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Rain accompanied by gusty wind likely: Met office

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places across the country, said a met office weather forecast for the next 24 hours from 9am today (May 24).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder accompanied by

Gazipur city polls tomorrow

All preparations are complete to hold elections to Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) tomorrow amid much competition among candidates and enthusiasm among voters. Ruling Awami League pick Azmat Ullah and independent Zaida Khatun are vying for the mayoral post. Zaida Khatun is the mother

Qatar keen to strengthen relations with Bangladesh

Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that his country is keen to strengthen its friendly relations with Bangladesh. He said this during a bilateral meeting with her at Raffles Tower. During the

Saudi Arabia offers huge investments in Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia has offered to make a large scale of investment in various sectors of Bangladesh.  Saudi Arabian Minister of Investment Khalid A. Al-Faliah and Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim came up with the offer when they jointly called on Prime Minister Sheikh

43 arrested in DMP's anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 24) arrested 43 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

US condemns BNP leader’s instigative comment against PM

The United Embassy (US) to Dhaka today (May 23) said it condemns the use of any inflammatory language, intimidation, or threats of violence as a local BNP leader in Rajshahi recently threatened Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to “sent to the graveyard”. “The U.S. Embassy

Woman found dead near BUET

The police recovered body of an unidentified woman from the footpath next to BUET in the capital during the storm. The incident happened around 8:30 PM on Tuesday (May 23). Sub-Inspector (SI) Azad Rahman of Chawkbazar police station confirmed the matter. He said the deceased

Six Natore students expelled for taking liquor

Six students of Dighapatia PN High School in Natore has been allegedly expelled for drinking liquor in school. The headmaster of the school, Abdul Alim, confirmed the matter on Tuesday (May 23) evening. He said yesterday the alleged students were sitting on the unused stairs of the

RAB DG Khurshid gets one year extension

The government has extended the current Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) M Khurshid Hossain's tenure by one more year. The tenure of Khurshid Hossain's service is going to end on next June 5. Public Administration Ministry issued a circular in this regard

Bangladesh PM attends Qatar Economic Forum in Doha

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday (May 23). The forum is being held at Fairmont & Raffles Hotels in Lusail city from May 23-25. The premier arrived in Qatar today to attend the forum at the

Rain with gusty wind likely: Met Office

Bangladesh Met office predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 23).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or

Bandarban mine blast kills one, injures another 

A worker was killed while another was critically injured in a mine explosion in the border area of Ruma Upazila of Bandarban. Ruma Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Muhammad Alamgir Hossain confirmed the matter. Details will be provided soon after investigating the occurrence scene, he

Trial extraction begins from Bhola's new gas field 

State-run exploration company Bapex has extracted gas on an experimental basis from the country's newly declared 29th gas field Ilisha-1 in Bhola. The extraction was inaugurated on Monday night under the management of Gazprom, a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy

Dhaka Wasa new chairman Sujit Kumar Bala 

Professor Sujit Kumar Bala has been appointed as the new chairman of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Board. He will succeed former Dhaka Wasa chairman Dr Golam Mostafa. A circular signed by Md Akbar Hossain, deputy secretary of Local Government Division,

Report: Extreme weather’s toll is millions of deaths, trillions in damage

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released an updated report Monday, May 22, on the toll extreme weather has taken on the world. According to the report, from 1970 to 2021, extreme weather, climate and water-related events have killed more than 2 million people and caused $4.3

37 arrested in DMP's anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 23) arrested 37 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Sudip Nath of Banglanews gets Green Journalist Award for 3rd time

Sudip Chandra Nath, staff correspondent of banglanews24.com in Tripura, has been nominated for the Green Journalist Award 2022, by Tripura Biodiversity Board.  He has been selected for the award for his regular reporting on biodiversity, nature and environment, forest,

ACC sends letters to 7 countries to trace ex-OC Pradeep's assets

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sent letters to seven countries seeking information on the assets of ex-police officer Pradeep Kumar Das, who is in prison after being convicted of corruption and murder of an ex-army officer. ACC Commissioner Dr Mozammel Haque Khan told this to

Six held over BRTA server hack

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives arrested six members of a gang for their alleged involvement in stealing over Tk 1 crore by hacking BRTA’s technical support company’s server. RAB's Legal and Media Wing Senior Assistant Director (ASP) ANM Imran Khan

Drug case: 7 including Rohingya get life term in Cox's Bazar 

A Chattogram court has sentenced seven people, including a Rohingya, to life imprisonment in a drug case in Cox's Bazar. Besides, the court also fined Tk 2 lakh each.  The convicts are Md Muharram Ali, Md Aman Ullah, Abdul Munaf, Md Zahid Hossain, Noor Alam, Abdur Shukkur,