Barisal, Nov 17 – An unidentified young man was found dead on the roof of ‘Sundarban-11’ launch at Barishal Launch Terminal early Tuesday.
Category: Bangladesh
Naogaon Archaeology Dept gets 11 touchstone statues
Naogaon, Nov 16 – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over 11 touchstone statues, seized during drives in different parts of the district, to the Archaeology Department in Naogaon.
Dhaka for inter-religion dialogue to fight intolerance
Dhaka, Nov 16 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the battle against the “pandemic of intolerance” needs a concerted “whole of society” approach and a rock-solid partnership involving all stakeholders.
IBBL inaugurates 13 new Sub-Branches
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 13 new Sub-Branches in Dhamrai Bazar, Chiriakhana Road, Faidabad, Urdu Road, Rayerbag and Meradia of Dhaka, Baluchora of Chattogram, Mirer Bazar and Shafipur Bazar of Gazipur, Nathullabad and Banglabazar of Barishal, Moilapota Moor of Khulna…
Bangladesh records 2,139 new cases, 21 deaths from Covid-19
Bangladesh reported 2,139 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Monday, raising the caseload to 434,472. Besides, 21 more patients died from the virus infection during the period which took the fatalities to 6,215.
Former Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali passes away
Former deputy speaker and valiant freedom fighter Col(retd) Shawkat Ali died at a hospital in the city on Monday. He was 84.
Plans for traditional Rash Mela at Dublar Char from Nov 28
Local administration has taken necessary preparations as 3-day traditional Rash Mela at Dublar Char island near the Sundarbans is set to begin on November 28.
Teenage boy found dead in Dhaka City
Police recovered the hanging body of a teenage boy from a house in Uttar Badda area in the city on Monday. The deceased was identified as Shahed, 16, a class X student and son of Tota Mia of the area.
Bangladesh to deploy mobile courts soon to enforce mask use
The government has asked the administration to strengthen the mobile court operation and enforce laws to ensure the use of masks, also in the capital, to check the raging Covid-19 pandemic.
BNP leader Hafiz for street movement to ‘oust govt’
Questioning the justification of BNP’s participation in the recent elections and by-elections, party senior leader Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Monday said the fall of the current government will have to be ensured through a street movement, not by…
Trump says Biden won polls but later adds he’s not conceding
President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time on Sunday that Joe Biden won the presidential election, but the President refused to concede and blamed his loss on a string of conspiracy theories.
AL ‘involved’ in vehicle torching, alleges BNP
Dhaka, Nov 16 – Claiming that the ruling party has ‘involvement’ in Thursday’s vehicle torching incidents in the capital, BNP on Sunday said it does not believe in the politics of ‘arson terrorism’.
BAKSAL idea of Bangabandhu interpreted wrongly: PM
Dhaka,Nov 16 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had formed Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL) in a bid to make the whole nation united, but the whole idea was…
হেফাজতে ইসলাম-এর নতুন আমীরকে ইসলামী ঐক্য আন্দোলনের মোবারকবাদ
হেফাজতে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ-এর নব নির্বাচিত আমীর আল্লামা জুনায়েদ বাবুনগরী ও মহাসচীব আল্লামা নূর হোছাইন কাসেমীসহ কমিটির নির্বাচিত সকল সদস্যকে অভিনন্দন ও মোবারকবাদ জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী ঐক্য আন্দোলনের কেন্দ্রীয় আমীর ড. মওলানা মুহাম্মদ ঈসা শাহেদী ও সেক্রেটারী জেনারেল অধ্যাপক মোস্তফা তারেকুল হাসান।
IBBL Board of Directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 15 November 2020, Monday through a virtual platform.
IBBL Jashore Zone organises webinar on Shari`ah compliance
The Jashore Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar titled ‘Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector’ on 14 November 2020, Saturday.
সড়ক দূর্ঘটনায় নিহতদের স্মরণে মোমবাতি প্রজ্জলন আহ্ছানিয়া মিশন
জীবনের চেয়ে দামি কিছু নেই, সড়ক দুর্ঘটনা সেই জীবনকেই হরণ করে নেয়, যার সংখ্যা প্রতিবছরই বাড়ছে। আজ “World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims” দিবস। এ দিবস উদযাপন উপলক্ষ্যে সচেতনতা বৃদ্ধি, সরকার ও আইন প্রয়োগকারী সংস্থার দৃষ্টি আকর্ষন এবং…
RU journalists urge release of fellow arrested under ICT Act
Rajshahi – Rajshahi University journalists on Sunday afternoon formed a human chain in front of the central library of the university demanding freedom of The Daily Jugantor correspondent of the university Manik Raihan Bappy, who was arrested from his residence…
Returnee Passengers must carry Covid negative certificates
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Passengers returning home from foreign countries must show Covid-19 negative certificates at the airport, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday.
PM opens Bangabandhu Pavilion at Parliament
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened a pavilion ‘Prodorshonite Bangabandhu’ (Bangabandhu in exhibition) at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Tk9 lakh looted from Chuadanga Sonali Bank in broad daylight
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Robbers looted around Tk9 lakh at “gunpoint” from Sonali Bank in Chuadanga’s Jibonnagar Upazila on Sunday.
Bangladesh Home Minister tests Covid-19 positive
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal was found infected with Coronavirus on Saturday night. Home Ministry Public Relation Officer Sharif Mahmud confirmed the matter.
Bangladesh reports 1837 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths
Bangladesh reported 1837 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the country’s overall tally to 432,333.
Babunagari new Hefazat ameer
Junaid Babunagari on Sunday took the helm of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. The Qawmi madrasa-based organization’s Dhaka city unit President Nur Hossain Kashemi has been made the secretary general.
বিএফইউজে ভোটের লড়াইয়ে এম আবদুল্লাহ সভাপতি নির্বাচিত
বাংলাদেশ ফেডারেল সাংবাদিক ইউনিয়ন (বিএফইউজে) তুমুল প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতাপূর্ণ নির্বাচনে সভাপতি পদে বিজয়ী হয়েছেন এম আবদুল্লাহ।
25 female Jamaat activists held ‘from meeting’ in Kushtia
Kushtia, Nov 15 – In an overnight drive, police arrested 25 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jhaudia Bazar in Kushtia on Saturday night.
Moral, sex education stressed to prevent sexual harassment
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Proper moral and sex education along with coordinated efforts of stakeholders are needed to prevent sexual harassment, child marriage and ensure the rights of girls, speakers said at a discussion on Saturday.
Govt reengaged in its ‘old trap-setting game’: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government has restarted an “old game of setting trap to eliminate BNP”.
21 new dengue cases hospitalised in 24 hours in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is recording an increasing number of dengue cases over the past weeks with 21 patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning. Nineteen of these new cases were reported from Dhaka.
BNP trying to take revenge on people: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the BNP is again trying to take revenge by burning people after voters rejected the party in the election.