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PM seeks Italy's support for leather sector development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought on Sunday cooperation from Italy to develop Bangladesh's leather sector, reports UNB."We need your cooperation in leather sector. Italian leather goods are good, Italians are very much careful about their leather goods," she said when the newly appointed Italian Ambassador in Bangladesh Enrico Nunziata called...

Pedestrians cannot walk

Pedestrians cannot walk on their precinct in the capital's Banglamotor area on Sunday as motorcyclists and other riders took leave of their senses to keep the footpath free for walkers — FE Photo

Businessmen of BD, Bhutan to talk trade cooperation Apr 12

Businessmen of Bangladesh and Bhutan will meet in the city on April 12 to discuss mutual cooperation in construction, power and energy, hospitality and tourism sectors. The meeting will take place during the visit of Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering to Bangladesh. He will arrive in Dhaka on April 12,...

Brexit won't impact trade between BD and UK

Visiting British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Mark Field has said business between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) will be as usual in the post-Brexit era."I think that there will be no impact on bilateral trade and commerce and all will be as usual," the...

Some MPs seek relaxed airport security check for VIPs

Members of a parliamentary standing committee asked the government to relax security check and arrange separate queues for VIPs, including MPs, at Bangladesh airports, reports bdnews24.com.In response to the request of the members of the committee on civil aviation and tourism ministry at a meeting on Sunday, the ministry said...

BGB men deployed in St. Martin's island 'with heavy weapons'

The government deployed on Sunday members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Saint Martin's Island in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.Sources at the BGB headquarters said BGB members started patrolling the St. Martin's Island, a small island in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal, with heavy...

No country thinks foreigners in BD are at risk

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Sunday no country thinks that foreigners living in Bangladesh are in threat or not safe, reports UNB.The minister came up with the remark after inaugurating the "Transnational Crime: SAARC Perspective" course at the Police Staff College in Mirpur.Earlier on Wednesday, the US Embassy in...

Two RU students, Russian national die of 'alcohol poisoning'

Two students of Rajshahi University (RU), and a Russian engineer died of 'alcohol poisoning', the police said, reports bdnews24.com.They are Beli Dimitry, 41, an engineer at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project in Pabna, and RU students Muhtasim Rafid Khan and Turjo Rai. Two other Russian nationals, Misha, 40, and...

Maldives President heading for big win

MALE, Apr 07 (Reuters): Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's party is heading for a historic landslide victory in parliamentary elections, provisional results showed, a move that will help him to investigate the scale of debts to China.With 85 per cent of ballot boxes counted, candidates from Solih's Maldivian Democratic Party...

Indian attack likely this month, claims Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 07 (Reuters): Pakistan has "reliable intelligence" that India will attack again this month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday.The attack could take place between April 16 and 20, he said, adding that Pakistan had told the five permanent members of the UN Security Council of its...

Boeing apologises for 737 Max crashes

It takes courage to own up to your mistakes, and Boeing took about 5 months to find the courage to take responsibility for the 737 Max 8's crashes under Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, report agencies. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg said that the company was "sorry for the lives lost"...

A contingent of border guards

A contingent of border guards are on patrol on Sunday for the security of St Martin's, one the of most popular tourist destinations on the southernmost tip of the country — BDNEWS24.COM

Elephant kills poacher in S Africa Park

KRUGER, Apr 07 (BBC): A suspected rhino poacher has been trampled on by an elephant then eaten by a pride of lions in Kruger National Park, South Africa.Accomplice poachers told the victim's family that he had been killed by an elephant on Tuesday. Relatives notified the park ranger.A search party...