He will be buried at his family graveyard in Companiganj’s Manikpur area at 5:30pm after his last Jazana at Bashurhat Government Mujib College at 4pm.
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Illegal structures on banks of Dhaka’s canals to be cleared
Minister for LGRD Mohammad Tajul Islam said all types of structures built illegally on the banks of capital’s canals will be demolished, besides dredging the canals.
Illegal mobile phones to be blocked from July 1: BTRC
Dhaka, Jan 7 – All the illegal, clone, and fake mobile phone handsets will be disconnected from July 1. Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), said this on Thursday during a press conference in the capital.
Apple first US company to be valued at $2tn
Tech giant Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) on the stock market. It reached the milestone just two years after becoming the world’s first trillion-dollar company in 2018.
Janmashtami to be observed Tuesday
Dhaka, Aug 10 – The Hindu community of Bangladesh will celebrate Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, on Tuesday with due religious fervour.
Flyover, underpass work to be suspended for 14 days: Quader
Dhaka, July 22 – Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday instructed the authorities concerned to suspend the ongoing construction work of all flyovers and underpasses in the country for seven days before and after Eid-ul-Azha.
Eid: Public transport movement to be suspended for 9 days
Transport movement will remain suspended for nine days before and after Eid-ul-Azha, aiming to contain the spread of coronavirus.
‘Hilsa to be tastier this year as lockdown cleans up rivers’
Dhaka, July 10 – People will get more delicious hilsa on their plates this year thanks to drops in river pollution due to suspension of river transport movement and closure of polluting industries for several months due to coronavirus pandemic,…
State-owned jute mills to be shut for restructuring: Minister
Dhaka, June 29 – State-owned Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) will be halting operations to stop piling up losses, said Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi on Sunday.
Glorious days: Offer to be Press Secretary to the President
Mostafa Kamal Majumder As The New Nation became more or less self-reliant and I could respond to demands of working journalists to improve their working conditions in the paper with a mission to make it sustainable I got a phone…
Hajj to be ‘very limited’ with those living in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Arabian government on Tuesday announced that Hajj will be ‘very limited’ this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with people already living in the KSA allowed to take part in the pilgrimage.
Willing Bangladeshis to be brought back from KSA in phases
Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have agreed to bring back Bangladeshi workers home in phases ensuring their quarantine facilities upon return.
Int’l Inter-Varsity Short Film Festival opening to be online
Culture Desk The official opening of International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) will be held online from June 6-7.
‘Silent virus carriers to be rapid spreaders at markets’
Dhaka, May 07 – The reopening of markets ahead of Eid will surely help the stalled wheel of economy move again, but health experts warned that it will lead to a stark rise in coronavirus cases, putting a serious strain…
2.1 million MT food grains to be procured this season: PM
Dhaka, April 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government will procure 2.1 million metric tons (MT) of food grains in the current season to ensure food security in the country and fair prices of farmers’ produce.
Coronavirus doesn’t have to be a killer disease
Sir Frank Peters It’s always soul uplifting and heart-warming to see the youth of Bangladesh show they care for people, especially the elderly and sick.
Anarchy in movement’s name to be dealt with strictly: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 08 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said anarchy in the name of movement will be dealt with an iron hand.
GP faces threat to be under administrator if not pays dues in time
Dhaka, Feb 04 – Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Md Jahurul Haque on Monday said they will appoint an administrator to mobile phone company Grameenphone if it fails to pay the dues by the stipulated time fixed…
60,000 Rohingya youths to be trained for community work
Dhaka, Jan 30 – The cabinet committee on purchases has approved a project of the disaster management ministry to help to train at least 60,000 youths of displaced Myanmar citizen known as ‘Rohingya’ to improve access to basic services and…
‘Gondi’ to be released on February 7
Culture Desk Much talked about film ‘Gondi’, directed by Fakhrul Arefin Khan, has already received the uncut censor certificate from Bangladesh Film Censor Board (BFCB).
Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike
Washington, AP/UNB, Jan 08 – President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran appears to be “standing down” and no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran’s missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.
Non-Bangladeshi entrants to be sent back: FM
Dhaka, Dec 25 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said those who have entered Bangladesh from India in recent weeks will be sent back if they are not Bangladeshis.
FFs’ names to be dropped from Razakar list: Minister
Dhaka, Dec 17 – Expressing sorrow for the ‘unintentional’ errors in the list of Razakars, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said the names of freedom fighters and pro-independence people will be dropped from the list after scrutiny.
Decade ending 2019 likely to be hottest on record
Exceptional global heat driven by greenhouse gas emissions mean this decade will most likely go down as the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which released its provisional statement on the State of the Global Climate…
Trump invited to attend impeachment hearing or ‘stop complaining’
Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Mr Trump could either attend or “stop complaining about the process”.
World temp. to be over 3-degree, even if climate pledges met
26 November 2019, Climate Change – Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate…
Road Transport Act execution to be made tolerable: Quader
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the Road Transport Act will be enforced keeping it at a tolerable level.
Brexit reveals Jeremy Corbyn to be the true moderate
By Jonathan Cook If there is an upside to Brexit, it is this: it has made it increasingly hard to present Jeremy Corbyn, contrary to everything the corporate media has been telling us for the past four years, as anything…
Khaleda to be released thru tougher movement: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 15 – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed yesterday said that party Chairperson Khaleda Zia serving will be released through waging tougher movement not on bail.
PM Hasina off to New Delhi: 12 instruments to be signed
Dhaka, September 2019 – Bangladesh and India are going to ink at least 12 instruments, mostly on economy, trade, education, culture, information and technology during the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s four-day official visit to India.