Police have arrested 76 people in separate special drives in the capital’s Turag, Bangshal, Lalbagh and Mohammadpur areas. According to a Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) press release, the arrests were made on Tuesday during special operations in crime-prone areas under the four police stations. Turag police arrested 15 people, while Bangshal and Lalbagh police detained 10 and six respectively. Mohammadpur police arrested 45 people in its jurisdiction. The detainees were arrested in connection with various alleged offences, police said. Legal proceedings have been initiated against the arrested individuals.
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Amena Begum, the mother of Agriculture and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid. In a message of condolence, the premier prayed to Almighty Allah for the eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family. Amena Begum died of old-age complications at her residence here this afternoon at the age of 103. Amena Begum is survived by four sons, five daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers.
BanglaFact, the Fact Check and Media Research Team of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB), has identified five people allegedly involved in an attack on actress Azmeri Haque Badhon in Italy on Monday. According to BanglaFact, the five were identified from videos of the incident. Its investigation team said all five are active in banned Awami League and Chhatra League politics in Italy. Badhon, who is currently in Italy to attend an international film festival, was harassed and physically assaulted while she was out with her brother. The incident went viral on social media, triggering reactions in Bangladesh and abroad and…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will launch a three-month special cleanliness and public awareness campaign on September 12 to prevent dengue disease and contain its spread. The campaign will begin on Saturday as the three-month considered as a high-risk period for dengue. The Prime Minister directed the authorities to conduct coordinated field-level activities involving local administrations, voluntary organisations and students. He gave the directives at a meeting on dengue prevention held at Bangladesh Secretariat here this afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu. The Prime Minister has called upon all to participate actively in the campaign alongside government efforts…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today urged students to keep their homes, educational institutions and surroundings clean and free of stagnant water to help prevent dengue. “Everyone has to be aware of dengue prevention. We must ensure that no water remains stagnant in or around our homes. Regular cleanliness can significantly help prevent the spread of dengue,” he said. The Prime Minister said this when a group of students from Kalmakanda Girls High School in Netrakona met him at his office premises at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon, said his Deputy Press Secretary Md. Suzauddhowla (Sujon Mahmud). The Prime Minister…
The government has taken several steps to control the rising number of dengue cases as health authorities fear the outbreak could reach its peak by late September or early October. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to formally launch a three-month nationwide cleanliness and public awareness campaign on September 12. The government has been working on dengue prevention since March. Special cleanliness drives are being held every Saturday, while mobile courts are inspecting homes and institutions to find Aedes mosquito larvae. Dengue corners have been set up at upazila-level hospitals. A field hospital has also been kept ready at the…
(BSS) – Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan today congratulated the government and people of Malaysia on the occasion of the country’s 69th National Day and Malaysia Day, expressing hope that Bangladesh-Malaysia relations would become deeper and more multifaceted. He extended the felicitation while speaking as the chief guest at a programme organised at a city hotel to celebrate Malaysia’s National Day, said a press release. Ambassadors and high commissioners of different countries to Bangladesh attended the programme. Recalling the long-standing friendly relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia, Moyeen Khan referred to the visit of…
(BSS) – Prime Minister’s Adviser for Education Mahdi Amin today said child marriage is not a solution to any problem; rather, it creates a social crisis and hampers the development of women. “Many families think that marrying off a daughter at an early age solves their problems. But it creates a much bigger crisis. Poverty can never be an excuse for depriving a child of education. If a girl is raised with protection and dignity, she becomes the greatest source of support for her family,” he said. Mahdi Amin made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the…
(BSS/AFP) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi media Ansarollah said Tuesday that the rebels hit targets in Saudi Arabia, as they press an offensive to seize territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The Houthis had accused Riyadh on Monday of carrying out strikes around the country, including the deadly bombardment of a prison. “Yemeni drones and missiles pound the Saudi enemy,” Ansarollah wrote on Telegram. It said in a separate post that the strikes hit Abha International Airport, King Khalid air base and facilities belonging to state-owned oil giant Aramco in Abha and Jizan. Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment on the…
(BSS) – UN Secretary-General Ant¢nio Guterres has met Bangladesh Foreign Minister and President-elect of the 81st UN General Assembly (UNGA) Dr Khalilur Rahman in New York ahead of the session’s opening on Tuesday. The meeting took place at UN Headquarters in New York today. The United Nations office in Bangladesh shared the development, extending its “warmest congratulations and best wishes” to Khalilur Rahman as he prepares to assume the presidency of the 193-member General Assembly. The meeting between the UN chief and the incoming General Assembly president comes immediately before Khalilur formally assumes the year-long global leadership role. The year-long…
