Category: General
Former Rajshahi MP Asaduzzaman Asad arrested
Asaduzzaman Asad, former lawmaker from Rajshahi-3, was arrested in a case over assault and killings during the recent anti-discrimination student movement on Sunday.
A team of Detective Branch arrested him from the capital’s Baridhara area, said ASP …
Dakshinkali Municipality releases water to Lalitpur
The Dakshinkali Municipality has released water to Lalitpur on the request of Minister for Water Supply Pradeep Yadav.
Minister Yadav on Saturday urged the people’s representatives and locals of Dakshinkali to ‘cooperate’ in supplying drinking water …
IME Group chips in Rs 50 million to Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund
The Global IME Bank, IME Group and the associated companies have chipped in Rs 50 million to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund.
IME Group’s Executive Chairperson Chandra Prakash Dhakal handed over a cheque bearing the amount to Prime Minister…
“Invisible Stories”: AFD stages maiden edition of puppet play
Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) has recently hosted the first show of the puppet theatre titled ‘Invisible Stories’ by a duo of Bangladeshi artists, Diana Meriline and Md Farhad Ahmed, under French puppeteer Laurie Cannac’s direction of her very own…
Shakib’s LA Waves start with defeat against New York Lions
Shakib Al Hasan’s Los Angeles Waves marked a disappointing start in the 2024 edition of the United States National Cricket League (US NCL), falling short against the New York Lions by 19 runs in the first match at the University of Texas Cricket Stadi…
Dengue: 4 more die, 1,225 hospitalised in 24hrs
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 186 this year.
During this period, 1,225 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, acco…
Khulna steel silo for wheat nears completion, set to enhance food storage
Khulna Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Saiful Islam inspected the near-completion of a state-of-the-art steel silo for wheat, part of the Maheshwarpasha Modern Food Preservation Project, during a site visit this morning.
Located within the Maniktala Foo…
Travel ban imposed on former NSI DG, his wife
A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Major General (retd) TM Jobayer, and his wife Fahamina Masud.
Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Acting) Farzana Yasmin passed the ord…