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Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday asked all maritime ports of the country to keep hoisted cautionary signal no three.The advice was given as Severe Cyclonic Storm DANA crossed North Odisha of India and likely to move west-northwestward to affect coastal areas of Bangladesh.“Under ...
Art& Culture
Bangladesh's first maritime university has made a significant leap by establishing the Maritime University Law and Moot Court Society (MU-LMCS). This new initiative marks the first law society in the institution, highlighting its growing role in maritime legal education and research.The MU-LMCS ...
City
Sarjis Alam, Central Coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that many fake coordinators have emerged like chameleons after August 5. They must be separated. The opportunistic character in them was, is, and will be in the future.‘If they are not separated, the coordinators&rs...
National,Back Page
The government has appointed five new prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), bringing the total number of prosecutors to nine. The newly-appointed five prosecutors are-- SM Moinul Karim, Md Nure Ershad Siddiqui, Shaikh Mahdi, Tarek Abdullah and Tanvir Hasan Joha.Of the five, SM...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 29th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 76 at 8:30m this morning (October 25, 2024).On Friday’s air was classified as 'moderate’ and it continued for the second consecutive day, accor...
The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" over Northwest Bay and adjoining area moved North-Northwestwards, now lies over Northwest Bay and adjoining Odisha and West Bengal coasts.At middle of the last night, it was centered about 570 kms Southwest of Chattogram port, 565 kms Southwest of Cox's...
In reaction over ban on Awami League’s student wing Chhatra League, BNP leaders have said that banning Chhatra League is not enough, the illegal arms holders must face justice. ‘Chhatra League must be brought to justice with an iron fist,’ they said. The party’s standing...
Four more deaths due to dengue were reported in 24 hours leading up to Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 268 this year.Among the recent fatalities, two occurred in the area of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and one each in the Dhaka...
Dhaka city experienced rainfall for the influence of the cyclonic storm ‘Dana’. Heavy rain began on Thursday (October 24) and continued the while day. A farmer died after a tree branch fell on him during the storm caused by Cyclone Dana in Betagi in Barguna.The deceased, Ashra...
The High Court has formed a three-member committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 60 kathas of plots by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) in the name of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and five members of her family between 2009 and 2024.The HC bench of Justice ...
A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, along with the party’s standing committee members Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, in the long-standing Gatco graft case.Judge Abu Taher of Dhaka Special Judges’ Court...
The High Court has directed the ministry of housing and public works to formulate a guideline for allocating industrial plots at Begunbari-Hatirjheel development project in the capital. Delivering judgement on a 12-year-old suomuto (voluntary) rule, the higher court also ordered the ministry to...
The government has increased the maximum age limit for applying to government jobs to 32 years.The decision was made at a meeting of the interim government’s advisory council, chaired by chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a press release issued by the Cabinet Division on Thur...
Former State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain was arrested from Mohammadpur area in the capital on Thursday. Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him.Zakir Hossain was accused in number of cases linked to the attack on the recent student-people movement.He is accused of ille...
In an effort to provide essential food items at lower prices, the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) on Thursday launched an initiative to sell agricultural products directly from trucks. This initiative is aimed at offering consumers an affordable alternative to regular market prices.T...
Business & Commerce
Experts at a meeting on Thursday pointed out that tannery relocation without ensuring compliance in TIED especially CETP has contributed to the export losses and unemployment. The meeting titled, 9th SME Development Working Committee (SMEDWC) Meeting, was organized jointly by the Ministry of In...
Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), the apex tourism association of Bangladesh on Thursday staged protest against the government's restrictions on St. Martin and demanded lifting the ban on travel to hill tracts.The organization also demanded canceling the bond mentioned in the rule...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, emphasized the need for forest officials to work with courage and speed in protecting forests. She advised officials to report any issues to their superiors and assured them that her door is always open for...
In response to escalating protests calling for the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, security measures have been significantly ramped up around Bangabhaban in Dhaka.Following an attempted break-in at Bangabhaban late last night and violent clashes with police, authorities have imposed a...
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