Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah yesterday said uninterrupted and tight security measures have been taken so that the country’s Hindu community can celebration of Durga Puja in a festive environment, UNB reports.  Talking to reporters after inspecting the security…

A six-storey apartment building is being constructed at Baily Road for ministers, housing and public works minister Mosharraf Hossain said yesterday. “Ten ministers could stay here. Each of the flat measures 2,248 square feet. The estimated cost for the building is Tk. 47.75 crore,” the…

A Jhenidah court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of Palli Sanchay Bank for his alleged objectionable comments on Prime Minster Shaikh Hasina.  The warrant was issued after Jhenaidah district unit Bangabandhu Smrity Sangsad and Pathagar President Mafizuddin filed a case against bank chairman…

Four secretaries were transferred to different ministries yesterday as part of a shuffle to the administration. Of them, Secretary to the Election Commission secretariat Md Sirajul Islam was made secretary to the health ministry.  OSD (officer on duty) Dr Aslam Alam was made the rector of the BCS…

Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh Army, who appointed as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) will attend his new duty station in Cyprus on October 9.  Major General Kabir left Dhaka yesterday for Cyprus. The United Nations Secretary-General,…

Awami League Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday termed the protesters against the Rampal power plant as not science-oriented and said they (protesters) are passing comments ‘relying on astrology’, reports BSS. “The project of Rampal power plant is…