Managing Dengue patients Staff Correspondent: As the dengue onslaught continues, demand for liquid saline in hospitals has increased exponentially, reaching 10-12 times (over 1000%) the usual requirement, leading authorities to fear an imminent shortage in supply.Several…

Biman mis-handles Dreamliner crafts

Farhad Chowdhury: Boeing’s Dreamliner aircrafts spread their wings in the sky of Bangladesh, dreaming of changing the day in the sky. However, Biman is playing a child’s game with these valuable and modern aircrafts.The number of…

All messed up in a sudden flood

Ayub Ali, Ctg: Heavy rains and landslides have caused severe flooding in three upazilas of South Chittagong, Satkania, Lohagara and Chandnaish. Hundreds of thousands of people in these upazilas were stuck in water for three consecutive…

Seven directors of Banco Securities fined Tk 7 cr

Zarif Mahmud: Seven directors of the main stock market Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) brokerage House Banco Securities have been fined Tk 7 crore.The convicted persons are – Banco Securities Chairman Abdul Muhit, MD Samiul Islam, Director…

Cox’s Bazar decomposed by devastating flood

14 people died so far Faridul Alam Shahin, Cox’s Bazar: Finally, the rain stopped. As a result, the rain and rain water in the river has decreased. Water is receding from inundated low-lying areas including 19…

What provoked ethnic violence in Manipur?

Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: At least 120 people have been killed since May in armed clashes in Manipur, a remote state in northeast India with a history of ethnic conflict.Soldiers were rushed in from other parts of…

Taka devalued 30 pc in 2 years

Mahfuz Emran: Once upon a time people can buy sacks full of goods by pocket full of taka but they have to spend sacks full of taka to buy pocket full of goods, this is told…

Human disaster in Satkaniya due to severe floods

Ayub Ali, Ctg: A humanitarian disaster has occurred in SatkaniaUpazila of Chittagong district due to the terrible flood of remembrance period. The entire Satkaniaupazila has been submerged in water for two consecutive days. There is a…

22,000 more landless families get houses

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gifted 22,101 more homeless and landless families with land and houses in the fifth phase of Mujib year’s pledge.On Wednesday (August 9) morning, the Prime Minister handed over the rooms…

Efforts on to invite int’l bidding within a month

Gas exploration Staff Correspondent: Energy Secretary Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder has said that the government has planned to invite international bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration within a month.“Last week the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved…

Dhaka turning into a regional aviation hub

Staff Correspondent: The third terminal of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be partially opened on October 7 this year, and it is set to be fully operational next year, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB)…