Dhaka, July 20 (UNB)- Sweet smells of Bangladeshi mangoes have reached Switzerland with the export of first package mangoes to the country on July 14.
Category: Bangladesh
Floods take alarming turn as Brahmaputra, Ganga basins swell
Dhaka, Jul 20 – Residents of three northern districts who are among the first to bear the brunt of flooding caused by onrushing waters from upstream rivers saw no respite Sunday, as large parts of Kurigram, and Sunamganj remain inundated,…
ISPR says Sarwardi declared persona non grata in cantonments
Dhaka, July 19 – Bangladesh Army on Sunday clarified its stance over Lieutenant General (retired) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardi, Bir Bikram, and said he was declared persona non grata in all cantonments and its areas on April 10, 2019.
With flood waters cows being smuggled from India
Kurigram, July 20 – Cattle markets in Kurigram border area are seeing an increased arrival of illegally imported cows and buffaloes from India. These cattle are being smuggled in through the transboundary rivers shared by the two nations taking advantage…
Rooppur NPP Equipment manufacturing in full swing in Russia
While construction works at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant site is progressing as scheduled, manufacturing and testing of various equipment for the plant are running in full swing in Russia.
শাহজাহান সিরাজের এই চলে যাওয়া
আতিকুর রহমান সালু গত বছর অর্থাৎ ২০১৯ বাংলাদেশে গেলে দোসতো আসম রবের কাছে জানতে পারলাম যে, শাহজাহান সিরাজ অসুস্থ। গুলশানে দেখতে গেলাম তাকে। দেখে মনটা খারাপ হয়ে গেল। ভাবী তাকে ডাক দিলেন দেখ সালু ভাই এসেছে। ওঠো, পর পর কয়েকবার…
Bangladesh now ’16th worst’ corona-hit country
Dhaka, July 19 – Bangladesh on Sunday went past Germany in terms of confirmed Covid-19 cases to become the 16th worst-affected country in the world with 204,525 infections.
Kushtia cattle haat crowded defying safety restrictions
Kushtia, July 19 – Around 1,000 farmers thronged Alampur Baliapara ground in Kushtia Sadar Upazila, the largest cattle market in the district, with their animals on Saturday without maintaining social distancing though the coronavirus cases are spiking in the country.
Covid-19 Vaccine: Dhaka approves icddr,b to do phase-3 trial
Dhaka, July 19 – Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) on Sunday approved the icddr,b to conduct the phase-3 human trial of Covid-19 vaccine developed a Chinese company.
Bangladesh braces for fresh flood from July 20-21: BWBD
Dhaka, July 19 – Bangladesh is likely to witness another spell flood from July 20-21, warned the Bangladesh Water Development Board.
Regent Chairman Shahed’s press accreditation card cancelled
Dhaka, July 19 – The government on Sunday cancelled the journalist accreditation card of Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim, who was arrested and put on a 10-day remand on the charge of issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.
HC wants to know of steps taken to manage medical wastes
Dhaka, July 19 – The High Court on Sunday asked the government about steps taken in implementing Medical Waste Management and Processing Rules 2008. A virtual bench of Justice JBM Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed…
Three held with 3,600 litres of shark oil in Chittagong
Chittagong, July 19 – Three suspected smugglers were detained with a huge amount of shark oil from Cinema Palace area of Chattogram city on Sunday.
Father, daughter go missing in Sunamganj boat capsize
A man and his three-year-old daughter went missing when a boat sank in Shoitankhali Haor in Dharmapasha upazila of the district on Saturday night.
NESCO staff dies of Covid-19 in C’nawabganj
An employee of Northern Electricity Supply Company Ltd (NESCO) of Chapainawabganj died of coronavirus at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital early Sunday.
5,730 people granted bail in 5 days
A total of 5,730 people secured bail after their petitions were heard by virtual courts across the country in three days from July 12 to July 16.
Town protection embankment collapses in Faridpur
Faridpur, July 19: Twenty-two meters of town protection embankment in Bilgozaria area of Sadiqpur village in Sadar upazila collapsed here this morning due to rise of flood water.
Unremitting water triggers flood in Ganges basin
Rajshahi, July 19: The incessant onrush of water from upper catchment over the past one week has triggered a flood situation in char (riverbed) and other low-lying areas in Ganges Basin .
BNP slams govt ‘apathy’ towards flood victims
Dhaka, July 19 – BNP has alleged that people are going through a tough time for lack of food, fresh water and medicines in the country’s flood-hit areas due to the government’s ‘inaction’.
ঢাবির সাবেক উপাচার্য রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞানী এমাজউদ্দিনের ইন্তেকালে শোক প্রকাশ
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের সাবেক উপাচার্য ও বরেণ্য রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞানী প্রফেসর ড. এমাজউদ্দীন আহমদ-এর ইন্তেকালে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করে মরহুমের আত্মার মাগফিরাত কামনা করেছেন।
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held thru virtual platform
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 18 July 2020, Saturday through a virtual platform.
Wari Covid patients receive fruit baskets from Mayor Taposh
Dhaka, July 18 – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Saturday surprised Covid-19 patients in the city’s locked down Wari area with the gift of fruit baskets.
BD Malaysia Chamber pushes for salvaging RMG industry
Dhaka, July 18 – Speakers at a webinar on Saturday said the looming crisis in the RMG industry will have a multiplied chain reaction to the whole economy, and salvaging this industry will be beneficial to other sectors as well.
President Hamid attends brother’s funeral in Kishoreganj
Dhaka, July 18 – President Abdul Hamid travelled to his ancestral home in Kishoreganj’s Mithamoin with his younger brother Md Abdul Hye’s dead body.
Quader for bringing back patients’ confidence in hospitals
Dhaka, July 18: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday called upon the authorities concerned to bring back the patients’ confidence in hospitals ensuring proper health environment during the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.
Aman paddy cultivation begins in Panchagarh
Panchagarh. July, 18: Farmers in the district have started cultivation of Aman with much enthusiasm .
Sporadic erosion: Flood situation improving in B’putra basin
Rangpur, July 18: As the flood situation continues improving, sporadic incidents of riverbank erosion have been reported from fewer places during the last 24 hours ending at 9am today in the Brahmaputra basin.
Bangladesh hits 2 lakh-mark in corona cases
Bangladesh crossed the grim milestone of 2 lakh coronavirus cases on Saturday with no visible sign of decline in the virus infections.
85pc Bangladeshi leprosy disabled people psychologically ill
A recent study revealed that about 85 percent leprosy disabled people in Bangladesh have been suffering from psychological problems besides many other disease-related complications. The sufferings of the excluded and stigmatised community have intensified manifolds during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Financial Express News Editor Abdullah M Hasan no more
Abdullah M Hasan, News Editor of The Financial Express breathed his last on Friday afternoon at the LabAid Hospital. He had been suffering from Covid-19 since July 4 when he was admitted to the hospital. He was 72.