Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB): Some 50,000 more homeless and landless families are going to get homes in April next as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gifts in the ‘Mujib Year’. Earlier in January, about 70,000 homeless and landless families received homes…
Category: Bangladesh
Bangladesh advances in Huawei Global Connectivity Index 2020
Dhaka, Feb 4 – Bangladesh held onto its progress in the ICT sector in the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2020 even amid the pandemic.
Bongo releases new horror series ‘2 Mad Men’
Dhaka, Feb 5 – Bongo, the first and largest video streaming platform of the country, on Friday released its new horror series “2 Mad Men.”
BNP calls mass rallies in six cities demanding fair election
Dhaka, Feb 5 – The BNP on Friday accused the government of vote fraud in the elections to city corporations and announced to hold public rallies in six cities, demanding fair and credible polls.
UNSC for creating conditions for Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka, Feb 5 – UN Security Council members have reiterated the need for addressing the root causes of the crisis in Rakhine State and creating conditions necessary for the safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified return of Rohingyas.
Probe body formed over sexual assault of college girl in Natore
Natore, Feb 5 (UNB) : The local administration has formed a three-member investigation committee over the sexual assault of a college student in Shingra upazila of Natore. The probe body led by Additional District Magistrate Rahima Khatun was formed on…
BD v WI: Mehidy shines with ball too as Tigers secure big 1st inns lead
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB): Bangladesh secured a handy 171-run first-innings lead in Chattogram after wrapping up West Indies for 259 on Friday. At one point, West Indies were batting at 253 for five. They lost their last five wickets in…
Vietnam, Bangladesh share same development vision: Ambassador Viet Chien
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) : The bilateral relationship between Vietnam and Bangladesh is excellent and both countries are looking at the same future of mutual cooperation and development, says Ambassador Pham Viet Chien. “I see a huge potential of cooperation…
The tale of ending use of Bangladeshi children as camel jockeys
Dhaka, Feb 5 (UNB) : It was not many years ago when we saw Bangladeshi children being used as camel jockeys in any Arab country, far from their sweet homes. The doleful situation has changed over the years but there…
College teacher killed in Khulna by speeding truck
Khulna, Feb 5 (UNB) : A college teacher was killed after being hit by a speeding truck in the Zero Point area of Khulna city on Friday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Ponchanan Biswash, 50, a teacher…
Chattogram road crash kills 3
Chattogram, Feb 5 (UNB) : At least three people were killed and four others injured as a truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Chattogram city’s Bakolia on Friday. The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw driver Md Wahid Mia,…
Jessore jail fire burns 6 barrack houses
Jessore, Feb 5 – A fire broke out at the central jail of Jashore district on Thursday night. Though no casualties were reported, six houses in the prison barrack have been gutted, officials said.
Oil spill panics people as 7 tanker wagons derail in Sylhet
Sylhet, Feb 5 — Train services between Sylhet and other parts of the country were disrupted on Friday after a train of fuel wagons derailed in the Maijgaon area of Fenchuganj Upazila, officials said.
Blogger Avijit murder case, verdict on Feb 16
Special Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 04 – The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday fixed February 16 to deliver the judgment in the blogger and writer Avijit Roy murder case.
Sedition case against Hefazat chief, report submission deferred
Special Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 04 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday asked the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit a report on 3 March, after investigating a sedition case filed against Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh chief Junaid Babunagari in connection with…
Al Jazeera on Bangladesh: BNP seeks explanation from govt
Dhaka, Feb 4 – Expressing deep concern over the report aired by Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera on Bangladesh, BNP has sought an ‘acceptable and credible’ explanation from the government over it.
Tarique Rahman given 2years in prison in Defamation case
Narail, Feb 4 – A court in Narail has sentenced BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman to two years in jail for making a derogatory statement against Bangabandhu in 2014.
21 named for Ekushey Padak
Dhaka, Feb 4 – Twenty-one eminent personalities will get the country’s second-highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields.
Bangladesh’s agro products: PM for further research to expand market
Dhaka, Feb 04 (UNB) : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked agricultural scientists to conduct further research over local fruits and agricultural items to expand the market for those. “It’s essential to conduct more research on our local fruits…
Defamation case: BNP’s Tarique Rahman gets 2yr imprisonment
Narail, Feb 4 (UNB): A court in Narail has sentenced BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman to two years in jail for making derogatory statement against Bangabandhu in 2014. Narail Judicial Magistrate Court-2 Judge Amatul Morsheda delivered the verdict on…
Bangladesh’s Covid-19 death toll climbs to 8,175
News Desk Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 8,175 on Thursday after the health authorities recorded 13 more coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours till morning. “The mortality rate is now 1.52 percent,” the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in…
Some people in foreign lands conspiring against country: Health Minister
Dhaka, Jan 4 (UNB) : Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday said that some people staying in foreign lands along with some local people are conspiring against the country. “This anti-state group won’t be allowed to conspire…
Hasina’s convoy attack verdict reflects govt desire, says BNP
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNB) – BNP on Thursday alleged that the government’s desire has been reflected in the lower court’s verdict in a case filed over the attack on Sheikh Hasina’s convoy in Satkhira in 2002. “Awami League has indulged…
Daikin launches ACs with Japanese technology for Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNB): Daikin, a Japanese multinational air conditioning manufacturing company, on Thursday launched a host of Inverter & Non-Inverter split air conditioning units for Bangladesh market making a partnership with Transcom Electronics Ltd. The leading global Air Conditioning…
Verdict over Avijit Roy killing on Feb 16
Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNB) : A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed February 16 for delivering the verdict of the murder case of Avijit Roy, writer and founder of Mukto Mona blog who was killed amid the spate of ‘blogger-killings’ in…
Prosecution seeks capital punishment in Avijit murder case
Special Correspondent The prosecution on Wednesday completed their closing arguments and sought capital punishment for all six Ansar al Islam leaders and activists in the case filed over killing blogger and writer Avijit Roy in February 2015.
Sagar-Runi murder report submission deferred for 78th time
Special Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 03 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday asked Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to submit the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi by March 11.
BNP leader Salauddin sent to jail
Special Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 03 – A Dhaka court on Wednesday refused bail to Md Salauddin Ahmed, former BNP lawmaker from Demra, and sent him to the jail in a case filed over torching a bus in 2015.
রেস্তোরাসহ পর্যটন এলাকাকে ধূমপানমুক্ত করতে আইন সংশোধন প্রয়োজন
রেস্তোরাসহ পর্যটন এলাকাকে শতভাগ ধূমপানমুক্ত করতে আইন সংশোধন প্রয়োজন বলে অভিমত প্রকাশ করেছেন এভিয়েশন এন্ড ট্যুরিজম জার্নালিস্ট ফোরাম অব বাংলাদেশ (এটিজেএফবি) ও ঢাকা আহ্ছানিয়া মিশন।
Inflation in Bangladesh falls slightly in Jan
Dhaka, Feb 03 (UNB) : The inflation rate declined to 5.02 percent in January last from 5.29 percent in the previous month (December). “The general point-to-point inflation rate eased to 5.02 percent in January 2021,” said the Planning Minister while…