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হত্যা মামলায় আসামির তালিকায় নিজের বাবার নাম দেখে শ্যামলী আক্তার বলছিলেন, ‘আমার মরা বাবারে কেমনে আসামি করল তারা। আমার বাবা মারা গেছে। ওনার নামে মামলা হওয়ারই কথা না। ওরা জানার পরও মিথ্যা মামলা দিল। ঘটনার দিন তো আমার বাবা বাড়িতে ছিলেন, কোথাও যাননি। মৃত্যুর কয়েক দিন আগে আমার বাবা আমাকে বলছিলেন তাঁর বিরুদ্ধে মিথ্যা মামলা…

Incessant heavy rains and hillslopes coming down from upstream are increasing Teesta water submerging low lying areas. In addition, extensive erosion has occurred in various pastures. Water has risen in the central crematorium located in Ramdakua area of ​​the municipality. Continued erosion cannot be prevented. Low-lying areas are getting flooded. Char’s communication system has been…

Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), said that the recent severe floods in eastern areas including Comilla, Feni, Noakhali and Laxmipur have caused a loss of Tk 14,421 crore. He gave this information at a press conference organized on Sunday (October 6) at the CPD office in Dhanmondi of the…

In the last 35 years, the residents of the district have not faced such a terrible situation. 7 people have died in the flood so far. More than two hundred villages of Panch Upazila of Sherpur have been flooded by continuous rains and water coming down from the mountains. On Sunday (October 6), the flood…

State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has failed to invite open tenders for setting up 10 grid-connected solar power plants in the private sector despite a top-level decision by the power department as part of renewable energy expansion. A source who did not wish to be named said that although the interim government gave the…

Due to two days of continuous rain and the downpour from India, the waters of Sherpur’s Maharshi, Bhogai and Chellakhali rivers are flowing over the border. Besides, the river embankment has broken in some places. It has flooded the lower areas of hundreds of villages in the district. Hundreds of families have become waterlogged. The…

Even though the rain has subsided, the flood situation in three upazilas of Sherpur has worsened due to heavy downpours coming down from Meghalaya in India. Three people have died so far. As the flood water is going downstream, new areas have been flooded in the lower areas of Nalitabari, Jhenaigati and Srivardi upazilas. New…

নোয়াখালী জেলা পরিষদ ও কোম্পানীগঞ্জ উপজেলা আওয়ামী লীগের সাবেক সদস্য মনিরুজ্জামান মনিরকে (৫৬) কুপিয়ে আহত করেছে দুর্বৃত্তরা। তিনি আওয়ামী লীগের সাধারণ সম্পাদক এবং সাবেক সড়ক পরিবহন ও সেতুমন্ত্রী ওবায়দুল কাদেরের ভগ্নিপতি। আজ শুক্রবার বিকেলে উপজেলার চরহাজারী ইউনিয়নের চরহাজারী চৌরাস্তা এলাকায় চলন্ত একটি অটোরিকশার গতি রোধ করে তাঁকে কুপিয়ে আহত করা হয়। হামলার পর আহত মনিরুজ্জামানকে…

Eight crore rupees will be provided from the relief fund collected at TSC for the rehabilitation of those affected by the severe floods in the southeastern part of the country in August. The coordinators of the movement made this announcement in a press conference by revealing the full account of the relief collected in the…

All types of polythene bags are banned from today in all supershops of the country. Jute or cloth bags should be used instead. The operation to stop the use of polythene in 10 raw markets of Dhaka will start from November 1. A nationwide crackdown has also been announced against polythene producers. On September 9,…