The Cabinet approved on Monday the draft of 'Gazipur Metropolitan Police Bill, 2017' and 'Rangpur Metropolitan Police Bill, 2017' empowering the police forces of the two metropolitan areas to fine up to Tk 5,000 for violation of laws, reports UNB.The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the...
Read moreUNICEF and the Bangladesh government have jointly introduced 'multidimensional poverty measurement approach' complementing the traditional 'income poverty method' for catering to evidence-based policy advocacy for children. UNICEF in conjunction with the General Economic Division (GED) and Planning Commission on Monday kicked off a workshop to share study methodology for measuring...
Read moreLaw enforcers have arrested four people along with contraband drugs and bullets in Dhaka, Chittagong and Jessore, reports UNB.In the capital, police arrested two people along with Yaba tablets and ammunition from Khilkhet area on Sunday evening.The arrestees are Saiful, 25, and Munnaf, 22.Members of Khilkhet Police Station arrested the...
Read moreThe customs seized on Monday 58 gold bars weighing 6.7 kilogrammes at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). The gold bars worth Tk 33 million were found wrapped in a blanket. A man identified as Alam (45) was held in this connection. He arrived at the airport from Bahrain in...
Read moreThe 5th Gold Award Ceremony under The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award was held on Sunday. The ceremony was hosted by Alison Blake, British High Commissioner in Bangladesh, at her residence in the city, said a prèss release. This year for the first time the Countess of Wessex graced the...
Read moreA major exhibition featuring the works of the late Peruvian photographer Eugene Courret began at the Shilpakala Academy in the city recently, according to a press release.The exhibition was launched through an inauguration ceremony held at Shilpakala Academy on Friday.Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor attended the ceremony as the chief...
Read moreThe Paris-based Association for Accountability and Internet Democracy (AAID) recently invited UNB and Dhaka Courier Editor-in-Chief Enayetullah Khan to join its prestigious Board of Members, reports UNB. Khan joins fellow board members from all over the world, including French Senator Nathalie Goulet, former German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger and Alvaro...
Read moreCHITTAGONG, Nov 20 (Agencies): A court here sentenced today a man to death for killing his wife in 2010.On Monday, the district and sessions judge's court convicted the husband Md Mostafa alias Shukkur of the murder.
Read moreSome 39 students will vie for a seat in the admission tests for first year honours courses of Islamic University (IU) under the 2017-18 academic session, reports UNB.The university authorities have sold a total of 87,388 application forms against 2,275 seats, said IU acting Registrar SM Abdul Latif on Monday...
Read moreWeather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Night temperature may fall by (1-2) degrees Celsius and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said.The country's highest temperature of 32.2 degrees Celsius was recorded on...
Read moreStudents of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) brought out a procession to voice their various demands on the campus in the city on Monday. — Focus Bangla
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