Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Two people, including a ‘constable’, were held while fleeing after mugging a businessman in the city’s Motijheel area on Wednesday. The arrestees are Mamun, said to be a constable of Bangshal Police Station, and his…
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9 jailed for selling wild birds in Chittagong
Chattogram, Sept 5 (UNB) – A mobile court here on Wednesday night sentenced nine people to one month in jail for selling wild birds at Reazuddin Bazar in the port city. During a drive at 11 shops, the court seized…
Raushan, GM Quader fight for Leader of Opposition post
Dhaka, Sept 04 – Fighting has erupted in Jatiya Party (JP) over the appointment of opposition leader in parliament between sister-in-law Begum Raushan Ershad and brother-in-law GM Quader. Both the followers of GM Quader and Begum Raushan Ershad demanded to…
Act against anti-govt propaganda: PM asks businessmen
Dhaka, Sep 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the business community to act against anti-government propaganda as it ultimately affects them. “Some people are relentlessly carrying out propaganda against us (the government). You’ll (the businessmen) have…
ADB to finance upgradation of four BD highways
Dhaka, Sep 4 (UNB) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is going to provide funds for the upgradation of the country’s four highways into four-lane ones, said its country director Manmohan Parkash on Wednesday. The four highways — Dhaka-Sylhet, Rangpur-Banglabandha,…
Pneumonia outbreak strains health facilities in Chuadanga
Chuadanga, Sept 4 (UNB) – The outbreak of pneumonia in the district has put severe strain on the limited resources of the Sadar Upazila hospital which is struggling to cope with the situation. More than 400 children were admitted there…
Oikya Front briefs foreign diplomats on political issues
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Wednesday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the country’s latest situation and some other political issues, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and Barrister Mainul…
Ho Chi Minh to be premiered at Shilpakala stage
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Turongomi’s latest production Ho Chi Minh will be premiered at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday. The production, scheduled for 7:30pm and 8:30pm, will have no entry fee.Ho Chi Minh is…
Five-week-long Jamdani festival begins in Dhaka Friday
Dhaka, Sept 3 ( UNB) – A five- week long Jamdani festival will begin at Bengal Shilpalay in the city’s Dhanmondi on Friday. Bengal Foundation organised the festival in association with World Crafts Council. A press conference on the festival…
‘3 more die of dengue’; 783 new cases in BD hospitals
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – Three persons reportedly died of dengue in the last 24 hours as the government confirmed 783 new cases across the country, showing a slight improvement in the situation. In Jashore, an elderly man died of…
Five-week-long Jamdani festival begins in Dhaka Friday
A five- week long Jamdani festival will begin at Bengal Shilpalay in the city’s Dhanmondi on Friday. Bengal Foundation organised the festival in association with World Crafts Council. A press conference on the festival was held at Bengal Boi in…
Dhaka cuts Rohingya camps off cellphone 3G, 4G services
Dhaka, Sep 3 (UNB) – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Tuesday directed the mobile operators to suspend 3G and 4G services for a certain period every day in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps. Between 5pm and 6am, Rohingyas in the…
Motorbike showdown at BAU over BCL committee
Mymensingh, Sept 3 – Leaders and activists of Chhatra League (BCL) Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit have expressed dissatisfaction and frustration over the existing committee as it has expired its tenure about two years ago.
Toll on using national highways for long-distance trips: PM
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said toll should be collected from the long-distance vehicles that plyfour national highways and the money should be used forthe maintenance of the major roads. The Prime Minister said…
Minni freed on bail in husband Rifat murder case
Barguna, Sept 3 (UNB) – Ayesha Siddika Minni was released from the district jail on bail on Tuesday in a case over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Mozammel Hossain, father of Minni, received her at the jail gate…
Barrister Mainul refused bail, sent to jail again
Dhaka, Sep 3 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday rejected a bail plea of former caretaker government adviser Mainul Hosein and sent him to jail in a defamation case filed by journalist Masuda Bhatti. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzol Hossain…
Assam’s NRC could cause grave danger to Bangladesh: BNP
Dhaka, Sept 3 (UNB) – BNP on Tuesday voiced deep concern over reports by some Indian media that the people left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam could be pushed across the border, saying it…
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda again seeks bail from HC
Dhaka, Sep 3 (UNB) – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sought bail again on Tuesday from the High Court Division in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case in which she had been jailed for 10 years. Her lawyer Kaisar Kamal filed…
JU teachers, students lay siege to administrative building
A group of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University laid a siege to the administrative building of the university today, demanding stopping construction of halls felling trees and judicial probe into the allegations of corruption in the mega development project.…
JU teachers, students lay siege to administrative building
Jahangirnagar University (Savar), Sept 3 (UNB) – A group of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University laid a siege to the administrative building of the university on Tuesday morning, demanding stopping construction of halls felling trees and judicial probe into…
BD Road Transport Corpn to float 49pc shares
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Bill, 2019’ to offload 49 percent share of the corporation in the capital market. The approval came at the Cabinet meeting held at…
Pathao driver Milon murder unveiled using his mobile imie
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Police on Monday claimed to have cracked the murder case of Pathao rider Milon who was slaughtered by his ride-taker on Malibagh-Mouchak flyover on August 26, saying they arrested the killer. Additional Commissioner of Detective…
Can social safety nets help address climate change
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Representatives from the government, development partners, academia, think tanks and UN agencies came together here on Monday to discuss the role social safety nets play in addressing climate change, building community resilience and helping Bangladesh…
BTV transmission begins in India thru Doordarshan
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – The broadcasting of Bangladesh Television (BTV) programmes started in India on Monday through state-of-the-art television Doordarshan’s DTH platform-DD Free Dish. This was discussed at the Cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister…
Fakhrul among 8 BNP leaders given bail in ‘sabotage’ case
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – A court here on Monday granted bail to eight BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case of sabotage filed with Hatirjheel Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarafuzzaman Ansari granted…
Bangladesh had top GDP growth in last ten years
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Bangladesh has topped the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last 10 years since 2009, according to the recently released Spectator Index. This was discussed at the Cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh…
Dhaka, Riyadh for bolstering defence cooperation
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – Visiting Commander of Royal Saudi Naval Forces Let Gen Admiral Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily on Monday met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary…
Cleaning Dhaka’s air: Brick kilns blamed for 58pc pollution
Dhaka, Sept 2 (UNB) – The government has taken a series of measures to tackle air pollution in the capital and protect the environment, said Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin. In an interview with UNB, he…
Students, teachers want judicial probe of JU graft charges
Jahangirnagar Unversity, Sep 1 (UNB) – Jahangirnagar Against Corruption, a joint platform of students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University, on Sunday declared a siege program on the campus from September 3 demanding judicial investigation into the allegations of corruption in…
Govt has no foreign friend, says BNP
Dhaka, Sept 1 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday alleged that the current Awami League-led government has no foreign friend to get support for resolving the protracted Rohingya crisis. “They (govt) are acting like slaves with their knee-jerk foreign policy. They’re…