FENI, Aug 26 (UNB): The Feni district authority has decided to set up 14 health camps in Feni district to provide treatment to the flood victims and deal with the post-flood situation.Army health camps in district towns along with six...
Another 105 people were hospitalised with dengue in the 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 64 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, while the rest were outside in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of...
Representatives of the Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS) officials and employees are set to engage in meetings today (Tuesday) with the newly-appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) and the head of a Power Division committee to address their...
KHULNA, Aug 26 (UNB): The low lying areas of Deluti union in Paikgacha upazila of Khulna have been submerged due to the collapse of an embankment, leaving 15,000 people stranded.A number of fish enclosures were washed away while a vast...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
Over a hundred people were reported missing as a devastating fire raged through Gazi Tyre Factory in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Sunday night.The family members of the missing people thronged the factory premises on Monday afternoon to find their near...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
"The interim government is determined to protect the rights of every citizen of the country", Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, while greeting the Hindu community in Bangladesh during Janmashtami, which marks the auspicious birth celebration of...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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
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...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
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...
Genex Infosys PLC, on Monday, clarified its position regarding news published in the 23 August 2024 issue of The Financial Express under the headline "Retail VAT collection flops on EFD setback".In its clarification, the company has claimed that a few...
The primary registration for the 2025-Hajj will begin on September 1 and continue until November 30 under government and private management, reports UNB.The deadline for the registration will not be extended after the primary registration this year, said a media...
Amid sudden demonstrations inside the key Indian visa centre, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka has sought enhanced security, noting that such a situation should not arise, reports UNB. "We have taken up this with the MoFA. We have sent...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
The interim government may issue a circular today (Tuesday) to withdraw an order of the Awami League government banning Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organisations.Mohammad Shishir Manir, a counsel of Jamaat-e-Islami, confirmed the update in a press briefing held at the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has permitted clearance of the goods bound for the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Dhaka through Pangaon terminal in a bid to help ease congestion at the Chittagong port.In a letter on August 22...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has placed an indefinite ban on holding any type of meeting, gathering, procession, rally and demonstration in areas surrounding Bangladesh Secretariat and Chief Adviser's official residence Jamuna, reports UNB.A public notification ordered by the DMP commissioner...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Monday asked banks to provide detailed information about banking activities of S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam, his companies and his 12 other family members on suspicion of scams.The 12 family members...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, who teaches development studies, is set to be appointed the 30th Vice-chancellor at Dhaka University (DU).The Ministry of Education will issue a notification today (Tuesday) regarding this appointment, a Ministry source confirmed to the media.Professor Niaz...
Hundreds of pedalled rickshaw drivers staged a protest at Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection on Monday, demanding a ban on battery-run rickshaws from the city's main roads.The protest began around 11 am, bringing traffic in the area to a standstill, reports UNB.The...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
Large manufacturers fear complexities of their taxation following a recent clarification of the income tax wing, which instructs paying tax on same transactions by both producers and distributors.The recent Income Tax Circular-2024 has come with the clarification where national distributors,...
Regarding Farraka barrage, India has said they have seen fake videos, rumours and fear mongering to create misunderstanding which should be firmly countered with facts, reports UNB."We have seen media reports of the opening of Farraka barrage gates that will...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-27 00:00:00
Former Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu was arrested from the Uttara area in the city on Monday afternoon.A team of detectives arrested Inu, the president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), from a flat, said Kazi Ziauddin, deputy commissioner of Gulshan...
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