Dhaka, Jan 1 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday hoped that the country will get rid of both coronavirus and ‘autocracy’ in the New Year, 2021.
Year: 2021
Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 17 deaths, 990 new cases
Dhaka, Jan 1 – Bangladesh recorded another 17 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, pushing up the national tally to 7,576.
Severe cold threatens Boro paddy seedling output in Kurigram
Kurigram, Jan 1 – A cold snap, disrupting life in the northern part of Bangladesh, will likely damage the Boro seedbeds if the weather does not improve and potentially trigger a seedling crisis.
Covid pandemic dampens New Year celebrations all over
Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.
Hill cutting in Chittagong: Toma group fined Tk 50 crore
Chittagong, Dec31 -The Department of Environment (DOE) has fined Toma group of construction, a contracting firm, Tk 50 crore for cutting hill illegally in Loghagara Upazila of Chattogram during the work of Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line project.
Dhaka’s canals, drainage now under 2 City Corporations
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWasa) has handed the responsibility of drainage system management and canals in Dhaka to the city corporations to solve the water logging woes.
Farida elected president, Ilyas GS of Jatiya Press Club
Dhaka, Dec 30 – Farida Yasmin of the Daily Ittefaq made history by getting elected as the first female president of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) on Thursday.
Monirul Moula new Managing Director and CEO of IBBL
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has appointed Mohammed Monirul Moula as its Managing Director and CEO. He will assume the office on 1 January 2021. He has been an Additional Managing Director of this bank.