Bangladesh plans to finish fixing all broken roads before October ends. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced this goal on Monday. The environment ministry teams up with the road transport ministry for this project. They want to remove all old public buses from service. The government will replace these vehicles with 250 brand new buses.
Chinese experts visited the Secretariat for important talks about air pollution control. These specialists shared their knowledge with Rizwana during the meeting. Bangladesh will use Chinese experience to make the air cleaner across the country. The government creates short and long term plans to stop air pollution. Officials will declare areas around the capital as places where brick...
Bayern Munich defeated Flamengo 4-2 at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Harry Kane scored twice to send his team through to the quarter-finals. The German side will meet Paris Saint-Germain next Saturday. Over 60,000 supporters filled the stadium. Vincent Kompany's team showed strong quality against determined Brazilian opponents.
Bayern started fast and took an early lead. Joshua Kimmich delivered a corner kick that deflected off Erick Pulgar for the opening goal after six minutes. Kane doubled the advantage four minutes later when his strike bounced off Leo Ortiz. Flamengo created chances through Luiz Araujo but could not find the target. The Brazilian club refused to surrender against the German champions.
Gerson brought Flamengo back...
Halo Studios plans to share major news about the popular video game series during October 2025. The company will make these announcements at the Halo World Championship 2025 event in Seattle. The studio changed its name from 343 Industries to Halo Studios recently. Fans have been spreading rumors about future games and possible releases on different gaming systems. The team wants to address these rumors with official information at the championship event.
The studio published a blog post on the Halo Waypoint website about their upcoming presentation. They mentioned working on multiple projects at the same time. Last year at the same event, they announced Project Foundry and their decision to use Unreal Engine 5 for future games. They...
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed criticized the recent protest actions of National Board of Revenue workers and officials. He told reporters on Monday that the movement caused major financial damage to the country. Ahmed stated that government employees cannot participate in such activities. The Anti-Corruption Commission started investigating six NBR officials for irregularities. The adviser promised no government action if the staff works transparently moving forward.
The NBR employees ended their nationwide shutdown on Sunday after meeting with business leaders. Hasan Mohammad Tarek Rikabder from the NBR Reforms Oikko Parishad announced this decision at a press conference. The meeting took place at the Bangladesh Chamber of...
Islamic University fired Assistant Professor Hafizul Islam from the Development Studies Department. The university accused him of homosexual conduct and harassing students. Acting Registrar Professor Dr Monzurul Haque signed the dismissal order. Students had filed multiple complaints against the teacher. The university formed a probe committee to investigate the serious allegations.
The 266th syndicate meeting met on December 22 and made an initial decision. Officials cut one annual salary increase and forced Islam to take leave for one year. Students protested this punishment and demanded stronger action. The university started a second investigation after student demonstrations. The probe committee found evidence supporting many...
Bangladesh weather experts predict storms and rain across every region of the country. The forecast covers a full day starting from Monday morning at 9am. Thunder and lightning will accompany the wet weather throughout the nation.
Four southern divisions expect the most rainfall activity. Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet areas will see moderate to heavy downpours at many locations. Northern regions face lighter precipitation with fewer affected areas.
Temperature readings will stay steady across Bangladesh during this weather period. The mercury will not change much from current levels. Weather stations recorded the hottest temperature at 35.3 degrees Celsius in Dimla. Bandarban marked the coolest reading at 23.9 degrees...
Bangladesh Police will launch expanded digital services Tuesday across Dhaka and Mymensingh areas. Citizens can file any type of General Diary report through online systems at all police stations. The service covers 134 stations and adds to existing coverage under Sylhet Range, Sylhet Metropolitan Police, Chattogram Range and Chattogram Metropolitan Police areas. Police headquarters announced the expansion Monday as part of efforts to make services easier under chief adviser direction.
The online system previously accepted only lost item and recovery reports. Officials have expanded the platform to handle every kind of General Diary entry. Citizens must download the Online GD app from Google Play Store and register once before using...
Bangladesh faces losing major Chinese investment for clean energy projects unless leaders make fast changes to rules and policies. The Centre for Policy Dialogue shared research at a meeting held Monday at Lakeshore Hotel. Chinese companies provide more than half of all foreign money that goes into Bangladesh renewable energy work. These investors face many problems before they can even start building power plants.
Government offices create long waits and confusing steps that make investment risky. Companies must fill out the same forms many times and cannot track how their projects move forward. Officials sometimes change rules without warning investors first. The study found that 31 large solar projects got canceled after the...
A Dhaka court decided Monday to keep two political figures under police custody for questioning. Former member of parliament Sabina Akter Tuhin will stay under police custody for two days. Shah Alam Murad, who serves as general secretary of Dhaka South City Awami League, will remain under police custody for one day. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bharda made both decisions after police requested longer custody periods. Police had asked for seven days to question Tuhin and five days to question Murad.
Police captured Shah Alam Murad on April 17 during operations near Uttara area of the capital city. Officers arrested Sabina Akter Tuhin on June 22 near the Nababganj section of Dhaka. Both arrests happened as part of separate...
