Bangladesh
Korea provides $ 1 mn to UNICEF to address humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh
South Korea has provided US$ 1 million to the UNICEF office in Bangladesh to assist UNICEF's activities in the country this year with a focus on gender-based violence (GBV) in emergencies, particularly in Cox's Bazar.
PM says Covid-19 a wake-up call for constructive multilateralism
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is a need for constructive multilateralism more than ever as the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’.
ASP’s death at hospital: 10 hospital staff put on 7-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday put ten staff of Mind Aid Hospital in Adabor on a 7-day remand each in a case over beating Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anisul Karim to death at the hosptial.
It's vital to amend Myanmar's citizenship laws: UK
The United Kingdom has sought an amendment to Myanmar's citizenship laws to allow everyone to fully participate in Myanmar's political process.
Raihan’s ‘custodial death’: Suspended SI Akbar put on remand
A Sylhet court on Tuesday placed the suspended sub-inspector of Bandarbazar Police Station, Akbar Hossain Bhuiya, on a seven-day remand as he was arrested in connection with the death of Raihan Ahmed in ‘police custody’.
Bangladesh records 1699 new cases, 16 deaths from Covid-19
Bangladesh reported 1,699 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Tuesday, raising the caseload to 423,620.
19 new dengue cases recorded in 24 hours
Nineteen people were diagnosed with dengue in the past 24 hours until Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Currently, 73 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals across the country.
Since January, the health authorities reported 767 dengue cases, and 689 of the patients recovered.
Bangladesh recorded 101,354 dengue cases last year and 179 people died from the mosquito-borne fever, according to official figures.
A similar situation this year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, would put the country’s health system under great stress, experts said.
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GK Shamim indicted for money laundering
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against eight people, including Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim, in a money laundering case.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam framed the charges against them.
The court also fixed Nov 19 for witnesses deposition.
Shamim and his bodyguards rejected the charges and pleaded not guilty. All of them are now in jail.
GK Shamim, who was known as an influential contractor of Sabujbagh, Basabo and Motijheel areas of the capital, was arrested on Sept 20, 2019 from Niketan area during a drive against casino and other anti-social business.
Seven of his bodyguards were also arrested during the raid.
Rab members seized Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) worth Tk 165 crore, Tk 1.8 crore in cash and a huge stash of foreign currencies.
A foreign-made pistol, seven shotguns and a huge cache of bullets were also seized from the office of ‘GKB & Company Pvt Limited’.
The elite force filed three cases –- one under the narcotics control, one under the money-laundering prevention and the other under the arms acts -– against Shamim with Gulshan police on Sept 21.
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Posts DG Sudhangshu sent on forced leave
The Posts and Telecommunications Division on Tuesday sent Director General of the Directorate of Posts Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra on forced leave as primary investigation found evidence of corruption against him.
Case filed over death of Barishal ASP
A case was filed at Adabor Police Station early Tuesday over the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police’s (BMP) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon.