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The Dhaka-Chittagong highway has become completely immobile due to the complete shutdown program of the agitators demanding reform of the quota system. No vehicles are moving on this highway. Working people are in trouble. Many have walked to work. A crowd of working people can be seen at the signboard area of Narayanganj at around…
In the last 24 hours, 1 thousand 139 people have been admitted to hospital with dengue. During this time, seven people died due to dengue. This information was informed from the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Department of Health on Tuesday. It said that among the new patients admitted to the…
Maulana Abdul Halim, Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami said, Jamaat wants to build a prosperous Bangladesh through united efforts. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the Rukon Conference organized by Dinajpur District Jamaat at the local community center on Monday (October 14) at 9 am. He said that the fascist…
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali joined today’s cabinet committee meeting on public purchase virtually as the minister was infected with Covid-19, Cabinet Secretary for Coordination and Reforms Mahmudul Hossain Khan told The Daily Star. The minister also virtually joined the pre-budget meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to the secretary. The finance minister…
Home Affairs Advisor Lt. Gen. (retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has instructed that no one can be arrested without identification. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced this in a circular on Sunday (September 1). According to the notification, during any operation, the law enforcement forces have to identify themselves and arrest the accused or the…
Although Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is supposed to start commercially generating electricity from next December, this is not happening. The first unit may go for electricity generation at the end of 2025. Sources at the power plant authorities said the work of the project has been disrupted due to the Covid pandemic and the…
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has threatened to attack Israel as well as the European Union (EU) country Cyprus. It is feared that an attack on the Mediterranean country, which is located near Lebanon, could also involve the EU and the UK in conflict. Hassan Nasrallah, head of Hezbollah, said in a televised speech last…
As the genocide in Gaza continues to be streamed live to our screens, many Western governments are not only refusing to end their complicity in the slaughter, but also trying to silence and demonise the Muslim movements and organisations resisting the Israeli occupation within their countries’ borders. In January of this year, the British government proscribed Hizb…
The supporters of the ruling party-backed candidate allegedly attacked an opponent candidate’s campaign and vandalised a loudspeaker and vehicle in Narayanganj’s Bandar this afternoon. The incident happened around 3:30pm at Modonpur stand, reports our Narayanganj correspondent quoting Ataur Rahman Mukul, a chairman candidate for Bandar Upazila Parishad. “As per the rules, campaigning work was ongoing…
