Staff Reporter At least seven people died and 50 others were injured in different districts of the country in lightning on Monday (September 5). In Kishoreganj, at least three people, including a woman, died in three upazilas of Kishoreganj due to lightning strikes. These three tragic incidents occurred on Monday afternoon. The deceased are identified as Noor Nahar (45), wife of one Rafiqul Islam in Char Hajipur under Jinari union of Hossionpur upazila, Babul Mia (35), son of one Shukur...
News Desk : To find the authority to cancel billions of dollars in student loans, President Biden turned to two words in a 2003 law: “national emergency.” President George W. Bush had troops in Afghanistan and Iraq when Congress passed the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003. The bill gives the Secretary of Education authority to change student financial assistance programs during a war, military operation, or “national emergency.” Nineteen years later, the Biden Administration cited that...
UNB : Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at ITC Maurya Sheraton Hotel in New Delhi. The broad parameters of bilateral relations came up for discussion between Hasina and Jaishankar, MEA sources said. Emerging from the meeting with Hasina, Jaishankar took to Twitter saying “Delighted to call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh this evening.” In a separate post, he said “The warmth and frequency of our leadership level contacts...
Staff Reporter : All the major rivers except Jamuna are in spate following heavy rains for three consecutive days in the region and beyond the border, creating a sense of fear for another round of floods in the country. As a result, the major rivers of Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona districts in the north-eastern region have been rising rapidly in the late monsoon, forecasting a negative impact of climate change. According to the Flood Forecasting Warning Centre (FFWC), rivers water...
Staff Reporter : The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to suspended Mayor of the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mohammad Zahangir Alam in a defamation case filed in Faridpur. The High Court bench of Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice Md Atabullah passed the order after hearing a bail petition filed by Zahangir. Lawyer MK Rahman who appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the ex-GCC Mayor said the High Court has granted eight weeks...
Staff Reporter :The work of Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar-Gundum Railway Project is proceeding with the target of completing it by the August 2023, sources said.As per the project tenure, the 100 kilometers railway lines have to be completed within June 30 in 2024. But, the sources said that about 74 per cent work of the project was completed by Monday (August 29). “We hope that the work would be completed by June 30 in 2023. The rail communication between Dohazari of Chattogram...
Staff Reporter :Six members of a family were burnt in a gas cylinder blast in a house in of Keraniganj. The explosion took place around 5 pm on Tuesday afternoon in Model Mandail Jaola Para area of Keraniganj. The victims are identified as Shahadat Hossain, 20, Yeasin, 12, Sonia, 26, Marium, 8, Begum, 60, and Eduni Begum, 50. According to relatives, six members of a family sustained burn injuries when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in the area of Keraniganj...
The Guardian :More than two-fifths of Americans believe civil war is at least somewhat likely in the next 10 years, according to a new survey – a figure that increases to more than half among self-identified “strong Republicans”.Attendees hold Ruger revolver pistols during the NRA annual meeting in Houston, Texas, in May.US political violence is surging, but talk of a civil war is exaggerated – isn’t it?Amid heated rhetoric from supporters of Donald Trump, the findings, in research by YouGov...
Staff Reorter :The High Court on Tuesday asked the concerned authorities of the government to take action against the responsible persons after conducting a probe into the corruption allegations brought against different companies that are selling fabrics and other raw materials in the local market after importing them under bonded licenses. The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Khizir Hayat passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed in this regard. The court also issued...
Staff Reporter :Fuel oil distributors and tank lorry owners have called an indefinite strike by stopping oil extraction and supply from three depots in Khulna, protesting three-point demand, including fuel oil sales commission and reduction in tank lorry fare. The strike was called off around 5 pm on Tuesday after getting assurance from the administration.Confirming the matter to The New Nation, General Secretary Bangladesh Tank Lorry Association Md Farhad Hossain said that the ongoing indefinite strike has been called off.He...
