City Desk : Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today sought cooperation of the UNODC to different training programmes of Bangladesh police force. The IGP made the appeal when a four-member delegation of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) led by its South Asia Representative Marco Teixeira paid a courtesy call on him at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) office here this afternoon. During the meeting, they emphasized on contemporary training at home and abroad as...
City Desk : Dhaka experienced rainfall early on Wednesday, which offered relief from the heat experienced over the past few days. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said intermittent rain might continue throughout the day. Additionally, due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, seaports had been advised to hoist Local Cautionary Signal No 3, while river ports had been asked to display Cautionary Signal No 1 due to the possibility of rain accompanied by strong winds, the BMD added....
Staff Reporer : Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of the Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh...
City Desk : Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, IWAMA Kiminori, on Wednesday reaffirmed Japan’s readiness to support Bangladesh’s interim government’s needs during its ongoing transitional period . “We are ready to engage with all stakeholders of the new government and the people of Bangladesh to assess what is required under the current structure. Our stance is to respond to the needs and requests of the new government and offer cooperation accordingly,” he said. The Japanese envoy said this while lecturing at...
Shahariar Islam Sovon : The tributaries of the Buriganga River in Kamrangirchar are facing grave threats from rampant encroachment and...
City Desk : The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) has demanded a government initiative to display a separate “half fare” list on each bus for the students. They made the demand referring to the disputes, scuffles, and fights between students and transport workers over half fares. The demand was made in a statement sent on Tuesday by Mahmudul Hasan Russell, BJKS publicity secretary. The statement said that following intense student protests, on December 1, 2021, leaders of the Bangladesh Road...
City Desk : The Local Government Division held an emergency meeting on Tuesday at the Secretariat to tackle the ongoing dengue situation across Dhaka South and North City Corporations, as well as the rest of the country. In response to the current outbreak of dengue fever, the government has formed 10 teams to oversee and coordinate mosquito control efforts. Four teams will operate in Dhaka South City Corporation, while three will be deployed in Dhaka North. Additionally, one team each...