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Flashfloods likely in low-lying areas of 6 divisions: FFWC

, May 29 -- Persistent rainfall in different parts of the country has triggered risk of flashfloods as major rivers in several divisions may swell, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warn... Read More


New banknotes of Tk 1,000, Tk 50 and Tk 20 to hit market on June 1

Dhaka, May 29 -- Bangladesh Bank is set to release newly designed banknotes of Tk 1,000, Tk 50 and Tk 20 denominations into the market from June 1. In a press release issued on Thursday, the central ... Read More


Secretariat employees suspend work abstention, announces new programmes

Dhaka, May 29 -- Bangladesh Secretariat Oikya Forum on Thursday suspended its one-hour work abstention and announced to submit memorandums to five advisers on Sunday and Monday to press home its deman... Read More


NCP's Hannan Masud admits mistake in Dhanmondi incident

Dhaka, May 29 -- Abdul Hannan Masud, the senior joint chief coordinator of the National Citizens' Party (NCP), has admitted his mistake in connection with an incident involving the release of three in... Read More


SUST suspends Chhatra Dal man for threatening students with knife in hall

Sylhet, May 29 -- The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended an activist of BNP's student wing Chhatra Dal on charge of threatening attack on students inside a ... Read More


Visitors banned from entering secretariat on Mondays, Thursdays

Dhaka, May 29 -- The government has imposed a ban on visitor entry to the Bangladesh Secretariat on Mondays and Thursdays every week, effective immediately. The Public Security Division of the Minist... Read More


Secretariat employees stage one-hour work abstention

Dhaka, May 29 -- Secretariat employees on Thursday observed a one-hour work abstention from 10 am demanding repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. Badiul Kabir, President of the Ban... Read More


EU commends Bangladeshi peacekeepers' role in conflict zones

Dhaka, May 29 -- The European Union (EU) has said Bangladeshi peacekeepers, since 1988, have been playing an absolutely instrumental role in conflict zones around the world. "On this International Da... Read More


3 killed in Sirajganj motorcycle-poultry truck clash

Dhaka, May 29 -- Three young men had been killed after a motorcycle was hit by a truck in the Bhadraghat Bazar area on the Sirajganj-Nalka regional highway in Kamarkhand upazila, police said on Thursd... Read More


Motorbike-truck collision leaves two youths dead in Pabna

Dhaka, May 29 -- Two youths were killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and an onion-laden truck in Bera upazila of Pabna district on Wednesday evening, police said. The deceased were ide... Read More