Day: October 16, 2024
Depression in Bay: Maritime ports asked to hoist distant cautionary signal no 1
Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one as the depression over Southwest Bay and adjoining area moved west-northwards over the same area.
At 6 am on Wednesday, it …
Meherpur honors Shaheed Abu Sayed with newly inaugurated stadium
A stadium has been named in honor of Shaheed Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur who was killed by police gunfire during the anti-discrimination movement in Rangpur.
The “Shaheed Abu Sayed Stadium” was inaugurated on Wednesday in…
Prof Anu Muhammad calls March 7 a pivotal event, warns against erasing history
Prominent economist and activist Prof Anu Muhammad has emphasized the historical significance of March 7, describing it not as an occasion belonging to any single political party, but as a pivotal moment of national unity and the beginning of Banglade…
Phasing out plastic products: Stakeholders for following global practice
Golam Rabbi, a resident of New Eskaton, Dhaka, engaged in a dispute with an attendant at the cash counter of a Shwapno super shop outlet in the area over a Tk 11 charge for a jute bag.
The altercation arose after the government banned the use of poly…
Bangladesh to initiate safe return of citizens from Lebanon
The government has taken an initiative to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis in phases, who got stuck in troubled Lebanon, with the first batch’s likely arrival on October 21.
The first batch may consist of at least 50 Bangladeshis, including inj…
Loco master’s quick action saves woman’s life in Narsingdi
The loco master of Karnaphuli Express Train at Narsingdi station saved a woman’s life by stopping the train just in time, preventing her from attempting suicide.
The incident occurred at 5 pm at Narsingdi station, as confirmed by Station Master ATM M…
ACC sues ex-chairman of Samabay Bank Mohiuddin Ahmed, wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC) on Wednesday filed two separate cases against former chairman of Bangladesh Samabay Bank Limited Mohiuddin Ahmed and his wife Nurjahan Begum for accumulating wealth beyond their known source of income…
Truck-auto rickshaw collision kills 2 in Chattogram
Two people, including a three-year-old girl, died, and three others were injured after a truck carrying gas cylinders collided with a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Banshkhali upazila Chattogram on Wednesday afternoon.
The incident happened at the Natundig…