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.
Sakib defends Test break, hits back at critics
Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan hit back at criticisms for taking a surprise break from Test cricket that took him out of Bangladesh squad for the two-Test series against South Africa. Selectors left Sakib out of the 15-man squad after the Bangladesh Cricket Board accepted his request for the break, sparking a mixed reaction among the sports lovers of the country
Khaleda family to face action for ‘money laundering’: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government is investigating the alleged money-laundering by the members of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s family, saying that appropriate actions will be taken against them accordingly.
