Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – Summit Group’s LNG terminal started operation on Monday night, said its officials on Tuesday. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) which is known as LNG terminal arrived in the country on April 21 and…
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Charitable trust graft case: HC accepts Khaleda’s appeal
Dhaka, Apr 30 – The High Court on Tuesday accepted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal challenging her conviction in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman also stayed a Tk…
Fakhrul says BNP MPs took oath at Tarique’s instruction
Dhaka, Apr 29 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party’s MPs-elect have taken oath at party acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s instruction. Two hours after their party’s four MPs-elect were sworn in, Fakhrul came up…
BD cellphone provider GP offers enhanced maritime com
Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNB)- The fishermen and commuters around the Bay of Bengal will be able to communicate with a wider range of mobile network as Grameenphone has recently improved its deep-sea network capacity. Grameenphone is providing this deep-sea network…
People now hostage to a party whim: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – Stating that the current parliament does not represent people, BNP on Monday alleged that the country is now held hostage to the whim of a particular party. “We would like to clearly say the current…
4 other MPs-elect of BNP take oath leaving Fakhrul alone
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – Following the footstep of Zahidur Rahman Zahid MP (Thakurgaon-3), BNP’s four other MPs-elect took oath as members of the 11th Parliament on Monday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in around 5:40pm at the…
Ramadan office timing from 9 am to 3:30 pm
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions. The decision was taken on Monday at…
BD President asks doctors to reduce consultation fees
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged specialist physicians to serve patients more sincerely and take an initiative to reduce their consultation fees as these are beyond common people’s capacity. “You (doctors) are engaged in a…
Barisal University VC sent on leave
Barishal, Apr 29 (UNB)- Barishal University’s vice-chancellor Prof Dr SM Imamul Haque has been sent on a 46-day leave amid protests by students and teachers on the campus. An order issued Monday said the President, the university’s chancellor, granted the…
BD Road Transport dept starts 10-day training for drivers
Dhaka, April 29, (UNB)- Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched a 10-day-long training for bus drivers in Dhaka. Md Nazrul Islam, secretary for road transport and highway inaugurated the training workshop at BRTA office in Banai aiming…
EU envoys for pol resolve, action to do urgent policy reform
The Heads of Mission of the European Union, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom participated in the 5th plenary of the EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue on Sunday 28 April 2019 at the Commerce Ministry. They…
North America driving global oil, gas pipeline ‘boom’
The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline onstruction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion- dollar boom in infrastructure that experts warned Thursday could torpedo hopes for limiting global warming. In the first worldwide survey of…
Commission may identify planners of Bangabandhu killing: PM
Dhaka, Apr 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is actively considering formation of a commission to identify the masterminds behind the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She said this…
BD dissident opposition MP Mukabbir wants fresh election
Dhaka, Apr 24 (UNB) – Claiming that people have questions about the 11th parliamentary elections held on December 30 last, Gonoforum MP Mukabbir Khan on Wednesday demanded an immediate fresh national election so that all can exercise their voting rights.…
BD solar module producers for 20pc quota in public projects
Dhaka, Apr 25 (UNB) – Local solar module manufacturers have demanded a provision in the upcoming national budget for the mandatory use of 20-30 percent local products in different public development projects like Kabikha (food for work), Kabita (money for…
Country under grasp of “unelected” people: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 23 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the country is now under the grip of “unelected” people selected by Awami League. “Democracy is now locked in Awami League’s box. In parliament, all…
Grants to flourish dairy industry urged
Dhaka, Apr 23 (UNB)- Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Tuesday suggested that the potentials of dairy sector should be utilized by providing grants to the farmers and reducing the production cost of milk. The theme of the roundtable programme…
Neymar to be fit at Copa America, says Tite
Rio De Janeiro (Xinhua/UNB) — Brazil captain Neymar has enough time to be in peak condition for the Copa America after a foot injury, national team coach Tite said on Monday. Neymar returned to the pitch for Paris Saint-Germain in…
4th BPO summit ends with call for wider outsourcing market
Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB)-The two-day-long 4th BPO Summit wrapped up on Monday with a call on public and private sectors to expand digital markets. Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Division, Department of ICT and Bangladesh Association of Call Centre and…
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Apr 21 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here this afternoon on a three-day official visit when the two countries are expected to sign seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). A special Biman flight that left Hazrat…
3 school-going first drown while taking bath in Padma River
Rajshahi, Apr 21 (UNB) – Three girls drowned in the Padma river in Bagha upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jeam, 17, a class XI student of Mirganj College, Esha Khatun, 9, a student of Bagha Government Primary…
Stand against terrorism: Hasina
Bandar Seri Begawan, Apr 21 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday strongly condemned the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and urged everyone to be vocal against terrorists. “Terrorists are terrorists. They’ve no religion, caste and state. They’re terrorists.…
Internet service to be disrupted for 11 days: BSCCL
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – An ongoing maintenance work in Cox’s Bazar may slow down internet connections and cause disruptions throughout the country between April 20 and May 1. “Two repeaters will be replaced during the period,” said the Bangladesh…
Rubana Huq takes charge as BGMEA President
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Rubana Huq took charge as the first female president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Saturday. She will lead the organisation for the 2019-2021 term. Outgoing BGMEA President Md Siddiqur Rahman handed…
Schools, colleges asked to form groups to face sexual attack
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – The government has directed all the educational institutions under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) to form five-member committees to prevent incidents of sexual harassment. DSHE director (college and admin) Shahedul Khabir Chowdhury…
For digital inclusion leaving no one behind
‘Take a risk, challenge yourself and always be positive’ Dhaka, April 21 – Sonia Bashir Kabir, the outgoing managing director of Microsoft Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Laos, wants to play a role in making technology available for the citizens…
‘Simple pleasures of life’: Photography show ends Wednesday
The closing ceremony of the two-day long photography exhibition by the employees of Eastern Bank Limited entitled ‘Simple Pleasures of Life’ will be held on Wednesday, 24 April 2019 at 5.30 pm at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. Gruetzmacher-Tecourt…
‘People will succeed before golden jubilee of independence’
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener and Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday hoped that people will be successful in bringing a change through a movement before the golden jubilee of the country’s independence. On his 83rd…
495 foreign nationals in jail for illegal migration: Minister
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Terming human trafficking a global menace, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said 495 people have so far been arrested for illegal migration from neighbouring countries. The Home Minister also said 57 of them have…
Skilled manpower needed in digital economy era: Speakers
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB)- Bangladesh needs skilled manpower possessing technology-based knowledge in the digital economic era, speakers told a seminar on Saturday. They noted that the youths will have to gain technical skills to compete with digital economy of the…