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Dhaka ranks worst in global air quality index Sunday morning
Dhaka, Oct 18 – Dhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. It had a score of 188 at 10:24am. The air was classified as ‘unhealthy’.
Unified voice of Myanmar neighbours must for Rohingya return
Dhaka, Oct 18 – The United States has sought an equal role from Myanmar’s all neighbours with “broad and unified voice” so that Rohingyas can get the confidence back to return to their homeland without any fear of further deportation.
AL’s Monirul Islam declared winner in Dhaka-5 by-election
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Awami League candidate Md Kazi Monirul Islam was unofficially elected in Dhaka-5 by-polls held with the use of EVMs amid the low turnout of the voters on Saturday. Kazi Monirul Islam won the election beating his…
অধ্যাপক হেমায়েত উদ্দিন জীবন, কর্ম শীর্ষক আলোচনা সভা অনুষ্ঠিত
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ ফয়জুল করীম, শায়েখে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, ইসলামপন্থার রাজনীতিতে এটিএম হেমায়েত উদ্দিন ছিলেন সর্বজনগ্রাহ্য ও বর্ষিয়ান জননেতা। তিনি আধিপত্যবাদ ও সম্প্রসারণবাদী বিরোধী আন্দোলনের অন্যতম পুরোধা ছিলেন। ইসলাম, দেশ ও মানবতার পক্ষে সংগ্রাম করে…
নিত্যপন্য সিন্ডিকেটের কাছে সরকার অসহায়: ডাঃ ইরান
নিত্যপন্য নিয়ন্ত্রনকারী সিন্ডিকেট চক্রের কাছে সরকার অসহায় মন্তব্য করে বাংলাদেশ লেবার পার্টির চেয়ারম্যান ডাঃ মোস্তাফিজুর রহমান ইরান বলেছেন, সরকার জনগনের ভোটে নির্বাচিত না হওয়ায় তাদের নির্দেশনা কার্যকর হচ্ছে না।
রাশিয়ায় বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রদূতের পেট্রোজাভোদস্ক মাস পরিদর্শন
মস্কো, ১৭ জুন- রাষ্ট্রদূত কামরুল হাসানের নেতৃত্তে এক প্রতিনিধিদল পেট্রোজাভোদস্ক মাস পরিদর্শন করেন। কারখানা পরিদর্শনের বাংলাদেশী প্রতিনিধিদলে ছিলেন রাশিয়ার নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের পারমাণবিক শক্তি বিষয়ক পরামর্শক শুভাশিস সরদার,এবং রোসাট্ম রাষ্ট্রীয় কর্পোরেশনের পক্ষ থেকে প্রতিনিধিদলের নেতৃত্ত দেন মি সেরগেই স্ত্রেলতসভ , ডেপুটি…
SCC mayor Ariful Haque hospitalised for chest pain
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque was admitted to a hospital in the city on Saturday.
Vegetable prices skyrocketing, potatoes costs ‘double’
Defying the government’s fixed rate of Tk 30 per kg, traders are selling potatoes at double prices in the kitchen markets of the capital, pinching the pockets of customers.
Democracy must be functional: Dr Kamal
Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said democracy must be made functional so that the country’s people can exercise their basic rights.
Low turnout in by-polls: CEC puts forward host of reasons
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Saturday explained the reasons behind the low turnout of voters in the by-elections to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies saying that there was no chance for the change in the government with the by-elections.
20 hurt as anti-rape long march comes under attack in Feni
A long march protesting the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women, came under attack in Feni injuring 20 people including journalists on Saturday.
Govt will tackle further spread of Covid-19: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh will be able to prevent the further spread of the Covid-19 in the coming days.
Couple engaged in extramarital affair found dead in Tangail
Tangail, Oct 16 (UNB) – Bodies of a couple who were engaged in an extramarital affair were found in Rafafoir village of Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday.
College student gang-raped in Gazipur, 2 held
Two men have been arrested in connection with the brutal torture and gang rape of a college student in the Shimultoli area of Gazipur, police said on Friday.
Midterm polls only way to quell current movement: Zafrullah
Stating that the government will not be able to quell the current movement against repression on women by making death penalty as the punishment for rape, Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Friday said a mid-term election is the…
Correction of social ills depends on democracy: BNP
Underlining the need for democratic practice to contain social ills, BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy said the nation will not get rid of the degradation in society without empowering people, even if their party returns to power.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 15 deaths; 1,527 new cases
Bangladesh on Friday recorded 1,509 recveries, pushing the total to 300,738. The recovery rate is 77.89 percent.
Don’t let Covid-19 trigger any food shortage: PM Hasina
Stressing the importance of ensuring food security for all, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the people of Bangladesh must not suffer from food scarcity as a fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
IBBL inaugurates 5 new branches
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 5 new branches as Dohazari Branch, Chattogram, Godagari Branch, Rajshahi, Hossainpur Branch, Kishoreganj, Muksudpur Branch, Gopalganj and Nangalkot Branch, Cumilla on 15 October 2020, Thursday at virtual platform.
People not getting benefits of questionable GDP growth: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday alleged that a handful of people, not the common ones, are getting the benefits of the country’s ‘questionable’ GDP growth.
Five awarded death in Tangail gang-rape case
A Tangail court on Thursday sentenced five people to death in a case filed over violating a 9th grader in Madhupur.
Take extensive measures against rape: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the administration to take extensive measures against rape and raise public awareness against such incidents in society.
Help rehabilitate Rohingyas in Myanmar: PM tells USA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to the international community, including the United States, to help Bangladesh rehabilitate Rohingyas in their homeland of Myanmar.
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1600 new cases, 15 new deaths
Bangladesh on Thursday saw another spike in Covid-19 patients as health authorities confirmed the detection of 1,600 new cases across the country in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 3,84,559.
Death in police custody: Body exhumed for fresh autopsy
The body of Rayhan Ahmed, who was killed reportedly being tortured by police in Sylhet, was exhumed from his grave on Thursday morning.
4 members of a Satkhira family found slaughtered
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of four people, including two children, from Khalsi village in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira district early Thursday.
আসাম রাজ্যের সকল মাদরাসা বন্ধের সিদ্ধান্তের নিন্দা
ভারতের আসাম রাজ্যের সকল মাদরাসা বন্ধ করে দেয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়ে ভারতের রাজ্য সরকার মুসলমানদের ধর্মীয় অনুভুতিতে চরম আঘাত করেছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।
Changing Lives of BD Rural Girls by Giving Tertiary Learning
By Farid Ahmed THAKURGAON, Bangladesh, Oct 14 2020 (IPS) – Nila Kispotta, a 19-year-old rural girl from the Oraon ethnic community, has become a figure of exceptional achievement to the small, poverty-stricken village in Thakurgaon in northwest Bangladesh that she…
Action in rape cases after proper investigation: Minister
Mentioning the government’s strict position about rape incidents, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that action will be taken against offenders after proper investigation into rape cases.