Bangladesh

At least five people were killed and ten others were injured after a bus crushed a car, ran over a motorcycle and rear-ended a microbus at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Keraniganj on Friday morning. Dewan Azad, an official from Sreenagar fire service station, has acknowledged the incident and the death toll. CCTV camera footage from ...

He told this in a video message played in an election dialogue arranged by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies (FBS) at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Prof Yunus said different countries have various age criteria for their nationals to make them voter. He expressed his hope that the Election Reform Commission will surely recommend such an age. “I ...

Two committees have been formed by the Labour and Employment Ministry to assess the damages caused by the fire that broke out at the Building No 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat where the ministry located. Joint secretary Begum Morsheda Akter was made convener of a 5-member committee which is formed to determine the extent of damage to the documents and important ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to conduct Investigation into the allegations of corruption in allocating plots in RAJUK’s Purbachal New Town project in the names of six members of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s family. The five others are — Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed, daughter Sayma Wazed Putul, Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Redwan Mujib Siddique Bobby and daughter ...

A high-level committee has been formed to investigate the massive fire incident at the Secretariat, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. He made the announcement while briefing reporters at the spot on Thursday morning. “Whether the fire at building no: 7 of the Secretariat was part of a conspiracy or an act of sabotage, ...

After 10 hours’ of frantic efforts of the firemen, the fire at building No 7 of the Secretariat has been extinguished completely. Fire Service and Civil Defence brought the blaze, which originated around 1:52AM at he building no 7, under their control at about 8:05AM. But the firemen were able to extinguish the fire completely at 11:45AM. Talha Bin Jashim, ...

A firefighter died after being run over by a truck while working to douse a fire that broke out at the Secretariat in the capital early Thursday. Fire Service and Civil Defence director general (DG) Zahed Kamal shared this to media while briefing at the spot around 6:45AM. Fire at Secretariat The deceased was identified as Sohanur Zaman Nayan, a ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that the government is working with the public to protect nature and the environment. She also said that initiatives have been taken to transform institutions like the Department of Environment, Forest Department, and Water Development Board into people-oriented organisations, reports BSS. The adviser made the remarks on Wednesday evening while addressing as the Chief ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the election schedule is likely to be announced before September next year after preparation of voters’ lists, demarcation of areas, and registration of political parties. Besides, he said that necessary directives are being given to the officials concerned assuming that elections will be held in December next year. In an interview ...

The first phase of viva voce of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams will begin on January 5. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has published a schedule to resume the postponed viva of the 44th BCS, a notice said on Tuesday (December 24) night. The first phase viva will be held at the PSC head office at Agargaon ...