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Each martyr’s family to get Tk30 lakh

bdreports24 Desk: Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus  inaugurated a programme formally by handing over cheques to the families of 21 July martyrs and seven injured at his office on Monday. Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam along with Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam and Special Assistant (state minister) Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman were present at the programme. Members of three martyr's families and three July fighters spoke at the meeting, and they raised various issues, including the trial of the mass killing, receiving state honours, financial assistance and their rehabilitation. While describing their experiences in the July movement, they broke down in tears. A...

BD expats stage protest rally for financial support

bdreports24 Desk:
Bangladeshi expatriates, mainly those who had been living in Dubai, staged a sit-in protest in front of the InterContinental Hotel in the capital on Monday, demanding financial support and full rehabilitation for those affected by the July movement. The protest led to a blockade on the road, causing disruption to traffic in the area. The protesters highlighted that during the student movement, the expatriates in countries s

EC finds evidence against 5 institutions over NID data breach

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The Election Commission (EC) has found primary evidence that five institutions using NID services leaked information to third parties by conducting its preliminary investigation.   EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed unveiled the information while he speaking to reporters at a view-exchange meeting with institutions receiving NID verification services at Nirbachan Bhaban on Tuesday. The five accused are the Director General of Health Services, UCB Bank's Upay, the Chittagong Port Authority, Department of Women Affairs and IBAS of the Finance Ministry. “These institutions have been asked to show cause. An investiga...

Nat’l Consensus Commission to be formed

In a Victory Day address to the nation on Monday, Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus announced the interim government’s plan to establish a National Consensus Commission as part of ongoing reform initiatives. The chief adviser said that six reform commissions have already been formed under the interim government and are expected to submit their final reports soon. “Based on these reports, we are moving forward to create a National Consensus Commission composed of the chairpersons of these six commissions,” he added.

Metro rail likely to resume Sunday

The Dhaka metro rail is set to resume operations as workers who had been on strike have now returned to their duties. The metro rail was initially scheduled to resume operations on Sunday after a month-long closure. However, the workers' strike caused a delay in the reopening. The workers resumed work on Tuesday, and the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which operates the metro rail, plans to relaunch services within the next four to five days. However, due to recent student protests that turned violen...

City mayors removed, administrators appointed

The Local Government Division has removed mayors of the 12 city corporations and appointed administrators for those corporations. The Administrators were appointed in the vacated positions, said a gazette notification issued by the local government division today. The notification said, the mayors were removed from their offices as per the section 13(Ka) of the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024. The 12 city corporations are: Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajsha...
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