Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will take legal action if any vehicle emitting black smoke is found on city streets. The drives against vehicles, which emit black smoke, have been intensified. Following this, the DMP traffic department has filed 915 cases...
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today said a new model has been initiated as a pilot project in two wards of Patenga to resolve the water crisis in the city. “Chittagong city dwellers have been experiencing a crisis of clean water... Residents...
Read MoreBangladesh's rural transformation will depend on combining climate resilience with better access to jobs, finance, technology and markets, government and United Nations representatives said on Thursday. They made the remarks at a workshop on the mid-term review of the...
Read MoreThree people, including two women, were killed in separate road accidents in Jessore on Friday, with a bus crashing into the front portion of a madrasa and orphanage building after hitting a woman in Keshabpur. The accidents took place on the Jessore-Satkhira and...
Read MoreState Minister for Public Administration and Food Abdul Bari, who was injured in a road accident in Shibganj, Bogra, while travelling from Dhaka to his constituency in Joypurhat-2 (Kalai-Khetlal-Akkelpur), has been sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment. The state minister and...
Read MoreThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested four members of an organised syndicate allegedly involved in operating online betting and gambling platforms, facilitating illegal financial transactions and laundering money abroad. The arrestees are Md Rakibul Islam,...
Read MoreOne more child has died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Friday, raising the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 987. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified the latest casualty as suspected. With the...
Read MoreHealth and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Friday vowed to make all government hospitals in the country free of brokers. He made the remarks while briefing journalists after inspecting Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, the 250-bed District...
Read MoreThe Indian High Commission in Dhaka has urged people to remain alert to unauthorized visa agents and warned against falling for false promises of guaranteed visas, fast processing and confirmed appointment slots. In a notice, the high commission said visa touts make various...
Read MoreThree people have been sent to jail after remand in a murder case filed over the death of 15-year-old house help Mim Akter, whose body was allegedly left outside the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). On Thursday, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
Read MorePolice recovered the body of an unidentified man with his face wrapped in scotch tape from the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the city’s Banani area on Friday morning. According to police, motorists noticed the body lying on the expressway and informed the police. Later,...
Read MoreHealth and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said a measles vaccination campaign will begin nationwide towards the end of this month. He made the statement while speaking to reporters after inspecting Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on Friday. He...
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