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PM Sheikh Hasina returns home

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Bangkok on Monday morning, wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:25 am. Earlier, the flight departed from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok at 10:10 am local time. According to BSS reports, the ...

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Padma Bridge generates record Tk 1,500cr in toll revenue since opening

Since its inauguration, the Padma Bridge has significantly boosted government revenue, collecting a staggering Tk 1500 crore in tolls from the myriad of vehicles that have traversed this architectural marvel, reports UNB. Amirul Islam Chowdhury, additional director of the Padma Bridge Site office, reported, “As of Saturday at 11:59 pm, a total of Tk 1,502,62,15,900 in tolls has been collected, ...

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BB restrictions on journos aims at hiding corruption: Rizvi

BNP on Sunday slammed the government for imposing restrictions on journalists’ access to the Bangladesh Bank offices, saying the move was taken to hide the corruption and plunder perpetrated by Awami League ministers, MPs and their close associates. Speaking at a demonstration, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also said a huge amount of money has been looted ...

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Schools to remain closed if temperature exceeds 42 degrees: Edn Minister

Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel on Sunday that If the temperature in any district exceeds 42 degrees, the educational institutions of the respective area will be closed. Mohibul Hasan told this while responding to a question at a programme marking the Technical and Vocational Education Week 2024 at the Dhaka Mohila Polytechnic Institute on Sunday afternoon. He said it ...

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Severe heatwave continues, rain likely in Ctg, Sylhet

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a forecast indicating rain or thundershowers in the Chattogram and Sylhet divisions within the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00 am on Sunday. According to the latest meteorological bulletin, Rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds, are likely to occur at one or two places over the Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, ...

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2 Bangladeshi nationals shot dead in New York

Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead in broad daylight in Buffalo of New York on Saturday. The killing took place around 12:30pm on Saturday local time on Zenner Street The deceased were identified as Babul Uddin, 36, from Cumilla, and Yusuf Mia, 58, from Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. They were doing some repair work at the house of an expatriate Bangladeshi ...

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SSC results to be published in the second week of May

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams are expected to be published in the second week of May. “Usually the results are published within 60 days after the completion of the written examination. So the result is likely to be published within May 11”, said Tapan Kumar Sarker, Chairman of Dhaka Education Board and President ...

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3-day heat alert extended

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday morning extended the heat alert for three more days as the ongoing heatwave is expected to continue for the next 72 hours. “Due to increasing moisture incursion, the discomfort may increase. The 72-hour heat alert started from today and will continue till April 30,” according to the warning notice of the meteorological department. The ...

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Schools, colleges reopen amid intense heatwave

All the primary schools, high schools and colleges reopened on Sunday (April 28) amid intense heatwave. But pre-primary level classes will remain closed until further notice, and daily school assemblies will be suspended to avoid prolonged exposure to the heat. Even any work outside the classroom cannot be done by the students. While visiting some school and colleges in the ...

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Bangladesh has been turned into a gas chamber: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that Bangladesh has been turned into a gas chamber due to unplanned urbanization. “Bangladesh is now a valley of death due to a hoax development of the current dummy government,” he said. The BNP leader also accused the government of putting lives in jeopardy through deforestation, silting up of ...

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