Staff Reporter :World Bank (WB) Vice-President for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser will arrive in Dhaka in his maiden...
Day: September 19, 2022
Staff Reporter :A man was hacked to death by the rival people of Chakmaiya group at Mochni Rohingya camp of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ilias, 40, son of one late Nasir Ahmed of B Block of Mochnig camp. He was also an active member of Salman Shah group in the camp. Mohammad Rubel, the son of the deceased, said, “On Sunday morning, members of the Chakmaiya group came to the...
Staff Reporter :Two teen students were stabbed in a senior-junior gang conflict in the capital’s Jurain on Saturday night (Sep 17). The incident took place on the Jurain Haji Khorshed Ali Road of city at 9 pm.The injured students have been identified as Ashraf Zahid, 16, of class XII, and Rabbi, 18, SSC candidate.After the incident, both injured students were rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.The injured Rabbi’s father Jisan Bhuyan said that on...
Staff Reporter :Foreign loans are needed to accelerate the country’s development as the country’s debt repayment position is not sound.Though foreign debt plays a vital role in development, it is needed to be cautious to take excessive foreign loans. Besides, loan agreements are placing frequently without reviewing the terms of the agreements properly though the interest rate on foreign loans is 0.75 per cent-1.5 per cent.Different stakeholders of the government said this while addressing a seminar on ‘Foreign debt management to...
News Desk :The government is working to revise the “Renewable Energy Policy of Bangladesh 2008” to make it more effective in the changed energy and power sector scenario.Official sources said, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda), the focal organization under Power Division of the government, has already appointed a consultant, reports UNB.The consultant – Development Technical Consultants Pvt. Ltd (DTCL) – has started reviewing the existing renewable energy policy, REPB-2008, and organize focus group discussion for stakeholders.According to renewable...
BBC Online :One of the biggest typhoons ever to strike Japan has made landfall on the southern island of Kyushu.Typhoon...
Staff Reporter :Election Commissioner Md Alamgir has said that the Election Commission has decided to use EVMs in the upcoming national elections based on the opinions of the political parties. He made the comment in an attempt to clear the controversy over conflicting information about political parties’ stance on EVM use.“The Election Commission has taken the decision to use EVMs in 150 constituencies in the national polls taking into consideration the written statements and video clips of the political parties...
News Desk :Bangladesh reported 527more Covid cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning.With no new deaths reported country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,339 while with the new infections, the total caseload rose to 2,017,614, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.The daily case test positivity rate jumped to 12.72 per cent from Saturday’s 9.66 per cent from as 4,143 samples were tested. The mortality rate remained unchanged at 1.45 percent while the recovery rate declined...
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday accused the government of trying to create anarchies across the country. He said that the ruling party Awami League men are attacking BNP’s peaceful programmes in several parts in the country only for creating anarchy.“You see, when we have started a peaceful movement protesting the people’s suffering on essential prices hiking, the government unleashed its muscle powers, party men to foil our programmes across the country,” Mirza Fakhrul said...
Staff Reporter :The Election Commission (EC) has decided to remove Chattogram’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Mominur Rahman from the post of returning officer in zila parishad election.The decision has been taken on charges of playing a biased role.Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana disclosed it to journalists at her Nirbachan Bhaban office in the city’s Agargaon on Sunday.It has been alleged that the DC, who is also the returning officer, sought vote and prayed for victory of Awami League candidate ATM Peyarul...
AP : Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations Sunday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II – a spectacular display of national mourning that will also be the biggest gathering of world leaders for years.U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders have flown into London for the funeral, to which around 500 royals, heads of state and heads of government from around the globe have been invited.As the dignitaries poured...