DMP announces special measures to manage Ijtema traffic
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has fixed parking places and diversion points to manage traffic during Bishwa Ijtema on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka city.
Felling spree denudes CHT forests
Illegal firewood business has been going on unabated under the very nose of Chittagong Hill Tracts South Forest Division in Rangamati for the past couple of months, denuding evergreen hilly natural as well as government reserve forests
Tabligh demo at airport triggers traffic chaos
Demonstration of Tabligh Jamaat members against arrival of a controversial Indian leader of Tabligh headquarters in Delhi, Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, outside Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dahka triggered severe traffic chaos on Wednesday.
PM pays homage to Sheikh Mujib on Homecoming Day
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding president, on the occasion of his historic Homecoming Day
ALLEGATION OF HARASSING WOMAN DIG Mizan withdrawn
The police headquarters on Tuesday withdrew deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman after a woman reportedly accused him of forcibly marrying her at gunpoint and torturing her
Gaining people’s trust very important: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the police to gain the trust and confidence of people as this is very important for them. “There’s a proverb in Bengali, ‘Baghe dharle ek gha, police dharle 18 gha (Meaning police are more dangerous than tigers). This proverb needs to be proved wrong,” she said.
ROHINGYA CRISIS ‘Ambush’ aimed at harming repatriation talks: officials
Ambush allegedly by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army operators was aimed at upsetting ongoing talks between Bangladesh and Myanmar over repatriation of the Rohingyas who continued to flee violence in Rakhine, Bangladesh officials believe.
COLD WAVE Mercury rises gradually
The overall situation of cold wave, sweeping the country for the last few days, began to improve on Tuesday and it is likely to further weaken into mild to moderate cold wave from today
Improve efficiency in technology to hunt down criminals: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the police to achieve greater efficiency in technology to hunt down transnational organised criminals and those involved in money laundering, cybercrime and other crimes
DNCC BY-ELECTION BNP, allies to work for single mayoral candidate
The political alliance led by Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday decided to work together for a single candidate in the upcoming mayoral by-election to Dhaka North City Corporation
