Savar, Sept 25 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday reiterated that the casino culture was introduced in the country during the BNP-Jamaat regime.
Category: Bangladesh
Humanoid robot made by Comilla students turns head
Cumilla, Sept 26 – Two students of a private university in Comilla say they have built, what they call, Bangladesh’s first open source humanoid robot.
Casino chips imported declaring as shoe raw materials
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Casino chips were imported illegally in the country in the name of importing shoe manufacturing materials and under different invoices by some companies, members of Customs Intelligence unit detected this during their investigation.
‘Dengue epidemic due to irregularities at civic authorities’
Dhaka, Sept 25 – Dengue has turned into epidemic across the country due to irregularities and corruptions in every stage of the two Dhaka Civic Authorities, which claimed more than two hundred people this year, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)…
ACC seeks list of Cars or jeeps of 2500cc, above of 5 years
Dhaka, Sept 25 – The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) seeking a list of private cars or jeeps of 2500 cc and above, which were registered at the…
RU student calls 999 to safety from ‘sexual harassment’
Rajshahi, Sept 25 (UNB) – A female student of Rajshahi University (RU) was rescued by police from a house in city’s Dharampur area on Wednesday after she sought their support calling 999 to save her from ‘sexually harassment’.
Hasina to place 4 points at UNGA to end to Rohingya crisis
New York, Sept 25 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to place four proposals at the UNGA seeking a peaceful and sustainable solution to the ongoing Rohingya crisis as it is affecting Bangladesh badly.
ADB projects 8pc GDP growth in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday projected 8 percent GDP growth in Bangladesh in the current fiscal year indicating that the country will continue as the fastest growing economy in Asia and the Pacific.
Robishop starts pre-booking of OPPO A5 2020
Dhaka, Sep 24(UNB)- The premiere ecommerce platform, www.robishop.com.bd has introduced exclusive pre-booking for OPPO A5 2020.
People want govt to quit, Khaleda freed: BNP
Sylhet, Sept 24 (UNB) – BNP senior leaders on Tuesday called upon their party leaders and activists to get ready for a strong street movement to ‘oust’ the current ‘plunderer’ government and free Khaleda Zia from jail as per the…
Public transports not yet woman-passenger-friendly
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – Female passengers continue to face various harassments in public transports in the city as a women-friendly transport system could not be ensured yet though the number of working women has increased.
Prize giving ceremony of BUP Film Fest-2019 held
The final round and prize distribution ceremony of a two-day “BUP Film Fest-2019” was held on 24 September 2019 Tuesday at Bijoy Auditorium of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP).
World Bank VP for improving road safety to keep growth pace
Dhaka, Sept 24 – Bangladesh must take urgent steps to improve road safety to continue its robust growth, World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region Hartwig Schafer said on Tuesday as he concluded a two-day visit to the country…
Expel BCL men who assaulted journos: DU journalism students
Dhaka, Sept 24 – Students of the Mass Communications and Journalism Department of Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday demanded permanent expulsion of those Chhatra League men assaulted the journalists on early Monday in the campus.
Taka 50mn, 8kg gold, six guns found at city AL VP’s house
Dhaka, Sept 24 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday recovered more than Tk 50 mln, 730 bhori (nearly 8kg) of gold ornaments and six guns from the residences of Sutrapur Awami League (AL) Vice President Enamul Haque and…
Court can’t issue stay on working of political party: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Claiming that Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been carrying out its activities lawfully, BNP on Tuesday said court has no ‘jurisdiction’ to issue an injunction on the functioning of a political party.
Tarique took Tk 10mn from GK Shamim per month: Hasan
Dhaka, Sept 24 (UNB) – Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday claimed that GK Shamim used to give BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman Tk 1 crore every month.
Army chief hails ongoing anti-corruption drive
Savar, Sept 24 (UNB) – Hailing the ongoing drive against corruption and misdeeds, Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed on Tuesday said action will be taken if any retired army official is found involved in casino business in the…
Huge torn currency notes found in Bogura
A huge amount of torn currency notes were recovered from Bagbari in Shahjahanpur upazila on Tuesday.
Drive to arrest 2 city AL leaders for casino business
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday cordoned off a multistorey building at Banianagar in Sutrapur area and seized Tk 1.5 crore and huge gold from it.
Tamim rejects BCB’s call to play tri-series final
Bangladesh star opener Tamim Iqbal, who has been resting after the painful Sri Lanka tour where Bangladesh suffered a whitewash in a three-match ODI series, rejected Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) call to return to play the final of the tri-series…
BD authorities confirm 75 dengue deaths
Another man died of dengue in Khulna on Tuesday while the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed 75 deaths after reviewing 126 cases out of 224 reports.
Dhaka joins global Partnership 4 Green Growth Forum
Bangladesh joined the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), which was officially announced on Monday at an event held in New York on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly.
Children immunisation: Hasina receives ‘Vaccine Hero’ award
New York, Sept 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday received the prestigious ‘Vaccine Hero’ award in recognition of Bangladesh’s outstanding success in vaccination to immunise children.
Court stay on activities of BNP’s student wing JCD committee
Dhaka, Sept 23 – A Dhaka court yesterday passed a temporarily stay order on all kinds of activities of the newly formed committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).
Revenue Board orders freezing GK Shamim’s Bank accounts
Dhaka, Sept 23 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday gave instruction to all banks to provide information on the accounts of Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim.
Saif SC reach semifinal eliminating Sheikh Jamal DC 2-1
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club booked the last semifinal spot in the Walton Under-18 Football Tournament eliminating Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-1 goals in the 4th and last quarter final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday. They…
Houses of AL leaders are now ‘banks’: BNP
Dhaka – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that the ruling party leaders have developed personal banks and treasuries in their houses by depleting both the state-owned and private banks.
Attack on JCD an ominous sign for politics: Fakhrul
Dhaka – Condemning the attack on Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) reportedly by the activists of ruling party student body on the Dhaka University campus, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said it is an ominous sign for…
‘Jubo League’ leader held with firearms in Chattogram
Chottogram, Sept 23 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday night arrested a self-proclaimed Jubo League leader with firearms and ammunition from Shulokbohor area of the city.