At least 22,000 people have been detained since May 12 launch of a nationwide anti-narcotic drive, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday.
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Budget not favourable for equity: Experts
Speakers in a budget reaction programme on Monday claimed that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 is not favourable for equity and inclusive development.
PM for connectivity to boost regional cooperation
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said connectivity is very much important to establish regional communication and boost cooperation among the neighbouring countries.
AL Govt created 600000 posts on nine years: Minister
Sangsad Bhaban – The Awami League government has created more than six lakh “posts” under different ministries and agencies in the last nine years, aiming to make the administration more dynamic.
Halda – BD’s last spawning river of carps – gets death blow
Experts of a special team have recently released test results from water samples they collected from the Halda River, finding it to be extremely polluted.
Troops deployed ahead of Bangladesh’s Gazipur city polls
Dhaka, June 24 – A total of 29 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in Bangladesh’s Gazipur city ahead of the city corporation elections.
18 killed, 20 injured as bus turns turtle in Gaibandha
At least 18 people were killed and 20 others injured in a tragic road accident on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Bashkhali area under Palashbari upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
Grassroots leaders to blame if AL fails to win next polls: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the grassroots leaders and activists of Awami League will be held responsible if people do not cast their votes in favour of the party in the next general election.
PM opens AL’s new office building on 69th founding anniversary
Dhaka, Jun 23 – Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday opened the newly-constructed central office building of her party in Dhaka city.
Road crashes in 7 districts leave 31 dead, 104 hurt
Dhaka, June 23 – At least 31 people were killed and 104 others injured in road accidents in seven districts early Saturday. Among the victims, 16 were killed in Gaibandha, six in Rangpur, two each in Natore, Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Faridpur…
Maxmum security for Gazipur City election: EC
Dhaka, June 22 – The Election Commission and the administration have taken the highest strict security measures around the Gazipur City Corporation area over the civic poll scheduled to be held on June 26. A total of 16,000 security forces…
Agriculture the greatest source of water pollution: FAO
Agriculture is now the greatest source of water pollution worldwide, and among the most dangerous agro-pollutants is antibiotics and genes of resistant antibiotics, according to the FAO.
Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-0 by late goals at World Cup
St. Petersburg,(AP/UNB) — Philippe Coutinho and Neymar scored injury-time goals to help Brazil beat Costa Rica 2-0 Friday at the World Cup.
BD’s premier chamber questions corporate tax cut for banks
Speakers at a programme on Thursday described the government’s budgetary move of corporate tax cut disappointing as it applies for banks and financial institutions only and not for all.
Bangladesh clears Tk 46billion project to issue e-passports
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project involving Tk 4,635.91 crore to introduce higher technology-based e-passports to make Bangladeshi passports safer, more secure and acceptable to other countries across the world. It also…
Hearing on Rohingya issue held in ICC; decision pending
Dhaka, Jun 20 – A closed-door hearing on Bangladesh’s submission on Rohingya issue was held at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday but a decision in this regard is still waiting.
Trump backs down on migrant family separations policy
US President Donald Trump has bowed to public pressure and signed an executive order promising to “keep families together” in migrant detentions. Mr Trump reversed his own policy amid international fury over the separation of undocumented parents and children. He…
PM Hasina promises 9.9 million jobs by 2020
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said about 99 lakh new workforce would be added to the country’s manpower sector by 2020.
Pvt banks to lower lending, deposit rates from July
Private banks will charge highest 9 percent interest in lending from July next.
Prospective IT sector decries duty burden
Leaders of various IT organisations on Wednesday said that the 21.75 percent VAT and other surcharges imposed on internet is becoming a burden on them.
Gazipur City polls campaigns gain momentum
Dhaka, June 19 – Gazipur City Corporation poll campaigns are gaining momentum ignoring the inclement weather, heat, humidity and rains amid the Eid vacation and six days ahead of the election. The candidates especially Jahangir Alam of the ruling Awami…
Firoz Rashid accuses Finance Minister of helping bank theft
Jatiya Party MP Kazi Firoz Rashid on Tuesday harshly criticised Finance Minister AMA Muhith for placing the national budget for the 2018-19 fiscal which what he said is laced with both poison and honey to facilitate those plundered banks and…
Thousands marooned in Sylhet flood
Some 40,000 residents of the district’s Beanibazar upazila have been marooned in flashfloods amidst alarming rise of water levels in Surma, Kushiara and Sonai rivers.
Billions of urban citizens at risk of heatwaves, floods by 2050
New research reveals the number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked. Bold climate action by cities key to prevent 1.6 billion people being exposed to extreme heat; 800…
5 US first ladies speak out on family separations at border
New York, Jun 19 (AP/UNB) — All four former first ladies have joined the current one, Melania Trump, in an unusual united political front expressing horror at children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
bdnews24.com online paper blocked at BTRC instructions
Dhaka, June 18 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday ordered all the international internet gateway (IIG) operators to block the online news portal, bdnews24.com, immediately.
BD Man, 2 daughters crushed under train in selfie craze
They were crushed to death under the wheels of a train while taking a selfie in Eid timeout. Narsingdi, June 18 – A man and his two daughters were crushed to death under a train while taking a selfie on the rail…
Bangladesh’s Eid holidaymakers start returning to work
With the Eid vacation drawing an end on Sunday, Dhaka residents have started coming back to the capital after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones at village homes.
Floods wreak havoc – submerge Moulvibazar town: 5 killed
Moulvibazar, June 17 – Many areas of the Moulvibazar district town nearby villages, on Northeastern Bangladesh, went under water on Sunday due to a breach in the town protection dam along the Manu River.
Moudud detached from people in own constituency: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed has become detached from the people in his own constituency.