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Meat sold at designated shops in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) areas must carry an official inspection seal from the city corporation’s health officials, DSCC Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Md Abdus Salam said Monday (August 31).
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 416 people in a 24-hour drive across the capital and filed 30 cases over various allegations, police said.
Jahidul Islam, 35, alias ‘Pichchi Jahed’, who was listed as the No. 1 criminal on a Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) watchlist, was hacked to death in Satkania months after returning home on bail.
The Daspara village in Rangpur appears unusually silent even after four members of the same family were murdered. Four people were killed inside a house in the densely populated neighbourhood, yet residents of neighbouring houses say they knew nothing and heard no screams. The victims were Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, their daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, and son Ayush Chakraborty Priyam.
Nine years ago this month, nearly 1.2 million Rohingya fled Rakhine State to Bangladesh to escape brutal military crackdowns in Myanmar. When they crossed the border, they believed they were seeking temporary shelter and would soon find an opportunity to return to their homeland. But nine years on, that wait remains unending. What was meant to be a temporary refuge has, over time, turned into a seemingly permanent exile.
“দায় খুঁজতে খুঁজতে বছরের পর বছর পার। জলবদ্ধতা তো খালি বাড়েই ”
India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi has broken a 57-year-old Duleep Trophy record, becoming the youngest player to score a half-century in the tournament at just 15 years and 157 days.
Bangladesh will begin their campaign in the 10th edition of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup when they face Indonesia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday night (August 31).
Germany retained the men’s Hockey World Cup title after beating Spain 1-0 in a tightly contested final at the Belfius Hockey Arena in Wavre, Belgium, on Sunday night (August 31).
Emiliano Martinez endured a difficult Chelsea debut as the Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper conceded three goals, but the Blues held on for a thrilling 4-3 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (August 30).
Sheffield United is advancing on the path of permanently bringing Bangladeshi-origin English midfielder Hamza Choudhury into the team. England’s media The Star has informed that the contract of returning to Sheffield from Leicester City is almost final.
Fatema Akhtar has become the first Bangladeshi woman surfer to qualify for the Asian Games. Hailing from Maheshkhali, her family moved to Cox's Bazar town due to financial constraints. Her father sells betel leaf in Kalatali on the outskirts of the city to make a living.
The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal and China’s Tibet region has risen to 919, while nearly 4,800 people remain missing as rescue operations continue along the Himalayan border.
A large number of women and girls have been affected by the devastating flash floods and landslides in Nepal, with the UN's gender agency warning of increased risks of violence, exploitation and lack of access to essential healthcare. The first gender alert published by UN Women on Sunday, August 30, said an estimated 157,050 women and girls in Nepal's Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts have been directly and indirectly affected by the flash floods and landslides of August 26 .
Head teacher of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School of Trishuli Valley in Nuwakot district of Nepal Rajendra Dawadi’s rapid steps have saved the lives of 1,643 students when one village after another was being submerged in the devastating flood of Nepal.
BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister's Political Adviser Mirza Abbas is returning home after undergoing medical treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for over five months . He is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 9pm on Wednesday (September 2) .
Islami Andolan Bangladesh Ameer and Charmonai Pir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim has said that while the BNP had given the people various promises before the election, there is no visible progress in fulfilling those commitments even six months after forming the government.
Although tensions in Brahmanbaria over the remarks of Member of Parliament and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah have eased, the party's scheduled programme has been relocated. The NCP changed its venue after being denied permission to hold its organisational coordination meeting and political workshop at the district Shilpakala Academy.
Hasnat Abdullah, Member of Parliament for Cumilla-4 constituency, has expressed regret over a misunderstanding created by his recent remarks regarding the Brahmanbaria incident. In a social media post on Saturday (August 29), he apologised to the people of Brahmanbaria.
The Daspara village in Rangpur appears unusually silent even after four members of the same family were murdered. Four people were killed inside a house in the densely populated neighbourhood, yet residents of neighbouring houses say they knew nothing and heard no screams. The victims were Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, their daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, and son Ayush Chakraborty Priyam.
On the dawn of August 24, 1995, the lifeless, bloodied body of a teenage girl lay by the roadside in front of the BRAC office at Raniganj intersection in Dinajpur town. Her name was Yasmin Akter. According to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and most reliable accounts, she was only 14 years old. At an age when a girl should have been carrying schoolbooks, Yasmin’s lifeless body lay on a city street in the early morning light. She had been working as a domestic helper in a Dhaka household and was travelling by bus to return to her mother in Dinajpur.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Humayun Kabir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, August 30.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of six other countries have congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming office as President of Bangladesh.
National Film Award-winning actress Sadika Parvin Popy, who has remained away from acting for several years, says she wants to spend the rest of her life seeking peace, self-purification and closeness to God.
A shortage has been created in the electricity supply in the country due to the crisis of fuel and gas. As a result many have to remain without electricity for a long time starting from the busy time of the day to the time of rest at night. Such a situation in the heat can naturally increase irritation, discomfort and mental pressure. However according to the experts it is also possible to put the time of load shedding to use for mental peace and physical exercise by developing some conscious habits.
Depositors of Sammilito Islami Bank will be able to withdraw money beyond the limits set under the Bangladesh Bank’s existing scheme in cases of urgent need, as the newly formed lender moves to restore normal banking operations.
