Govt shuts ‘peace schools’
Education ministry has closed all unapproved peace schools across the country for their involvement in controversial activities, said a ministry statement on Tuesday.
Water around Dhaka on rise
Death toll from flood rose to 50 marking continued rise and various water borne and viral diseases continued to spread with slight improvement of flood situation in northern districts while water level in rivers around Dhaka was on the rise on Tuesday.
lood death toll rises to 42
At least 3,145 people so far contracted various diseases which have spread among the flood-affected areas, according to National Health Crisis Management Centre.
Tk 40 lakh bounty for terror attack masterminds Tamim and Zia
Police on Tuesday announced Tk 20 lakh bounty for each of the masterminds of the attacks to Holey Artisan Bakery, Solakia Eid congregation and Kalyanpur incident in Dhaka, Tamim Chowdhury and sacked major of Bangladesh Army Md Ziaul Huq.
HC orders replacing faulty manhole covers in 15 days
The High Court on Tuesday ordered both Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka South City Corporation to replace faulty covers of manholes across the capital in fifteen days.
Stop tree, hill cutting, filling water bodies: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon all concerned to stop the indiscriminate felling of trees, filling water bodies and cutting hills to protect the country’s biodiversity and environment.
Farmers to avail fresh loans up to Tk 2.50 lakh without CIB report
Farmers will not now require submitting credit information bureau report and inquiry to get fresh farm loans up to Tk 2.50 lakh, Bangladesh Bank said on Sunday.
Battered roads dog Ctg dwellers
Spells of rain and intrusion of tidal water since June this year have left almost all the Chittagong city roads in a bad shape, causing immense sufferings to the city dwellers.
Rangpur sugar mill farmland: Over 1,000 Santal families left in trap
More than 1,000 Santal families are left in a trap as local ruling Awami League activists, who have reportedly brought them from different districts promising them ‘restoration of their ownership’ on the lands of Shahebganj-Bagda farm of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Gaibandha, have withdrawn support for them.
Floods engulf central, southern districts
Severe flooding engulfed new areas inundating the central and southern districts rendering thousands of people marooned.
