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Rain with thundershowers likely in Dhaka, Chattogram

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions.Severe heat wave, whic…

INTERPOL Flag from Everest summit handed over

Inspector General of Nepal Police, Basant Bahadur Kunwar, has handed over the INTERPOL flag hoisted at the top of the world’s highest peak, Mt. Sagarmatha or Everest to Interpol President Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi and General Secretary Jürgen Stock.The fla…

Gold smuggler gets12-year rigorous imprisonment in Ctg

A Chattogram court here today awarded 12 years of rigorous imprisonment to a man for his involvement in smuggling of gold in 2019.The Judge of Chattogram Metropolitan Session Court Dr Begum Jebunnesa passed the order convicting Md Didurul Alam, son of…

3 to die for killing man in Magura

A court here today sentenced three people to death in a case filed over killing farmer Saheb Ali in Shalikha upazila of the district in 2002.Additional District and Sessions Judge Court Judge Farzana Yasmin pronounced the verdict this afternoon.The de…

Monthly Disability allowance to go up to Tk 850

Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed today said the government has increased the monthly disability allowance by Taka 100 – from Taka 750 to Taka 850 in this current fiscal.The minister said this while responding to a query made by Jatiya Party la…

Month-long summer vacation at RU from tomorrow

A month-long vacation for summer and Eid-Ul-Adha at Rajshahi University (RU) will begin from tomorrow (Wednesday).Academic classes will remain suspended during the vacation that will continueuntil July 6, said a notice, signed by Professor Abdus Salam…

JS budget session resumes

The 23rd budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad for 2023-2024 fiscals began at 5.02 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

Five to die in constable Badal murder case

A Dhaka court today convicted and sentenced five people to death in a case lodged over the murder of police constable Badal Miah in the capital’s Motijheel area in 2013.Dhaka 7th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Tehsin Iftekhar pronounced the ju…