Day: August 23, 2024

City Desk : In view of the current flood situation, BRAC has announced emergency relief fund of Taka 30 million from its own resources to support the affected people. The flood situation across the country is rapidly deteriorating, leaving approximately 3 million people stranded in different regions, including Feni, Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachari, Brahmanbaria, Moulvibazar and Habiganj, reports BSS. BRAC workers are actively evacuating people trapped by floodwaters to safe shelters, providing crucial assistance and standing by those in need....

City Desk : Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman Ghulam Muhammed Quader has expressed deep concern over the suffering of the flood-affected people in country’s northern and eastern regions. In a statement today, GM Quader urged all to stand beside the helpless people, reports BSS. JaPa chairman also urged his party leaders and activists to stay beside the flood-affected people. He directed the party leaders and activists to help members of Bangladesh Army and students of anti-discrimination student movement in carrying out...

City Desk : Parts of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla’s Chauddagram have been submerged under knee-deep water, disrupting traffic, as floodwater in the district and surrounding areas has risen due to rain and an onrush of water from upstream from India. This led to a traffic jam stretching 8-10 kilometres on Thursday morning, causing significant problems for drivers and passengers, reports media. The submerged portion of the highway extends several kilometres from Nabagram to Chauddagram Bazar. Many vehicles broke down...

City Desk : Train services between Dhaka and the northern region were halted for six hours on Thursday after students caught irregularities in ticket sales at Joydevpur Railway Station in Gazipur. The situation was brought under control after members of the army arrived at the scene. According to local sources, the incident occurred around 5am on Thursday when students at Joydebpur Railway Station noticed irregularities in the ticket sales for the Dhaka-bound Balaka Express train from Dewanganj in Jamalpur, reports...

City Desk : Advisor of the interim government on power, energy and mineral resources Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Thursday said the interim government would follow open tendering procedure to ensure transparency in all procurement of power and energy sector. “The Public Procurement Act 2006 and Public Procurement Rules 2008 will be followed in all procurements in the power and energy sector,” he told a delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at his ministry conference room. Country Director of...