her and her regime, reports BSS.Quader was Leader of the Opposition in the last Jatiya Sangsad, which was dissolved on August 6, a day after...

Australian envoy welcomes CA's statement on nat’l unity

Acting Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson has welcomed the recent statement by interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus which reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to national unity, universal human rights and zero tolerance for discrimination on the basis of religion, ethnicity and political belief, reports UNB."Australia is built on...

Another case filed against retired justice Manik

SYLHET, Aug 26 (UNB): A case has been filed in Sylhet against former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.Police filed the case with the Kanaighat thana under Passport Act for attempting to enter India, Jahangir Hossain Sardar, officer-in-charge (OC) of the thana confirmed on Tuesday..Manik had been detained by...

ATB chief Jasim Rahmani freed on bail

Ansarullah Bangla Team (ATB) chief Mufti Muhammad Jasimuddin Rahmani, sentenced to prison in a case over the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider, has been released on bail, reports bdnews24.com.He was released from the Kashimpur High Security Central Prison in Gazipur at 11:15am on Monday, said Deputy Jailer Rezaul Karim."The...