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The government has extended holiday for one more day on the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, to facilitate them for its smooth celebration.“The holidays have been extended for one more day on the occasion. A notification has bee issued in this regrad, announci...
The government on Tuesday appointed Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid as the Cabinet Secretary for the next two years on a contractual basis.A gazette notification, signed by Nilufa Yeasmin, senior assistant secretary of Contract and Foreign Employment Section of the Ministry of Public Administration, was issu...
Tiger population in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, the country's lone habitat to the big cats, has increased to 125, according to the latest tiger population survey for 2023-24.Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the ministry of environment, forest, and climate change, revealed the survey fi...
Five more people have died of dengue while 981 more patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country.The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as 392 were hospitalised in Dhaka among the new dengue patients until Tuesday morning.In addi...
Judiciary Reform Commission Chairman Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman on Tuesday said easing the plight of the commoners is a crucial point in reformation of the judiciary and the commission’s prime focus is to reduce court fees and case backlogs.“We have planned out an initial guid...
Victims of harassment under the Cyber Security Act of 2023 called for its repeal, arguing that it perpetuates the oppressive nature of the Digital Security Act of 2018. Despite public demand for reform, they claim the new law, which came into effect on September 18, continues to undermine freedom of...
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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasized the need for the government, media, and the public to work collectively to combat air, water, and noise pollution, as well as to address the adverse effects of climate change.She stated, "The government has taken vari...
After nearly a century, two District Judges have joined the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal under the Internal Resources Division on Tuesday. Although there is a provision to appoint working and retired tax commissioners, district judges, chartered accountants, cost and management accountants, ad...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday summoned suspended Assistant Commissioner of Lalmonirhat Tapashee Tabassum Urmi to appear before it on November 28.Abu Hanif, media coordinator of Gono Odhikar Parishad, filed a plea at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain today against Tapashee for makin...
Business & Commerce
The economy is still in contraction mode for three consecutive months now, and far from vibrancy seen in pre-July period, according to the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report, released on September 7.The overall reading of PMI also suggests gradual improvement in the econo...
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Experts have underscored the need for collaboration between communities and local governments to address urban waste challenges and raise awareness about waste segregation.They said this atthe launch of Save the Children’s ShishuderJonnoprogramme, which enveiled the SHIFT campaign atRayerbazar...
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In the wake of reckless price hike, the Interim Government on Monday formed a special task force at the district level to oversee the market situation and supply chains of daily essentials.The special task force has been formed as per the decision of the Ministry of Commerce.According to the Ministr...
Art& Culture
On Monday, Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) organized a silent procession in memory of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) who was beaten to death by Chhatra League leaders and activists in 2019.The silent march started at noon ...
The flood situation has worsened in Dhobaura and Fulbaria upazilas of Mymensingh district due to torrential rain and onrush of hill water. However, the situation has improved slightly in Haluaghat upazila. Fifty more villages have been inundated by floodwater, leaving over 150,000 people maroon...
Tapashee Tabassum Urmi, an assistant commissioner in Lalmonirhat district, has been temporarily suspended after being made an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) following her controversial remark regarding the interim government on Facebook. At the same time, steps are being taken to initiate a depa...
Motorcycle accident turns out to be as a reason for big worry right now.The country is witnessing fatal motorcycle mishaps and many people mostly young are dying every day on roads and highways due to lack of strict monitoring by the authorities concerned.A total of 426 people were killed and many o...
Two more people have died from dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing the total death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 188 this year.In the same period, 1,218 new dengue patients were admitted to nationwide hospitals, according to the Directorate General of He...
A Dhaka court on Monday imposed travel ban on S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam, his wife Farjana Pervin and 11 other members of his family.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Alam's f...
The "Sharadiya Durga Puja", the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community is set to begin tomorrow (Wednesday) across the country amid tight security.The people of Hindu Community and local administration have completed all necessary preparations to celebrate the annual five-day re...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers, and other family members.The BFIU, in a letter, asked banks to block transactions for 30 days under the provisions of the Money Laundering Preventi...
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