The traffic division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 870 cases and imposed fine of around Tk 36 lakh after conducting drives against traffic rule violators on Sunday. Jahangir Kabir, assistant commissioner (media) of DMP, said this in a media release on Monday. Of the fined money, the traffic realised Tk 8
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End indigenous versus settler issue in CHT, ensure equal rights for all: AB Party
The AB Party condemned all extrajudicial killings and mob violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, calling for an end to the use of divisive terms like hills-plains. “Our history and anthropology do not support this Western settler-colonial approach. Bengalis are not settlers; they are part of this delta or region for
Shahriar Kabir shown arrested in 2 separate murder cases
A court here today showed Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee president Shahriar Kabir arrested in two separate murder cases filed with the capital's Jatrabari Police Station. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Haque passed the order as police produced Kabir before the court after the end of his seven-day remand
Bangladesh Film Certification Board launched, censor abolished in win for artistic integrity
In response to persistent requests regarding the abolishment of the Bangladesh Film Censor Board from the film fraternity over the years, the government finally established the 'Bangladesh Film Certification Board' on Sunday. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a gazette notification on Sunday revealing the new 15-member Certification Board committee,
Dhaka for IOM’s role to protect rights of migrant workers
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday emphasised the need for IOM's continued proactive efforts in protecting the rights of Bangladeshi migrant workers in destination and transit countries. He appreciated IOM's involvement in supporting the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) in Cox' Bazar, stressing the urgency of their safe and
Govt to help UN fact-finding mission: Touhid
Salehuddin expects budget support from WB this year
Bangladesh is anticipating budget support from the World Bank before the year ends, according to Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed. The adviser made this announcement following a meeting with a World Bank delegation led by Regional Director Mathew A. Verghis at the Finance Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat
