Tuesday, 26 Nov, 2024

National

Teknaf thana OC suspended

COX’S BAZAR: Teknaf thana officer-in-charge has been suspended for submitting biased report in a case filed under Arms Act.Cox’s Bazar Police Super Nibas Chandra Majhi said the action was taken against OC Mohammad Khaled Chowdhury under Police Act.The suspension order was issued on

PM arrives in port city, 3rd Karnafuli bridge opening today

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the port city  Wednesday to inaugurate a number of installations including the 3rd Karnaphuli bridge, a Peaking Power Plant, Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Ltd and a new court building, under a massive development plan for

Police sincere to protect homebound people from hassle : DMP Commissioner

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque Tuesday said police members are sincerely discharging their duties to ensure a hassle-free journey for the homebound people, which would continue over three more days after Eid-ul-Fitr.   The city police boss spoke of the

Stalkers beat R&H staff to death in CÔÇÖnawabganj

CHAPAINAWBGANJ: A government employee of Roads and Highways (R&H) Department was beaten to death by the stalkers in the district town on Tuesday for protesting their activities. The deceased was identified as Abdul Hannan, 45, a security guard of R&H Department. He hailed from Alinagar

Anthrax detection: peon takes surgeonÔÇÖs seat at Bangabandhu bridge checkpoint

SIRAJGANJ: Red alert to check anthrax looks left in the red!All the three assigned surgeons were found absent from the anthrax-checking check-post on the western side of Bangabandhu Bridge while a peon was giving the proxy. This allows hundreds of cattle to cross the check-point without a

PM inaugurates Shikalbaha Peaking Power Plant

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated another gas-fired power plant at Shikalbaha in Chittagong .  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in the port city  in the morning to inaugurate three other installations including the 3rd Karnaphuli bridge, Karnaphuli Gas

Ctg jail gapes open ahead of Eid

CHITTAGONG: Prisoners are being released randomly from the jail on bail here ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, according to official figures. Earlier, 50 to 70 inmates used to be freed per day, but, in the last one week, 120 to 150 inmates came out per day on bail, said a competent

President`s amnesty <br>14 condemned convicts released, 6 in queue

RAJSHAHI: Fourteen out of 20 death-row convicts of the sensational Gama Killing case were freed from jails under a presidential amnesty on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Ten of them were set free from Dhaka Central Jail on Monday midnight and four freed from Rajshahi Central Jail on

Boy missing in Sariatpur trawler capsize

SARIATPUR: A minor boy went missing as an overcrowded trawler capsized in the Padma River in Jajira upazila Tuesday morning.The missing was identified as Nahid, 8, son of Shahed Fakir of Bilashpur village in the upazila.Witnesses said, the trawler, carrying hundreds of passengers,

One arrested for e-mail threat for top Jamaat leadersÔÇÖ release

DHAKA: A diploma engineer has been run in Dhaka from a northern backwoods for his alleged involvement in engineering e-mail threats to the government and law enforcers for the release of the top Jamaat leaders, now facing war crimes trial.The arrested person was identified as Maruf

DU goes online: separate website launched for admission

DHAKA: The University of Dhaka opened a separate website on admission so applicants can do the process online for getting admitted into the country’s premier varsity averting toils of the complaint-ridden old system. Vice-chancellor of the university Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique

17 killed in road accidents across country

DHAKA: At least 17 people were killed and another 45 injured in fatal road accidents in eight districts Tuesday, amid a pre-eid rush. In Sirajganj, a recklessly driven truck crashed into a car on the highway on the western side of Bangabandhu bridge Tuesday, leaving five people dead--four

Warehouse gutted in Ashulia

ASHULIA: A storehouse of garment wastage was gutted in a devastating fire in Ashulia’s  Jamgara area early Tuesday, leaving at least five people, including three fire fighters injured. Officer- in-charge of Ashulia police station Sirajul Islam said, “The fire might have originated

Strike in India halts trading thruÔÇÖ Hili Land Port

DINAJPUR: Trans-border trade through Hili Land Port halted Tuesday for a strike enforced across India to protest price hike of essentials, including fuels.Hakimpur Banglahili Customs C&F Agents Association President Ferdous Rahman told banglanews24.com.bd that the export-import trade

Measures taken to reduce transport hassles during Eid: Shahjahan

MANIKGANJ: Shipping Minister Shahjahan khan Tuesday said special preparation has been taken in terminal areas to ensure hassle-free journey of the homebound people ahead of Eid, as people by their thousand started heading for native places to celebrate the festival.He listed the

Poet Abdul Mannan Syed laid to rest

DHAKA: Poet Abdul Mannan Syed was buried at Azimpur graveyard at about 3 pm after a second janaza at Dhaka University Central Mosque after Johr prayers.  The first namaj-e-janaza for the eminent poet and Nazrul and Jibanananda researcher was held at Green Road mosque of the city in the

Bangladesh medical team leaves for Pakistan

DHAKA: A 39-member Bangladesh medical team comprising doctors and nurses Monday left for Karachi to conduct medical campaign for the affected people of recent devastating floods in Pakistan, a competent source said.  The medical team led by Prof Dr Abul Kalam Azad would stay in Pakistan

20 inmates to be freed from jail on presidential mercy

DHAKA: Twenty convicts with death panalty freed from jails under presidential amnesty on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr, official sources said. Ten convicts would be set free from Dhaka Central Jail and as many from Rajshahi Central Jail following an order from President Zillur Rahman.

Don`t panic for anthrax: Health Minister

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhal Haque Monday said there is nothing to get panicked about anthrax, an easily curable disease, as the government put all concerned on red alert to prevent the spread of the cattle-borne scourge.He came up with the word of hope while

Monitoring cell formed for security ahead of Eid

DHAKA: The Home Ministry formed a monitoring cell to ensure public security across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, as the biggest Muslim festival is now close by. “The monitoring cell would work to stop mugging, extortion, robbery and the black-marketing of tickets,” says the