Our Correspondent, Barishal : Shipping, Textiles and Jute Adviser to the interim government Brigadier General (retd.) Sakhawat Hossain said that massive corruption, as vast as the oceans, occurred during the previous governmentInterim Government Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain while visiting Barishal Marine Academy on Sunday afternoon stressed the importance of normalizing the law and order situation by expressing concern over mob justice. After taking the salute at the academy’s parade ground, he planted the trees.Adviser M Sakhawat Hossain also announced that...
Day: September 24, 2024
Staff Reporter : Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for a staggering 70 per cent of total deaths in the country, yet the health sector receives a mere 4.2 per cent of its budget for addressing these critical health issues. Experts are urging the government to boost funding to implement effective measures against diseases like hypertension, which poses a severe public health threat as it is a silent killer. Recent research reveals that for every one taka invested in testing and treating...
Staff Reporter : Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, Climate Change, and Water Resources, announced on Monday that Bangladesh will export Hilsa fish to India rather than sending it as gifts. “The Hilsa will be exported, and the revenue from this will benefit the government. It’s a significant amount that cannot be ignored,” Rizwana Hasan said. “The fish hasn’t been exported yet; a decision has only been made.” She addressed concerns regarding potential price hikes, stating,...
Staff Reporter : Mahmudul Hasan Mamun alias Jamai Mamun, in the capital’s Jurain area became rich even though he was member of a poor family. Mamun is now a notorious name in Jurain and adjacent areas as huge allegations found against him over grabbing people’s house and lands. Residents of the areas complained against him over land and house grabbing and extortion. He involved in such illegal activities taking shelter under the political umbrella of the previous government. Allegedly, his...
Staff Reporter : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that he was hopeful about announcing the formation of the Media Reform Commission by next week. He said: “I am optimistic the interim government will be able to announce the formation of the Media Reform Commission by the next week once Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus returns home after attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, USA.” “The interim government is moving forward with...
Staff Reporter : Around 1,500 tourists are currently stranded in the Sajek tourist zone of Baghaichhari upazila due to a 72-hour blockade in the hill tracts. Many have been trapped for the past three days, facing dire conditions. While a few stranded tourists were airlifted by helicopter on Monday for emergency medical reasons, the majority remain stuck. Alamin, a tourist, expressed the group’s distress: “We’ve been facing a water crisis for three days and have had no electricity for the...
DU Correspondent : After a long period of operating in secrecy, the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Dhaka University unit has finally come to light. The Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, had been conducting its activities covertly on the university campus, with its members even residing in dormitories controlled by the Bangladesh Chhatra League for years. According to reliable sources, Md. Abu Shadik is the current president of the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Dhaka University unit, while S.M. Farhad...
Staff Reporter : A local Awami League leader, Nur Alam, also known as Nuru Trailer, was allegedly beaten to death on Sunday night in the Panchpara area of Chandraganj, reportedly due to political rivalry. He was 60 years old and served as the general secretary of a ward-level unit of the Awami League in Chandraganj.According to Inspector (Investigation) Md Mafizul Islam of Chandraganj police station, a group of 15 to 20 individuals armed with rods stormed Nur Alam’s home around...
Court Correspondent : Shahriar Kabir, former President of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, has been shown arrested in two more cases filed over the deaths of a madrasa student and the proprietor of a computer training centre in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area during the quota reform movement of July. Dhaka’s Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sharifur Rahman passed orders in this regard on Monday following petitions submitted by the Investigation Officers. According to the prosecution, Md Arif, a student of Lord Hardinge Fazil...