Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – A day-long fair of Bangladesh’s Jamdani, muslin and other handloom saris attracted a large crowd in Delhi on Thursday.
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Padma bank erosion destroys 10 pry schools in Manikganj
Manikganj, Sept 13 (UNB) – Hundreds of students of government primary schools in three upazilas of the district are attending classes in makeshift rooms after their educational institutions were devoured by the Padma and Jamuna rivers.
BNP blames govt for ‘obstructing’ its reorganisation process
Dhaka, Sept 13 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday alleged that the government is creating obstacles to their party’s reorganising process by not allowing it to hold its councils at the grassroots level.
12 crew members of coal-laden sunken vessel rescued alive
Chattogram, Sept 12 (UNB) – Twelve crewmembers, who went missing after their lighterage vessel carrying 1,050 tonnes of coal sank in the Bay of Bengal near Sangu Gas Field on Thursday morning, have been rescued alive.
OC, SI hurt in attack by absconding ex-BCL leader
Habiganj, Sept 12 (UNB) – OC and SI of Nabiganj police station have been injured after getting attacked by a listed criminal and former leader of upazila Chhatra League.
JL leader murder: 2 Rohingya suspects killed in ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Sept 13 (UNB) – Two Rohingya men, suspected of being involved in the murder of Jubo League leader Omar Faruk, were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf on Friday.
Sultan memorial festival painting contest held
Narail, Sept 13 – About 500 children took part in a painting competition on Friday, the third day of ‘Sultan Utsab’ celebrating the 95th birth anniversary of eminent painter SM Sultan.
16000 CCTV cameras on 6000 km of Dhaka’s roads planned
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said Dhaka and other important cities will be brought under the ‘Safe City Project’ soon to make those free from crimes. “Some 14,000-16,000 modern and high-tech CCTV cameras will…
BAU AET students boycotted class exams for 2nd day
Mymensingh, Sept 12 – The Agricultural Engineering and Technology (AET) faculty students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) brought out a procession on Thursday demanding technical cadre in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) boycotting classes and exams for the second day.
Make multi-storied buildings environment-friendly: PM
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the architects to design multistorey buildings in a planned way taking the movement of people and traffic in surrounding roads, open space and waste management into consideration.
BNP’s 12-day progarmme seeking release of Khaleda
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – As part of the party’s move to intensify its movement demanding the release of Khaleda Zia, BNP’s different associate bodies will stage a 12-day human-chain programme in the city.
Govt working to annihilate opposition, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Shrugging off Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark that Awami League does not believed in the politics of vengeance, BNP on Thursday said the government is working in a planned way to ‘eliminate’ the opposition parties.
Naeem Khan launches his fashion collection at home
Naeem Khan brought it home with his new spring-summer 2020 collection, launching his runway show in the chic lobby and courtyard of his New York City apartment building.
Dhaka to share Award for Architecture with 5 other nations
Bangladesh’s name will be heard loud here at a global stage of architects on Friday as the recipients of the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture will receive the award.
2 die of dengue; 750 new patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Two persons reportedly died of dengue in Chattogram and Barishal as the government said 750 new patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The victims were identified as Doume Ching Marma, 27, and Suraiya, 14. Doume Ching was…
Forced marriage to rapist: Pabna OC withdrawn, SI suspended
The officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station was withdrawn and a sub-inspector was suspended for allegedly forcing a gang-rape victim to marry one of her rapists at the police station. Sheikh Rafiqul Islam, superintendent of Pabna police, said the punitive…
Cries for BD female workers’ safe migration to ME countries
Dhaka, Sept 12 (UNB) – Having failed to endure physical and mental torture in an office in Saudi Arabia, a Bangladeshi female worker tried to escape jumping off a two-storey building and suffered severe injuries, forcing her to undergo treatment…
80 percent childbirths in pvt hospitals in BD Caesarean
Dhaka, Sept 11 – Over 80 percent of the deliveries in private hospitals in Bangladesh are caesarean, but half of them are unnecessary what health researchers criticize unethically motivated for grabbing a market of Tk 1200 crore leaving higher risks…
BCL grabs RU journalist’s seat in dormitory
Rajshahi, Sept 11 – A Bangladesh Chatraa league (BCL) member of Rajshahi University unit has forcibly grabbed an allotted seat of an RU Journalist. The incident happened at Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall of the University on Monday night.
BAU students boycott class demanding technical cadre in BCS
Mymensingh, Sept 11 – Agricultural Engineering and Technology (AET) faculty students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) boycotted class and exams on Wednesday demanding technical cadre in Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS).
PM opens Community Bank of Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust
DHAKA, Sept 11, 2019 (BSS) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the commercial operation of the Community Bank Bangladesh Limited fulfilling the long cherished demand of police.
Alleged drug peddler killed in Narayanganj ‘gunfight’
Narayanganj, Sept 11 (UNB) – An alleged drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Mridhakandi in Sonargaon upazila on Wednesday morning.
No Bangladeshi migrated to India after independence: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 11- The opposition BNP on Wednesday made it clear that no Bangladeshi intruded into India after the War of Liberation in 1971.
Maintain peace for development: PM to police
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday hoped that the police will continue their sincere efforts to maintain peace and discipline in the country which is essential for economic development.
BNP forms human chain seeking Khaleda’s release
BNP today formed a human chain in the city demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail.
Quader ad manager, Hasan Asst: AL ‘company of lies’: Rizvi
Dhaka, Sept 10 – BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said the ruling Awami League is a ‘company of lies’.
Could progressive phoenix arise from UK’s pol meltdown ashes
by Paul Mason on 10th September 2019 @paulmasonnews The solidly bourgeois Financial Times fears Labour could come to power with a potentially postcapitalist programme, Paul Mason writes.
What is dengue, and why is it so widespread this year?
Dubbed “break bone fever”, dengue is one of the world’s leading mosquito-borne illnesses and infects tens of millions across the globe annually.
Two people die of dengue, 753 new patients hospitalised
Dhaka, Sept 10 (UNB) – Two people died of dengue in Faridpur and Kushtia districts while 753 new dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
Landslide feared as heavy rainfall likely in 3 BD divisions
Dhaka, Sept 10 – Due to active monsoon heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at places over Chattogram, Khulna and Barisal divisions during the next 24 hrs commencing 1 pm on Tuesday.