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New directive issued on re-issuance of lost, stolen passports
New directive issued on re-issuance of lost, stolen passports
National

New directive issued on re-issuance of lost, stolen passports

The government has issued new directives regarding the re-issuance of lost, stolen or damaged passports. Under the new rules, no additional penalty fee will have to be paid for the first time a passport is lost, stolen or damaged, beyond the fixed passport fee. However, for the second and each subsequent instance of a passport being lost, stolen or damaged, an additional penalty fee of Tk 10,000 will have to be paid along with the fixed fee.

Would demand resignation if fuel price increased in Hasina’s time, should not demand now: Dr Zahed
Would demand resignation if fuel price increased in Hasina’s time, should not demand now: Dr Zahed
National

Would demand resignation if fuel price increased in Hasina’s time, should not demand now: Dr Zahed

Prime Minister’s Information Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has called for looking at the matter with the eyes of sympathy and empathy of the people after increasing the price of oil. He said, ‘If the price of fuel increased in the time of Sheikh Hasina we would demand not only protest but the resignation of Hasina. Now that should not be demanded. Because this government is an elected government, this is our government.’

Decision on Gazi Nazrul's MP post after seeing police action: Speaker
Decision on Gazi Nazrul's MP post after seeing police action: Speaker
National

Decision on Gazi Nazrul's MP post after seeing police action: Speaker

Speaker of the National Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said a decision on the parliamentary membership of Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, who has been expelled from Jamaat-e-Islami, will be taken after seeing what kind of action the police take against him.

TIB questions Gazi Nazrul’s membership of parliament
TIB questions Gazi Nazrul’s membership of parliament
National

TIB questions Gazi Nazrul’s membership of parliament

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised questions over Satkhira-4 constituency Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam remaining a member of parliament amid various incidents including allegations of relationship with the teenage Mariam Khatun, giving her a job in parliament and the temptation of giving her father a contracting licence.

More than $206 crore remittance came to country in 21 days
More than $206 crore remittance came to country in 21 days
Trade and Economy

More than $206 crore remittance came to country in 21 days

Bangladesh Bank has informed that remittance of $206 crore 30 lakh has come to the country in the first 21 days of the ongoing September. Its amount in Bangladeshi currency is about Tk 25,374 crore 90 thousand. This calculation has been made at the rate of Tk 123 per dollar.

1,600 doctors being given special training on dengue treatment: State Minister
1,600 doctors being given special training on dengue treatment: State Minister
Health & Medicine

1,600 doctors being given special training on dengue treatment: State Minister

To prevent mismanagement in the treatment of dengue patients in the country, 1,600 doctors in 40 districts are being given special training simultaneously. This day-long training has been arranged urgently with the aim of reducing the dengue death rate by ensuring scientific and quality treatment.

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