Bagerhat Correspondent : Some 113 dead spotted deer of Sundarban were recovered from the different places of the Eastern Sundarbans (in Bagerhat district) till Friday May 31), according to reports received here. On Friday morning 2 more dead deer were recovered from Majherkilla within Dublarchar Fisherman village under Sharankhola Forest Range in Bagerhat district. Including this 2 the total number of dead deer reached to 113. Besides this, 4 dead bodies of pigs and a living python were recovered from...
News Desk : The Department of Agricultural Extension says nearly 171,109 hectares of farmland have been damaged by the impact of Cyclone Remal and the subsequent heavy rain. An initial assessment of the damage on May 26 and May 27 was provided by Kamrul Islam, spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture, on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com The agricultural impact of the cyclone was felt in 48 districts, the DAE report said. The damage was particularly severe in six coastal districts –...
UNB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed relief materials among the cyclone-affected people reiterating that her government and the Awami League party will stand by them as long as they need the assistance to rebuild their lives. “We are beside you, will remain there and will provide all kinds of assistance that is needed,” she told the crowd. The prime minister was addressing a relief distribution programme at Government Mojahar Uddin Biswas Degree College at Kolapara organised by...
City Desk : Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) President Major General (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman on Sunday said it is important for everyone to understand all the connotation of this new space of influence operations so that no one is misguided. He particularly referred to Artificial Intelligence (AI) for elucidating how it can complicate the whole issue and magnify the problems that they are already facing, reports UNB. “The advent of AI has made the situation far more...
City Desk : Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee has directed its leaders and activists to help the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal. BCL President Saddam Hossain and its General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan urged them through a statement, reports BSS. The leaders said Chhatra League will play an important role for the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal in cyclonic areas. They also said Chhatra League leaders and activists will remove the affected people of cyclonic storm...
Al Amin : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) faces a significant challenge as it must collect over Tk 1.20 lakh crore in the remaining two months (May-June) to achieve its annual target. The NBR has revised its tax collection target to Tk 4.10 lakh crore for the current fiscal year. However, the revenue board has managed to collect only Tk 2.89 lakh crore in the first ten months (July-April) of the fiscal year 2023-24. According to provisional data from...
Business Report : In presence of Md Omar Faruk Khan, additional managing director of NRB Bank Limited, Md Shaheen Howlader, deputy managing director of the bank, and Dr Ahsan H Mansur, owner of Water Garden Resort & Spa, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations at bank’s corporate head office recently. Under the deal, all cardholders of NRB Bank Ltd will enjoy up to 55% Discount on room rent from Water Garden Resort & Spa. Md Ali Akbar...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Rangpur : RAB 13 arrested two drug dealers with 1494 years of Phensedyl from Gangachra in Rangpur. RAB 13 Deputy Director (Media) Mahmud Bashir Ahmed said that they were arrested from Baraibari Jamchawra area of upazila on Sunday morning. The arrested drug dealers are Sona Mia (35) son of Azizul Islam of Barai Bari Jam Chowra area and Mostakim Mia Liton (29), son of Abdul Khalek of the same area. RAB 13 Deputy Director (Media) Mahmud Bashir...
NN Online Report: Abdullah Al Mamun, a political worker of Bangladesh Liberal Democracy Party (LDP), assaulted in USA recently, family...
UNB : A Dhaka court on Friday granted an 8-day remand for three accused arrested in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar in India’s Kolkata. Metropolitan Magistrate Dilruba Afroz Tithi of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court granted the remand after the accused were produced before it with a prayer for a 10-day remand, said Mahfuzur Rahman, assistant police commissioner of DB. The arrestees include Amanullah alias Shimul Bhuiyan, Celesty Rahman and Faisal Ali alias Saji. MP...
Staff Reporter : UN office of high commissioner for human rights has called upon Bangladesh and other States to provide effective protection to the recently displaced Rohingyas by the fighting in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. “Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in recent days by the fighting in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection. Over one million Rohingya are...