Outgoing BNP secretary general and presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir broke down in tears while delivering his farewell speech at a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group in the National Parliament Building on Wednesday. Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman also appeared emotional during the gathering.
The Department of Environment has fined Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Sitakunda, Chattogram, Tk 5 lakh for cutting ships without renewing its environmental clearance certificate. The fine was imposed following a hearing at the regional office of the Department of Environment in Khulshi, Chattogram on Wednesday morning.
Former chief justice A B M Khairul Haque has been released from jail after securing bail in all cases against him. He walked free from the Central Jail in Keraniganj, Dhaka, around 4:15pm on Wednesday (August 19) .
The bodies of Bangladeshi nationals killed in the hotel fire in Kolkata's New Market area will be brought back to the country soon, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam.
At least five Bangladeshis were killed in a devastating fire at a residential hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street near New Market in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, early Wednesday (August 19). According to local authorities, nine people died in the incident, of whom local police have confirmed five as Bangladeshi nationals.
The presidential election scheduled for August 20 will be held without any hindrance, and there is no legal bar to it, said Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal.