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Category: Governance
Relief plunderers won’t be spared Minister
The public representatives who will plunder relief materials or get involved in any other irregularity will not be spared, warned LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam. The minister came up with the warning while talking to reporters after visiting a number…
PM’s videoconference with officials of 8 districts Monday
Dhaka, April 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a videoconference with the public representatives and officials of eight districts of Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions Monday on the present coronavirus situation in the country.
AL leader in Rajshahi jail over misappropriating OMS rice
A court here on Sunday sent a local Awami League leader to jail in a case filed over seizure of 67 sacks OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme from…
Six govt admin officials diagnosed with Covid-19 so far
Six officials of the BCS (Admin) cadre have so far tested positive for coronavirus, says Public Administration Secretary Sheikh Yusuf Harun.
Human beings cannot be treated badly, new IGP tells Police
Dhaka, April 18 – Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed on Saturday asked his officials to implement lockdown properly, keeping people’s movements restricted except in urgent need as it has been effective in various places of the country to…
2 more UP chairmen to be suspended over relief distribution
The Local Government Division (LGD) is going to suspend two union parishad chairmen and three members over irregularities during relief distribution following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
BD HR Commission wants kitchen market duration extended
Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) on Saturday urged the concerned authorities to extend the kitchen market hours by three more hours to lessen the pressure in the morning.
WHO warns ‘eye of storm’ as some EU countries ease measures
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday described the continent as being in the “eye of the storm” as some European countries start to reopen over signs of a slowing in the spread of the…
DMP to enforce social distancing strictly from Saturday
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is going to take a hard line from Saturday to ensure social distancing in the capital. The decision was taken at a meeting between Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and DMP Commissioner Shafiqul Islam and senior police…
Barishal AL leader jailed for misappropriating govt rice
A mobile court on Friday sentenced Banaripara Upazila AL Vice-President Yusuf Ali to a six-month imprisonment for embezzling government rice.
Ex-Arakan Liberation Party member shot dead in Bandarban
A former member of Arakan Liberation Party, also known as ‘Mogh Party’, was shot dead in Kanaijopara area of Rowangchhari upazila on Friday morning.
Manikganj wedding stopped; bride, groom on home-quarantine
The local administration has sent the bride and the bridegroom on quarantine in Saturia upazila after stopping the wedding ceremony which drew a mass gathering.
BAF aircraft leaves for China Friday to bring in medical aids
Sixteen aircrew of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will start for China on Friday by a BAF C-130J aircraft to bring in essential healthcare aids from China to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Air Commodore Md Zahidur Rahman will lead the…
Offer Tarabi prayers at home, PM asks people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Muslim devotees to say their Tarabi prayers at their respective homes instead of mosques during the upcoming month of holy Ramadan.
South Korea election: Ruling party wins amid virus outbreak
The party of South Korean President Moon Jae-in has won a decisive victory in parliamentary elections, with voters backing the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Irregularities in relief distribution won’t be tolerated: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday warned that the government will never tolerate the misuse of relief materials saying that those who are involved in irregularities in this regard must face action irrespective of their political affiliation.
4 UP chairmen, 5 members suspended over relief goods theft
The Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry has suspended four Union Parishad chairmen and five members for irregularities in distribution of relief materials amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Gazipur, M’singh, Keraniganj need strict lockdown: Minister
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Wednesday said Gazipur, Mymensingh, and Keraniganj should be put under strict lockdown as they reached the same coronavirus infection level of Narayanganj.
Two suspected robbers killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Bejgaon bus terminal area of Sreenagar Upazila on Tuesday. Md Enayet Hossain Mannan, superintendent of police of Rab-11 in Munshiganj, said the duo committed robbery at…
9 Tabligh Jamaat members quarantined in Jessore
Nine members of Tabligh Jamaat were sent to quarantine at a school in Jashore Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Give Tk 8,000 to 19mn households each for two months: CPD
Dhaka, April 14 – The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has proposed providing with Tk 8,000 per month for two months to each of 1.9 crore households, close to the lower poverty line, as COVID-19 pandemic put the poor people…
Javed Patwary new ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Dhaka, April 13 – The government has appointed Mohammad Javed Patwary, outgoing inspector general of police (IGP), as the country’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
PM unveils 4 steps to tackle economic fallout from Covid-19
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday announced her government’s four strategic programmes which will be implemented in three phases until 2023-24 fiscal year to overcome the possible adverse impact on the national economy due to the global outbreak of Covid-19.
19 docs among 44 health workers of Sylhet on home quarantine
Forty four health workers including 19 physicians of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital were sent to home quarantine on Monday as they came into contact with a COVID-19 patient.
Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules
As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious virus and making sure they can still make a living or even…
Stern action against irregularities over OMS rice: Minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday said stern action will be taken against those involved in selling Open Market Sale (OMS) rice in the black market.
Dealer held with 300kg OMS rice in Gaibandha
Police have arrested a dealer with 300kg OMS rice meant for sale to the poor at Tk 10 per kg under a government programme.
Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump’s pandemic response
Washington, April 13 – By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in the Swiss Alps, the president on Jan. 22…
48 fined Tk 29,000 for defying social-distancing guidelines
Ten mobile courts in separate drives have fined 48 people Tk 29,000 for roaming here and there in different parts of the district defying government instructions to stay at home and maintain social distancing.