Dhaka January 22, 2025, 6:41 am
He took charge on Sunday night after SM Jahangir Alam Sarker was withdrawn for negligence of duty over the murder of madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi, said Assistant Inspector General (Media and Public Relations) Sohel Rana.
The banners hoisted at a number of high-rise buildings in the city warning about their fire hazards have disappeared in less than two months after the deadly Banani fire incident.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, who was undergoing treatment in Singapore, will return home on Wednesday.
A number of Bangladeshis are feared to be among those who drowned in Friday’s boat capsize in the sea while attempting to reach Europe from Libya.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London this morning concluding her 10-day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).
The district administration, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) are taking steps to evacuate the people from the hillsides in the city before the rainy season starts.
Bangladesh has asked Myanmar to come up with a ‘clear roadmap’ for the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar and identify all the issues that are hindering and obstructing the repatriation process.
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, held under 10 education boards, were published on Monday, showing a pass percentage of 82.20.
The parliamentary standing committee on civil aviation and tourism today recommended to finish the construction work of the 3rd terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at the earliest possible time.
Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said sudden retrenchment of journalists by any print or electronic media cannot be acceptable by any means.
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Sunday urged the real estate companies to think out of the box to provide affordable housing to people in the cities.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Sunday said providing legal aid to the poor and helpless people is an essential responsibility of the state.
The High Court on Sunday summoned the chief executive officers (CEOs) of two Dhaka city corporations asking them to appear before it on May 15 to explain their reports on steps taken to check air pollution in their respective
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to provide assistance to cyclone Fani victims after quick ascertainment of loss and damage.
River transport services across the country are in full operation again after being suspended for three days due to Cyclone Fani.
The conviction rate in the graft cases lodged by the anti-graft watchdog also fell last year after a steady rise in the previous three years.
A minor and a housewife were killed in Noakhali and Bhola districts on Friday night as cyclone Fani lashed the coastal areas of the country.
Bangladesh took full-scale preparations to face the Cyclone Fani, the biggest in years, that pounded eastern India on Friday, sending coconut trees flying and cutting off power, water and telecommunications.
The severe cyclonic storm “Fani” weakened into a cyclonic storm and moved over Satkhira, Jashore and Khulna regions and adjoining areas on Saturday morning.
A two-year-old child has died and 30 people were injured in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila as cyclone Fani has moved over Bangladesh.
