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Water level in 83 rivers rises, 27 falls: FFWC

Water levels at 83 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 27 stations recorded fall.

Among the 110 monitored river stations, water levels at 16 stations are flowing above the danger level, a bu…

Jail sentence of Dr Yunus to remain effective: HC

The High Court (HC) in its judgment in a case challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the conviction of Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case, has observ…

HSC exams in two upazilas of Feni postponed

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for today in Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas of Feni district have been postponed due to the sudden flood situation.

Confirming the matter, Feni Deputy Commissioner Musammat …

Two boys drown in pond

Two boys died after drowning in a pond at Naraha rural municipality-3 in the district.

They are six-year old Rahul Mandal, the son of local Sushil Mandal and his eight-year-old nephew, Ashish Mandal. Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Po…

Explosives recovered from militant hideout in Narayanganj

The Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police recovered three ID devices (explosives) from a three-storey building suspected as a militant hideout in Borpa Baganbari area under Rupganj upazila of the district this afternoon.

Superintendent of Police (SP) S…

Indictment hearing in graft case against Samrat Sept 26

A court here today fixed September 26 for holding hearing on charge framing against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Iqbal H…