High Court scolds government, mayors for failure
The High Court Division on Sunday scolded the government and the capital’s two mayors for letting dengue spreading across the country in an alarming way.
Stay alert to prevent dengue: PM
Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country to remain aware about the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surroundings clean to check the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.
Wholesalers agree to sell rawhides to tanners
The wholesale traders of hides and skins of the country on Sunday agreed to sell rawhides to the tannery owners as they promised to pay the traders their dues gradually.
FR Tower ACC arrests Tasvirul
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday arrested Tasvir-ul-Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower at Banani in Dhaka, over his alleged involvement in expanding the building violating the approved design.
At least 63 killed, 182 hurt in Kabul suicide explosion
At least 63 people were killed and 182 wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday.
The prosecution of Assange affects us all
WITH the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the imprisonment of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, we are seeing the US government’s blatant attack on the First Amendment. This assault now is officially acknowledged by a US federal court, where the judge dismissed a
Indian soldier killed as India, Pakistan exchange fire
India and Pakistan exchanged ‘heavy’ cross-border fire on Saturday, after New Delhi’s move to strip the restive Kashmir region of its autonomy prompted a rare meeting of the UN Security Council.
BNP to move internationally for Khaleda’s release
Opposition BNP on Saturday decided to move internationally to secure freedom and proper medical treatment of its ailing chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia as her health is deteriorating in the prison.
Additional cash incentive for RMG needs Tk200cr more
Additional one per cent cash incentive announced for the export oriented apparel industry would require the government to spend another sum of Tk200 crore.
28 Rohingyas killed in `gunfights’ in 2019
At least 28 Rohingyas, including two women, were killed in reported incidents of gunfight with law enforcement agencies and four others were found killed in Cox’s Bazar over their suspected
