Staff Reporter:
The Dhaka elevated expressway will remain until the Bangladesh government lifts the curfew. The construction and operating firm of First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) Company Limited has revealed the updates.
The Dhaka Elevated Expressway is a major infrastructure project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Dhaka
Two toll plazas on the expressway’s Banani and Mohakhali points were set a fire by miscreants on July 18 and 19 during the quota reform protest. After that, Bangladesh government imposed an indefinite, countrywide curfew.
FDEE says the damage is worth around Tk 50 crore. Operation and Maintenance Department’s Manager Captain (retd) Hasib Hasan Khan told the media “The company is asking the government to provide security to reope...
Staff Reporter:
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that mobile internet services will be restored by July 29. But access to social media sites, including Facebook, will be restricted.
He briefs the media at the BTRC building in Agargaon on Wednesday.
Palak said that the government has been working to restore the internet services as quickly as possible. “By tonight, full broadband internet services will be available at homes," he added.
Meanwhile, limited broadband internet services were restored from July 23 night, five days after the initial disruption.
However, mobile internet services remain suspended, and social media sites including Facebook and Instagram, remained inaccessible.
bdreports24 Desk:
Referring to the countrywide recent havoc and atrocities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she had an apprehension there might be a strike like this by the BNP-Jamaat clique to pull down the country's prosperity.
". . . they (BNP-Jamaat) had wanted not to hold the elections, but we had arranged the elections. After election they thought it wouldn't be accepted by all, but we've also made it acceptable to all and we've formed the government. It was an apprehension to me that there would be a strike like this," she said, reports BSS.
The Premier made this remarks while exchanging views with editors, senior journalists and head of news of various media outlets, organised by Editors' Guild at her office (PMO).
She mentioned that bef...
bdreports24 Desk
A four-day long program celebrating “Bangladesh International Model United Nations (BiMUN) 2023” organised by United Nations Youth & Students Association of Bangladesh (UNYSAB) ended on Saturday at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in Dhaka.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh, H.E. Mrs. Marie Masdupuy was present as a chief guest and Registrar of AIUB, Group Captain (Ret.) Dr. Mohammad Zahidul Islam Khan was present as a special guest at the closing ceremony of BiMUN-2023.
BiMUN-2023 conducted ten committee sessions successfully throughout the event, which ended with the closing plenary. All the delegates of BiMUN-2023 came up with different resolutions to combat global issues.
French Ambassador to Banglades...
Staff Reporter
Best on the Box 26.7 is going to start its first podcast event with Bangladesh based singer Md Emran Hossain by next week.
Emran Hossain, a young musician and a dreamer Founder of Made I
n Bangladesh. Emran discovered the amazing young talent Jahid, decided to devote his musical journey to finding such raw talents hiding in various corners of the country. He promotes young talents across the country, and he has successfully replicated the earlier success by launching many other young singers through his platform.
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A Correspondent
Patuakhali-2 Constituency consists of only one Upazila Bauphal. On the occasion of Bangabandhu's birthday on March 17, when the two conflicting factions of Awami League stained the streets of Bauphal with blood, on the other hand, on the occasion of Bangabandhu's birth anniversary, 'Free Medical Camp' and a colorful boat rally depicting various development activities of the Awami League Government, 'Boat Show for Smart Bangladesh' was organised in Bauphal. These two humanitarian and exceptional initiatives were taken by a young Awami leader Haseeb Alam Talukdar.
Haseeb Alam Talukdar is the son of a valiant freedom fighter named "Group Captain (Retd) Late Shamsul Alam Talukdar" who was awarded the Bir Uttam title and The Freedom Medal by the Gover...
