City Desk : Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said internet was not shut down by the government in the Chittagong Hill Tracts(CHT). “There were isolated instances of temporary internet disruption which was exaggerated as internet shutdown. No such instruction was given. There is no evidence that internet was suspended in Chittagong hill tracts or any other place for a long time,” he said, reports UNB. He came up with the remarks responding to a...
City Desk : Primary and Mass Education Affairs Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Saturday underscored the need for reforming people’s mindset positively before reforming constitution or others. “If people are not reformed, there will be no benefit in reforming constitution or any other issues,” he said, reports BSS.The adviser made the remarks while addressing a seminar on “Role of Libraries in State Reform” organized by Sammilito Pathagar Andolan in the auditorium of Microbiology Department of Dhaka University...
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality turns to the ‘moderate’ zone.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 67 at 8:53 am, Dhaka ranked 33th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Pakistan’s Lahore, Uganda’s Kampala, and Indonesia’s Jakarta, occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 183, 169 and 167, respectively, reports UNB. An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with acceptable air quality. However, there may be a...
UNB : Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rains across the country in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday.“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Khulna, Barishal & Chattogram divisions, at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh & Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” said a Met office bulletin....
City Desk : A murder case was filed on Friday night against 36 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former minister Obaidul Quader, former MP AKM Shamim Osman, for killing a man named Badiuzzaman during the anti-discrimination student movement in Chashara area of the district. The victim’s wife Aduri Khatun filed the murder case as the plaintiff at the Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station, reports BSS. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter.The...
City Desk : A Chinese National Emergency Medical Team will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday to provide advanced medical treatment to individuals severely injured during the July-August protests in Bangladesh. The decision to dispatch the team was made by Beijing at the request of the interim government’s Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, according to the Chinese embassy in Dhaka. The team, consisting of 10 medical experts from West China Hospital, one of China’s leading healthcare institutions, is scheduled to...
City Desk : A court here on Saturday put former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Kushtia-4 constituency Selim Altaf George on two-day fresh remand in a case filed over killing an auto-rickshaw puller at Mohammapur in the capital city. Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Arafatul Rakib passed the order as investigation officer (IO) Altaf Hossain prayed for five-day fresh remand for him upon completion his three-day remand, reports BSS. Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Altaf from Dhaka’s Lalmatia area on...