UNB: Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) in a drive recovered a total of 202 species of endangered birds and animals from Shahjalal International Airport. The animals include two Laman rabbits, said Dr Md Shahidul Islam, director general of the CIID. The animals and birds were imported without the no-objection certificate from the…
Banglanews24: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) carried out a drive and detained four suspected drug dealers in Purbachal area of the capital city Tuesday night. Some 2,06,000 yaba pills were recovered from their possession. RAB Legal & Media Wing Senior Assistant Director ASP Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter yesterday . A covered-van and a truck were…
BDnews24: Bangladesh has urged Japan to review its travel alert that it had imposed after the Holey Artisan cafe attack in 2016. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali after the bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono said Bangladesh is “grateful” to Japan for the support and understanding shown after the terror attack in Dhaka’s…
BSS: After the success in Saudi Arabia with ‘Expatriate Digital Centers’ (EDCs), authorities of Access to Information (a2i) project decided to launch such centers in five more countries for providing quick services to Bangladeshi expatriates. “The a2i has selected five countries – Malaysia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar – for providing digital…
Desk Report: Twenty-two private university students were remanded in police custody for two days for interrogation as 34 cases were filed till Tuesday evening with different police stations in Dhaka over violence during protests for road safety launched by school and college students. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Abdullah Al Masud remanded 22 students of North South,…
Desk Report: The election commission (EC) started distribution of smart national identity (NID) cards among the citizens of 27 districts of the country from Wednesday. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other election commissioners jointly inaugurated the smart card distribution programme at 11:00am through video-conference at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area, joint secretary…
UNB: The travel of some 1,000-1,500 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s Hajj looks uncertain as Hajj agencies are yet to confirm their air tickets. They will not be able to fly for Saudi Arabia if their air tickets are not confirmed within a couple of days, said sources at Biman Bangladesh Airlines….
Desk Report: A 2094-kg (52 maunds) bull named ‘Raja Babu’ is drawing visitors from far and near to Baraid village in Saturia upazila under the district, reports Daily Star. “The three-year-and-10-month-old bull weighs 2094 kg. It is six feet and six inches high, eight feet long, its chest fence is ten feet, neck fence five…
The Guardian: Saudi Arabia’s state airline has suspended its direct flights to Toronto after Canada called for the release of detained activists for civil society and women’s rights.The Middle Eastern country has also frozen all trade and expelled Canada’s ambassador over the “interference”.
Reuters: The dollar tumbled a quarter of a percent against a basket of its peers on Tuesday, its biggest drop in a week, as expectations grew that the dollar’s recent rally on the back of escalating trade tensions may be coming to an end. Since mid-April, the dollar has gained more than 6 percent against…