Dhaka, June 10 (UNB) – The first merit list of students seeking admission to Class-XI for the academic session of 2019-2020 was published on Monday. The list was uploaded on the website on Sunday midnight, said Prof Ziaul Haque, Chairman…
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BD Parliament budget session begins Tuesday
The first budget session of the 11th parliament formed through the December-30 general election will begin on Tuesday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the proposed national budget in the House on Thursday. The size of the budget for…
Digital Security Act not for curbing press freedom: Minister
Dhaka, Jun 10 (UNB) – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday told visiting European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore that the government has enacted the Digital Security Act to deal with cybercrimes, not to suppress press freedom.…
1,670 families rehabilitated in the home of poor scheme
The government in its home for poor scheme has rehabilitated a total of 1,670 homeless families and widows of six upazilas of the district. The homes were constructed at a cost of Taka one lakh each as part of the…
Belt, Road move ‘brings new opportunities for BD, others’
Kunming (Yunnan), June 9 (UNB) – China has said its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has brought new opportunities for Bangladesh and other countries in South and Southeast Asia. “We’re making every effort to speed up and make the region…
2 gang-rape suspects wounded in Comilla ‘gunfight’ with cops
Cumilla, June 9 (UNB) – Two gang-rape suspects were injured in a reported gunfight with police at Baldakhal in Daudkandi upazila on Sunday afternoon. Police arrested the bullet-hit suspects -– Golam Rabbi and Rabbi Ahmed — after the gun battle…
800 ducks ‘poisoned’ to death in Netrakona
Netrakona, June 9 (UNB) – Some 800 ducks of a physically challenged farmer were ‘poisoned’ to death at Chhabila village in Kendua upazila on Sunday. Victim Abdul Quashem said he took his 1,700 ducks to a nearby haor from his…
Bangladesh Agriculture Census – VI begins
Dhaka, June 9 – The sixth Agriculture Census of Bangldesh began in the country on Sunday to collect the latest information on crops, fisheries and livestock resources. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the census will continue till…
Worried over security during Eid, says PM Hasina
Dhaka, June 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she was very worried about security during the Eid-ul Fitr congregations as various threats always keep surfacing through social media. “I was really very worried during Eid Jamaats as…
BNP slams law-and-order ‘downslide’
Dhaka, June 9 (UNB) – Voicing deep concern over the rise in the incidents of ‘killing and rape’, BNP on Sunday said the country is now passing through an ‘awful and dangerous’ situation. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s…
Fishers block Dhaka-Chittagong Highway to end Bay fishing ban
Chattogram, June 9 (UNB) – Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway was halted for about two hours on Sunday when fishermen blocked the road in Sitakunda upazila demanding withdrawal of fishing ban in the Bay. Several hundred people from ‘Matshyajibi…
Poverty forces parents “to sell children” in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, June 9 (UNB) – Day-labourer Habil Mia from Rajbari village in Sundarganj upazila has been suffering from various ailments for a long time but all the while he had to work hard to support a seven-member family. Down by…
BNP MP-elect from reserved seat Rumeen sworning in Sunday
Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNB) – Barrister Rumeen Farhana, BNP’s lone MP-elect from a seat reserved for women in parliament, is going to be sworn in on Sunday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer oath to her at 12:00pm at…
Dhaka North City Mayor promises to develop city slums
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB) – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Saturday said they will take steps to develop slums as well as ensure physical and mental development of slum children. He came up with the remarks…
2 suspected drug dealers killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Chattogram, June 9 – Two suspected drug dealers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Fatehpur in Feni Sadar Upazila on early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Rab raided…
AL takes up month-long founding anniversary plan
Dhaka, June 8 (UNB) – The ruling Awami League has announced a month-long programme to celebrate the party’s 70th founding anniversary which falls on June 23. Party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the schedule at a press conference at Awami…
AL leader’s wife burnt to death; police recovers body
Natore, June 8 (UNB)— Police foiled a bid to clandestinely bury a woman who died from severe burns in Boraigram Upazila on Friday afternoon. Kamrunnahar Shelly, the third wife of Awami League’s Zoari Union unit chief Abdur Razzak, was injured…
BD solar power sale to national grid growing fast
Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNB) – The sale of solar power from consumers’ end to the national grid under the Net Metering System (NMS) is growing fast as its volume has already reached 8.213 MW across the country. According to official…
D-Day anniversary: Putin says lack of invitation ‘not a problem’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it is “not a problem” that he was not invited to join other world leaders marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France. Mr Putin, who was invited to the 70th-anniversary…
3 Rohingyas one suspected drug peddler killed in ‘gunfights’
Cox’s Bazar, June 7 – Three Rohingya youths were killed in an alleged gunfight with police in connection with the kidnap of a minor girl in Teknaf Upazila while a suspected drug peddler was killed in Comilla on early Friday.…
2 brothers drown as one tries to rescue another in Netrokona
Netrokona, Jun 6 (UNB) – Two brothers drowned in a canal at Chanpur village of Mohanganj upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Tamim, 5, and Shamim, 4, sons of Alam Miah of the village. Locals said the brothers were…
Road crashes kill 23 across Bangladesh during Eid fest
Dhaka, June 6 (UNB) – Road crashes between Tuesday and Thursday killed at least 23 people when millions of people went to their village homes and tourist destinations to celebrate the long Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. Accidents on highways during the holiday…
Sea rough,local cautionary signal 3 for BD sea ports
Dhaka, June 6 (UNB) – The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as squally weather is likely to hit coastal Bangladesh. A low pressure area has formed…
Prince Moosa, lone BD trillionaire plans billions for charity
GreenWatch Dhaka EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Bangladesh is about to enter the lucrative medical arena and fearlessly do battle with the best the world has to offer. The days are numbered when Bangladeshis will feel the need to go overseas to be…
Oikya Front to expand alliance: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, June 6 — Jatiya Oikya Front convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said that they are working to expand their alliance to intensify their ongoing movement to “restore democracy”. “Our goal is to forge the strong unity of people…
2 bodies of a woman and an old man recovered near Dhaka City
Keraniganj, June 5 – Police recovered the bodies of a woman from an under-construction building and that of an elderly man from the Buriganga River in Keraniganj on Wednesday. The deceased could not be identified till Wednesday evening. Officer-in-charge of…
Relatives allowed, BNP leaders refused Eid Day Khaleda meet
Dhaka, June 5 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent around two hours with her relatives and took food they cooked for her on the Eid-ul-Fitr day on Wednesday. Seven relatives of the BNP chief went to meet her at cabin…
Dhaka asks for climate justice, compensation
Dhaka, June 5 – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation measures. He called for more concrete global…
6 killed as passenger bus hits roadside tree in Faridpur
Faridpur, June 5 — At least six people were killed after a passenger bus hit a roadside tree in the Sadar pazila of Faridpur on Wednesday. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately. Police said the accident…
PM greets all on Eid-ul-Fitr
Dhaka, Jun 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four-day visit to Finland, urged all to pray for Bangladesh’s continued socio-economic development. “I’d like to tell all to pray so that the country’s socioeconomic uplift and its dignity…