People are set to witness a more colourful and joyous day on Friday as this year both Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring, and the Valentine’s Day will be celebrated on the weekend. The festival-loving Bangladeshi people are ready…
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Manufacture of Passive Core Flooding System for Rooppur NPP
Manufacture of the first body parts of hydro accumulators for passive core flooding system intended for Unit 2 of Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh has been completed. Petrozavodsk Branch of “AEM-Technology” (concern of Atomenergomash, the machine-building division of Russia’s State Corporation…
Pharmacy selling genuine quality medicines opens in city
The opening of a new pharmacy dedicated to enriching the lives of the poor and selling only genuine quality medicines is good news in any part of the world.
Two-day ‘Basanta Baran’ programme begins at RU
Rajshahi, Feb 13 – A two-day ‘Basanta Baran’ programme has started at the Fine Arts faculty of Rajshahi University. Member of Parliament from Rajshahi-1 Omor Faruk Chowdhury inaugurated the programme at the ‘Muktomonch’ of the faculty.
Defeat evil forces to guard public security: PM to Ansar-VDP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to work with honesty, courage and integrity to defeat evil forces to ensure public security.
Defeat evil forces to ensure public security: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to work with honesty, courage and integrity to defeat evil forces to ensure public security.
Hill Cutting: CDA contractor fined Tk 5.23cr
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday fined a construction firm of the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) Tk 5.23 crore for illegally cutting hills during construction of a road.
Defamation Suit: Court summons Shajahan Khan
A court here on Thursday summoned former Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan in a defamation case filed by Nirapad Sarak Chai founder Ilias Kanchan.
‘Shonibar Bikel’ to compete in Int’l Film Festival
Culture Desk Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s unreleased film ‘Shonibar Bikel’ is going to participate in the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema 2020 has begun in Paris from February 11 to February 18. The film will have its competition under…
Another Bangladeshi infected with coronavirus in Singapore
Dhaka, Feb 13 – Another Bangladeshi has been tested positive for coronavirus in Singapore on Tuesday, Bangladesh High Commissioner Md Mustafizur Rahman said on Wednesday.
প্রথা ভেঙে যৌনকর্মীর জানাজা পড়ালেন মসজিদের ইমাম
বাংলাদেশে যৌনকর্মীদের জন্য গত ৬ই ফেব্রুয়ারি বৃহস্পতিবার ছিল এক মোড় ঘোরানো অধ্যায়। রাজবাড়ির দৌলতদিয়ায় বহু পুরনো যৌন-পল্লীতে প্রথমবারের মত একজন যৌনকর্মীর পুরোপুরি ইসলামি প্রথা মেনে জানাজা পড়িয়ে দাফন হয়েছে। পরে চেহলামেরও আয়োজন করা হয়।
IBBL gets `Gold Remittance Award’ for highest collection
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received `Gold Remittance Award 2020’ for collecting highest remittance in the year-2019 conferred by the Centre for NRB. Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP, Foreign Affairs Minister and Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Advisor to…
RU teacher allegedly ‘hits’ another teacher
Rajshahi, Feb 12 – Rajshahi University Crop Science and Technology department Professor Khairul Islam allegedly hit his colleague Professor Ali Asgar. The incident happened at around 12 pm on Wednesday at Agricultural faculty building. Prof Ali Asgar was brought to…
Shun idea that only English medium students are brilliant
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday criticised the mentality to consider only the English medium students as brilliant.
Govt’s ‘political decision’ necessary to free Khaleda: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party’s main focus is now on protecting their party Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s life as he alleged that the government is trying to kill her in jail.
Ilyas Kanchan sues Shajahan Khan for Tk10 m defamation
Popular film actor and founder of Nirapad Sarak Chai movement Ilias Kanchan on Wednesday filed a Tk 100 crore defamation case against former shipping minister Shajahan Khan.
Trawler capsize in Bay: Case filed against 19
A case has been filed against 19 people in connection with the trawler capsize near the St. Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal which left 15 Rohingyas dead and 52 others ‘missing’.
DU, BUET agree to follow unified admission test system
A final decision has been taken to organise the unified admission test for country’s public universities from the 2020-21 academic sessions as Dhaka University and BUET have reached an agreement in this regard.
Death anniversary of poet Heyat Mamud on Feb 18
Cultural Correspondent Day-long programmes have been taken to observe the death anniversary of the spiritual poet of the Middle Ages Heyat Mamud at his birthplace village Jharbishla in Pirganj upazila of the district on February 18 .
Mother, daughter killed in Gaibandha road crash
A mother and her daughter were killed in a road accident in Gobindaganj upazila on Tuesday night.
No Rohingya returned from Saudi Arabia: FM
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said no Rohingya has returned to Bangladesh from Saudi Arabia or any other country.
World Champions Young Tigers return home
Sports Desk ICC U-19 World Champions Bangladesh team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned home Wednesday afternoon.
খালেদা জিয়ার মুক্তি: এখন প্যারোলেও রাজি পরিবার
বাংলাদেশে কারাবন্দী বিএনপি নেত্রী খালেদা জিয়াকে বিদেশে নিয়ে চিকিৎসার জন্য মরিয়া হয়ে উঠেছেন তার ভাই-বোনেরা। বিদেশে পাঠানোর জন্য মেডিকেল বোর্ডের সুপারিশ চেয়ে তাঁর পরিবারের পক্ষ থেকে এই প্রথম লিখিত আবেদন করা হয়েছে। এই আবেদন করা হয়েছে বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিব মেডিকেল…
CoU English Dept gets new Chairman
Dr. Banani Biswas has been appointed new chairman of the Department of English, Comilla University (CoU), Cumilla.
Two shops on RU campus fined for date expired soft drink sale
Rajshahi Feb 11 – Two shops on Rajshahi University campus have been fined Tk 8000 for selling expired soft drinks. Agents of Consumer Right Protection Council conducted the drive on the campus around 12 pm on Tuesday and fined those…
Bangladesh Under-19 team’s triumphant return to Dhaka Wednesday
Dhaka, Feb 11 – World Cup-winning Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket Team will return home from Potchefstroom by a flight of Emirates Airlines after over a month-long stay in South Africa for ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at 4:55 pm Wednesday.
No let up in Rohingya trafficking from Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Trafficking of Rohingya people from the camps of Cox’s Bazar to different countries including Malaysia by sea route is not letting up.
Two TV journos wounded in attack by bond traders
Two journalists of a private television channel were injured in an attack carried out by bond traders in Nayabazar area of the capital on Tuesday.
BD Road Transport Corpn shares to be put to share market
The ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2020’ was passed in Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for offloading 49 percent share of the corporation in the capital market.
All senior BD citizens to get old-age allowance by 2025
The government has a plan to bring the country’s all senior citizens under old-age allowance in phases by 2025, Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed told Parliament on Tuesday.