Dengue spreads across 50 districts
Dengue menace has turned widespread across the country as dengue patients have already been detected in 50 districts other than the capital where the number of people infected with the viral disease has crossed all records.
BNP want health minister, Dhaka mayors to resign
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday demanded resignation of health minister and two mayors of the Dhaka city for their failure at combating dengue menace that has already spread across 50 districts, besides the capital.
Hope of repatriation before UNGA dashed: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said his hope for starting repatriation of Rohingya people before the The United Nations General Assembly in September was dashed as the meeting between a Myanmar team with the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar did not bring the expected result.
5pc tax on saving certificate worth Tk 5 lakh: FM
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday made a delayed announcement to withdraw additional 5 per cent tax on income from the saving certificates conditionally.
Flood forces farmers to sell cattle cheap
The ongoing flood that hit hard 28 districts of the country is compelling farmers to sell their cattle at low prices due to acute fodder crisis, lack of places to keep the cattle and transport problems.
Pasteurised milk: HC keeps 14 cos off trade for 5 weeks
The High Court Division in a suo moto rule on Sunday directed the owners of all the 14 authorised pasteurised milk companies to refrain from producing, distributing and selling their milk for five weeks as their milk was found to be contaminated with banned antibiotics and lead.
Myanmar tags conditions to Rohingya citizenship
The Myanmar government continued to impose conditions on granting citizenship to the Rohingya people on their return to Rakhine while the members of the forcefully displaced community were unwilling to accept the conditions.
Sylhet DIG Prisons held with Tk 80 lakh in Dhaka
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday arrested deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet range Partha Gopal Banik after it found Tk 80 lakh at his Dhaka’s Kalabagan residence.
Relief crisis deepens as govt in denial
Amid reports of inadequate relief distribution leaving many half-fed or unfed in flood affected districts across the country, state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman said on Sunday that flood victims did not want relief.
Mayor Khokon finally admits dengue situation worrying
Dhaka South city mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Sunday finally admitted that the dengue situation in Dhaka was now worrying.
