Reza Mahmud : Manpower exporters are optimistic following the government’s recent initiative to eliminate the need for Ministry approval before...
Staff Reporter : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning (September 26), raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 141. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 829 new patients were hospitalized with dengue during this period. Among them, 194 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation, and 158 in Dhaka South City Corporation. Currently, 2,931 dengue patients are receiving treatment in...
DU Correspondent : SM Farhad, General Secretary of the Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, has refuted allegations of involvement in tendon-cutting crimes, claiming there is no evidence linking Shibir to such acts. Instead, he pointed the finger at the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), asserting that a quick search on Google would reveal instances of BCL’s involvement in such crimes. Farhad made these statements during a press conference held at the TSC Cafeteria of Dhaka University on Thursday....
UNB : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that his government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in Bangladesh. He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel in New York. During the meeting, justice and accountability for the atrocities and human rights abuses committed during the July-August mass uprising and also during Sheikh Hasina’s 15 year long dictatorship were...
UNB : Amid debate over the export decision of the country’s national fish, the first consignment of 12 metric tonnes...
UNB : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be extradited and brought to...
BSS : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian national for illegally crossing the border through the Bagbhandar frontier in Lalmonirhat. “The detainee was identified as Md Mozaffar Hossain, 48, son of Mohammad Ali , inhabitant of village Madarganj under Sahibganj police station of Cooch Behar, India,” said a BGB press release, signed by Major Mofazzal Hossain, commander of the 15th Battalion of BGB, Lalmonirhat....
UNB : Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md. Mainul Hasan on Thursday emphasized that police officers must work strictly within the bounds of the law to meet public expectations, which remain high. Addressing a special meeting organized by the DMP’s Welfare and Force Division at the Shaheed SI Shirumia Auditorium in Rajarbagh Police Lines, Hasan highlighted the need for renewed efforts to fulfill these expectations. “The police force is a vital part of the state, and every action we take...
UNB: A child was killed and three others were injured on Thursday when the Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner’s vehicle struck pedestrians in the Mithachhari Kainnar Ghona area of Ramu upazila. The deceased, identified as Tanzim, was the 2-year-old son of Shahin, a resident of the area. Among the injured was the child’s mother, Rubina Akhter, whose condition deteriorated and she was transferred to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. The identities of the other two injured victims could not be confirmed. “My...
BSS : Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) will be turned into a centre of excellence in higher education and research of international standard. “Priority will be given to those activities which will benefit the students in building their careers and develop a positive image of the university,” Vice-Chancellor of the university Professor Dr. Md. Shawkat Ali said yesterday. He said this while addressing two views-exchange meetings with the students of the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science and Engineering held...
Reza Mahmud and Abu Jakir : The Chief Adviser of the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has echoed the Army...