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0 Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has instructed the swift rehabilitation of hawkers evicted from the streets of Dhaka, the capital. He gave this directive at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday (April 25) afternoon. Senior officials from the Local Government Division, Dhaka North City Corporation, Dhaka South City Corporation, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were present at the meeting. During the meeting, the Prime Minister directed the rapid identification of alternative locations through the coordination of relevant ministries and institutions. He stated that evicted hawkers must be rehabilitated in places…

1 Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has strongly condemned and rejected the comment that the party “came to power through engineering.” The comment was made by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman. Mirza Fakhrul made this reaction at a press conference following a joint meeting at the party’s central office in Nayapaltan, Dhaka, on Saturday (April 25). Addressing Jamaat, he said, “Everyone must be vigilant about whether there is any attempt to push the country towards a different form of autocracy again.” Referring to past history, he stated, “The countrymen have consciously rejected them, and in…

0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman stated that the current government is committed to building merit-based, confident, creative, and responsible human resources. The Prime Minister made these remarks at an event following the laying of the foundation stone for the third building of BIAM Foundation in New Eskaton, Dhaka, on Saturday (April 25) morning. The Prime Minister said that there is no alternative to building a merit-based, efficient, and people-friendly public administration in all state institutions to achieve the Bangladesh we aspire to. Praising the role of BIAM Foundation, he stated that its progress from establishment to the present day proves…

1 A total of 32,532 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia on 81 flights to perform the holy Hajj. Among them, 3,284 pilgrims traveled under government management, and 29,248 under private management. This information was revealed in the latest daily bulletin from the Hajj Portal’s IT Helpdesk on Saturday (April 25) early morning. Regarding flight operations, Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated 33 flights, Saudi Airlines operated 30 flights, and Flynas operated 18 flights. Meanwhile, two Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia so far. Most recently, 70-year-old Md. Abul Kashem passed away in Makkah last Wednesday (April 22).…

0 Fuel-carrying vessels have been arriving continuously at Chattogram Port. From Thursday afternoon (April 23) until Friday morning (April 24), two ships delivered 68,450 tons of diesel. Additionally, another Chinese-flagged vessel, ‘Xing Tong 799,’ is scheduled to arrive today at 4 PM, bringing 34,600 tons of jet fuel from South Korea. Given a daily demand of 12,500 tons, the diesel that arrived in just one day is sufficient to meet the country’s needs for more than five days. Yesterday, around 3 PM, the Pakistani-flagged ship MT Quetta docked at the port’s outer anchorage with 33,400 tons of diesel from Taiwan.…

0 Production at Dinajpur’s Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant has resumed after a prolonged 48-hour shutdown caused by mechanical faults. The plant recommenced operation today, Friday (April 24). Last Wednesday (April 22), around 10 PM, Unit 1, with a production capacity of 125 megawatts, shut down. This halted production across all three units of the thermal power plant, leading to power outages in Dinajpur and 8 other northern districts. Prior to this incident, Unit 2, with a capacity of 125 megawatts, and Unit 3, with a capacity of 275 megawatts, of the same power plant had already been shut down for…

0 Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman has announced that the government is determined to eradicate corruption from the judiciary. He stated that while many cite the Masdar Hossain case as an example of judicial independence, the government has no intention of establishing a corrupt judicial system like that example. Instead, the government aims to completely eliminate the roots of corruption within the judiciary. He made these remarks as the chief guest at the inauguration of the new building of the Jashore District Bar Association and a মতবিনিময় (exchange of views) meeting on Friday (April 24). Referring to the…

0 Bangladesh began this home ODI series with a loss to New Zealand. However, the Tigers bounced back in the next match, making the final game the series decider. In this crucial match, Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored a century, helping Bangladesh post a total exceeding 250 runs. Following the batters, the bowlers also dominated the Kiwis, especially Mustafizur Rahman. With a five-wicket haul from the left-arm pacer, New Zealand was bowled out for just over two hundred. The Tigers secured the series 2-1 with a 55-run victory. Batting first after losing the toss in Chattogram, Bangladesh scored 265 runs for…

0 New tensions have arisen following reports of the sudden activation of air defense systems in various areas of Iran’s capital, Tehran. Nour News and Mehr News Agency of the country reported that air defense batteries have been activated in some parts of the capital. However, no detailed information regarding the reason for this activation has been provided yet, nor have there been any reports of attacks or damages. Reacting to the situation, former US General Mark Kimmitt told Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera that it could be a drill by the Iranian military. In his words, “This is very…

1 At least five people, including a journalist, have been killed in multiple Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. The incidents have further escalated tensions, jeopardizing the fragile ceasefire ongoing in the country. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported that two people were initially killed on Wednesday in an Israeli attack on a car in the village of At-Tiri. The Israeli army claimed it attacked two vehicles in southern Lebanon that had emerged from a military compound used by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Later, in the same area, a journalist was injured and trapped under rubble in another airstrike on…