7 common rivers’ water-sharing issues discussed Dhaka, Aug 8 – Bangladesh and India on Thursday agreed to conduct a joint study on Ganges Barrage project and formed a technical committee to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) and constitute a…
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$54.8 mn to improve living in BD coastal chars: IFAD
Rome, 8 August 2019 – More than 342,000 people in southeast Bangladesh living on coastal chars created by silt deposits will benefit from new financing for a project to reduce poverty and hunger and develop rural livelihoods. People living on…
Eid passengers start leaving Dhaka braving bad weathe
Dhaka – People, in their thousands, started leaving the capital on Thursday for their ancestral homes braving the bad weather to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones.
Boat capsizes in the Jamuna: 6 remain untraced
Jamalpur – Six people who went missing after a boat capsize in the Jamuna River in Dewanganj upazila on Wednesday could not be traced till Thursday afternoon .
Patients asked to take enough water, juice to defeat dengue
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) – Describing the notion to have papaya-leaf juice for increasing the blood platelet count as a ‘myth’, medicine specialist Prof Dr Khan Abul Kalam Azad has suggested that dengue patients drink plenty of water and juice…
‘Drug peddler’ killed, alleged Sharbahara leader found dead
Barishal, Aug 8 – A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Harinafulia in the city on early Thursday, reports UNB.
BNP blames govt for worst-ever dengue outbreak
Dhaka, Aug 7 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blamed the government for the worst-ever dengue outbreak in Bangladesh as it downplayed the problem at the initial stage calling it as “just a rumour”.
BD eyes more remittance inflow from migrant worker incentive
Dhaka, Aug 7 – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed the hope that the remittance inflow will reach $20 billion in the current fiscal year from $16.42 billion in 2018-19FY following the 2 percent incentives announced by the government…
Dhaka-Delhi emphasise combating crimes along border
Delhi assures help to expedite Rohingya repatriation Dhaka, Aug 7 – Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has assured Bangladesh of helping in Rohingya repatriation process so that the Rohingya people can return to their place of origin in Myanmar’s Rakhine…
Give protocol to persons as per warrant of precedence: HC
Dhaka, Aug 07 – In an order, the High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned of the government to continue providing privileges (protocol) “without fail” to those who are supposed to get such privileges as per the warrant…
Dhaka North City to use effective insecticide from Thursday
Dhaka, Aug 07 – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has brought a new effective insecticide which they will start spraying in the DNCC areas from Thursday morning. DNCC have already tested all three test that need to use the insecticide…
Vehicle mounted data interceptor to deal with rumours in BD
Dhaka, Aug 7 – The government Wednesday approved a proposal to purchase a Vehicle Mounted Data Interceptor for the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) through Direct Purchase Method (DPM) for the sake of national security, official news agency BSS reported…
2428 new dengue cases in 24 hours, 3 more die, no respite
Dhaka – Three more people, including two women, have died of dengue while 2,428 newly infected people have been admitted to different hospitals across the country.
32 diagnosed with dengue in Khagrachhari Hill Dist town
Khagrachhari, Aug 7 (UNB) – A shortage of dengue detection kits at hospitals in eight other upazilas of the district is forcing people to throng the Sadar Hospital which has already been overwhelmed by a large number of patients. Thirty-two…
Gang rape: Two Khulna railway policemen withdrawn
Khulna, Aug 7 (UNB) – Two railway policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Khulna Government Railway Police (GRP) Station, were attached to the GRP Lines for their suspected involvement with the reported gang-rape of a woman. The action was taken against…
BD Govt allocates Tk 515 mn for eradicating mosquitoes
Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB)— The government has allocated Tk 51.5 crore to help the city corporations and municipalities fight mosquitoes. LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam came up with the information at a views exchanging meeting with Bangladesh Climate Change Journalist…
2 ‘suspected criminals’ killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Bogura, Aug 7 (UNB) – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of criminals at Bhabanipur in Sherpur upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Dhanesh Sarkar alias Sukumar Sarkar, 38, son of Mantu…
10 teams monitor BD dengue situation round the clock: Govt
Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB) – Urging people not to be worried about the current dengue situation, Health Minister Zahid Malik has said his ministry has formed 10 high-level teams to monitor the dengue situation round the clock. “A cell has…
Eid’s Drama Foyzu Munshir Narkel Gach
Foyzu Munshi shows Bengali films on DVD behind a tea shop where he has set up his mini movie hall. The youngsters of the village hangout there. During one afternoon show, when the hero Jasim was bursting the head of…
ডাকসুর একই পদে নিকটতম প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বি দু’জন শিক্ষার্থীর যৌথ গোলটেবিল বৈঠক
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ঃ ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের কোর্স ফলাফল প্রকাশ ও পাঠের বিষয়বস্তু ডিজিটালাইজেশন ও সংস্কার বিষয়ে ছাত্রলীগের কেন্দ্রীয় নেতা ও ডাকসুর কমনরুম ও ক্যাফেটেরিয়া বিষয়ক সম্পাদক লিপি আক্তার এবং একই পদে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতাকারী ছাত্রদল কর্মী কানেতা ইয়া লাম-লাম সম্মিলিতভাবে আজ ৬ আগস্ট ২০১৯…
Dengue situation not improved yet: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Expressing disagreement with the Health minister’s statement on dengue outbreak, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the overall situation of dengue outbreak has not improved yet.
TIB demands immediate resignation of CEC
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday demanded immediate resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and commissioners concerned for their alleged involvement in widespread irregularities and corruptions in the name of training at Election Commission.
HC grants Fakhrul, 3 others bail for 6 weeks
Dhaka, Aug 06 – The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the top four BNP leaders including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to surrender before the senior judicial magistrate court of Dhaka within six weeks in a case filed…
Home minister-level talks with India in Delhi Wednesday
Dhaka, Aug 6 – Bangladesh and India will hold their 7th Home Minister-level bilateral talks in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon.
PM dismisses allegations of custodial torture
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday shrugged off the allegations of torture in custody by Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies.
Dhaka, Moscow sign fuel supply deal for Rooppur Nuke Project
Dhaka – Bangladesh signed a nuclear fuel supply agreement with Russia on Tuesday for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project.
Rabindranath’s 78th death anniversary observed
Dhaka, Aug 6 (UNB) – The 78th death anniversary of the Bard of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore, is being observed on Tuesday. Tagore, who enriched the Bengali language and literature with his astounding talent and merit, died on this day in…
Don’t harass Fakhrul, 3 others for six weeks: HC
Dhaka, Aug 6 (UNB) –The High Court on Tuesday asked four BNP leaders, including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, to surrender before a magistrate court within six weeks in a case filed for issuing ‘death threat’ to Bangladesh…
5 more die, 2065 infected as dengue nightmare refuses to end
Dhaka, Aug 5 (UNB) – Five people, including an expectant mother, have died of dengue and 2,065 others have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease afresh across the country. The new deaths were reported in Dhaka and Khulna on Monday…
Work selflessly to secure freedom of people: Oli Ahmed
Dhaka, Aug 06 – Col Oli Ahmed, Chairman, Liberal Democratic Party and founder of the Jatiya Mukti Manch on Monday called for unity and selfless movement of all professional groups of people to secure the freedom of the people which,…