PM asks secys to curb graft

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday asked top bureaucrats to take measures to check corruption and ensure services to people without hassles from government’s service providing agencies.

Extremist outfits have no capacity to carry out attacks: IGP

Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said that extremist outfits have not enough organisational capacity to carry out attacks, as the law enforcers destroyed their network.

Flood forces 360 schools into closure

The deteriorating flood situation on Sunday forced authorities to suspend classes at 360 educational institutions in three of the five flood affected districts until the situation improves. The situation is unlikely to improve this week with met offices in Bangladesh and neighboring India forecasting ‘heavy to extremely heavy’ rainfall during the time.

PBI starts probe into attack on Fakhrul

The police bureau of investigation has started investigation into the case lodged over June 18 attack on the motorcade of Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Rangunia in Chittagong.

AL fears army deployment during polls: Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has alleged that the ruling Awami League was afraid to deploy army during election while AL general secretary Obaidul Quader has denied the allegation saying that army would be deployed as strike force in the next general elections.

MALAYSIAN CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL WORKERS 328 Bangladeshis held

At least 328 undocumented Bangladeshi workers were detained in Malaysia on Saturday when the immigration department began an indefinite crackdown to flush out foreign workers staying illegally. Malaysian authorities launched the crackdown immediately after the deadline to apply for the temporary Enforcement Card (E-Card) expired on Friday night.

GULSHAN CAFÉ ATTACK Remembering victims amid tight security

People from all walks of life paid homage to victims killed in extremist attack on Holey Artisan Bakery at Gulshan in Dhaka amid tight security in and around the café on Saturday marking the first anniversary of the attack.

Dhaka for sustainable Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh proposed a plan to Myanmar for sustainable repatriation of nearly 4 lakh Myanmar nationals staying here as well as improving bilateral relations between the two next-door neighbours.

Rising water inundates two more districts

The flood situation across the country deteriorated on Saturday with parts of Shariatpur and Lalmonirhat districts going under water, displacing more than five thousand families.

RETURN JOURNEY Mad rush on way to Dhaka

Thousands of city dwellers returned to Dhaka on Saturday following Eid holidays. Transport crisis and higher fares, however, reportedly failed the passengers as they turned back to the country’s most populous employment hub.