October 6, 2024

Ex-security division secretary arrested

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today arrested former senior secretary of the security division of the home ministry Aminul Islam Khan from the city’s Banani area.

Deputy Commissioner (Public Relations Division) of …

Two additional secretaries promoted as secretaries

The government has promoted two additional secretaries to the post of secretary in two separate ministries.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued two separate gazette notifications, signed by Deputy Secretary Jamila Shabnam here today.

Accord…

258 tonnes of rice allocated for Durga Puja in Manikganj

The government has allocated 258 metric tons of rice for the Hindus in the district ahead of the Durga Puja so that the poor section of the community can celebrate the festival smoothly.

The rice will be distributed at 516 Puja Mandaps in seven upazi…

4 arrested in Kishoreganj

Joint forces in separate drives arrested four people from Bhairab upazila here.

Squad Commander ASP Md Shahidullah said on information joint forces conducted raids at different places in the upazila last night and arrested them, said a press release….

World Habitat Day tomorrow

The World Habitat Day-2024 will be observed tomorrow in the country as elsewhere in the world in a bid to raise awareness among people for safe and habitable abode for all.

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as the W…

Stocks witness fall

Stocks today witnessed fall as the investors were on a selling spree, especially on major sectors, apparently due to a confidence crisis.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is decreased by 83.80 points, settling at 5,378.78. The blue-c…

Brahmaputra-Jamuna rising, Teesta falling in B’putra basin

Water levels of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river-systems continued to rise while the Teesta marked fall in the Brahmaputra basin in the last 24 hours ending 9 am today.

Officials of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said water levels of major riv…

GM Quader urges party men to stand by flood-affected people

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader today urged his party leaders and activists to stand beside flood-hit people of the country.

“In people’s sufferings, Jatiya Party does not sit ideally,” said a press release quoted him as saying.

He also calle…

40,000 people left marooned as flood hits Netrakona

About 40,000 people have been left marooned in the low-lying areas of Durgapur upazila here due to flood caused by heavy rainfall and onrush of water from Garo hilly region of India.

Acting Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Durgapur upazila Mohammad M…