Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the top bureaucrats to join hands in building a new Bangladesh demonstrating their honesty, devotion and accountability in respective fields, standing on the conviction and fearless spirit that the students gave the country in the July-August uprising to build a…

Enayet Karim: The geographical location of states is particularly important in international politics. On the one hand, geographical location can become the main source of strength of a state, on the other hand, it can also be the cause of eternal weakness of a state.The ‘Siliguri Corridor’ included in the…

Staff Correspondent: A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday, pleading for the court’s direction on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to probe allegations against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son SajeebWazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddiq of embezzling Taka 60,000 crore from Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant through…

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was acquitted in five defamation cases lodged against her in various charges yesterday.Begum Zia’s lawyer Masud Ahmed Talukder confirmed the matter to newsmen saying that, “The court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque ordered to acquit her in four cases. Also,…

Staff Correspondent: Around 60 to 70 garment factories in Ashulia were forced to close on Tuesday due to ongoing worker protests, despite joint efforts by the army and police to maintain security in the area.While road conditions in the industrial zone remained normal as of 6 pm, with no reported…

Staff Correspondent: Despite the peak of the Hilsa season, the supply of the prized fish has not increased at Chandpur’s renowned “Boro Station Fish Landing Center” (Big Station Fish Ghat). Consequently, the price of Hilsa from the Padma-Meghna rivers remains steep in both wholesale and local markets, with prices reaching…

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka’s air quality has turned “good”, thanks to rain. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 44 at 9:10 am Tuesday, the metropolis ranked 84th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered to be ‘good’…

Staff Correspondent: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said Bangladesh will soon get back to the track of “normalcy, stability, unity, development and prosperity” through joint efforts by all stakeholders under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. Till this course, he said, China will extend whatever supports…

Staff Correspondent: If neighbouring country had alerted in advance about the release of water, the damages caused by the devastating floods in Bangladesh could have been minimised, Textile and Jute Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said on Saturday. “We were not prepared for this flood. Floods are not…

Staff Correspondent: Most political parties, during a series of exchange meetings with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, demanded that the interim government arrange the national election within a reasonable timeframe, after promptly completing the necessary state reforms. They also pledged to fully support the government in overhauling the…