Day: October 7, 2024
India-Bangladesh trade through Benapole to remain suspended for 5 days
Trade between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port will remain suspended for five days from October 9 due to Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindus.
Despite the suspension of import-export activities, the movement of pas…
Professionalism most important pillar of media freedom: Nahid
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said on Monday professionalism of journalists is the most important pillar of media freedom, stressing that media workers financial issues need to be addressed to ensure their dignity.
‘We want to loo…
Govt mulls cutting duty on rice import to tame prices: Officials
The government is considering reducing the import duty on rice in an effort to stabilise rice prices in the country.
Sources at the finance, commerce, and food ministries indicate that this decision is being contemplated due to recent floods that se…
Nylon fence erected in 40 kms of Sundarbans to tackle human-wildlife conflict
The Forest Department has installed nylon fence in 40-km areas at critical locations in the Sundarbans to halt the entry of tigers, deer and other wild animals to locality and increase the tiger population in the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Sou…
Mahmudur Rahman urges interim govt to keep spirit of July revolution alive
Acting editor of Amar Desh newspaper, Mahmudur Rahman, has called on the interim government to keep the spirit of the July revolution alive.
He made this demand at the Palashi intersection of the capital on Monday afternoon while attending a rally i…
426 deaths, 813 injuries in road crashes during September, says Road Safety Foundation
At least 426 people died and 813 others were injured in 392 road accidents across the country in September, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
RSF prepared the report based on information from nine national dailies, seven onl…
Durga Puja: IGP assures three-tier security strategy across Bangladesh
Ahead of Durga Puja, security has been significantly ramped up across nearly 31,500 puja mandaps nationwide. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today said that members of the Ansar and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be on 24-hour d…
Ban BCL: Chhatra Odhikar Parishad issues 24hr ultimatum
Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad on Monday issued a 24 hour ultimatum demanding a ban on Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of Bangladesh Awami League.
President of Dhaka University unit of Chhatra Odhikar Parishad Bin Yeamin Molla…