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Sci-Tech

13% mobile network down in flood-hit areas, VSATs on standby

02:59 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam has said that 13 per cent of mobile network sites have been affected by the floods in Bangladesh.

National

UN team in Dhaka to explore HR violations probe process

02:49 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

A team of the United Nations on Thursday arrived in Dhaka on an eight-day visit to discuss the process for investigating human rights violations in light of the recent violence and unrest.

National

Dhaka-Ctg rail communication suspended due to flooding

02:36 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

Rail communication on Dhaka-Chattogram route has been suspended as sections of rail tracks went under floodwater. "The flood has forced us to cancel movement of all trains from Dhaka to Chattogram and Chattogram to some other routes," said Sardar Shahadat, director general of Bangladesh Railway.

National

HC scraps jail sentences of Adilur, Elan

01:50 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The High Court (HC) scrapped the two-year jail sentences of Human Rights organisation Odhikar’s Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and its Director Nasiruddin Elan in an ICT case (presently Cyber Security Act).

International

151 sitting Indian lawmakers face rape, other sexual assault charges

01:30 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

As many as 151 sitting members of parliament and members of legislative assemblies in India have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal leading the list.

International

Israel kills senior Palestinian leader as Gaza truce talks stumble

01:14 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The Israeli military killed a senior Palestinian leader in Lebanon on Wednesday, leading to accusations from the Fatah movement that Israel was trying to ignite a regional war.

Politics

Khandker Mosharraf acquitted in money-laundering case

01:07 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

BNP Standing Committee member and former Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Khandker Mosharraf Hossain has been acquitted in a money laundering case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

National

Interim govt mulls commission on forced disappearances

12:47 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The interim government is considering establishing a commission to investigate the numerous cases of forced disappearances that occurred during the previous administration led by Sheikh Hasina.

National

18 lakh people affected by flood, one dead: Ministry

12:24 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

At least 17,96,248 people in six districts have so far been affected by flood. One person died after being drowned in the flood water in Feni.

International

India denies role in Bangladesh floods, cites ‘heavy inflow, automatic releases’

12:21 PM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has dismissed claims that the flood in Bangladesh's eastern districts was caused by the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura, calling the allegation "factually not correct."

Politics

Hearing on writ seeking ban on AL today, police on alert

11:38 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The High Court on Thursday will hear a writ petition filed seeking ban on Awami League (AL) and cancellation of its registration as a political party for indiscriminate killing of students and commoners, during the quota reform protest and mass uprising.

National

Dhaka-Ctg highway under knee-high water, 5km traffic jam

11:29 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

Incessant rain and water from upstream India have flooded the Chattogram-bound lane of the Dhaka- Chattogram highway in Chauddagram of Cumilla, submerging it in knee-high water and causing significant traffic disruptions.

International

India factory blast kills 17

10:42 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

A blast in an Indian pharmaceutical factory has killed at least 17 people with chemicals burning the skin off several of the 34 injured, police said Thursday.

National

BWDB opens control room, cancels officials’ leave

09:16 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) has opened a control room at its Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre to monitor the flood situation in the north-eastern part of the country.

Biz-Econ

Bangladesh Bank appoints administrator to Nagad

08:46 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

The central bank has appointed an administrator to mobile financial service provider Nagad for one year.

National

Yunus seeks UK assistance in returning laundered money

08:41 AM, 22 Aug 2024 Thursday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday sought British cooperation to return money laundered abroad from Bangladesh as British High Commissioner Sara Cooke met him at his Jamuna office in the capital.

National

Tokyo assures Yunus of Japan’s cooperation for Bangladesh’s economic rebuilding

09:38 PM, 21 Aug 2024 Wednesday

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka on Wednesday assured Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus of Tokyo’s cooperation in rebuilding Bangladesh economy as he called on him at his Jamuna office...