Promotion of retired joint secy cancelled
Staff Reporter After reporting at The New Nation titled on `Promotion row raises vetting questions’ published on Sunday, the government has cancelled the promotion of...
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Petition against Yunus dismissed
A Dhaka court on Sunday dismissed a petition seeking permission to file a criminal case against former chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nurjahan...
11 customs officials jailed for Tk 185m embezzlement
A court has cancelled the bail of 11 customs officials and sent them to jail in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case involving allegations of laundering...
Measles death toll climbs to 758
Five more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am Sunday, raising the combined death toll to 758,...
3 bodies recovered near DMCH area
Three bodies were recovered Sunday morning from footpaths near two locations in the capital – beside Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and behind Dhaka University’s...
CAAB completes 80pc of audit preparations
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has completed around 75 to 80 percent of its preparations for two major international aviation security audits by...
Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar, Ctg-Cox’s Bazar rail services resume
Train services on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar and Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar routes resumed on Sunday after Bangladesh Railway completed emergency mending to flood-damaged tracks. Train services remained suspended...
PM seeks faster progress on Dhaka’s two waste-to-energy projects
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to expedite two major waste-to-energy projects for Dhaka, saying the schemes must be implemented on...
Torrential rains inundate Dhaka roads, disrupt city life
Torrential monsoon rains that continued throughout the night left several parts of the capital under water today, crippling traffic movement and causing widespread sufferings for...