UNB Jatiya Oikyafront and BNP candidate of Khulna-2 and Khulna-3 constituencies on Saturday alleged that the law enforcers and Awami League backed miscreants have established a reign of fear and terrorism in the area. Attending a press briefing at BNP party office in the city, BNP candidate of Khulna-2 constituency Nazrul Islam Manzu said, “They…
UNB The United Kingdom has said they will continue to work with international partners to press for the creation of conditions in Rakhine allowing a voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingyas. The UK, however, opposes the plan for relocating any Rohingya to Bhasan Char Island in Noakhali. “We absolutely oppose plans for moving any…
DOT Desk A company, on an average, has to spend around 435 hours to comply with tax payments each year in Bangladesh, according to a recent global report, reports The Financial Express. The length of time for tax payments in Bangladesh is the second highest compared to other Asian peers and almost double the world…
DOT Desk Fish production has increased significantly in Rajshahi district after taking multidimensional development and extension programmes, reports The Financial Express. Fish farming made many people financially solvent in the region along with a boost to their social dignity hence contributing to meet the demand of animal protein across the country. Amzad Hossain, a fish…
UNB Potholes, which pepper the roads, regularly cause severe traffic disruptions. Commuters and vehicle drivers told UNB that woes on the roads were nothing new but students, officer goers, and patients, in particular, suffered the most. Locals blamed public representatives and contractors for the situation but a parliamentarian faulted the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)….
Hossen Sohel of DOT The officer-in-charge of Kolaroa Police Station in Satkhira, who allegedly violated electoral code of conduct by seeking vote for Awami League, has beenwithdrawn and attached to district police lines, reports The Daily Star. The superintendent of police of Satkhira has withdrawn OC Maruf Ahmed following an order by the Election Commission…
Mick O’Reilly, Foreign Correspondent/Gulf News The spiritual leader of Roman Catholics is quite different from anyone’s expectations Since becoming the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Francis has certainly led his flock with a forthright belief that the organisation needed a fundamental overhaul. And in five years, he has done that, at…
The Guardian, UK A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the “criminal use of drones” which has caused widespread disruption to flights at Gatwick airport, police have said. In a statement released in the early hours of Saturday, Sussex police said the arrests were made in Gatwick area just after 10pm…
Hossen Sohel of DOT A total of 30 eminent citizens including Photographer Shahidul Alam and Dhaka University professor Geeti Ara Nasrin yesterday called upon the Election Commission to be completely transparent, accreports The Daily Star. Under a platform ‘In favour of citizens’, Professor Anu Mohammad, Ahmed Kamal, Shahdin Malik and Shirin Huq, among others, gave…
BDNews24 The authorities will also restrict movement of workers of NGOs and volunteers’ organisations into the camps in Cox’s Bazar. The restrictions will be in place from 7pm on Dec 29 to 8am on Dec 31, according to an EC letter sent to the Public Security Division on Friday. “Special surveillance is necessary to stop…