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.
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.
