Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Additional IGP Md Ahsan Habib Palash, has said that they have taken the highest level of preparedness to maintain law and order across the country during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. “All RAB battalions are conducting robust patrolling, operating checkpoints, and strengthening intelligence surveillance in their respective areas to ensure public safety during Eid,” Palash said. He made the remarks today while speaking after visiting the National Eidgah premises. RAB chief said that mobile checkpoints and search operations are being conducted in coordination with other law enforcement agencies at important locations in the capital and…
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The government has taken special measures to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply across the country during Eid-ul-Azha. The Power Division has said it has ensured round-the-clock monitoring of power generation, transmission and distribution systems, while emergency repair teams have been kept on standby to respond quickly to any disruption. Power Division Secretary Mirana Mahrukh told BSS that all necessary measures have been taken to maintain uninterrupted electricity supply during the Eid holidays. She said distribution companies have been instructed accordingly, and the ministry is directly monitoring the overall situation. Officials said adequate generation capacity has been kept ready to meet the…
A mild earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale struck parts of Bangladesh today, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The Seismic Observatory and Research Centre of BMD said the tremor occurred at 11:41:47 am (BST). The epicentre was located at Amtoli area of Bhaluka in Mymensingh district, around 61 kilometres north of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka. The earthquake originated at latitude 24.33ø North and longitude 90.39ø East. BMD categorized the tremor as a “minor” earthquake. No immediate reports of casualties or damage were received till filing of this report.
North Korea launched several projectiles, including a ballistic missile, into the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said. Pyongyang has conducted a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks, and analysts have said the diplomatically isolated state may be trying to take advantage of eroding international norms to cement its nuclear status. The North has also repeatedly shunned efforts by the South Korean government to improve relations, repeatedly calling Seoul its most “hostile” adversary. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday they had detected the launches of “several projectiles”, including a short-range ballistic missile, into the Yellow…
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing desert sun sent temperatures soaring towards 40C. From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230 feet) rocky hill near Makk, where the Prophet Hazrat Mohammed (PUBH) is believed to have delivered his last sermon. More than 1.5 million people have joined the hajj this year despite the shadow of war across the Middle East created by the US and Israeli war with Iran. During the fighting, Tehran retaliated with waves of drone and ballistic missile…
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken extensive preparations to remove sacrificial animal waste within eight hours during Eid-ul-Azha by deploying around 13,453 workers across the capital. The workforce includes 6,553 DSCC personnel, 4,700 workers under the Primary Collection Service Provider (PCSP) and an additional 2,200 cleaners assigned to 11 temporary cattle markets. DSCC Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Md Abdus Salam told BSS that the main waste removal operation would begin at 12 noon on Eid day, with a target to clear all first-day sacrificial waste within the next eight hours. He urged city residents not to dump sacrificial waste into…
US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, imperiling a fragile ceasefire and casting new doubt on a deal to end the Middle East war. The strikes came as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for the latest round of talks to end the months-long conflict, and as the Israeli military stepped up hostilities with Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Oil prices fluctuated in the wake of the US strikes, which may threaten any agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where an Iranian blockade has choked global…
Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman today said attacking individuals in the name of freedom of expression and maligning people’s characters are not freedom but those are offenses. He said this at a press conference on the occasion of the ‘100 days’ of the government at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon here this afternoon. The press conference was organised by the Prime Minister’s Press Wing. Ruman said this morning in the secretariat, a girl was addressing the Prime Minister as Tarique Rahman. “One should talk to a prime minister with respect, but the girl does not even…
The government has implemented about 60 important decisions, taken during the first 100 days of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s cabinet, said Prime Minister’s Office Spokesperson Mahdi Amin today. He said this at a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) at Tejgaon here this afternoon. Mahdi Amin said on the one hand, the government is working sincerely to establish human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law, which has been reflected repeatedly in the new standard of liberality and tolerance. On the other hand, he said, the politics of propaganda, hatred or slander in the name of…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman today said the trial in the sensational Ramisa rape and murder case will begin on June 1. “The statement of the accused was recorded within 24 hours of the murder. The charge sheet was filed within a week. We have made significant progress in the trial process, and the trial will officially begin on June 1,” he said. The minister made the statement while speaking as the chief guest at the closing ceremony held in Karpasdanga area of Chuadanga on the occasion of the 127th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul…
