Day: March 4, 2025

15 people fined Tk 7.5 lakh for illegally mining sand in Nalitabari

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: A mobile court has fined 15 people Tk 750,000 for illegally extracting and transporting sand in Nalitabari, Sherpur. The operation was conducted in the Tarani and Panihata areas of the upazila on Monday (March 3) afternoon. The operation was conducted by Anisur Rahman, Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land) of the mobile court. It is learned that a gang has been illegally extracting and selling sand from the Bhogai River in Nalitabari upazila. On Monday afternoon, the mobile court conducted a drive in the Tarani and Panihata areas…

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Emirates launches flights to three new destinations in Asia

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: Emirates has announced the launch of three new destinations in Asia, further expanding its global network. The new destinations will bring Emirates’ total weekly flights to 24 destinations in Asia to 269. Emirates launches flights to three Starting June 2, four weekly flights will be operated to Da Nang, Vietnam, and three weekly flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia, from June 3. These flights will operate via Bangkok. Emirates will then launch daily non-stop flights from Dubai to Shenzhen, China, on July 1. Shenzhen is Emirates’ fourth gateway to…

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Export growth at 10.5 percent in 8 months of fiscal year

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: In the first eight months of the current 2024-25 fiscal year (July-February), the country’s foreign exchange earnings from exports of goods stood at $3,294.26 billion, which is 10.53 percent more than the same period of the previous fiscal year. In the same period of the 2023-24 fiscal year, this income was $2,980.50 billion. On the other hand, export earnings in February were $3,973.1 million, which is $120 million more than the same period last year. In the previous month, January, export earnings were $4.43 billion, which is 5.7…

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Government to recruit 2,000 more doctors through PSC

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: The government has decided to recruit 2,000 additional doctors along with 3,493 doctors through the Public Service Commission (PSC). This decision was made at the 23rd meeting of the Advisory Council on Tuesday, said Forest, Environment and Climate Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan gave this information at a press conference organized at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital after the meeting of the Advisory Council. Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Apurba Jahangir, Assistant Press Secretary Suchismita…

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Chief advisor will announce final election date: Advisor Rizwana

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will announce the final date for the elections, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Forest, Environment and Climate Advisor. She said, “The Chief Advisor said that the elections will be held between December and June. When he talks about elections, he does not exclude December, he talks about it. We are waiting to hear the final date for the elections from his mouth. Reforms, elections and justice are within the authority of the government, apart from that, commodity prices, law and order are within the…

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Order on quota for family members of those injured and martyred in the July mass uprising in school admissions cancelled

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: The Ministry of Education has canceled the 5 percent quota order for the admission of children of the families of those injured and killed in the July-August uprising to government schools. However, new instructions have been given to keep one more seat in each class.   A new order was issued yesterday, canceling the previous order. It was signed by the Deputy Secretary (Secondary-1) of the Ministry of Education, Mosammat Rahima Akhtar. The new order states that many students and people were injured and martyred in the mass…

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Helpless public life due to the dominance of mosquitoes

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: Mosquito infestation has increased alarmingly across the country. For months, public life has been plagued by such nuisance. Even if one somehow manages to survive during the day in the capital, one has to endure the pain of mosquitoes at home and outside after dusk. In this situation, public health experts fear that the outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases will increase in the upcoming summer season. They are warning that the situation could take a dire turn in the coming days due to the laxity in mosquito eradication activities…

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List of 1,067 Bangladeshis imprisoned in Indian jails found: Commission on Disappearances

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: The Commission on Disappearances will investigate whether any person who has disappeared from the country is in Indian jails. When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked for a list of Bangladeshi prisoners in Indian jails, the country provided 1067 people. The commission is checking whether there are any persons who have disappeared from the country in that list. This information was given by the Commission on Disappearances President Justice (retd.) Mainul Islam Chowdhury at a press conference at the office of the Commission on Disappearances in the capital’s…

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Soybean oil supply to normalize in two days: Trade Advisor

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: The supply of soybean oil will be normal in the next two days, said Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin. He said this in response to questions from journalists about the market situation after visiting the Town Hall Raw Market in Mohammadpur, the capital, organized by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Monday. Soybean oil supply to In response to a question about the supply situation of soybean oil, the Commerce Advisor said, “There is no shortage of essential goods. The supply of soybean oil is slightly less.…

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Claims of $29 million being given to two Bangladeshi organizations are not true: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Imran Hossain

Desk Report: The claim that the US civilian foreign aid agency USAID has awarded a $29 million (29 million) project to two Bangladeshi-owned companies is not true. The Bangladesh Foreign Ministry said this in a statement on Monday. It said that a $29 million project titled ‘Strengthening Political Landscape (SPL) in Bangladesh’ funded by USAID has been implemented in Bangladesh. Recently, US President Donald Trump gave some information about the project, which has created widespread confusion in the public mind. In this context, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has investigated…

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