Category: General
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…
SECURITY DETAIL FOR EX-PRESIDENT RW TO REMAIN UNCHANGED, REVIEW PENDING
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) The Police Spokesman, DIG Nihal Thalduwa, confirmed that the security detail assigned to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, which includes 50 Special Task Force (STF) personnel, will remain intact for the time being.The ar…
People listed as unemployed through PM Employment Scheme to be assigned in post-disaster reconstruction
Kathmandu: The government has revised the work procedure to allow for the mobilization of the resource and manpower under the Prime Minister Employment Programme in the post-disaster reconstruction.
The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Secur…
5 years of Abrar Fahad’s killing: A mother’s never-ending grief
It has been five years since Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), was brutally murdered by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) leaders an…
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…
JAYASURIYA’S TERM AS INTERIM SRI LANKA CRICKET COACH EXTENDED BY ONE YEAR
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the extension of Sanath Jayasuriya’s tenure as interim head coach of the men’s national team for an additional year.Initially appointed on 7th July 2024, the former Sri Lanka captain took …
World Habitat Day being marked today
Kathmandu: The World Habitat Day is being celebrated today by organizing various programmes.
Since 1986, the Day has been celebrated on the first Monday of October at the call of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat).
It starte…
Saudi Arabia agrees to sea route proposal for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims, plans underway for 2024 trial voyage
The Saudi government has approved a proposal to send Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims via the sea route, marking a significant shift in how pilgrims may travel to the kingdom.
This announcement came following a bilateral meeting held on Sunday afternoon at…