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35pc drivers have high blood pressure, diabetes

Road safety continues to be a pressing issue in the country due to the poor state of drivers' health, with recent health camp data revealing that the majority of them have visual impairment, diabetes, and hypertension.Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) collected the health data of around 936 drivers, who attended...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with the Christian community representatives and cut a cake with them

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with the Christian community representatives and cut a cake with them at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday on the occasion of the Holy Christmas. — PID

Hadi murder: Suspect's 'associate' held with firearm

Police have arrested an alleged associate of the rider of the motorcycle used in the drive-by of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, seizing a foreign firearm and ammunition, reports bdnews24.com.Himon Rahman Shikdar, 32, was arrested on Wednesday morning at a motel.Acting on his information, officers later recovered a foreign pistol and...

Journo Reazuddin Ahmed's fourth death anniv today

Today (Thursday) marks the fourth death anniversary of eminent journalist Reazuddin Ahmed. He passed away on December 25, 2021 at the age of 77.Late Reazuddin Ahmed was the founding chief editor and managing director of The Financial Express and was the founder editor and publisher of News Today and Financial...

FE planning editor Kibria among 30 awarded Golden Silk Road BD Media Award

Some 30 journalists from different print and electronic media outlets received the Golden Silk Road Bangladesh Media Award.The award-giving ceremony took place at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen delivered the ceremonial address at the event.The journalists were awarded in six categories for...

DRU gives 72-hour ultimatum to detain all culprits

The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Wednesday protested the arson attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star as well as harassment of New Age Editor Nurul Kabir, giving 72 hours' ultimatum to detain all those linked to the incidents.From a human chain programme in front of the DRU office...

Attackers to be brought to book: CA’s press secy

Chief Adviser's (CA) Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said all those involved in the recent attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star offices would be brought to book, reports UNB.Thirty-one people have so far been arrested in connection with the attacks, seeing videos and other visuals, he told...

Two dredgers fined Tk 0.6m, six held

CHATTOGRAM Dec 24: The Department of Fisheries (DoF) fined two illegal dredgers Tk 0.6 million to protect biodiversity in the Halda River, a nationally recognised fisheries heritage site in Chattogram. Six people were detained during the drive on Wednesday, officials said.The engine-powered dredgers were illegally transporting sand from Madunaghat area...

Woman, granddaughter die, as Ctg house catches fire

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24 (UNB): A woman and her granddaughter were killed after a fire broke out at their house at Kaderia Para village in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rumi Akhtar, 55, wife of Ruhul Amin, and her five-year-old granddaughter Jannat Akhtar, residents of the...

Weather (2025-12-25)

Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday).Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature remain unchanged. The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was 30.8 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, while the lowest was 10.5 degrees in Chuadanga. The...