Staff Reporter : Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, with hypertension being a major contributor. In Bangladesh, heart disease accounts for 34% of all deaths, many of which are preventable. Speakers at a World Heart Day 2024 webinar emphasized that better access to anti-hypertensive medication, particularly at the grassroots level, could significantly reduce heart disease risks. The webinar, titled “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease Risk,” was organized by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from the Global...
Day: September 30, 2024
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Mahmudur Rahman, editor of the now-defunct Amar Desh, to the prison after he surrendered in a case about abduction and attempt to murder of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque passed the order rejecting Mahmudur Rahman’s bail plea, according to complainant’s lawyer Syed Joynul Abedin Mesba. Mahmudur Rahman appeared in the court at about 10:50 am, surrendering through his...
Staff Reporter : Comilla BNP Convener Udratul Bari Abu has been accused of facilitating the escape of Awami League leaders to India through the Comilla border in exchange for large sums of money. It is alleged that Abu not only helped local Awami League leaders from Comilla but also prominent leaders from neighboring districts like Feni, Lakshmipur, and Narayanganj. According to reports, billions of taka were exchanged for these safe exits. Locals claim that Abu had a special relationship with...
Staff Reporter : At least four school children were killed and one injured after being hit by a microbus on the Kushtia-Rajbari regional highway at Kuthipara in Khoksha upazila of Kushtia on Sunday morning. The tragic incident occurred as the children were returning home from a local maktab near their houses. The victims were identified as Mim (12), daughter of Md Hanif; Tanzila (11), daughter of Palon Sheikh; Juthi (12), daughter of Helal Uddin; and Maria (11). All were residents...
Court Correspondent : A cyber tribunal of Rangpur on Sunday acquitted Lalmonirhat District BNP President and BNP Central Organizing Secretary Asadul Habib Dulu after rejecting the case filed against him in the Rangpur Cyber Tribunal. Our sources say that Asadul Habib Dulu, also a former Deputy Minister, surrendered to the Cyber Tribunal on Sunday noon and applied for bail through 25 lawyers. After hearing, Judge (District and Sessions Judge) Dr Md Abdul Majeed of the Cyber Tribunal dismissed the case...
Court Correspondent : The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to submit list of all immovable properties owned by S Alam Group, its shareholder directors and their family members, to the court. A High Court Division bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque passed the order, asking Law Secretary and Inspector General of Directorate of Registration to file the list. The court passed the order after hearing on...
Court Correspondent : The government has suspended the sentence of imprisonment of veteran journalist, political analyst and writer Shafik Rehman and Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan alias M R Bhuiyan, in a case over ‘conspiring to kidnap and kill’ Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son. The Security Services Department in the Ministry of Home Affairs, issued a notification to this end on Sunday, in the light of an opinion from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The...
Reza Mahmud : Calls for police reform have grown louder as people from all walks of life demand changes, accusing...