Heavy rainfall in the last three days and water from upstream in India triggered a humanitarian crisis in Feni.
More than 40 villages in Sadar Union, Anandpur, Munsirhat, Amjadhat Unionn of Fulgazi Upazila were flooded. Over 50 villages in Parashuram went under water. Several villages of Pathan Nagar, Radhanagar, Shubopur Union of Chagalnaiya have also been affected.
Bangladesh Army has alerted the countrymen about searches being conducted at various public and private offices and residents alongside extortion attempts using their name.
“It has been seen that some self-obsessed people in civil dresses impersonating them as members of the Bangladesh Army nowadays are carrying out searches at the government and corporate offices, family residents, shopping malls and shops and have been trying to extort people through phone calls,” an ISPR press release said.
Bangladesh Army in civil dresses never conduct such raids without participation of the personnel of other law enforcement agencies’ members (police and other law enforcement agencies), the release added.
Planning and Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has clarified that the government upheld its decision on cancellation of the postponed examinations of the subjects of the HSC and equivalent exams.
“The decision on (HSC and equivalent) the examinations taken by Inter- Education Board Coordination Committee Chief and Dhaka Education Board chairman will remain effective,” he added.
The Education Adviser made the disclosure while responding to a question about the latest government decision on the HSC exams at the Secretariat here today.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will dissolve the board of Islami Bank within a couple of days, BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur said today.
The central bank will form a new board of the Islami Bank, he said at a press conference at the central bank headquarters.
"We will also take over all the shares of S Alam Group against its liabilities as per law. The group may be able to get back the shares if it repays the money," he said.