Ministerial committee recommends closure of six sick ports
Ministerial committee recommends closure of six sick ports

Six unprofitable and inactive land ports of the Bangladesh Land Port Authority under the ministry of Shipping have been recommended to be closed initially, reports Banglanews24.com. The committee formed by the ministry to review the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of eight land ports of the...

Death toll in deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia rises to 21
Death toll in deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia rises to 21

Indonesian rescuers retrieved four more bodies after they resumed their search Wednesday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesias main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21, reports AP. Waters from flooded rivers tore through nine villages in Pekalongan regency of...

1st namaz-e-janaza of adviser Hassan Ariff held
1st namaz-e-janaza of adviser Hassan Ariff held

The first namaz-e-janaza of late Land and Civil Aviation Adviser AF Hassan Ariff was held at Baitul Aman Masjid in Dhanmondi following the Isha prayer, with Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus in attendance. The second namaz-e-janaza will take place at the High Court premises around 11:00 am on...

Adviser Hassan Ariff passes away
Adviser Hassan Ariff passes away

Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hassan Ariff passed away while undergoing treatment at Labaid Specialized Hospital in Dhaka on Friday. He was 83. He breathed his last around 3:30 pm at the hospital, according to family sources. My father was feeling sick and suddenly collapsed...

Global coastal population grows by 26%, new study finds
Global coastal population grows by 26%, new study finds

Mississippi State University Professor Emeritus Arthur G. Cosby, along with a team of U.S.-based researchers, has revealed significant global trends in coastal population growth in a new study published in Scientific Reports-Nature. Using cutting-edge technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratorys...

Long-distance bus services restart from Benapole after six-day suspension
Long-distance bus services restart from Benapole after six-day suspension

Long-distance bus services from Benapole resumed on Thursday evening after a six-day suspension. The services restarted at 6:30 pm, with buses now operating from the Benapole Checkpost Land Port Bus Terminal, according to Mizanur Rahman, general secretary of the Benapole Transport Manager...

15 dead, 113 missing in Uganda landslide
15 dead, 113 missing in Uganda landslide

At least 15 people have died and another 100 more are missing after a landslide buried homes in villages, reports Reuters. Prime minister of Uganda and police confirmed the deaths on Thursday as the landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes across several villages in eastern...

UK’s Bassetlaw District Council clarifies role in housing asylum seekers
UK’s Bassetlaw District Council clarifies role in housing asylum seekers

Bassetlaw District Council has issued a statement on Tuesday (London time) addressing widespread misinformation about its role in housing individuals seeking asylum in the UK. The statement seeks to clarify the processes involved, emphasizing that the Council does not provide or manage...