Al Jazeera : Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun says his military is ready to “forcefully” stop Taiwan’s independence, but called...
Day: June 3, 2024
AFP : Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka as the island...
Staff Reporter : Mohammad Ali Mia, Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police and Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has stated that the charge sheet in the case concerning the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist is anticipated to be submitted within the next one to two months. The CID chief expressed this expectation while addressing reporters after an event at the CID headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday. The infamous cyber attack occurred on February 4, 2016, when hackers breached the...
Business Report : Remittance inflow to Bangladesh rose 32.35 percent year-on-year to $2.25 billion in May this year as the country’s migrant workers send more money home ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The remittance receipts were $1.7 billion in the same period last year, according to the Bangladesh Bank data. May 2024’s receipts were also 10.29 percent higher than April this year. In March, $2.04 billion entered Bangladesh as remittance, central bank data showed. Industry insiders said remittance inflow increase ahead of...
Bagerhat Correspondent : Some 113 dead spotted deer of Sundarban were recovered from the different places of the Eastern Sundarbans (in Bagerhat district) till Friday May 31), according to reports received here. On Friday morning 2 more dead deer were recovered from Majherkilla within Dublarchar Fisherman village under Sharankhola Forest Range in Bagerhat district. Including this 2 the total number of dead deer reached to 113. Besides this, 4 dead bodies of pigs and a living python were recovered from...
Barishal Correspondent : Cyclone Remal ravaged Kuakata coast. At least 100 crores of taka has been damaged in various sectors including fisheries, agriculture, forest, road communication, embankment, education due to Remal. The green belt of Kuakata Beach has been torn apart by Cyclone Remal. Kuakata Beach has become unsightly due to the uprooting of hundreds of trees standing next to the beach. Kuakata National Park is just 2 km from zero point of Kuakata. There were hundreds of shrubs, Keora...
Sylhet Bureau : Flood condition improved in Sylhet slightly as continuous rain and downstream flows ease, but many families are still stuck in shelters. On Saturday morning, the district administration said that the number of people affected by the floods had dropped from 643,470 on Friday to 609,033 on Saturday. Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Sheikh Russel Hasan said, “The flood situation has improved somewhat due to the lack of heavy rain. The overall situation of the district is being closely...
UNB : The government has taken a strict stance along the bordering area so that no cattle can enter into the country illegally ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, said Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman on Sunday. “Allegations have been found against some dishonest people that they are involved in bringing cattle illegally to discourage our local farmers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. However, the government has taken a stringent measure in this regard,” he said. A request will be made to...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Railway (BR) initiated the sale of advanced tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha celebration, making all tickets available online, announced Railways Minister Md. Zillul Hakim at a press conference held at the ministry. The sale, which commenced on Sunday, includes tickets for all inter-city trains, with Eid-ul-Azha expected to be celebrated on July 17 in the country. The press conference saw the presence of Railways Ministry Secretary Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir, BR Director General Sardar Sahadat Ali,...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : A woman garment worker was killed by her husband in Ishwardi. The incident took place on Sunday (June 2) at 7:30 am on the Iswardi EPZ Gate area road. The killer husband Milan Hossain was caught by the locals while running away. Ishwardi Circle Additional Superintendent of Police Biplab Kumar Goswami confirmed this news. The deceased wife Ishwardi was employed in a company called Renaissance Barind Limited of EPZ. She died when her long-estranged husband stabbed...
Reuters : An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war now being advanced by US President Joe Biden, though he described it as flawed and in need of much more work. In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy advisor to Netanyahu, said Biden’s proposal was “a deal we agreed to – it’s not a good deal but we dearly want...