After the increase in fuel oil prices, bus owners have decided to raise fares by Tk 50 per passenger on various routes from Dhaka to Khulna and other parts of the southern region.
Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said action will be taken as per law against Member of Parliament for Satkhira-4 constituency Gazi Nazrul Islam if a letter is received from parliament. However, he said no letter has yet been received from parliament on the matter.
The government was forced to raise fuel prices amid the worsening crisis in the Middle East, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit said on Monday (September 21).
Police have sought seven days’ remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife, Maksuda Islam, in a case filed over the alleged abetment of suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun.
The death toll from a massive explosion and fire at a gas cylinder-laden vehicle in Ashulia has risen to eight, with several victims yet to be identified.
Police have moved to seek seven-day remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife, Maksuda Begum, in a case filed over the alleged abetment of suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun.