PM reaches New York to attend UNGA
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reached New York via Abu Dhabi to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. An Etihad Airways flight carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at John F Kennedy International Airport at 4:50pm New York time while she left home on Saturday afternoon.
Patients flock abroad
An increasing number of Bangladeshi patients flock to neighbouring countries, including India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia for ‘better treatment’ draining out foreign exchange.
Frequent power cuts add to people’s suffering amid sultry weather
Suffering of people in sultry weather has intensified with frequent power cuts across the country in recent days.Shortage of power supply coupled with technical glitches in power transmission as well as distribution system have been causing power cuts by four to five times a day in urban areas including Dhaka while the frequency and duration are sometimes more than double in the rural areas
Poor law enforcement could ruin efforts to achieve SDG: TIB
Transparency International, Bangladesh on Sunday identified poor law enforcement as the main obstacle for Bangladesh in achieving sustainable development goals.
Middlemen make money out of Rohingya plight
A dishonest quarter is fleecing helpless Rohingyas, who are fleeing violence in Myanmar, in the name of letting them into Bangladesh, then into Cox’s Bazar camps and in some cases deep into the country hiding their identities.
Impossible is nothing: Mushfiq
Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim believed that it wouldn’t be impossible for them to get a good result in the forthcoming two-Test series against South Africa, beginning on September 28.
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal three
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no three.
Floods aggravate in eastern districts, recede in north
The floods which began in the country’s eastern zone in April aggravated due to onrush of waters from India’s Barak basin. But the flood waters receded further from the northern districts.
Key Jatrabari Road choked by illegal structures
The Jatrabari Road, linking the capital with the country’s southern and eastern districts has been choked by illegal constructions. As traffic movement on the key road faces obstructions at different points drivers often are left with no option but to use the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover by paying toll.
Food minister avoids embassy alert on Myanmar visit
Food minister Qamrul Islam visited Myanmar in the past week avoiding an alert issued by the Bangladesh embassy in Yangon to refrain from high level engagements with the country.
