EC transferred its 12 officials ahead of polls

12 officials of Election Commission Secretariat have been transferred. On Sunday (August 27), the constitutional institution issued a notification in this regard signed by Assistant Secretary of Election Commission Secretariat Mohammad Shahidur Rahman. According to the notification, Raushan Ara Begum, assistant secretary of the election support-1 branch of the Election Commission

Remove illegal brick kilns in 4 districts: HC

The High Court on Monday directed the government to stop operations of all illegal brick kilns in four districts Bogura, Tangail, Lalmonirhat, and Thakurgaon. The HC bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Md Shohrowardi came up with the order following a writ petition. It directed the Department of

Thrust on infusing dynamism into district branding activities

Infusing dynamism into the activities related to district branding can be the best ways of familiarizing Bangladesh towards the global arena. Role of the tourism industry is very important to make Bangladesh attractive, highlighted globally as the prospect of expanding, flourishing and promoting the tourism sector is very bright. High officials and

Mild heatwave sweeps four districts

Drink plenty of water before stepping out in the scorching heat, as a mild heatwave is sweeping through the districts of Rajshahi, Madaripur, Chandpur and Bagerhat. The heatwave spell may spread further, the Met office said in its bulletin on Friday. "Besides, rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary

Woman gets life imprisonment in Narail drug trading case

A court here monday sentenced a woman to life term imprisonment in a drug trading case in the district around six and half years back. The court also fined the convict woman Wahida Begum, wife of Shariful Islam Khan, a resident of Shankarpur area in Jashore town, Taka 50,000. District and Session

4 brothers killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash, 5 injured

Four brothers were killed as a pickup van knocked them down on Cox’s Bazar-Chatogram highway in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Anupam Shil, 47, Nirupam Shil, 45, Dipak Shil,40 and Champak Shil, 30, sons of late Suresh Chandra Shil of Dulahazra union in Chakaria

No rains, cold wave likely in northern district

Although there is no possibility of rain for now but cold wave is likely to return to northern part of the country, said Met office on Saturday. “By today rainfall will stop in most parts of the country except in Sylhet,Rangpur and Chattogram divisions where it may continue till evening,”  Md

Commuters hassled as cracks shut Bahaddarhat flyover in Ctg

Commuters in the port city were caught in snarls Tuesday morning, with the authorities closing down a carriageway of the busy Bahaddarhat flyover following cracks on its pillars. The decision to suspend the movement of vehicles on the Kalurghat carriageway of the flyover was taken by Chattogram City Corporation and Chattogram

40 long-route buses seized in Gazipur

Highway police have seized as many as 40 long-route buses for ferrying passengers on the Dhaka-Tangail highway of Gazipur in violation of lockdown restrictions. Cops raided the Chandra area of the Dhaka-Tangail highway and its vicinity on Thursday night on a tip-off that long-distance buses were transporting passengers at three to