Author: Nur Nabi Robin
Chattogram has 8.6 lakh (860,000) animals ready for sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha this year. But the demand is slightly higher — about 8.96 lakh (896,000) animals — which means there could be a shortage of around 36,000 animals. Officials from the Livestock Department believe animals from the three nearby hill districts will help fill this gap. They also say animals from nearby districts may come, which could even lead to extra supply in the markets. Dr. Md. Alamgir, Chattogram’s Livestock Officer, said, “There is nothing to worry about. We are in contact with other districts, and they have enough…
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reaffirmed on Sunday that he will not remain in office beyond 30 June next year and that a national election will be held before that deadline. “Prof Yunus made it clear that the election would take place between December and 30 June. He said he will not stay in the chair even for a single day after 30 June next year,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told reporters during a press briefing outside the state guest house Jamuna, following a meeting between Prof Yunus and leaders from several political parties on Sunday night.…
Government employees on Sunday threatened not to return to work until the withdrawal of the draft ‘Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. Md Badiul Kabir, president of the Bangladesh Secretariat Officers and Employees United Council, came up with the announcement while demonstrating at the main entrance of the Secretariat. “We will resist the ill motive behind this ordinance as it is a repressive law,” he said. “We will not return to our duties unless the ordinance is withdrawn. We will continue our sit-in protest at Badamtola (in front of Building No. 6) inside the Secretariat,” he added. …
Today (Sunday) marks the 16th anniversary of Cyclone Aila, which struck the southwest coast on this day in 2009, breaching 597 kilometres of embankments and submerging homes, farmlands, and fish enclosures across Khulna, Bagerhat, and Satkhira. The disaster claimed 190 lives, injured over 7,000 people, rendered more than half a million homeless, and caused losses amounting to Tk 269.28 million, leaving behind memories the survivors will never forget. Though sixteen years have been on, the scars remain both emotional and infrastructural. Every year when May arrives, residents brace for disaster. Elderly citizens like Namisha Khatun of…
Nearly two dozen political leaders are set to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus later today (Sunday) in two groups to discuss pressing national issues, including the upcoming election and political reforms. The meetings will be held at the state guest house Jamuna, the official residence of the Chief Adviser at 5pm and 6pm respectively, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB. In the first phase, Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Saiful Haque, Zonayed Saki, Hasnat Qayyum, Mujibur Rahman Manju, Mujahidul Islam Selim, Khalequzzaman Bhuiyan, Tipu Biswas, Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Bablu and…
The government has increased the price of cowhide by Tk 5 per square feet compared to last year, setting the rate at Tk 60-65 within Dhaka while Tk 55–60 outside Dhaka. Besides, the prices of goat (Khashi) and goat (Bakri) hides have been increased by Tk 2, fixing the rate at Tk 22–27 per square feet, while salt-applied goat hide will be sold at Tk 20–22. Commerce Adviser SK Bashir Uddin came up with the information while speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Sunday. A minimum per-piece price for cowhide has been set…
Workers from the Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal staged a sit-in protest on Sunday in front of the Chattogram Port building. They were protesting the government’s plan to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to a foreign company. The protest started at 10:00 AM and continued until 12:00 PM. The workers held placards with slogans like “Cancel NCT privatization,” “We don’t want foreign workers,” and “Local operators are enough.” Protesters said that if a foreign company takes over, many local workers and contractors will lose their jobs. They also fear that the port’s internal control will be weakened.…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday reiterated his position on the next election, stressing that the government will not go beyond June next year. “Prof Yunus is a man of his word. He gave a cut-off time. He won’t go beyond that,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told reporters, referring to the next national election that is likely to be held between December 2025 to June 2026. Alam also said the Chief Adviser conveyed the same to BNP when its leaders met the Chief Adviser at his residence. The Press Secretary briefed the reporters in…
A delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP), led by Convener Nahid Islam, held talks with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna on Saturday night. The meeting began shortly after the chief adviser held separate talks with leaders of the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami. NCP Chief Organiser (southern region) Hasnat Abdullah, Senior Joint Convener Ariful Islam Adeeb, and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara were also present at the meeting.
A BNP delegation held a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna tonight. Four BNP leaders, led by party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, reached Yunus’ official residence at 7:33pm today, confirmed Sayrul Kabir Khan of the BNP Media Cell. Yunus’ press secretary Shafiqul Alam posted on Facebook, “A delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.” Other members of the delegation include BNP standing committee members Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury,…