Dhaka, Jan 9 – The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Sunday.
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Green energy generation in Bangladesh lagging far behind target
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Though Bangladesh has made substantial strides in overall power generation over three terms of the Awami League, the government’s efforts to meet its own target for power generation from renewable energy have failed to keep up.
Innovative techs reduce installation time for Rooppur NPP
Dhaka, 09th December 2021 – Engineering Division specialists have applied the Russian Sheet-Pile Walls (abbreviated as RShS in Russian) technology in constructing foundation pit retaining structures for (01UPC-04UPC) water intake structures and for the (00UGA) feed pump station at the…
IBBL Business Development Conference begins
A two-day Business Development Conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on 9 January 2021, Saturday. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD, Chairman of the Bank inaugurated the conference as chief guest.
Freedom ends if someone spreads falsehood, hurts others: Joy
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said everyone has the right to freedom of speech, but that freedom ends when someone spreads falsehoods that ends up hurting others.
A Bangladeshi girl’s success in vermicomposting venture
Benapole, Jan 9 — In 2016, she started small – out of the same premises she lives with her family – more of an experiment than a business. Today, Nasrin Sultana, a resident of Jhikorgaccha upazila’s Barbakpur village, is a…
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Washington, Jan 9 (UNB/AP) Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Global Covid cases inch closer to 89 million
Dhaka, Jan 9 — The COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world, as cases approach 89 million. According to the latest data released by Johns Hopkins University, the total count of COVID cases reached 88, 821,629, while the…
Singer-musician Foad Nasser Babu hospitalised
Dhaka, Jan 09 – Renowned singer-musician and popular Bangladeshi band Feedback’s team leader Foad Nasser Babu has been hospitalised after suffering a “massive heart attack” on Friday night.
Child marriage bid foiled in Sirajganj
Sirajganj, Jan 9 – A seventh grader from Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila was saved from early marriage at the intervention of the local administration on Thursday night.
Autopsy reveals rape; death due to excessive bleeding
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Doctors performing the autopsy of Anushka Noor Amin, the 17-year-old student of a private school who was “brought dead” to the Anwer Khan Medical Hospital on Thursday afternoon, found evidence of rape on the victim’s body.
10 newborns die in hospital fire in India’s Maharashtra
MUMBAI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) — Ten children died after a fire broke out at a special newborn care unit in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Saturday.
Siege on US Capitol Was poll Violence of a Fragile Democracy
Jan 7 2021 (IPS) – Supporters of President Donald Trump, following his encouragement, stormed the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. Waving Trump banners, hundreds of people broke through barricades and smashed…
Storming of Capitol Hill Reminiscent of a Banana Republic
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 2021 (IPS) – The storming of Capitol Hill in Washington DC by an unruly mob is reminiscent of an insurrection in a “banana republic” –as hilariously portrayed in the 1971 Woody Allen comedy…
Liberation War Museum reopens for public after nine months
Dhaka, Jan 08 – The Liberation War Museum (LWM) has reopened its doors to general visitors from Friday at its permanent venue located in Agargaon in the capital following health directives, after being closed for the past nine months.
Construction companies complain of unfair MS rod pricing
Dhaka, January 8 – The Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI) on Friday said the price of MS rod, a key input component in construction, has been hiked unreasonably by 25-30 percent in just two months (November to December) by…
Over 50 injured in Faridpur AL factional clash
Faridpur, Jan 8 — More than 50 people were injured in a factional clash between two groups of the ruling Awami League in Faridpur’s Saltha on Friday led by the current and former union Parishad (UP) chairmen.
Faridpur bride breaks the stereotype: Token dower Taka 1
Faridpur, Jan 8 – ‘Den Mohr’, the dower money given by the bridegroom to the bride, has somewhat become a matter of showoff these days. But a wedding that people saw in Faridpur on Friday shattered the conventional perception.
Fire at Narayanganj Partex Group particle board factory
Narayanganj, Jan 8 — A fire broke out at the particle board factory of Partex Group in Narayanganj port area on Friday night.
Rail ticket money missing from cash box: Probe body formed
Chittagong, Jan 08 – After a substantial amount of ticket sales money went missing from the secure cash box of a running train on the Noakhali-Laksam route, a 4-member probe body was formed by the East Zone management of Bangladesh…
Lawmakers openly discuss ousting Trump, possible impeachment
WASHINGTON (UNB/AP) — Lawmakers of both parties raised the prospect Thursday of ousting President Donald Trump from office, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if he wasn’t removed, the House may move forward with a second impeachment.
Case filed, 1 arrested in O-level student ‘rape, murder’
Dhaka, Jan 8 – A case has been filed over the death of an O-level student who was “sexually assaulted” and “killed” on Thursday in the capital’s Kalabagan.
Hasina’s speech nothing but misleading: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 8 – BNP on Friday turned down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation as a “black document of falsehood”.
ACC summons 15 Thakurgaon teachers on Corruption allegations
Thakurgaon, Jan 8 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 15 Thakurgaon teachers to interrogate them about irregularities in teachers’ transfer and recruitment, Primary School Certificate (PSC) exam and scholarship results.
স্বাধীনতার ৫০ বছরে দেশে ভোটাধিকার না থাকা জাতির জন্য কলংকজনক
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতার প্রেক্ষাপট রচিত হয়েছিলো ভোটাধিকারের প্রশ্নে। ভোটের অধিকার রক্ষার আন্দোলনই স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনে পরিণত হয়েছিলো। এক সাগর রক্তের নিবিময়ে অর্জিত সেই স্বাধীনতার ৫০তম বছরে এসেও বাংলার মানুষ…
RU Journalist Association gets new executive body
Rajshahi, Jan 08 – A 15-member executive body of Rajshahi University Journalist Association (RUJA) has been formed with Shahin Alam of Desh Rupantor as president and Nuruzzaman Khan of Samakal as general secretary for the year of 2021-22.
Facebook partners with Bangladeshi orgs on mental health
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Facebook has said it is making it easier for users in Bangladesh to connect with helplines by partnering with local organizations in an effort to support and raise awareness on mental health.
BD Customs official sent to judicial custody in graft case
Jessore, Jan 8 – A special court in Jashore has sent a senior customs official to jail in connection with a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
KL urged to bring back stranded Bangladeshis to workplaces
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do the needful for bringing back the stranded Bangladeshi workers to their old and new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds.
President Trump, Backers in Congress should Accept poll Loss
Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress should immediately acknowledge Joe Biden’s win in the November presidential election and cease their attack on US democratic processes, Human Rights Watch said today.