Narayanganj, Jan 6 – A Narayanganj court on Wednesday sentenced Nur Hossain, death row convict of sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case, to life imprisonment in an arms case.
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Globe Biotech of BD to make vaccine for clinical trial
Dhaka, Jan 6 – Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company Globe Biotech has got approval from the DG of Drug Administration for manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine for clinical trial.
Arson attack on buses: 178 BNP men get anticipatory bail
Dhaka, Jan 6 – The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to 178 leaders and activists of BNP in connection with the cases over the arson attacks on buses including two government staff buses and a BRTC double-decker bus…
সরকারের অদূরদর্শিদতার কারণেই ভ্যাকসিন নিয়ে আজ অনিশ্চয়তা
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ভ্যাকসিন নিয়ে অনিশ্চয়তা সৃষ্টি সরকারের অদূরদর্শিতার ও ব্যর্থতা প্রমাণ করে। ভারতপ্রীতি ও দিল্লিমুখী পররাষ্ট্রনীতির কারণেই করোনাভাইরাস এর ভ্যাকসিন পাওয়া নিয়ে এখন অনিশ্চয়তা দেখা দিয়েছে।
Educational institutions likely to reopen in March: Quader
Dhaka, Jan 6 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government may reopen the educational institutions in March, considering the situation upon consultation with experts.
Baby born with two heads in Bangladesh
Magura, Jan 6 – A woman has given birth to a baby girl with two heads at a hospital in Magura district, doctors said on Wednesday.
Look for alternative sources of vaccine, BNP tells govt
Dhaka, Jan 6 – Stating that shortsightedness has created uncertainty over collecting a vaccine, BNP on Wednesday urged the government to promptly find out an alternative source.
Fair election system sent to museum in Bangladesh: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 5 (UNB) – Describing the January-5, 2014 as a “stigmatised day” in history, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said the government has sent free and fair election system to the museum by holding…
Moudud’s health condition worsens
Dhaka, Jan 5 – The health condition of BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed has deteriorated as he suffered a mild stroke.
58 arrested in DMP’s 1-day anti-narcotics drive
Dhaka, Jan 5 – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in an anti-narcotics drive in the capital Monday arrested 58 people on for selling or consuming drugs.
Social media kept us together from afar amid Covid-19
Dhaka, Jan 5 – Susan Hu, Head of Global PR & Communications of Like, on Tuesday said that 2020 was like a vertigo-experience for all, sometimes it felt like living secluded, confined in the idea of a fictitious border at…
Inflation in Bangladesh falls slightly in December
Dhaka, Jan 5 – The inflation rate declined by 0.23 percent on a point-to-point basis in December 2020 as it came down at 5.29 percent last month from 5.52 percent in November 2020.
Dhaka to recover imports as economy may speed up in 3 years
Dhaka, Jan 5 – Although imports fell drastically in 2019-20 fiscal, the government aims to turn things around aiming for average import growth of 8% per year over the next three fiscals, including the current 2020-21.
Couple awarded death for woman’s murder in Meherpur
Meherpur, Jan 5– A Meherpur court on Tuesday sentenced a couple to hang for throttling the man’s second wife to death in 2010.
Hindu idol vandalised in Thakurgaon temple
Thakurgaon, Jan 5 — The idol of Hindu Goddess Kali was vandalised by unidentified miscreants at a temple in Thakurgaon’s Pirgonj Upazila on Sunday night.
Curtain rises on Shilpakala Academy’s Upazila Cultural Fest
Dhaka, Jan 04 – Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) virtually inaugurated a month-long cultural festival on Sunday, initiating live cultural shows in 10 Upazilas across the country that will run till January 31.
BNP to observe 10th national election anniversary Tuesday
Dhaka, Jan 4 – BNP has decided to mark the seventh anniversary of the 10th parliament election day– January 5, 2014–by hoisting flags at its offices across the country on Tuesday.
