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Leasing system for 3 launch, ferry terminals to go before Eid

The government will cancel the leasing system (Passenger entry fee of launch or ferry ghat) in three launch and ferry ghats before Eid-ul-Fitr with a view to ensuring better services to the passengers. The passengers of Kaorakandi launch or ferry ghat in Madaripur, Paturia of Manikgonj and Daulotdia of Rajbari...

Advance train tickets from July 20

Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling advance tickets from July 20 for different routes to facilitate journey of homebound people during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. Tickets of all classes of inter-city trains will be sold in advance and will continue till July 28, said Railway Minister Mujibul Haque while addressing a...

Magistrates urged to ensure rule of law

CHITTAGONG, July 6: Executive magistrates in Chittagong have been urged to conduct all-out drives against food adulteration, environment polluters and public nuisance creators for ensuring peace and justice in the society. In a day-long training programme Saturday Muhammad Munir Chowdhury, managing director of Milk Vita Ltd, and former magistrate of...

President for creating awareness about cancer

President Abdul Hamid stressed today the need for taking steps to create awareness about cancer as the number of cancer patients has been increasing in the country, reports BSS. The President said this when a delegation of Bangladesh Cancer Society led by its President Prof Mollah Obayedullah Baki made a...

Public varsity teachers demand independent pay scale

Teachers of the country's public universities formed human chains at their respective universities Sunday demanding an independent pay scale and increasing their retirement age limit to 67 years from existing 65, reports UNB. The human chains were formed as per the decision of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association...

PM plans HK-like city near Padma

A city like Hong Kong (HK) will be built on the banks of the Padma once the mighty river is bridged, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said. She says she discussed urbanisation in that area with the finance minister, specifically mentioning a 'state-of-the-art' conference hall and recreation centre. Hasina also spoke...

Khulna doctors\\\' strike extended sine die

KHULNA, July 6 (UNB): An indefinite strike in all private clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres in the city protesting Wednesday's attack on Gazi Medical Collage Hospital by Khulna University (KU) students entered the second day, Sunday, causing untold sufferings to the patients. The local chapter of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)...

BGB regains 75 bighas of land from India

CHUADANGA, July 6 (BSS): Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-6 Battalion have regained possession of 75 bighas of Bangladeshi land from India at Benipur out post by the side of Bangladesh-India border demarcation pillar no-61 under Jibannagar upazila of the district. The land was under the possession of India...

Three fake DB men held with firearms

Police arrested four fake Detective Branch (DB) men with firearms in Tongi Sunday, reports UNB. Police arrested three fake Detective Branch (DB) men with firearms from Khapara area in Tongi early Sunday. The arrested persons were identified as Jewel, Iqbal and Biplab. Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tongi Model Police...

Abducted girl rescued, prime accused held

JOYPURHAT, July 6 (UNB): A girl, who was kidnapped by her former husband by killing her brother in Dogachhi of Sadar upazila on Friday night, was rescued early Sunday, 30 hours after her abduction. Police also arrested the prime accused, Shipon alias Sagar. Acting on secret information, police raided the...

0.17m yaba tablets seized in Cox\\\'s Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, July 6 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized some 0.17 million yaba tablets from a fishing trawler in the Naf river in Teknaf upazila Sunday. It is the largest haul of contraband tablets by the border guards. Commanding officer of BGB-42 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Abujar Al...

Khaleda condoles Justice Sirajul Islam\\\'s death

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed Sunday profound shock at the death of former Justice and Law Commission member M Sirajul Islam, reports UNB. Sirajul Islam, also the youngest brother of former Finance Minister and BNP standing committee member M Saifur Rahman, died Saturday night. In a condolence message, the BNP...

Police arrest top terror Nuru in Ctg

CHITTAGONG, July 6 (BSS): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested Nur-e-Alam alias Nuru,40, a CMP-listed top terrorist from city's Pahartali area early today. On his confession police recovered a Light Gun and cartridges from Ispahani rail gate area under Akber Shah thana in the city, CMP officials said.

Father dies, son injured in road accident

Father died and son received serious wounds as a passenger bus hit their motorbike in front of Anarkoly Cinema Hall at Tongi on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway Sunday morning, reports BSS. The dead is Asaduzzman Khokon (42) and injured son Hamim Asfaqui (16). Witnesses said a bus of Ajmeri Paribahan hit the...

DRU chief escapes abduction bid

Miscreants tried to pick up president of Dhaka Reporters' Unity Shahed Chowdhury from the city's Bijoy Sarani crossing Sunday evening, reports UNB. Shahed Chowdhury, also the city editor of the Bangla daily Samokal, was on way to the Tejgaon newspaper office in a private car from the DRU office after...