Staff Reporter : Two individuals, including a teenage boy, were found dead with their throats slit on a vacant residential plot in the Gulshan area of Dhaka on Friday night. The victims have been identified as Rafique, 80, from Barisal district, and Sabbir, 16, from Mymensingh district. According to local residents, Rafique was responsible for looking after the plot and had set up a tea stall there, where Sabbir worked as an assistant. Touhid Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Gulshan Police Station,...
Day: September 29, 2024
City Desk : Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur on Saturday stressed on involvement of political parties to strengthen the interim government led by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus. “The interim government should include representatives of various political parties in its structure to make an inclusive government to strengthen it,” he said while addressing a shadow parliament (Chaya Sangsad) debate competition at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) as the chief guest, reports BSS. Nur, however, said that these political-party representatives...
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Saturday morning.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 56 at 9:03 am, Dhaka ranked 47th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB. The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai, China’s Chengdu and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 177, 172 and 163, respectively.An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with acceptable...
UNB : Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9 am. “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur division; at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and at one or twoplaces over Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” said a Met office bulletin....
City Desk : Shipping, Textiles and Jute Adviser Brigadier General (Retired) M Sakhawat Hossain on Saturday sought cooperation of political parties to uphold human rights of all in the country. “We must protect our all citizens… It is also your (political parties’) duty to protect all citizens’ rights,” he said, speaking at a dialogue in the city, reports BSS. Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) organized the dialogue on ‘Human Rights’ as part of its series programme titled ‘Dialogue for Democratic...
Agency : Lauren James and Lucy Bronze both found the back of the net as Chelsea cruised to a dominant victory over WSL newcomers Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Despite securing three points in their season opener against Aston Villa, the Blues’ narrow 1-0 win felt precarious – only a late double save from Hannah Hampton ensured new manager Sonia Bompastor began her tenure with a victory. A win today against newly-promoted Crystal Palace was not just important for the...
Agency : Liam Livingstone’s stunning unbeaten 62 paved the way for England’s colossal 186-run win over world champions Australia in...