City Desk : Mild heat wave is sweeping over eight divisions and the districts of Rangamati and Brahmanbaria and it may continue. “Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Rangamati, Feni and Brahmanbaria and it may continue,” said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours begins from 9am on Friday, reports BSS. Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely...
Day: September 21, 2024
City Desk : The Bangladesh National Hindu Alliance has put forward a four-point demands, including a three-day public holiday, ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja. These demands were presented at a press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club on Friday, reports UNB. Key figures present there included Alliance President Prabhas Chandra Roy, Executive Secretary Palash Kanti Dey, Chief Coordinator Dr. Sonali Das, and Executive President Sudhanshu Chandra Biswas. The speakers highlighted that the largest religious festival for the Hindu...
City Desk : Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) on Friday expresses its profound concern and outrage over the rise in political violence in Bangladesh, particularly the targeted attacks on members of the Bangladesh Awami League and its affiliates. These violent incidents, which have escalated since the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus assumed power, are being perpetrated under the banner of the so-called “Anti-Discrimination Student-Citizen Movement,” driven by extremist factions including Jamaat, BNP, Hefazat-e-Islam, and their...
City Desk : Sujon Hossain, 23, a garment worker hailing from Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat district was killed by members of law enforcement agency on August 5, as he joined a joyous procession following downfall of the autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina. Sujon’s physically disabled father Shahidul Islam now stares at a bleak future at the death of his only breadwinner son. Sujon, being the only son, was the sole provider of the six-member family, reports BSS. Sujon’s father, Shahidul could...
City Desk : Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Thursday said the six reform commissions will place their reports to...
Waste management is a top priority for the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) as it continues to pursue sustainable growth in...
City Desk : The Center for Governance Studies (CGS) will host a dialogue titled “The Lone Wolves of Freedom: Their Dreams and Reality” in Dhaka on Saturday which will highlight the voices that have spoken against systematic repression in the past 15 years. The dialogue will begin at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) auditorium at 9:30am, reports UNB. The dialogue will feature guests who have been vocal about the oppression of the past regime and faced...
City Desk : Information and Broadcasting Advisor of the Interim government M Nahid Islam here on Friday said the government has a plan to bring more sectors, including education and mass media, under reform programme. “As part of the ‘state reform programme’, six committees have been formed and meeting of those committees have already been held. The reform committees will begin their work from October”, he said, reports BSS. Nahid said this while distributing food assistance among the flood affected...
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