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PM urges all not to allow anti-liberation forces to be in power again

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged on Monday the people of the country to remain vigil so that anti-liberation forces, killers, terrorists and militants cannot assume state power again for playing with their fate, reports UNB.She made the call while addressing a discussion at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on the...

Locally developed software yet to gain ground

Despite offering standard and reasonable pricing, locally developed software are yet to gain popularity among domestic clients, speakers said at a programme on Monday. They identified unavailability of information among the customers about the capacity of local technology companies as a key reason for such a situation.They made the observation...

DNCC officer suspended over staged clean-up campaign

Additional Waste Management Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) SM Shafiqur Rahman was suspended on Monday over his purported instruction to litter the clean roads with scraps of garbage during a programme of the mayor at Tejgaon.Mr Shafiqur, an executive engineer, was removed from his duty temporarily at the...

Tighter gun laws soon in NZ

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said she will announce detailed gun law reforms within days, after an attack on two mosques left 50 people dead, report agencies.Ms Ardern said her cabinet had backed gun law changes "in principle".Australian Brenton Tarrant, 28, a self-described white supremacist, has been charged with...

Hasina, Trudeau want global movement against terrorism

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau phoned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning and they underscored the need for initiating a global movement against terrorism, urging the international community to act together to uproot terrorism, reports UNB."The Canadian Prime Minister strongly denounced the terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques in...

Two-year jail for adulterating fish, fish products

The Cabinet approved on Monday in principle the draft of the Fish and Fish Product (Inspection and Quality Control) Bill, enhancing the maximum punishment to two-year imprisonment for adulterating fish and fish products, and other offences under the proposed law, reports UNB.The approval came from the weekly Cabinet meeting held...

Italian firm offers to supply LNG to Bangladesh

An Italian multinational oil and gas company has expressed interest to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh, a commerce ministry source said.The company, Eni, proposed its offer to the Embassy of Bangladesh in Rome at a recent meeting.The proposal has already been sent to the energy and mineral resources...

‘Use modern tech to tap potential of jute sector’

Adoption of modern technologies for introducing value added diversified products is a must for tapping the potential of the country's jute sector, discussants said at a seminar on Monday.They also called for conducting proper research into innovative jute goods. The speakers made the observations at the seminar on 'Diversification of...