Metro rail operations are expected to resume from August 25, Road Transport and Highways Department senior secretary Ehsanul Haq said on Tuesday.
Ehsanul Haq visited the National Press Club metro rail station today and instructed the officials concerned to take necessary steps to resume the metro rail services, reports UNB.
The striking metro rail workers returned to work today.
The authorities suspended metro service since 18 July, citing damage due to arson and vandalism.
The metro rail operations did not resume on Saturday as planned because officials were unable to finish the necessary technical tests.
The two stations in Mirpur-10 intersection and Kazipara which were vandalized during the recent student movement will remain shut for necessary renovation work.
Former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia's all bank accounts have been activated after 17 years.
In this regard, a letter from the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been sent to Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday to activate all bank accounts of Khaleda Zia.
According to NBR and BB sources, the newly appointed chairman of NBR Md. Abdur Rahman...
Climate change is increasingly impacting mental health and psychosocial well-being, the World Health Organization said calling on member countries in South-East Asia Region to strengthen mental health systems and services to address this growing challenge.
“Climate change exacerbates many social, environmental, and economic risk factors for mental health and psychosocial well-being. Among WHO regions, South-East Asia is most vulnerable to this,” said Saima Wazed, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia, in her opening remarks at a regional workshop for ‘Strengthening capacity of countries to address the impact of climate change on mental health’, held in Ball, Indonesia from 12 – 14 August.
The WHO Regional Director said that in many countries significant gaps exist between menta...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Monday asked banks to freeze the accounts of Zahid Maleque, former health minister, and Mohammad Ali Sikdar, chairman of Computer World BD, along with their family members.
Other persons are Zahid Maleque's son Ahad Maleque, daughter Sinthia Maleque, and Liakat Ali Sikder's wife Mahmuda Ali Sikdar.
Besides, the BFIU also asked to freeze the bank accounts of Computer World BD. Mahmuda Ali Sikdar is also the company's chief executive officer.
According to a circular from the agency, the BFIU has asked to freeze the bank accounts for the next 30 days in the initial phase.
Sources said that the instruction came after the BFIU received reports of suspicious transactions in accounts under their names.
A writ petition was filed with the High Court today, pleading to ban Bangladesh Awami League and cancel its registration as a political party for mass killing.
Arifur Rahman Bhuiyan, executive director of rights group Sarda Society, filed the writ, pleading to rename all the institutions across the country named after ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The petitioner also pleaded for allowing the incumbent interim government minimum three years time to carry out the reform, transfer of all the contractual ...
The Local Government Division has removed 323 municipality mayors across the country, according to an official notification issued here yesterday.
The mayors were removed from their offices in application of section 32(A) of the Local Government (Municipality) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024, the notification added.
In another notification, the Local Government Division also appointed of 60 officers as Zila Paris...
