Fresh floods hit north
At least 25,000 families have been marooned in Lalmonirhat by a fresh spell of flood as the Teesta and the Dharla swelled rapidly overnight, crossing their danger levels Wednesday morning.
3,855 river demarcation pillars disputed
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority chairman commodore M Mahbub-ul Islam on Wednesday told the task force to save rivers that 3,855 demarcation pillars of five Dhaka rivers installed by the agency since 2010 were disputed and it could solve disputes in the case of 2,114 pillars.
BADDA LYNCHING Ibrahim Hridoy to be quizzed for 5 days
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday granted police five days to interrogate Ibrahim Hridoy in custody over his involvement with the lynching of a woman in Badda recently.
Govt to give protection to Preo Bala, family: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Wednesday that the government would provide protection to Preo Bala Biswas if she sought security following her controversial statement claiming that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians remained missing in Bangladesh.
Dengue comes with changed symptoms
This year, two severe forms of dengue viruses, mostly category three and four infected and hospitalized at least 8,565 patients, doctors said.
WFP to provide aid to flood-hit people of Bangladesh
The World Food Programme is working with the government of Bangladesh to help more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the country’s northwest, says an official on Tuesday.
DU, JU teachers stand for professor Faroque
Teachers of Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University condemned the threat by a minister against DU biomedical researcher ABM Faroque, terming the threat ‘unwarranted’.
Miller explains US position on Preo Bala statement
The United States ambassador, Earl Miller, on Tuesday explained the position of the US government over the controversial statement of Preo Bala Biswas claiming that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians remained missing in Bangladesh.
HC questions legality of eased loan reschedule
The High Court Division in a supplementary rule on Tuesday directed the government and the Bangladesh Bank to explain in 10 days why rescheduling defaulters’ loans on two per cent down payment would not be declared as illegal.
Flood victims cry for relief
The flood-affected people, marooned in several districts for a couple of weeks, are crying for relief as they have been passing their days in utter misery for want of food, drinking water and medicines.
