The overall flood situation in four upazilas in the district marked a slight improvement during the last 24 hours ending 6pm today due to stoppage of rainfall during the period.
Local administration sources said the flood has so far badly affected
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The Saudi government has approved a proposal to send Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims via the sea route, marking a significant shift in how pilgrims may travel to the kingdom.
This announcement came following a bilateral meeting held on Sunday afternoon at…
Ahead of Durga Puja, security has been significantly ramped up across nearly 31,500 puja mandaps nationwide. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today said that members of the Ansar and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be on 24-hour d…
Mega projects alone will not suffice and a specific action plan is needed to make Dhaka a livable city, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday.
‘We need more green spaces, open areas for breathing, seating spaces, and opportunities f…
Local units of Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) and its front organizations will guard all the mondaps of Saradiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, in the city and the division.
At the direction of BNP acting cha…
Kathmandu: The Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal has taken the membership of the International Organization Progressive Alliance. The world conference held on Monday in Santiago, Chile in South America has decided to grant membership to the party.
W…
Kathmandu: The Muslim Commission today presented its annual report for the fiscal year 2080-81 BS (2023-24) to President Ramchandra Paudel.
Commission Chair Samim Miya submitted the report to the head of the state amidst a ceremony in the Office of t…
Kathmandu: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has called for unity and collective efforts among all political parties at the time when, he added, that country and citizens were bearing the brunt of rain-induced disasters.
Addressing the meeting …
The death toll from the ongoing floods in Sherpur has risen to nine after an eight-year-old girl drowned in flash floodwaters on Monday in the Koloshpar area of Nalitabari upazila.
The victim, Jinia Begum, daughter of Jamal Uddin from Gazirkhamar ar…