Day: September 20, 2024

Staff Reporter : Sarjis Alam, coordinator of the central committee of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, voiced his opposition to the proposed changes in the age limits for government employment. In a statement posted on his verified Facebook account on Thursday, September 19, he argued that in Bangladesh’s socio-economic context, neither 35 nor 65 is appropriate for entry and retirement ages. Instead, he suggested 32 and 60 as more reasonable limits. For years, a portion of job seekers has been protesting...

AFP : New, more expensive migraine drugs are no more effective against the throbbing headaches than traditional painkillers, and even performed worse than an older range of treatments called triptans, said a massive global analysis Thursday. Migraines are severe, often disabling headaches which affect at least one in seven adults globally, according to the World Health Organization. They are also up to three times more common in women than men. For decades, cheap and widely available painkillers such as aspirin...

BSS : The government has declared horn-free zone and imposed ban on single-use plastics at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and its surrounding areas from October 1 as part of a comprehensive initiative aimed at reducing noise and environment pollution. The horn-free zone will cover a 3-kilometer stretch from Le Méridien hotel to the Scholastica campus, encompassing the airport and adjacent areas, according to a press release issued by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) here. To implement the...

Staff Reporter : In a joint operation conducted by the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID), a Dubai-bound passenger was detained on Thursday at Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport with foreign currency worth Tk 2.44 crore. Md Jakir Hossain, a resident of Dhaka, was aboard a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, en route to Dubai via Chattogram. Acting on a tip-off, customs officials conducted a search when the flight landed...

UNB : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 122 this year. During the period, 887 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 212 dengue patients were admitted in hospitals under Dhaka North City Corporation while 133 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation. Some 1,495 patients are receiving treatment in...

Court Correspondent : A case has been filed against five persons, including former Army Chief General (Retired) Aziz Ahmed and former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed for demanding Taka 100 crore as extortion from a businessman. Selim Prodhan, Chairman of Japan-Bangladesh Security Printing and Papers, filed the case with the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ali Haider on Thursday. The other three accused of the case are Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed alias Joseph, both are brothers of Gen...

Staff Reporter : The interim government has refuted claims made by the former Sheikh Hasina administration regarding the repair of the Kazipara and Mirpur-10 metro stations, which were damaged during the student-led protests in August. The Hasina government had estimated that repairs would take over a year and cost several crores of taka, but the interim government has debunked this narrative, completing the repairs within two months and at a fraction of the projected cost. Mohammad Abdur Rouf, Managing Director...