Day: September 22, 2024
Chattogram Bureau : Former Member of Parliament ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury of Raujan (Chattogram -6), arrested while fleeing to India, has been brought to Chattogram Central Jail from Brahmanbaria Jail.He was brought to Chattogram on Thursday (September 19) afternoon by helicopter..Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Haseeb Aziz confirmed to media that ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury was brought to Chattogram....
Chattogram Bureau : In Chittagong there is instability in the rice market. The price of rice has increased in three weeks. In spite of having sufficient stock, the price of 50 kg bag of rice in wholesale has increased from Tk 200 to Tk 300. Low and middle income people are in trouble. In the retail market, rice has to be bought at an additional price of Tk 2 to Tk 7 per kg.Mill owners and traders of Chittagong said...
UNB : Police arrested three people in a case filed over the murder of two siblings in the capital’s Wari on August 15.The arrestees are Akbar Hossain, 60, his son Md Asif Sultan Sifat, 27, and Sifat’s friend Md Azaharul Islam Khan Rian, 28. A team of police conducted a drive in Savar Model Tahan area on Friday and arrested them, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Wari Division) Mohammad Saleh Uddin said in a press conference at DMP Media Center on Mintu...
DU Correspondent : The Dhaka University (DU) administration held a series of meetings on Saturday with several student organisations, including the student wings of two major political parties, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir. The discussions focused on recent issues, including student politics on campus.The meetings took place in two sessions at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lounge within the university’s administrative building. In attendance were representatives from Chhatrashibir, Biplobi Chhatra Maitri, Chhatra Dal, Isha Chhatra Andolan, Jubo Andolan, Chhatra Front,...
BSS : One dengue patient died and 843 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning. “During the period, 388 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while 455 were admitted to different hospitals outside the capital,” said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).This year, the total number of cases rose to 23,108 while 125 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported during the period, the...
DU Correspondent : The Dhaka University (DU) administration has suspended eight students for their alleged involvement in the mob killing of Tofazzal Hossain, 35, who was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief at Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall. In response to the incident, the administration has also removed the hall’s provost, Shah Md Masum, appointing Professor Md Elias Al-Mamun of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology as his replacement. In an official press release, the university stated, “The residential...
Staff Reporter : Four US senators have urged Dr Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, to implement urgent democratic reforms and enhance accountability in response to widespread protests across the country. In a letter addressed to Dr Yunus on Friday, Senators Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Murphy, Chris Van Hollen, and Jeff Merkley, emphasised the need for swift political and institutional changes in Bangladesh. The senators expressed concern over...
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday vowed that the ongoing movement will persist until voting rights...