Rivers continue to swell
Major rivers in north, north-eastern and south-eastern regions continued to swell rapidly due to heavy rains in the cross border upstream and inside Bangladesh.
Number of dengue patients hospitalised crosses 50,000
The number of hospitalised dengue patients this year rose to 49,999 as of 8:00am Friday since January 1 after dengue took an alarming turn recently prompting many caregivers to refer to the situation as no less than an epidemic.
Govt backtracks on rawhide export
The government has apparently backtracked on its decision to allow rawhide export as tannery owners on Wednesday promised that they would start procuring raw hide of sacrificial animals at the government-mandated prices from August 17 (Saturday).
PAYRA PORT DREDGING Payra port dredging: Negotiations for Tk 8,643cr Belgian loan at final stage
The government’s negotiations for borrowing Tk 8,643 crore from Belgian Export Credit Agency for dredging Payra Port’s main channel Rabnabad is at the final stage.
ROHINGYA RETURN Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start fresh attempt
Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, officials said on Thursday, nearly a year after a major attempt failed.
TURAG RIVER DEMARCATION River Commission, BIWTA at loggerheads
National River Conservation Commission and Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority are at loggerheads over the demarcation of the Turag River.
India's Modi warns of 'unchecked population explosion'
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi warned Thursday of the risks of an ‘unchecked population explosion’ in the nation of 1.3 billion people, the first time he has raised the issue, and called for family planning measures.
16 killed in road accidents
At least 16 people were killed in separate road accidents in Feni, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Sirajganj and Tangail on Thursday.
PM pays homage to Sheikh Mujib
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning paid tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, at his mazar in Tungipara on the occasion of his 44th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day.
Canada, US keep decisions on fugitive Mujib killers pending
The government has renewed engagements with Canada and the United States to bring back SHMB Noor Chowdhury and MA Rashed Chowdhury, two of the six fugitives convicted of the murder of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
