Two people were killed as a private car hit a three wheeler on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Kashimpur area of the city on Saturday morning.
Category: Bangladesh
Alliance Française de Dhaka pays tribute to Tagore-Nazrul
Entertainment Desk French cultural organization Alliance Française de Dhaka paid tribute to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam through a musical programme at its Dhanmondi center on Friday evening.
Myanmar is not safe for Rohingyas to return: UN investigator
United Nations, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The U.N.’s independent investigator on Myanmar says it’s not safe for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to return because Myanmar has failed to dismantle its “system of persecution” of…
Hasina-Modi talks Saturday: Focus trade, connectivity
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss ways to take the relations between Bangladesh and India to the next trajectory.
Blaming BNP for casino business unacceptable: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said it is not acceptable to blame BNP for casino activities since the party has been out of power for the last 10 years.
German Co. Ib vogt tie-up wins 50-MW solar project in BD
October 3 – A tie-up of German solar developer Ib vogt GmbH and AG Agro Industries Ltd has won a competitive tender process for the construction of a 50-MW grid-connected solar park in Bangladesh, it was announced on Wednesday.
Polls at Rangpur seat, vacated in Ershad’s death, Saturday
Dhaka, Oct 04 – Election Commission (EC) has completed all its preparations to hold the Rangpur-3 by-election today with an urge to the voters to cast votes through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Returning officer has distributed all the necessary materials…
Hasina committed to break corruption cycle: Quader
Dhaka, Oct 04 – Awami League’s general secretary and Road transport and bridge minister Obaidul Quader MP said, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is committed to break the cycle of corruption. Everything needed to be done in this regard. He said…
Khaleda not to compromise with govt: Moudud
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party chairperson Khaleda Zia will not compromise with the government over her release from jail.
1,500 mts of onion start entering Bangladesh from India
Hili (Dinajpur), Oct 4 (UNB) – A consignment of around 1,500 metric tonnes of onion loaded in 60 trucks under LCs opened before the existing ban started entering Bangladesh on Friday.
Let us know beforehand about any export ban: PM to India
New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the Indian government to inform Bangladesh beforehand about any impending decision to ban the export of any product like onion so that Bangladesh can import that from…
PM urges India-Bangladesh businessmen to work for mutual benefits
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged India-Bangladesh businessmen to work for mutual benefits and make the region more prosperous, saying the two neighbouring countries are enjoying the bestbever relations as she addressed the India-Bangladesh Business Forum (IBBF).
Train derails snapping Chittagong-Sylhet rail link
Brahmanbaria, Oct 4 – Train communications on Chittagong-Sylhet route remained suspended since Friday morning following the derailment of a bogie at Akhaura Rail Station.
BNP Secretary General Fakhrul off to Singapore for treatment
Dhaka, Oct 3 -BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left for Singapore for medical treatment on Thursday night.
Dudhkumer River devours over 200 homes, cropland in Kurigram
Kurigram, Oct 4 – More than 200 dwellings and croplands went into the gorge of the Dudhkumer River in Bhuruingamari upazila in the last two weeks as erosion by the river has turned serious due to recent heavy rainfall and…
Invest in Bangladesh: PM invites global investors
New Delhi, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the global investors, particularly the Indian entrepreneurs, to invest in non-conventional potential areas.
People waiting for good news over Teesta: BNP to PM
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday hoped that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home from India with good news about ensuring the country’s fair share of water from the Teesta and other common rivers.
BCL men on seats, JCD boys on floor at Madhu’s Canteen
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Thursday were forced to sit on the floor of Madhu’s Canteen as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men ‘occupied’ all the chairs and tables before their arrival.
No one’s mercy is needed to have Khaleda freed: BNP
A day after a call by the party MPs to the Prime Minister for taking steps for releasing their chairperson on bail, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will be freed through the legal…
361 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
A total of 361 people were hospitalised across the country with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am on Thursday. Of them, 100 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and 261 in other parts of the country, said the…
Doctors not saying what BNP saying about Khaleda: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the physicians of BNP chief Khaleda Zia are not saying what the party leaders are saying about her health.
PM Sheikh Hasina flies to Delhi
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Thursday on a four-day official visit.
Dhaka ranks worst in Thursday Air Quality Index
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital was ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Detained Indian fishermen sent to jail
Bagerhat, October 2 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent 15 Indian fishermen detained by Bangladesh Navy to jail on charges of illegal fishing after intruding into Bangladesh maritime territory.
Fire damages Gazipur fabric waste Jhut warehouses
Gazipur, Oct 3 – Eight warehouses of jhut (waste fabric from woven and knit garments) were gutted in a fire at Ambag in the city’s Konabari area on early Thursday.
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.
No. of rapes in Sept decade’s highest: Mahila Parishad
Dhaka, Oct 2 – The number of rape incidents in September this year was highest in any single month in Bangladesh since 2010, said a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Wednesday.
5-point-demand of disabled persons voiced at 4-day rallies
Dhaka, 02 Oct 2019: ‘We are about 27 million disabled people in Bangladesh are part of the families of more than 80 million people. These huge numbers of population are somehow involved with different Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs). We, the…
Khaleda’s bail depends on court: Quader
Dhak – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the court will decide whether BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would be freed on bail or not for receiving treatment abroad. “How can the government push for her bail? Won’t…
PM leaves for Delhi Thursday morning
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave here for New Delhi on Thursday morning on a four-day official visit to India to join the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summit and hold meetings with top Indian leaders. A…