Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area as such incidents are on the rise. Talking to reporters after visiting the fire-ravaged slum,…
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Fresh dengue infection rate falls slightly; 2 die Saturday
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Two more people have died of dengue and 1,460 others have been infected with the mosquito-borne disease, showing a significant fall in the number of dengue patients than Friday’s 1,719. The fresh deaths were recorded…
Integrated Vector control must to fight dengue: Dhaka Mayor
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Underscoring the importance of public awareness against mosquito breeding, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said Integrated Vector Management (IVM) is necessary for combatting the dengue outbreak in the country. ‘We’ve…
Bus hits car again killing four at Narsingdi, 30km off Dhaka
Narsingdi, Aug 17 (UNB)- Four people were killed and another was injured in a collision between a bus and a private car on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Akib Hossain, 27, Jannatul Ferdous…
Two minor brothers jump into Jamuna to collect ball missing
Bogura, Aug 16 (UNB) – Two brothers went missing in the Jamuna River as they jumped into it to bring back a football during a football match at Pakuria Char in Sariakandi upazila on Friday noon. The victims are Omar…
2 siblings among 3 killed in Jamalpur lightning
Jamalpur, Aug 16 (UNB) – Three people, including two siblings, were killed by lightning here on Friday. Anwar Hossain, 25, and his brother Al Amin, 19, sons of Abdul Latif of Chengtimari village in Dewanganj upazila, were struck by a…
Two suspected robbers lynched in Pabna
Pabna, Aug 17 – Two suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sondaha Kanelpara village in Santhia Upazila here early Saturday.
Dengue patients admitted to hospitals cross 50000 this year
Dhaka, August 16 – The number of dengue patients admitted in different public and private hospitals has crossed well over 50,000 this year, breaking all records.
Repay Bangabandhu’s blood debt fulfilling his dream: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the debt of Bangabandhu’s blood will have to be repaid through materialising his dream to build a poverty– and hunger-free ‘Golden Bangladesh’.
UN says 2nd attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned
Bangkok, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar and Bangladesh are making a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims after more than 700,000 of them fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, Bangladeshi and U.N. officials said Friday.…
BNP accuses govt of destroying leather industry
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the government has destroyed the leather industry after that of jute in a planned way to make the country dependent on others. “We earn foreign currency through the leather industry…
Novelist Rizia Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 16 (UNB) – Noted novelist RiziaRahman died at a hospital in the city on Friday. She was 79. Rizia breathed her last at Apollo Hospital in the morning, said an official release. Born on December 28, 1939 in…
4 of a family killed as bus hits car in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Aug 16 (UNB) – Four members of a family were killed and two others injured in a collision between a private car and a bus at Ramgopalpur in Gouripur upazila here on Friday. The deceased were identified as Rafiquzzaman,…
Diploma engineering student dies falling into Ctg fountain
Chattogram, Aug 15 (UNB) – A diploma engineering student died after falling into a fountain from a hillock in Mirasarai upazila on Thursday. The deceased is Mehedi Hasan, 21, a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT). He slipped into…
Man held for ‘rape attempt’ on minor girl in Jessore
Jashore, Aug 15 (UNB) – A man was held on Thursday for his alleged rape attempt on a four-year-old girl in Chaugachha upazila. The arrestee is Khairul Islam, 38, son of Khelafat Ali of Ichhapur village in the municipality. The…
Dhaka to introduce an app to check tax evasion cases
Dhaka, Aug 16 – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh has taken an initiative to introduce a mobile application and a software, aiming to check the cases of tax evasion and increase the number of taxpayers.
Police probing sexual harassment of RUET teachers’ wife
Dhaka, August 15 – The police of Boalia thana of Rajshahi are investigating the assault incident on a teacher of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) by a group of miscreants, for protesting sexual harassment of his wife at…
BNP’s doa mohfil across BD Friday on Khaleda’s 75th birthday
Dhaka, August 15 – The BNP will arrange ‘doa’ and ‘milad mahfil ‘ across the country including the capital city of Dhaka Friday on the occasion of 75th birthday of party chairperson Khaleda Zia in an apparent shifting of her…
2 die of dengue in Dhaka, Chandpur
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB)- Two people, including a madrasha student, died of dengue in Chandpur and Dhaka districts on Wednesday and Thursday. In Dhaka, a woman died of the mosquito-borne disease at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday. The…
National Mourning Day observed
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – People across the country are observing the National Mourning Day, the darkest chapter in the history of independent Bangladesh. On this day in 1975, the nation’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of…
‘Efforts reinforced to bring Bangabandhu’s killers back’
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government has intensified its diplomatic efforts to bring the condemned killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman back. Quader, also the general secretary of Bangladesh…
Climate change and disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Climate change and disasters threaten the long-term sustainability of development in Asia and the Pacific. The region has experienced a significant increase in the number, intensity, and impact of extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, and heatwaves…
Khaleda turns 75 Thursday: Doa Mohfil Friday: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 14 (UNB) – BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, now in jail, turns ‘75′ on Thursday. BNP has no scheduled programme to celebrate the day on Thursday. However, the party will arrange doa mahfil across the…
Mourning Day: President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the nation is observing the 44th anniversary of his martyrdom in a somber…
Lalbagh polythene factory fire guts a number of tinsheds
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – A fire that broke out at a polythene factory in Lalbagh on Wednesday night was put out on early Thursday. Ershad Hossain, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said firefighters extinguished…
6 of a picnic party killed, 18 hurt as bus hits tree in Feni
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – Six people were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Feni Sadar Upazila’s Lemua on Thursday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Nurunnabi, superintendent of Feni police,…
Dhakabashi’s Eid rally celebrates the festival
Dhaka, Aug 14 (UNB) – To celebrate the holy Eid-Ul-Adha in the capital, the socio-cultural voluntary organization ‘Dhakabashi’ arranged a vibrant and festive Eid rally at TSC of Dhaka University on Wednesday. Keeping the ongoing catastrophic dengue-crisis in mind, this…
Those behind rawhide price slump won’t be spared: Quader
Dhaka, Aug 14 (UNB) – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned that people responsible for the rawhide price fall will be punished. “The government will investigate to see if any syndicate is behind this situation and take…
Tannery owners to buy rawhide, oppose export
Dhaka, Aug 14 (UNB)- Bangladesh Tanners Association will begin rawhide procurement soon, upon directives issued by the Commerce Ministry. The ministry urged the tannery owners and preservers to follow the necessary steps to tackle the waste of rawhide and maintain…