- Dengue: 5 more die, 1,107 hospitalized in 24 hrs
- World’s largest known coral discovered in Solomon Islands
- Injured in mass uprising to be provided unique ID cards along with rehabilitation
- Tough action if case lodged only for harassment: Home adviser
- Chief Adviser returns home after joining COP29 in Baku
- FIDE rapid rating chess begins on Friday
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza Strip
- Special committee formed to review political activities on DU campus
- BNP's 31-point reform proposal will align with Interim Government's reform plans: Fakhrul
- Protesters injured in July-August movement meet advisers
- BNP wants introduction of bicameral parliamentary system: Tarique Rahman
- Maxwell's power-hitting, Australia pace flatten Pakistan in T20I
- EU foreign policy chief wants Israel dialogue suspended over Gaza war
- South Africa refuses aid for thousands of illegal miners trapped
- JCD DU announces full committee
- UN reports Israel's warfare tactics in Gaza align with genocide definition
- Dhaka expresses discontent over Hasina's use of mobile phones and giving statements from India
- Bangladesh Bank issues Tk 6,585 crore liquidity guarantee to 7 banks
- German return to nuclear power is 'logical': IAEA chief
- UN faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency
Tough action if case lodged only for harassment: Home adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has expressed discontent over the existing caseload and warned of tough action if the case is lodged against anyone only for the intention of harassing them. We are noticing that many cases are being lodged now and many innocent...
China eyes home-buying tax cuts amid real estate distresses: Bloomberg
China is planning to lower home-buying taxes as part of a broader push to support its struggling real estate sector, Bloomberg reports, as cited by Reuters on Tuesday. A proposal under review would allow major cities, including Shanghai and Beijing, to reduce the deed tax for buyers to as low as...
CA appoints 3 special assistants to aid home, health, education advisers
Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus has appointed three special assistants with the status of state minister, according to a gazette notification issued in Dhaka on Sunday evening. Under rule 3B (iia) of the Rules of Business, 1996, they have been given executive...
Architects create marble-like building material from old cars
What if the future of sustainable architecture could be found in your cars dashboard? A new building material called Post Rock is transforming automotive waste into stunning exterior panels that resemble quarried marble, as reported by Fast Company. Developed by University of Michigan architects...
Working to improve law and order: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam has said the countrys law and order is better than earlier and efforts are on to improve more. Law and order of entire Dhaka will be improved following the Mohammadpur Model. No criminals will be spared and no matter how powerful they are, he said at...
Bangladesh supports Palestine's independence, sovereignty: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) on Monday reiterated Bangladeshs support to the independence and sovereignty of Palestine. Bangladesh has always stood beside the repressed and tortured people of Palestine and supported their rational demands. We support the independence...
Biswa Ijtema: Date fixed for two phases
The first phase of the 58th edition of Biswa Ijtema will begin on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi on January 31. Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam gave this information after a meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday. The first phase will continue till February 2, said the...
BDR carnage to be reinvestigated: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam said that the BDR carnage will be reinvestigated and its a must, reports UNB. Investigation team will be formed very soon, he said responding to a question from reporters after visiting the headquarters of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Pilkhana...
Bishwa Ijtema: Home Ministry to meet with two factions of Tabligh Jamaat today
The Ministry of Home Affairs has called a meeting to address an ongoing dispute between two factions of the Tabligh Jamaat and to determine the date for the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema on Monday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The meeting is scheduled for 10:30 am on Monday in the conference room of the...
Expose mistakes or corruption within govt: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury urged to expose any mistakes or corruption within the government, reports Jago News 24. He made this call on Tuesday after inspecting the project titled History of old Dhaka central jail, preservation of historical buildings, and surroundings...
Fire service has limitations, not disappointments: Home adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that the Fire Service and Civil Defence has limitations, not disappointments, reports Independent. He made this remark on Monday after visiting the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence at Fulbariya. The fire service...
Govt committed to expose killers of July-August genocide to justice soon: Home Advise
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said they are committed to arrest the killers of July-August genocide and expose them to justice. The government is committed to capture the killers of the July-August genocide and bring them to justice soon, he said in a...
Not a new example, no political reason: Home Adviser
Home Affairs Adviser to Interim Government Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said the discharge of trainee sub-inspectors is not a new precedent and there is no political reason behind the dismissal. Refraining from giving a detailed explanation, the adviser told the reporters,...
Illegal vehicles, street protests responsible for traffic jam: Home Adviser
Illegal vehicles, frequent street protests, and the presence of motor and non-motor vehicles on the same roads are causing traffic jams in the capital. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday while inaugurating the 15-day Traffic Pakkha-2024 of Dhaka...
Home Adviser for staying alert against syndicate, extortion in markets
Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday called upon the traders to remain alert against syndicate and extortion to check the price hike of essentials. Inform the members of the law enforcement agencies immediately if anyone is found attempting to extort money (in the...
Ansar Forces fulfilled their duties in critical situation: Home Adviser
Home Adviser Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said, Following the anti-discrimination student movement on August 5, when the police and other law enforcement agencies faced challenging situations, the Ansar forces effectively fulfilled their assigned duties. During that time, they played a crucial role...
Cops who didn’t join work to be considered terrorists
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that 187 absconded policemen who did not join the work will be considered terrorists, and they will be arrested on sight. He made the comment while responding to queries from journalists after visiting the Border Guard...
No case for involvement in mass uprising: Home Ministry
The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the authorities to refrain from filing lawsuits, making arrests, or harassing individuals who were involved in the July-August mass uprising, reports UNB. In a notification issued on Monday, the ministry stated that students and mass people who actively...