Bogura, June 24 (UNB) –Voting in the by-election to Bogura-6 constituency is underway on Monday amid a very poor response from voters at many polling stations. The balloting began at 9 am and will continue till 4 pm without any…
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No one can destroy Awami League: Hasina
Dhaka, Jun 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said no one can destroy Bangladesh Awami League as it is a well-organised political party having numerous achievements during its 70-year history of struggle. “Awami League is one of…
By-election to BNP’s Fakhrul-vacated Bogra-6 seat Monday
Bogura, June 23 (UNB) – The by-election to Bogura-6 constituency will be held on Monday. Voting will begin at 9am and continue till 5pm without any break. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has completed all the preparations to smoothly hold the…
Moulvibazar train crash kills 4, injures over 200
Moulvibazar, June 24 (UNB) – An intercity train derailed at Baramchal in Kulaura upazila on Sunday night, killing at least four passengers and injuring over 200 others. Yardous Hasan, officer-in-charge of Kulaura Police Station, said six bogies of Dhaka-bound ‘Upaban…
BNP student wing JCD national council July 15 to from committee
Dhaka, June 23- The national council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the opposition BNP, will be held on July 15 to form the new central committee of the organization through election. Leader of the search committee…
ASEAN leaders call for restraint amid sea row, US-China rift
Bangkok, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Southeast Asian leaders have pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea after a new incident and renewed their alarm over the U.S.-China trade war with one warning it may spiral out…
PM Hasina likely to talk Rohingya issue during China visit
Dhaka, June 22 – The Rohingya issue is likely to come up when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets the Chinese President during her official visit in July, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday. “Myanmar has great respect for…
2 hanging bodies recovered in capital
Dhaka, June 22 – In separate incidents, police have recovered the hanging bodies of two people in Shahjadpur and Dhanmondi areas in the city. The deceased were identified as Pranta Pirich, 24, son of Ranjit Pirich, and Mohiuddin Jahangir, 55.…
Bangladesh gets $15bn remittance in 11 months: Minister
Dhaka, June 22 – Bangladesh received some US$ 15 billion remittance in the first 11 months of the outgoing fiscal year of 2018-19, according to statistics placed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in Parliament on Saturday. “The amount of…
Hit the streets if you can: Quader tells BNP
Dhaka, Jun 22 – Taking a swipe at BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader asked the party to take to the streets if it can. “BNP has been talking about movements. If it has…
BNP to announce action programmes for Khaleda’s release
‘PM’s remarks in JS on pillow scam ‘untrue’, says Fakhrul Dhaka, June 22 – BNP on Saturday decided to announce action programmes at different divisions by a month in a bid to intensify its movement for having its chairperson Khaleda…
Budgetary reform for sustainable development in BD urged
Dhaka, June 21 – Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform of Bangladesh called for budgetary system reform for sustainable development. The platform recommended the budgetary system be reformed to effectively impact the country’s sustainable development at roundtable programme…
PDB key power producer of BD incurs Tk103 billion loss
Dhaka, Jun 22 – The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) incurred the highest loss of Tk 10,271.58 crore (Tk103 billion) among 49 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the outgoing 2018-19 fiscal year (till April 30), according to the Bangladesh Economic Survey…
AF Dhaka celebrates “Fête de la Musique 2019” Friday
Dhaka, June 21 – Alliance Française, Dhaka will celebrate “Fête de la Musique 2019” which is globally known as ‘World Music Day’ with a series musical performance in its La Galerie on Friday, 21 June 2019 from 2.15 pm to…
Mother’s folly, daughter’s death at hands of fake exorcist
Narayanganj, Jun 20 (UNB) – A housewife of an expatriate was allegedly tortured to death in the name of performing exorcism, that her mothgd in Chowdhuripara of Sidhirganj on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shahnaj Aktar Sikha, 25, daughter…
Low in Bay of Bengal – Signal 3 for BD maritime ports
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) – Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3. A low has been formed over the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of the…
BD admin file 370 cases against shops keeping expired drugs
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) – Director General of the Directorate of Drug Administration Major General Md Mahbubur Rahman on Thursday said 370 cases were filed and Tk 58.57 lakh was realised in fine for keeping expired medicines in pharmacies across…
Tigers lose a spirited large target battle against Australia
Dhaka, June 20 – Bangladesh showed a spirited performance before conceding a 48-run defeat to Australia who left the Tigers in record chase, compiling a hefty 381-5 thanks to an epic 146-ball 166 from David Warner at Trent Bridge in…
51 pc rise in unnecessary BD C-sections in two years
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)- Medically unnecessary caesarean operations increased by 51 percent in Bangladesh over the last two years costing patients 483 million dollars per year, according to a report revealed on Thursday. The report published by Save the Children…
3 suspects killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka, Comilla, N’ganj
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) – Three people, including two suspected criminals and a ‘drug dealer’, were killed in alleged gunfights with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cumilla and Narayanganj on Thursday. In Dhaka, a suspected criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’…
Ex-minister Menon slams anarchy in banking sector
Sangsad Bhaban, Jun 19 (UNB) – Though Bangladesh has made a good progress on economic front, the crisis in the economic sector remains to be a barrier to its way to further development, Workers Party chief Rashed Khan Menon said…
Health insurance for people on cards, pilot project on: PM
Sangsad Bhaban, Jun 19 (UNB) – The government has planned to introduce health insurance to ensure healthcare services for people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Wednesday. As part of the plan, she said, the government has already started…
Selima Rahman, Tuku in BNP standing committee
Dhaka, June 19 (UNB) – After over three years of the party’s national council, Selima Rahman and Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku have been made BNP’s standing committee members. Party’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the…
EVMs to be used in all future BD elections: CEC
Bogura, June 19 (UNB) – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said that Electronic Voting Machines will be used in all future elections in Bangladesh. “A legal framework has been prepared in this regard,” he said at…
Croatia to recruit manpower from Bangladesh
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)— Croatia has expressed its interest in recruiting quality human resources from Bangladesh in the near future. Croatia’s Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Labour and Pension System Drazen Opalic said that his country will soon forward…
11 infrastructure projects involving Tk 80bn okayed at Ecnec
Dhaka, Jun 18 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 11 projects involving an overall outlay of Tk 8,053 crore. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting held at NEC conference room here…
Budget undermined role of telecom sector: operators
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB)- Stating that the newly placed National Budget for FY 2019-20 is going against the vision of digital Bangladesh, The Association of Mobile Telecommunication Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) urged the government reconsider it in the telecom sector.…
Bangladesh’s first iron ore mine discovered in Dinajpur
Dinajpur, June 18 (UNB) – For the first time in Bangladesh, a magnetite (iron ore) mine has been discovered at Isabpur village in Hakimpur upazila of the district, bringing new hopes for the country’s economy. The Geological Survey of Bangladesh…
Remove and destroy expired medicines in 30 days: HC
Dhaka, June 18 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to remove expired medicines from pharmacy shelves across the country and destroy those within 30 days. The HC bench of Justice FRM…
Don’t use EVM in Bogura-6 by-polls: BNP
Dhaka, Jun 17 (UNB) – BNP on Monday demanded the Election Commission withdraw its decision of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary seat billed for June 24. “The Election Commission, which is subservient to the government,…