0 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed relevant authorities to take effective initiatives to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and ensure necessary services. He emphasized establishing disability-friendly infrastructure and ensuring all types of facilities, including education and healthcare, to build an inclusive society. He issued these directives at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office within the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday (May 13). The meeting was convened to determine necessary actions for protecting the rights and ensuring services for persons with disabilities. According to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing, during the meeting, the…
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3 In the last 24 hours, 8 more children have died nationwide due to measles and its symptoms. Among these, 7 died with measles-like symptoms, and 1 died from confirmed measles. With this, a total of 432 children have now died in the country from measles and its symptoms. These figures were obtained from the latest report by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday, May 13. According to DGHS sources, 432 children have died across the country from measles and its symptoms over the past one and a half months. Among these, 69 children died from confirmed…
1 Bangladesh Bank has purchased an additional $25 million (2 crore 50 lakh) US dollars through an auction. This information was confirmed by Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director and Spokesperson for the central bank, on Wednesday (May 13). He stated that the $25 million was acquired from two commercial banks. The cutoff price in this auction was BDT 122.75 per dollar. So far this May, Bangladesh Bank has collectively bought a total of $170 million. Earlier, during the current fiscal year 2025-26, dollars were also purchased in several phases through auctions. Cumulatively, the central bank’s total dollar purchases for the…
Crashes on two Perth freeways are proving to be a headache for motorists travelling on both sides of the river on Wednesday. Main Roads reported an accident on the Mitchell Freeway northbound after Hutton Street in Osborne park about 5:12pm. The right lane has been partially shut as towing services attend the scene. Motorists are urged to drive carefully in the area as traffic is still heavy on approach. Another peak-hour accident on Kwinana Freeway northbound after South Street in Bateman was earlier posted to Main Roads’ X about 4:27pm. The left lane was blocked off before the incident was…
A planned fishing rally from Port Beach to Perth has sparked traffic mayhem as more than 150 cars and boats on trailers turned out to protest the State’s controversial fishing bans. Reel Rights Convoy — driven by a community alliance called the Coastal Collective — invited “local fishermen and fisherwomen to spruce up their beloved boats and join us early this Sunday morning” in an attempt to draw attention to the bans. Footage shared by Main Roads WA after 10:30am on Sunday morning highlighted the result, with video depicting heavily congested lanes northbound on Kwinana Freeway. Dotted throughout the traffic…
The world has seen many great rivalries. Pepsi v Coke. Ferrari v McLaren. Rome v Carthage. And in Perth, the debate that — quite literally — divides a city: where is the better place to live, north or south of the river? Scroll down to vote in PerthNow’s exclusive poll below Southsiders will go in to bat for Fremantle’s laid-back community charm, the vibrancy of Victoria Park’s food scene and the joys of riverside living. Northerners boast about their beaches, the nightlife and possibly the beaches just one more time. PerthNow spoke to well-known locals on both sides of the…
Adrenaline-fuelled racing could be making its way to the city of Canning after a development application was lodged for an indoor go-karting facility in the heart of the Welshpool industrial area. PowerPlay offers indoor electric go-kart racing on unique two-level tracks, including ramps and bridges, with its first centre opening in Joondalup in 2020 followed by centres in Bibra Lake in 2022 and Malaga in 2024. It uses modern electric go-karts that provide instant power and acceleration without exhaust fumes. The karts can drift, spin. and reach speeds of up to 70km/h, although they don’t go that fast around the…
West Aussie will be rushing to check their slips after a trio of punters hit the jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto draw. It was a fruitful draw all round, with a total of nine division one winners who will each take home $741,935.70. While eight WA punters were among the 52 division two winners who fell short of hitting a supplementary number, but still pocket $12,282.50 each. A further 190 local players will have their spirits lifted this weekend with a handy $1012.40 division three win. The winning numbers from draw #4643 were 38, 8, 35, 19, 44, 9, and the…
-clear waters and hundreds of kilometres of pristine coastline have made Western Australia’s southwest a powerful magnet for tourists from Perth, Asia and, more recently, Sydney and Melbourne. The area defined by sandy beaches, world class surf breaks and a thriving food and wine culture. It’s little wonder more than a million tourists flock to the region all year round, with numbers peaking during summer when the allure of electric blue water draws huge numbers to its beaches. But the success of such destinations have seen locals seething over crowded beaches, lack of parking, jammed roads and insufficient infrastructure needed…
A rare shark pairing has been sighted off Western Australia’s coastline, according to a documentary filmmaker who has been tracking the duo. Dave Riggs, a local of popular tourist town Esperance, about 700km southeast of Perth, observed two enormous great white sharks lingering around the stunning beaches in the weeks leading up to Christmas. “Up until about December 17, there were two big five metre sharks, one was male and the other female,” Mr Riggs, who documented his observations in a now-viral YouTube video, said. “Before she left, the female was really really chill, and really massive, to a point…