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Raging floods in Bangladesh: 15 dead, 5 million stranded

News —23 August, 2024 22:49

Fifteen people died and over 48 lakh people have been affected as the ongoing flood hit 77 upazilas in 11 districts of the country. Among the 15 deaths,…

Raging floods in Bangladesh: 15 dead, 5 million stranded

People urged to send money to CA's relief fund for flood victims

The people, who are interested to stand by the flood victims,…

People urged to send money to CA's relief fund for flood victims
Menon on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court on Friday placed Workers Party president Rashed…

Menon on 5-day remand

BGB foils BSF’s attempt to erect barbed wire fence along Lalmonirhat border

BGB foils BSF’s attempt to erect barbed wire fence along Lalmonirhat border

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have stopped an attempt of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members to construct a barbed wire fence along the border in Patgram upazila in…

No legal bar on broadcasting Tarique's speech

No legal bar on broadcasting Tarique's speech

The High Court (HC) on Thursdsy cleared all legal bars on broadcasting and publishing speech or statement of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman as the court discharged the matter for…

Devastating flood affects 36 lakh in 10 districts; 2 die

Devastating flood affects 36 lakh in 10 districts; 2 die

At least two people died and nearly 36 lakh people have been affected in ten districts as the flood situation keeps worsening with the swelling of rivers caused by torrential rains…

UN calls for journalists' safety in Bangladesh

UN calls for journalists' safety in Bangladesh

The United Nations has laid emphasis on the safety and well-being of journalists in Bangladesh, allowing them to do their work. "The safety and well-being of journalists anywhere in…

Prof Yunus seeks UK govt’s support to bring back laundered money

Prof Yunus seeks UK govt’s support to bring back laundered money

Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Ynus has sought support from the British government through its envoy in Dhaka to track and get back the money laundered to the UK allegedly…

Bangladesh likely to sign international convention on enforced disappearances

Bangladesh likely to sign international convention on enforced disappearances

Bangladesh has decided to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance soon.  The issue has been discussed in the meeting of…

Khairul took Tk 19 lakh bribe to scrap caretaker system!

Khairul took Tk 19 lakh bribe to scrap caretaker system!

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has come under intense scrutiny for allegedly accepting kickbacks and rewards in exchange for his controversial verdict that dismantled the caretaker…

Hasina sued over RAB helicopter firing

Hasina sued over RAB helicopter firing

Five people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque, were implicated in a case lodged over the murder of private company employee…

Captain Tajul and Rear Admiral Sohail arrested

Captain Tajul and Rear Admiral Sohail arrested

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan police  conducted separate drives in the city’s different areas on Tuesday night and arrested Former State Minister for Liberation…

Protests at Secretariat raises serious security concerns

Protests at Secretariat raises serious security concerns

Despite the Bangladesh Secretariat being a designated Key Point Installation (KPI) area, ongoing protests by various groups are raising serious security concerns, according to multiple…

Yaba ‘kingpin’ Bodi arrested

Yaba ‘kingpin’ Bodi arrested

Abdur Rahman Bodi, Awami League-backed former lawmaker from Cox's Bazar's Teknaf constituency and much criticized for his alleged involvement in Yaba peddling from Myanmar, has been…

Bashundhara MD Anvir gets shelter of Hasina in Munia rape case

Bashundhara MD Anvir gets shelter of Hasina in Munia rape case

Family members of Mosarrat Jahan Munia, who was raped and murdered in April 2021, have called for a reinvestigation of the case filed against Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem…

Case filed against Hasina and family over killing of fruit vendor

Case filed against Hasina and family over killing of fruit vendor

A case has been filed against 21 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, in connection…

Interim govt to set up Foundation to take care of wounded, families of victims

Interim govt to set up Foundation to take care of wounded, families of victims

The interim government has decided to set up a "Foundation" to take care of the wounded and the families of the dead and wounded who participated in the student-led revolution in July-August…