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‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
Members of the Bangladesh army and police in Bandarban have arrested a suspected member of Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) from Bethelpara area of Ruma upazila of the district.
Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury walked out of jail this afternoon after languishing in jail three and a half months
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
Full fledged operation--from morning to midnight--between Uttara and Agargaon will start in July.
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
The country’s first metro rail transported 3.35 lakh passengers till yesterday.
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached the Bangladesh Police Academy in Rajshahi's Sardah at 11:17am today ahead of the Awami League rally in the city this afternoon..She is attending the graduation ceremony of the 38th BCS Cadre apprentice assistant superintendents of police..Later, H
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
National Debate Federation Bangladesh (NDF) is going to organise the ‘15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 2023’ next February 24.
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
Khan Asaduzzman Masum and Jahangir Alam Nannu were elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Jubo Union central committee.
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
After initially being deterred from anchoring at Mongla due to US sanctions on the ship, the Russian ship carrying materials for Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project ultimately received India's permission to dock at the Haldia port in West Bengal.
PM Hasina’s gift of mangoes handed over to Indian PM Modi, President Kovind
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gifts of sweet Haribhanga mangoes were handed over to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind today.
All domestic flights to be suspended for a week from July 8
All types of domestic flight operation will remain suspended from 12:01am on July 8 until July 14 in accordance with government guidance and instruction.
Lightning kills farmer in Madaripur
A farmer was died after being struck by lightning at Kolchori village under Madaripur’s Kalkini upazila yesterday afternoon.
Govt to give 10kg rice to more than 1 crore families on Eid
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the government will provide 10 kilogrammes of free rice to more than one crore extremely poor and helpless families under the VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) programme.
Delta variant dominant in recent Covid-19 cases: IEDCR
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) said they have found dominance of Delta variant among recent cases of Covid-19.
‘No funds to protect flood shelter under threat of erosion in Lalmonirhat’
The Char Kharuya flood shelter on the Dharla shoal of Mughalhat union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila is under threat due to river erosion and only dumping of geo-bags on an emergency basis could protect it. But the Water Development Board’s executive engineer has said they do not have the funds to do so at the moment.
Emirates suspends passenger flights from Bangladesh till July 15
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines has suspended passenger flights from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka until July 15, the airline said in a notice.
Japan, Asia-Europe Foundation donate PPEs worth $53,000 to WHO in Bangladesh
Japan International Cooperation System (JICS), on behalf of Japanese government and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), has donated PPE worth $53,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Bangladesh for Covid-19 pandemic response.
Greek economy won't close again because of COVID-19, PM says
Greece's economy would not close again because of the coronavirus pandemic if it was just to protect an unvaccinated minority, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a newspaper interview released on Sunday.
78 fined for defying Covid-19 lockdown in Narayanganj
At least 78 people were fined Tk 58,000 in Narayanganj on the fourth day of the week-long strict lockdown today on charges of defying Covid-19 restrictions and health guidelines.