That’s the lesson Sylhet city is re-learning for the third time this year as it is under the onslaught of heavy rains and the flooding that accompanies it. Ward-6 Councilor of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Farhad Chowdhury Shamim is at a loss for what has just transpired. “We faced waterlogging again even though the city corporation cleared all the drains ...

At least 198 people were killed in Gaza on Saturday in Israeli air strikes, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, after Hamas extremists fired a barrage of rockets into Israel which responded with air strikes, reports AFP. The ministry said up until 4:20 pm (1320 GMT) there were ‘198 martyrs and 1,610 wounded with different injuries’ in the ...

The second dose of the Oral Cholera vaccine will be given to residents of Ward Nos. 38 and 39, encompassing Bandar Tila and South Halishahar under Bandar Thana of Chattogram City Corporation. The second dose of the vaccine will be given at the same centres as the first dose. It will be available from 8:00am to 4:00pm from Sunday to ...

Bangladesh have started their World Cup journey with a dominating victory over Afghanistan in their first game of the World Cup in Dharamshala. The Tigers easily chased down the meager target of 157 runs keeping six wickets in hand with 92 balls remaining at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday. In reply, Bangladesh lost a couple of early ...

Speakers at a seminar have underscored the need for a strong ecosystem in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in a bid to boost the export capacity. They also put emphasis on ensuring technological and financial support, marketing facilities, research and innovation, product diversification and cluster-based infrastructure for the overall development of the sector. They made the remarks at a seminar ...

Ambassador of the European Union delegation to Bangladesh, Charles Whiteley, has said the opening of Dhaka Airport’s Third Terminal will transform Bangladesh’s passenger and cargo handling capabilities. “Spectacular opening by Hon. PM Hasina of the impressive new airport terminal in Dhaka – which will transform Bangladesh passenger and cargo capabilities, including the potential to handle 24 million passengers per year,” ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that either Bangladesh’s resort town Cox’s Bazar or Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka may soon become the international air transportation hub due to the geographical location. The prime minister said this while addressing a programme marking the soft opening of Terminal 3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, reports UNB. She said that ...

The state has filed an appeal to the High Court seeking an extension of the jail term against Adilur Rahman Khan, editor of the human rights organisation ‘Adhikar’ and its Director ASM Nasir Uddin Elan in an ICT case, reports BSS. Confirming the matter to BSS, Deputy Attorney General Sarwar Hossain Bappi said, “We will mention the matter in the ...

Elderly journalist Shilbrata Barua died of deadly disease at his capital’s Segun Bagicha residence this morning at the age of 84. He left behind his wife, lone daughter, huge colleagues, host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death. The death of such a veteran journalist cast a pall of gloom on journalists and Buddhist communities. He cut his teeth ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Foreign Minister Dr Ak Abdul Momen on Friday said that Bangladesh and the Indian northeastern states are “much more than just next-door neighbours”. He said this after inaugurating the second edition of the Sylhet-Silchar festival in Sylhet. Silchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is ...