Novelist Rabeya Khatun passes away
Dhaka, Jan 03 –Eminent novelist Rabeya Khatun passed away in the city on Sunday at the age of 85. According to her family sources, Rabeya Khatun breathed her last at her Banani residence due to old-age complications.
IBTRA inaugurates internship programme
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated its Internship Programme for the students of Public and Private Universities on 4 January 2021, Monday at the virtual platform.
মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ে ভর্তির লটারি ১১ জানুয়ারি
ঢাকা, ৪ জানুয়ারি – মাধ্যমিক বিদ্যালয়ে ১ম শ্রেণি হতে ৯ম শ্রেণি পর্যন্ত শিক্ষার্থী ভর্তির ডিজিটাল লটারি ১১ জানুয়ারি বিকাল ৩ টায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে। শিক্ষামন্ত্রী ডা.দীপু মনি এই লটারি উদ্বোধন করবেন।
RU BCL observes 73rd founding anniversary
Rajshahi, Jan 4 – Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chatra League, Rajshahi University unit observed the 73rd founding anniversary of the organization by arranging different programmes on the university campus.
New Vice Chancellor joins BUP
Dhaka, January 04 – The newly appointed Vice Chancellor Major General Md Moshfequr Rahman, SGP, SUP, NDC, psc joined Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) on 31 December (Thursday) 2020. Prior to joining, he served as the Area Commander of Logistic…
এসডিজি বাস্তবায়নে নাগরিক প্ল্যাটফর্ম বছর শেষে, ২০২১-এ
একটি অভূতপূর্ব বছর অতিক্রম করে নব সূচনার দ্বারপ্রান্তে আমরা। অতিক্রান্ত বছরের বিচ্ছেদ, বেদনা এবং সর্বোপরি অনেক মৃত্যুতে আমরা সবাই ভারাক্রান্ত। অতিমারির স্মৃতি ও অভিজ্ঞতা নিয়ে আমাদের ২০২১ সালে পথ চলতে হবে।
JMI brings final version of first Bangladeshi KN95 mask
Dhaka, Jan 4 – JMI has launched the final version of its first made in Bangladesh KN95 respiratory mask. Earlier, the Anti-Corruption Commission filed a case against JMI for supplying low-quality masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) to the government…
‘Bangladesh to get Oxford Covid vaccine on time as per deal’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the local partner of Serum Institute of India (SII), on Monday assured that Bangladesh will get the agreed amount of vaccine doses on time as per agreement.
Covid takes heavy toll on Khulna’s seafood exports in 2020
Khulna (Bangladesh), Jan 4 — Export of frozen shrimps from Khulna to Europe declined drastically in 2020 due to a fall in demand in the continent’s key seafood consuming countries in the wake of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown.
Chittagong slum fire burns shanties
Chittagong, Jan 4 -A fire at Jele Para slum adjacent to Beribadh under Chittagong EPZ police station has gutted some shanties.
‘Not enough food to buy if Bangladesh’s not self-sufficient’
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Bangladesh needs to be self-reliant in food production as there will not be enough food that money can buy if a crisis or famine breaks out as fallout of Covid-19.
Make corona-vaccine roadmap public, BNP asks govt
Dhaka, Jan 3 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday demanded the government make its roadmap on the coronavirus vaccine collection and distribution public immediately.
অনুষ্ঠানে গান বাজালে জানাজা বা বিয়ে না পড়ানোর ঘোষণা
নারায়ণগঞ্জের বন্দর উপজেলার একটি এলাকায় ইউপি ওয়ার্ড সদস্য, পঞ্চায়েত ও মসজিদ কমিটির যৌথ নির্দেশে বিয়ে, সুন্নতে খৎনা ও গায়ে হলুদের মতো সামাজিক অনুষ্ঠানগুলোতে গান-বাজনার আয়োজন নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষণা করে মাইকিং করা হয়েছে। ইসলাম ধর্মাবলম্বী কোনো পরিবার এই নির্দেশনা অমান্য করলে তাদের…