EC moves underway to scrap 1,100 EVMs
The Election Commission has taken a decision to scrap its 1,100 electronic voting machines after failing use them. EC officials said Tuesday that left unused the EVMs went out of order.
Hasina expects no help from Trump on refugees fleeing Myanmar
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to US president Donald Trump on Monday about Rohingya Muslims flooding into her country from Myanmar, but she expects no help from him as he has made clear how he feels about refugees.
ROHINGYAS CRISIS Many remain out of relief coverage
Relief goods were yet to reach thousands of Rohingyas living in makeshift camps and host communities far away from roads and registered and unregistered camps in Cox’s Bazar and bordering areas of Bandarban till Monday
Suu Kyi ‘burying head in sand’ over Rakhine crisis: Amnesty
Aung San Suu Kyi and her government are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over the violence in Rakhine state, Amnesty International said Tuesday, criticising Myanmar’s leader for failing to condemn the army’s alleged abuses in a televised speech.
Potholes put Ctg city dwellers to sufferings
Chittagong city dwellers seem fated to suffer immensely once they are on the city streets with numerous potholes. Many roads including Agrabad Access Road, Kapashgola Road, Bayezid Road, CDA Avenue Road, Arakan Road and Shah Amanat Bridge Connecting Road have become unfit for traffic as so many potholes and cracks have developed there.
5,314 sacks hoarded rice found in Rajshahi
A Rajshahi mobile court in a drive found 5,314 sacks of hoarded rice in two rice mills of Sopura area in city on Monday afternoon.
Religion / Mahalaya being celebrated
The auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, where Goddess Durga is invoked, is being observed on Tuesday across the country amidst ritual festivity among Hindus. Mahalaya marks the end of Pitri-paksha (fortnight of mourning) and beginning of Devi-paksha (fortnight of the Goddess).
Rain worsens plight of Rohingyas
Thousands of Rohingyas massed in makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar after fleeing ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar passed a sleepless night as heavy rain beginning from Saturday swamped their shelters making the places filthy and aggravating their struggle for survival.
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.
