Day: September 30, 2024
Tarique calls for urgency in relief effort for flood-hit northern districts
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged the interim government to swiftly conduct relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected areas of the country’s north, side-by-side with necessary measures to prevent river erosion.
In a statemen…
IMF team deeply saddened by the loss of lives and injuries during recent public uprising in Bangladesh
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Chris Papageorgiou expresses their profound sadness over the loss of lives and injuries during the recent public uprising in Bangladesh.
The team visited Dhaka from September 24 to 30 to discus…
DMP takes action against 19,962 battery-run rickshaws in Dhaka during weeklong drive
Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken actions against 19,962 battery-run rickshaws in separate drives in the past seven days till September 28.
During the drive police also disconnected the electric cables of 9,301 battery-r…
Countrywide joint forces drive: 110 arrested, 243 arms seized in 26 days
Law enforcers have arrested 110 people and recovered 243 of looted firearms during the ongoing nationwide joint operation till Monday.
The drive started on September 4.
The breakdown of the 243 looted arms that have been recovered is as follows: 13 …
Ex-DB officer remanded for 3 days over killing of Suman Sikder during July movement
Former Assistant Commissioner (Gulshan Zone) of the Detective Branch (DB), Iftekhar Mahmood, has been placed on a three-day remand in connection with the killing of Suman Sikder during the anti-discrimination student movement.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magi…
3 BNP activists’ families in Kushtia file cases, years after they were killed in ‘crossfires’
Six years after three BNP workers were killed in what police passed off as separate ‘crossfires’, their families on Monday filed official complaints accusing several police officers and local political figures.
The complaints were lodged at Daulatpur…
Automation of public financial services curbing corruption, enhancing efficiency: Finance Adviser
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has highlighted the role of automated government financial services in combating corruption and improving efficiency within public financial management.
Speaking as the Chief Guest at the launch of several online p…
Ex-Sirajganj MP Henry, her husband arrested from Moulvibazar
Rapid Action Bangladesh (RAB) has arrested former lawmaker for Sirajganj-2 Jannat Ara Henry and her husband Md Labu Talukdar, former chairman of Sirajganj Zilla Parishad, from Moulvibazar on Monday.
A team of RAB-9 conducted a drive in Sonapur area o…