Rivers are rapidly eroding houses, schools, and farmlands in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and several other districts. Many people are losing their homes and belongings in a matter of hours. As flood waters are receding in the two districts, the Brahmaputra, the Teesta, the Dharla, the Dudhkumar and the Gangadhar are eroding the banks in at least 60 places. At least 280 homes, three schools and a college have been washed away in Kurigram while in Lalmonirhat, at least 20 homesteads have...
City Desk : Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dedicated the Joliot-Curie Peace Award to the country’s people, especially the liberation war martyrs and freedom fighters. “The honour goes to those who laid down their lives for the cause of our freedom and those who valiantly fought the war . . . the Joliot Curie peace medal belongs to the entire Bengali nation; to the 75 million people of my country,” said Bangabandhu after receiving the prestigious award...
Berger extends contract with Rupali ChowdhuryBusiness DeskBerger Paints Bangladesh Limited (BPBL), has extended its contract with Rupali Chowdhury as the Managing Director for three more years owing to her exceptional and unwavering commitment to the company’s success. The recommendation was made by the esteemded members of the board of directors. Additionally, the company has also appointed Md. Mohsin Habib Chowdhury as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO). From an executive to the first female Managing Director of a leading multinational...
Reuters :A wave of water from a burst dam has killed at least 23 people in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde following heavy rains, the army’s rescue unit says. A colonial-era dam gave way on Sunday afternoon, releasing water from a small lake, said Assola Joseph, a local leader in the Mbankolo neighbourhood. Residents and rescue workers were picking through the debris of rubble, broken timber, uprooted banana trees and corrugated sheeting on a steep hillside on Monday morning. A Reuters journalist...
Staff Reporter :The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday announced that the party will boycott the talk shows of Somoy TV and Ekattor TV temporarily. The BNP Media Cell has taken the decision after consultations with senior leaders of the party with high command’s approval. A letter in this regard has been sent to the party leaders who recently participated in TV talk shows. The letter, signed by the party’s Media Cell Member Secretary Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie,...
Deutsche Welle :Denmark’s justice minister said on Friday that the Scandinavian country would ban the burning of Islam’s holy book, the Quran. The government has rejected objections put forward by some Danish opposition parties saying such a prohibition would infringe on free speech. A bill that is to be presented would “prohibit the inappropriate treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community,” Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard told reporters. He added that the legislation principally concerned burnings and...
City Desk :Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said the upcoming general election will not be held in accordance with anyone’s “prescription,” rather it will be held according to the constitution.Quader, who is also general secretary of the ruling Awami League, was speaking to journalists at the Secretariat on Sunday, the first working day after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, reports UNB. “The election in Bangladesh will not be held as per anyone’s prescription; it will be held following the...
City Desk :Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the number of motor vehicles currently registered in the country is around 57.52 lakh while the number of issued driving licence is 59.46 lakh. The minister said this in Parliament on the fourth instant while replying to a tabled question from ruling Awami League MP, M Abdul Latif from Chattogram-11. In response to another question of M Abdul Latif, Obaidul Quader said, according to the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), there...
Staff Reporter :About 98.32 lakh people have got e-passport in the country where 72 passport offices are working to provide e-passport to the citizens, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. He said it while inaugurating the e-passport activities in Sweden Stockholm as 32 number mission in abroad of Bangladesh. The home boss said currently in 64 districts about 72 passport offices are giving e-passport service. As part of the mission in abroad, today (Thursday) 32 number mission is being inaugurated...