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Wage social movement against drugs, President asks students

CUMILLA, Jan 27 (UNB): President Abdul Hamid on Monday asked all students to forge a strong social movement against drugs. "Various drugs are easily available across the country. Cumilla is one of the routes for drugs to enter the country. Drugs have reached the hands of school, college and university...

HC suggests 9-point guideline for organ donation

The High Court (HC) in the full text of a judgment suggested adopting the 9-point guideline of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014 of India and directed the government to amend the Organ Transplantation Act-1999 (amended in 2018) accordingly within six months.The High Court in its judgment...

EU envoy hosts Lalon music event to spread its messages

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Bangladesh Rensje Teerink hosted an event featuring Lalon music at her residence on Sunday night in an effort to spread the powerful and peaceful messages of Lalon songs across the world, reports UNB.Prime Minister's International Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher...

Two die of 'mysterious fever', not for coronavirus

MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 27 (UNB): A woman and her nephew died following 'mysterious fever' at Jasaldia village in Louhajang upazila on Monday.The deceased were identified as Shamima Begum, 34, wife of Mir Jewel and Mir Abdur Rahman, 3, son of Jewel's brother Mir Sohel of the village.Mir Shiblu, brother-in-law of deceased...

AIUB holds convocation

The 19th Convocation Ceremony of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) was held on the university campus in the city on Sunday, says a statement. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni presided over the convocation and conferred the degrees to the graduating students.Deputy Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury and University Grants Commission...

DU students invite PM to join Saraswati Puja

Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Monday invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join the Saraswati Puja celebrations on the premises of Jagannath Hall of the university on January 30, reports UNB.President of DU unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sonjit Chandra Das along with hall union vice-president Utpal Biswas,...

Student's sit-in against border killing continues

Nasir Abdullah, a Dhaka University (DU) student, continued a sit-in proramme in front of Raju Sculpture of the campus on Monday for the third consecutive day in protest against killing of Bangladeshis on borders by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).Nasir, MBA student of the Marketing Department, began the sit-in on...

Man held with gold bars

Members of Airport Armed Police on Monday detained a man along with 1.141 kilograms of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city, reports UNB.The detainee is Sarowar Alam, 35, son of Md Solaiman of Dolai village in Hathazari Upazila of Chattogram.

WEATHER 28-01-2020

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country during late-night to morning, said the Met Office.Night temperature may rise by (1-2) degrees Celsius...