NN Online Report: At least nine people including eight Rohingyas were killed in landslides caused by heavy torrential rain in Ukhiya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar this morning. The deceased could not be identified yet. Confirming the number of deaths, Mohammad Samsudduza, additional refugee relief and repatriation commissioner, told that the landslides took place at camps no. 9 and 10. “Nine bodies have been recovered so far,” he said, adding that one of the deceased is from the local community....
NN Online Report: After three days of Eid-ul-Azha vacation, offices, courts, banks, and stock markets will open tomorrow. As per the government decision, all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions will run from 9am to 5pm instead of 9am to 4pm. On June 3, the cabinet took the decision at a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The Eid holidays spanned from June 16 to June 18. With the conclusion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival...
NN Online Report: Heavy rainfall and swelling hill torrents have caused the Surma River to overflow, leading to widespread flooding...
NN Digital Report: Dhaka North City Corporation has announced the successful completion of the disposal of all sacrificial animal waste...
Staff Reporter : As the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha draws near, expatriates have illuminated the economic landscape of Bangladesh with a remarkable remittance inflow of $1.45 billion through banking channels in the initial 12 days of June, as reported by Bangladesh Bank’s latest data. This figure marks a substantial increase from the $840 million received during the corresponding period last year. Bankers attribute this surge in remittances to the impending Eid-ul-Azha festivities, a time when remittance flows traditionally surge. Moreover,...
Staff Reporters : The Bangladesh government deepens diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue with Myanmar over escalating cross-border firing reaching...
Muhid Hasan : The country’s economy faces a double whammy as the government remains committed to borrowing from banks while...
Staff Reporter : Dhaka city dwellers have started leaving the capital to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival, with their families, braving numerous challenges on various routes on Friday. The Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu and Dhaka-Chattogram highways experienced severe traffic jams since morning due to heavy vehicular pressure. People heading for the Southern region via the Padma Bridge also encountered traffic congestion. In addition to roads and highways, people are traveling home by rail, water, and air routes every day. Despite the bad...
Syed Shemul Parvez : The drug trade in Bangladesh, including the proliferation of Yaba and various new foreign drugs, continues...
Reza Mahmud : Residents of several areas in Dhaka are facing persistent challenges with irregular gas supplies, exacerbated by pipeline...
NN Online Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to consider investing in Bangladesh’s...
Mokarram Hossain : The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at a budget dialogue on Wednesday expressed concerns about the proposed...