Traders fined for hiking dried food prices in Dhaka
A mobile court in a drive on Saturday fined two traders in Dhaka for hiking prices of dried foods such as puffed rice, flattened rice, and jaggery as demand for relief supplies surged in flood-affected areas. They were taking advantage of the ongoing flood situation. Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted drives in…
Public interest needs to be assessed
Bangladesh and India are two unique neighbors. Bangladesh is surrounded by India on three sides. It has a border of 4 thousand 156 km with the country. The world’s fifth-longest land border is one of the elements of the Dumf country’s relationship. Bangladesh could not get out of dependence on India in various matters. However,…
Case against 17 policemen including OC killed in crossfire in Mymensingh
A case has been filed against 17 people, including former OC of the district intelligence wing, Ashikur Rahman, in connection with the killing of Rajan in the crossfire on May 22, 2018 in the Purohit Para area of Mymensingh city. On Sunday (October 20), Rajan’s father Haroon Or Rashid filed a case in Mymensingh No….
New committees of BNP in four cities
BNP has approved new committees in the four cities of Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chittagong and Barisal. This information was informed in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday. According to the press release, a two-member partial convening committee of Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP has been…
Selling herbal products by opening a Facebook page in the name of the health minister
The Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) has arrested two persons, including a Vietnamese national, who were involved in the booming trade of selling herbal products with flashy advertisements. They are Vietnamese citizen Tran-Anh-Tho aka Mr. Tony and Nurul Amin aka Yamin. According to DB, a Facebook account was opened under the identity of Health Minister Samantlal…
Now India has opened all the gates of Farakka Dam
India has opened all gates of Farakka Barrage due to floods in Bihar and Jharkhand. These gates were opened on Monday. 11 lakh cusecs of water will enter Bangladesh in one day. Due to the opening of the dam, there is a danger of flooding in the northern part of Bangladesh. According to Indian media…
Israeli PM scraps war cabinet after key departures
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz and his ally Gadi Eisenkot. A government spokesman said the pre-existing security cabinet and the larger full cabinet would make decisions about the war with Hamas in Gaza. Since Mr…