Gas supply to Narayanganj and Munshiganj areas has been suddenly suspended for repair work.
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Child Daycare Centre Bill 2021 placed in Parliament
The Child Daycare Centre Bill 2021 was placed in Parliament on Saturday to support the children of professionals and working women as the number of nuclear families is increasing day by day.
Cosmos Dialogue on Dhaka-Washington ties premieres Saturday
Dhaka, Apr 2 : Experts from Bangladesh and the United States have been brought together for an online symposium hosted by the Cosmos Foundation to assess the Dhaka-Washington relationship in its present context and identify the challenges and opportunities that…
Two UK returnees jailed for violating quarantine rules in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 31 : A special mobile court in Sylhet has sentenced two UK returnees to a week in jail for violating quarantine rules.
BNP demands govt’s immediate resignation
Blaming the government for the loss of lives in different parts of the country over the last three days in violence, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday asserted that this “regime must go”.
Govt trying to suppress new generation: Dr Zafrullah
Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the government is trying to suppress the new generation in ‘Pakistani style’.
‘Bangabandhu’s Gandhi Prize an ‘honour’ for the nation’
Dhaka, Mar 23: The government of Bangladesh on Monday acknowledged with deep gratitude the decision of the government of India to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, given posthumously for the first time.
‘Katka Tragedy Day’observed at Khulna University
Khulna, Mar 13 (UNB)-Students, teachers and other staff of Khulna University observed ‘Katka Tragedy Day’ on Saturday, commemorating the death of 11 students in 2004 at Katka sea beach in the Sundarbans.
Noakhali clash: AL leader Badal sent to jail
Noakhali, Mar 12 : Awami League (AL) leader Mizanur Rahman Badal, the rival of Abdul Quader Mirza, has been sent to jail in a case over an attack on police on Tuesday during deadly infighting among the ruling party men…
Sylhet-3 MP Mahmud Samad laid to rest
Sylhet, Mar 12 : Mahmud Us Samad Chowdhury, MP for Sylhet-3 constituency, was laid to rest in Fenchuganj upazila on Friday. The 66-year-old politician died from Covid-19 on Thursday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka’s United Hospital. The three-time MP was…
News on giving Tk 10000 allowance to students fake: Education Ministry
Dhaka, March 8 (UNB)— The Education Ministry has requested everyone not to pay heed to rumours on social media that it is giving each student Tk 10,000 as allowance. A PID handout on Monday said reports about the allowance is…
‘Dreadful force’ working to silence govt critics: Fakhrul
‘A dreadful force’ is working with the government from behind the scene to silence those who are opposing the government.’
বিশ্ব এইডস দিবস ২০২০পালিত
ঢাকা, ১ ডিসেম্বর – স্বাস্থ্য ও পরিবার কল্যাণ মন্ত্রী জাহিদ মালেক বিশ^ এইডস দিবস উপলক্ষে আজ বিশেষ বিবৃতিতে জানিয়েছেন, দেশ থেকে এইডস ২০৩০ সালের মধ্যে নির্মূল করার লক্ষ্যে কাজ করতে স্বাস্থ্যখাতের প্রতি প্রধানমন্ত্রী শেখ হাসিনার বেশ কিছু নির্দেশনা রয়েছে। স্বাস্থ্যখাত…
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.
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.
Jhenaidah MP tests positive for coronavirus
Adv Shafiqul Azam Khan, a member parliament from Jhenaidah-3 constituency, tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.
Mirza Abbas, wife tested positive for coronavirus
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas and his wife and Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal president Afroza Abbas have been infected with coronavirus.
BNP leader Rizvi discharged from hospital
BNP senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi returned home on Wednesday after receiving treatment for over two weeks at a private hospital for cardiac problems.
২৫ অক্টোবর সাংবাদিক গিয়াস কামাল চৌধুরীর ৭ম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী
২৫ অক্টোবর রবিবার সকালে সাংবাদিক গিয়াস কামাল চৌধুরী স্মরণে আলোচনা সভা ও দোয়া মাহ্ফিল
Adv Sara Hossain among 7 awarded Tallberg Eliasson Prize
Advocate Sara Hossain of Bangladesh is among seven who have been awarded the Tällberg Eliasson Global Leadership Prize for 2020. Other recipients of the prize are Bahia Shehab, Egypt, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda, Jared Genser, Jaykumar Menon, Nithya Ramanathan and Sylvia…
Bangladesh accidents killed 553 in August
Accidents on roads, railways and waterways killed at least 553 people and injured 669 others last month, passengers’ welfare body Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said Wednesday.
Narayanganj mosque aircon blast death toll rises to 23
The death toll from Narayanganj mosque airconditioner blast rose to 23 until Sunday morning as two more victims died at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute early Sunday.
Sector Commander Abu Osman Chowdhury passes away
DHAKA, Sept 5, 2020 (BSS) – Lt. Col. (retd) Abu Osman Chowdhury,commander of sector-8 during the 1971 Liberation War, was laid to eternal rest after Asr prayers with full state honor at Banani Military Graveyard here.
Three cousins drown in Kurigram
Three cousins drowned in a river at Collegepara village of Roumari upazila on Thursday.
Bangladeshi girls win seed money for green urban dev project
A group of five Bangladeshi girls beat out competition from around the world with their idea for a project aimed at green urbanisation, bringing home the prize of HK$20,000 as seed money from global charity foundation 24 Hour Race.
PDP chairman Ferdous Qureshi dies
Dr Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi, a veteran politician, journalist and former vice president of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu), died due to brain haemorrhage on Monday. He was 78.
IAEA lauds Bangladesh’s sustained progress
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has sought strong political support from Bangladesh in its endeavours to implement its mandates.
Facebook News feature to expand beyond US
Facebook on Tuesday said it is speeding up plans to go international with a news tab feature that involves paying publishers for stories delivered through the leading social network.
Liberation War Sector Commander CR Dutta passes away
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Major General (retd) Chitta Ranjan Dutta, a sector commander during Bangladesh’s Liberation War, died at a hospital in Florida due to old age complications on Tuesday.
মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সেক্টর কমান্ডার সি আর দত্ত আর নেই
মুক্তিযুদ্ধের সেক্টর কমান্ডার মেজর জেনারেল (অব.) চিত্ত রঞ্জন দত্ত বীর উত্তম বার্ধক্যজনিত জটিলতায় মঙ্গলবার যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ফ্লোরিডার হাসপাতালে মৃত্যুবরণ করেছেন। তার বয়স হয়েছিল ৯৩ বছর।