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Flood situation: Death toll rises to 18

News —24 August, 2024 16:17

Eighteen people died and over 49 lakh people have been affected as the ongoing flood hit 77 upazilas in 11 districts of the country. Among the deaths,…

Flood situation: Death toll rises to 18

India failed to notify in advance before opening sluice gates: Rizwana

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser for the Ministry of Environment,…

India failed to notify in advance before opening sluice gates: Rizwana
Shakib, Ferdous sued for killing of garment worker

A case has been filed against ace all-rounder and former lawmaker…

Shakib, Ferdous sued for killing of garment worker

India experiences 90% drop in tourists from Bangladesh

India experiences 90% drop in tourists from Bangladesh

The recent situation in Bangladesh has led to a significant 90 per cent drop in outbound travel, according to an Economic Times report citing officials from the Travel Operators Association…

People urged to send money to CA's relief fund for flood victims

People urged to send money to CA's relief fund for flood victims

The people, who are interested to stand by the flood victims, have been urged to send money to 'Chief Adviser's Relief andWelfare Fund'. Interested people have been requested…

Menon on 5-day remand

Menon on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court on Friday placed Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon on a five-day remand in a case lodged over murder of trader Abdul Wadud in capital's New Market area during…

BGB foils BSF’s attempt to erect barbed wire fence along Lalmonirhat border

BGB foils BSF’s attempt to erect barbed wire fence along Lalmonirhat border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have stopped an attempt of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members to construct a barbed wire fence along the border in Patgram upazila in…

No legal bar on broadcasting Tarique's speech

No legal bar on broadcasting Tarique's speech

The High Court (HC) on Thursdsy cleared all legal bars on broadcasting and publishing speech or statement of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman as the court discharged the matter for…

Devastating flood affects 36 lakh in 10 districts; 2 die

Devastating flood affects 36 lakh in 10 districts; 2 die

At least two people died and nearly 36 lakh people have been affected in ten districts as the flood situation keeps worsening with the swelling of rivers caused by torrential rains…

UN calls for journalists' safety in Bangladesh

UN calls for journalists' safety in Bangladesh

The United Nations has laid emphasis on the safety and well-being of journalists in Bangladesh, allowing them to do their work. "The safety and well-being of journalists anywhere in…

Prof Yunus seeks UK govt’s support to bring back laundered money

Prof Yunus seeks UK govt’s support to bring back laundered money

Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Ynus has sought support from the British government through its envoy in Dhaka to track and get back the money laundered to the UK allegedly…

Bangladesh likely to sign international convention on enforced disappearances

Bangladesh likely to sign international convention on enforced disappearances

Bangladesh has decided to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance soon.  The issue has been discussed in the meeting of…

Khairul took Tk 19 lakh bribe to scrap caretaker system!

Khairul took Tk 19 lakh bribe to scrap caretaker system!

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has come under intense scrutiny for allegedly accepting kickbacks and rewards in exchange for his controversial verdict that dismantled the caretaker…

Hasina sued over RAB helicopter firing

Hasina sued over RAB helicopter firing

Five people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque, were implicated in a case lodged over the murder of private company employee…

Captain Tajul and Rear Admiral Sohail arrested

Captain Tajul and Rear Admiral Sohail arrested

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan police  conducted separate drives in the city’s different areas on Tuesday night and arrested Former State Minister for Liberation…

Protests at Secretariat raises serious security concerns

Protests at Secretariat raises serious security concerns

Despite the Bangladesh Secretariat being a designated Key Point Installation (KPI) area, ongoing protests by various groups are raising serious security concerns, according to multiple…

Yaba ‘kingpin’ Bodi arrested

Yaba ‘kingpin’ Bodi arrested

Abdur Rahman Bodi, Awami League-backed former lawmaker from Cox's Bazar's Teknaf constituency and much criticized for his alleged involvement in Yaba peddling from Myanmar, has been…