August 22, 2024

Conviction of Odhikar’s Adilur, Elan scrapped

The High Court today scrapped Dhaka Cyber Tribunal’s judgment that had convicted and sentenced Adilur Rahman Khan Suvro and ASM Nasir Uddin Elan, secretary and director respectively of rights body Odhikar, to two-year imprisonment in a case lodged und…

Rizwan, Shakeel hit ton as Pakistan declare at 448-6

Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel hit centuries as Pakistan declared its first innings at 448-6, shortly after tea session on Day 2 of the two-match series opening Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi today.

Rizwan hit career best 171 with 11 fours a…

Flood halts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet rail link

Rail communication on Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Sylhet and Chattogram-Sylhet routs has been suspended as sections of rail tracks went under floodwater.

“The flood has forced us to cancel movement of all trains from Dhaka to Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet …

Clash in Narsingdi’s Raipura leaves five people dead

Five people were killed and 35 were injured in a clash between two groups of rivals in Raipura upazila of the district last night.

The deceased were identified as Firoja Begum, 35, Junaid, 16, Amir Hossain, 70, Anis, 30, and Tofazzel, 30. All of them…

BMD issues heavy rain warning amid flood

Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD) today issued an emergency warning for heavy rainfall due to active monsoon mainly in southern regions of the country including the capital and Mymensingh district in the midst of the current flood situation.

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Prof Yunus asks advisers to stand by flood-hit people

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged all the advisers to stand by the flood-hit people as the flood situation is deteriorating in the country’s 10 districts, leaving over 36 lakh people affected.

Briefing reporters at Foreign Service Ac…

Thousands marooned, one dead as flood hits six districts

As many as 1,90,000 families have been marooned and one person dead as flood hit six districts due to onrush of upstream water and nonstop rain over the last few days.

A person was drowned in flood water at Fulgazi upazila in Feni district, according…

Journalist Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury passes away

President of Rajshahi Division Journalist Association, Dhaka and Senior Sub-Editor of Bangladesh Pratidin Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury passed away in the early hours of today.

He was 61.

Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Member Mujibur Rahman breathed hi…