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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a $200 million loan to Bangladesh to modernize and strengthen the power distribution system in the rapidly growing industrial and urban areas of Dhaka and its surroundings. With this money the capacity of the power distribution infrastructure will be increased as well as the reliability, efficiency and stability of the supply system will be improved.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 465 people during regular anti-crime drives across the capital over the past 24 hours. A total of 45 cases were filed at different police stations during the period.
A group of miscreants held a gold trader and his brother hostage at gunpoint in Keraniganj, Dhaka, shot them and looted around 20 to 25 bhori of gold. Later, the two injured, Antar Sarkar (25) and his cousin Rajib Sarkar (20), were rescued in a bullet-hit condition and admitted to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital.
A secluded area. Bamboo groves and trees all around, with hardly any people in sight. The Karatoya River lies about half a kilometre to the east. A village is roughly half a kilometre to the south, while another is about a kilometre to the north. In between is a quiet path leading toward agricultural fields.
The law sets a deadline of 180 working days. In reality, it takes an average of nearly three years and seven months—around 1,370 days—to conclude a case of violence against women and children. That is roughly seven and a half times the statutory timeframe. Each case, on average, comes up for hearing 22 times. A study by the Bangladesh Supreme Court, based on an analysis of 4,040 cases heard by 46 Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals in 32 districts between January and June this year, paints this picture. The study also found that the conviction rate in these cases was just 3 percent.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh’s women’s cricket team have ended their campaign at the Asian Games. Now, the men’s team are waiting to take the field. Led by Litton Das, the Bangladesh men’s cricket team will leave the country on Thursday to take part in the Asian Games. Before their departure, Litton said their only target is to win the gold medal.
Lionel Messi has offered a first glimpse of a special No. 10 jersey he is set to wear in what is expected to be his final appearance for Argentina.
Will Jacks produced a career-best 5-22 with the ball and scored an unbeaten 46 as England beat Sri Lanka by 89 runs in the first ODI at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday (September 22).
India led by Shreyas Iyer has beaten Japan by only 2 runs in a 5-over match. The gap in the positions of the two teams in the world ranking is huge. Not even a speck of that gap was seen on the field. Rather India had come under real pressure in the bowling of Japan.
Zinnat Akter has ensured at least a bronze medal by securing a place in the semi-final in the 52 kg weight category of wushu, bringing an end to the wait of a long 40 years. A medal has again been ensured for Bangladesh in an individual event at the Asian Games.
England fast bowler Mark Wood has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 36 after a long battle with injuries, bringing an end to an 11-year career.
The powerful “Super El Niño” expected this year could intensify extreme heat worldwide, potentially causing an additional 451,000 heat-related deaths through February, researchers at the Climate Impact Lab at the University of Chicago have warned. The figure is not a count of actual deaths, but an estimate of excess deaths compared with a normal year.
Male CEOs and managers with daughters may be more likely to improve employment opportunities for women in their companies, according to a study published in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Global oil prices fell on Wednesday (September 23) as expectations of increased Middle Eastern supplies and hopes for renewed US-Iran diplomacy eased concerns over prolonged supply disruptions.
Thirty-four Jamaat-e-Islami lawmakers are currently on a 17-day overseas trip as the party-led 11-party alliance carries out a long march over an eight-point set of demands, including calls to address gas and power shortages and other government issues.
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said fuel prices in Bangladesh remain significantly lower than in many other countries, as the government faces rising costs amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.
The Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has expelled eight leaders and activists of its Jagannath University (JnU) unit following a clash between rival factions on campus, while another joint convener was served a show-cause notice over alleged organisational indiscipline.
Gazi Nazrul Islam, a lawmaker from the Satkhira-4 constituency, and his first wife, Maksuda, have been taken into police custody following the recovery of the hanging body of his 19-year-old second wife, Mariam Khatun, from a flat at NAM Bhaban in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
A secluded area. Bamboo groves and trees all around, with hardly any people in sight. The Karatoya River lies about half a kilometre to the east. A village is roughly half a kilometre to the south, while another is about a kilometre to the north. In between is a quiet path leading toward agricultural fields.
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Bangladesh and Azerbaijan have signed an agreement to waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports, easing official travel between the two countries.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have expressed their commitment to further strengthening Bangladesh-Türkiye relations and exploring new areas of cooperation based on shared interests and priorities.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a $200 million loan to Bangladesh to modernize and strengthen the power distribution system in the rapidly growing industrial and urban areas of Dhaka and its surroundings. With this money the capacity of the power distribution infrastructure will be increased as well as the reliability, efficiency and stability of the supply system will be improved.
