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…
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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…
BRI fits Bangladesh’s priorities: Dr Gowher
Dhaka, Apr 20 (UNB) – Ahead of the second BRI Summit in Beijing, Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi on Saturday said Bangladesh welcomed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as it fits Bangladesh’s national priorities. “Bangladesh is proud…
4 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Mymensingh, Apr 20 (UNB) – At least four people, including a woman, were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw and a human hauler on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road at Alalpur in the city on Saturday morning. The…
Dhaka’s proposals on more effective multilateral trading
Dhaka, April 19 (UNB) – Bangladesh has placed six proposals to make the multilateral trading system more effective recognizing importance of multilateral trading system for sustainable development. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Md Nojibur Rahman placed the recommendations at…
Dhaka court rules Freezing Tarique couple’s UK bank accounts
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – A court here on Thursday ordered freezing three bank accounts of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman with a UK bank. Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Sessions’ Judge…
Dhaka North City moves to enforce fire safety in buildings
Dhaka, Apr 18 (UNB) – Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to form three committees to ensure that all the buildings under its jurisdiction have fire safety measures. The decision was taken at a views-exchange meeting held at the…
Changes in rainfall patterns affecting people’s livelihood
DHAKA, April 17, 2019 (BSS) – Experts here today observed that the rainfall patterns are changing in Bangladesh due to climate change which affecting the country’s agriculture as well livelihood of people. “The rainfall patterns are changing in the country…
People not safe anywhere: Fakhrul
Bogura, Apr 18 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said people are no longer safe anywhere in the country as the-law-and order situation has seriously deteriorated. “There’s now no rule of law, justice and human…
Politicians failed to build safe, beautiful BD: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday regretted that the incidents of killing, rape and reprisal growing as politicians have failed to build a safe and beautiful Bangladesh. “Why’re we indulging in such…
ICC partners with UNICEF to deliver ‘One Day for Children’ in Cricket World Cup
Dhaka – The ICC Cricket for Good, in partnership with UNICEF, has announced ‘One Day for Children’ campaign, bringing together one billion cricket fans to help build a better world for children. OneDay4Children will use the power and reach of…
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day
Dhaka, Apr 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of historic Mujibnagar Day. The Prime Minister paid the homage by placing a wreath at Bangabandhu’s…
লন্ডনে অনুষ্ঠিত হল ভৈরববাসীর মিলন মেলা
নাজমুল হোসেন, লন্ডন থেকে: ভিন্ন ভিন্ন সংস্কৃতির ভিন্ন ভিন্ন দেশে অবস্থান হলেও বাঙালী কখনও তার নিজস্ব কৃষ্টি কালচার ভুলে যায় না। সব সময় একে অপরের সাথে সুখে দু:খে মিলে মিশে থাকে। মিলিত হয় মিলন মেলায়। এমনই এক সন্ধ্যায় বাংলাদেশের ভৈরবের…
Dhaka highrise fire sparked by short-circuit: Govt Minister
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – An electric short-circuit on the eighth floor of FR Tower sparked the deadly fire that killed 26 people last month, State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman said Tuesday. “The fire spread to the ninth…
Mujibnagar Day Wednesday
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Wednesday, marking the formation of Bangladesh’s first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Baidyanathtala, a mango orchard,…
Seeking parole depends on Khaleda and her family: Fakhrul
Dhaka, April 16 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that it depends on party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members whether she would seek release on parole or not. “The matter of seeking release…
DU celebrates Pahela Baishakh amid festivity
DU Correspondent As dawn broke yesterday, thousands of people thronged the streets and different popular places of Dhaka University as the nation celebrated its traditional and vibrant festival Pahela Baishakh to welcome the Bangla New Year 1426. The day broke…
Singer Subir Nandi on life support
Dhaka, Apr 15 (UNB) – Popular singer Subir Nandi was put on life support after his admission to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) on Sunday night. Hospital sources said he was taken to the hospital…
Nurturing Bengali culture to revive social values stressed
Cultural personalities at a discussion yesterday stressed on inspiring young generations in nurturing rich Bengali culture and heritage to revive glorious social values of the nation for building a peaceful society. The tri-monthly literary magazine ‘Mouchak’ organised the discussion followed…
8 people killed in Joypurhat bus plunge
Joypurhat, Apr 12 (UNB) – At least eight people, including three children, were killed and over 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on Bogura-Jashore road at Baniapara in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased could not…
Those responsible for Nusrat murder to face punishment: PM
Dhaka, Apr 12 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said every person involved in the killing of Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi will be booked and given exemplary punishment so that no one dares to commit such…
8 people killed in Joypurhat bus plunge
Joypurhat, Apr 12 (UNB) – At least eight people, including three children, were killed and over 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on Bogura-Jashore road at Baniapara in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased could not…
Business urge BD govt not to raise gas, electricity prices
Dhaka, Apr 11 (UNB)- A section of industrialists on Thursday urged the government not to hike gas and electricity prices. The call came from a seminar titled ‘Energy Pricing: Impact on Industries,’ organized by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and…