Bangladesh

Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said the power transmission system has been facing new kinds of challenges as electricity consumption has radically changed over the years. “To address the challenges, we need to go for a smart grid system which will help keep stability in power supply,” he said while addressing a seminar titled ‘The Role of Smart ...

The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,166 cases and imposed Tk 76.28 lakh in fines for traffic rule violations on Thursday and Friday. Talebur Rahman, DC (Media) of the DMP, shared the information in a media release on Saturday. Besides, 184 vehicles were impounded, and 94 others were towed during the drives conducted in different parts ...

Awami League has called a protest procession in the capital in memory of martyr Nur Hossain. They informed this in several posts of its verified Facebook page. But this fascist party has no chance to hold rallies or procession in Bangladesh, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, on Saturday. Shafiqul Alam wrote, on his Facebook, “The Awami ...

Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been elected as member of the prestigious International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) in a heavily contested election held on Friday at the UN Headquarters in New York. There were three candidates from Bangladesh, China and the Republic of Korea vying for two vacant seats from the Asia-Pacific region, ...

Fire broke out on a BRTC double-decker bus at Kuril Biswa Road in the capital on Friday. Receiving information at about 1:40pm, two fire fighting units from Kurmitola Station rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire, said duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid from the fire service control room. He said, We received information at about 1:40pm that a fire ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the government to take effective steps to meet the expectations of people in order to foil any plots by the evil forces. “I want to warn the freedom-loving people of one thing, and I myself also want to remain alert that the conspiracy of the anti-democratic evil forces has not stopped yet ...

BNP brought out a massive colourful rally in the capital on Friday, marking ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day. Tens of thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies, wearing colourful caps, assembled at Nayapaltan since noon, prepared to participate in a large-scale showdown. Streets and alleys from Kakrail Mosque to Fakirerpool and adjoining areas were packed with ...

Former lawmaker from the Jhenaidah-2 constituency Tahjib Alam Siddique has been placed on a three-day remand in connection with two separate murder cases. Senior Judicial Magistrate in Dhaka Rumana Afroz passed the order on Friday noon (November 8). On Thursday night, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from Nabinagar area, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Tahjib was shown arrested ...

The interim government has decided to repeal the controversial Cyber Security Act 2023. The decision was taken at a meeting of the advisory council held at the Chief Advisor’s office at Tejgaon in the capital with Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Following the meeting, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan. There were allegations that Sheikh Hasina-led Awami ...

The present interim government has taken effective measures over the last three months after the fall of Awami League government through student-led mass uprising, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam has said. “They have taken many steps,” he said. He made the remarks while talking to newsmen after placing wreath on BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman’s graveyard at Sher-e-Bangla ...