Death toll in the devastating flood has surged to 23 as deaths of two more people in Noakhali and one new in Khagrachhari were reported on Monday.
Among the deaths, six were in Cumilla, one in Feni, five in Chattogram, one in Khagrachhari, five in Noakhali, one in Brahmanbaria, one in Lakshmipur and three were in Cox's Bazar districts while two persons are remaining missing in Moulvibazar district.
Disaster Management and Relief Ministry gave the updates on the flood situation this afternoon.
Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur a...
President urges all to stand by flood victims
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has urged the countrymen to stand by the flood-affected people as he addressed the Janmashtami reception programme for the people of Hindu community at Bangabhaban here.
"I hope that everyone, being imbued with patriotism, will come forward to stand by the helpless and distressed people within their respective abilities whatever they have," he told the Hindu religious leaders, reports BSS.
The Head of the State was exchanging greetings with members of the Hindu community at a reception at Bangabhaban, marking Janmashtami, the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
He said, "Eleven districts of the south-eastern region of Bangladesh are greatly affected by the severe floods. People in flood-affected areas are living inhumane lives at presen...
Inu arrested from Uttara
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today arrested former information and broadcasting minister Hasanul Haq Inu in the city's Uttara area.
A team of DB arrested Inu, also president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, from a house located at sector 14 under Uttara West Police Station at around 4pm, said Hafizur Rahman, Officer-
in-Charge of Uttara West Police Station. Several cases were f...
Govt to protect rights of every citizen: Chief Adviser
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Bangladesh is a large family where the responsibility of the government is to protect the rights of every citizen.
The chief adviser made the comments while exchanging greetings with the leaders of Bangladesh's Hindu community on the occasion of Janmastomi, the auspicious birth celebration of Lord Sri Krishna.
During the meeting, Prof Yunus said he wants to build a Bangladesh where e
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One of our targets is to bring back people’s confidence, says CA
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus said, "One of our targets is to bring back people's confidence in institutions at every sector in the administration." He said a free, fair and participatory election will be held in the country after necessary reforms to administration, judiciary, the Election Commission (EC), electoral system and law-order sector.
"A free, fair and participatory election will be held after necessary reforms to administration, judiciary, the Election Commission, electoral system, law- order sector and free flow of information to give the student-people a
successful culmination," he said while addressing the nation at 7.30 pm on Sunday.
BTV, BTV World and BTV Chattogram centre broadcasted his address. Prof Yunus ...
AL leader Abdus Sobhan Golap detained
