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Highlight achievements of Bangladesh abroad

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday urged expatriate Bangladeshis to highlight the achievements of Bangladesh abroad, reports UNB.The President said this when London Tower Hamlets Councillor and Speaker Ayas Miah met him at Bangabhaban.Hailing Ayas for being elected as Speaker of Tower Hamlets, President Hamid said Bangladesh is considered as a...

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ACC chief seeks TIB suggestion

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman has called the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) for suggesting ways to check corruption apart from criticising government bodies only."The TIB is very vocal against any flaws in governance but criticising the government or its agencies cannot be the only job," Iqbal Mahmood said. "The organisation...

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Man gets death sentence for Dhaka triple-murder

A Dhaka court sentenced on Tuesday a man to death for killing three female relatives in Chawkbazar area in 2016, reports UNB.The court also fined convict Al Islam alias Jibon Tk 20,000. He is the son of Nurul Haque Sardar of Jajira Upazila in Shariatpur district.Judge Farhana Ferdous of Dhaka...

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Three Sishu Paribar girls try to 'commit suicide'

LALMONIRHAT, Mar 05 (UNB): Three teenagers of a Sishu Paribar reportedly tried to kill themselves by drinking toilet cleaner in the district town on Tuesday.The trio is aged between 14 and 15 years. All of them are students of Kobi Sheikh Fazlal Karim High School and members of a Shishu...

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PM presiding over the Ecnec meeting

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presiding over the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting at the NEC conference room in the city on Tuesday  — BSS

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DNCC mayor vows to free footpaths soon

SAVAR, Mar 05 (UNB): Newly elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on Tuesday said footpaths under his jurisdiction will be freed from illegal occupants very soon.Atiqul came up with the remark while talking to reporters after attending the annual picnic of a garment factory, owned by...

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Gazipur gas fire kills female worker

GAZIPUR, Mar 05 (UNB): A female footwear factory worker was killed in a fire that broke out at her house at Gilarchala village in Sreepur municipality early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Selina Akhter, 35, daughter of Nurul Haque of Daulatpur village in Kamarkhand Upazila in Sirajganj and a checker...

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RAB nab two 'drug traders' with hemp

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 05 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two suspected drug traders along with 21 kg hemp from Baroirhat area in Mirsarai Upazila early Tuesday.

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IU suspends section officer

The Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia suspended a section officer for violating the university's rules and regulations on Tuesday, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting of the university's efficiency and disciplinary committee with Vice-Chancellor Professor Rashid Askari in the chair, sources at IU registrar office said.Oliur Rahman alias...

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Two die in Keraniganj wall collapse

KERANIGANJ, Mar 05 (UNB): Two construction workers were killed and another was injured as an under-construction mud wall of a bridge on the embankment of Singho River collapsed on them in Darmashur area here on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Awlia, 25, and Moshiur Rahman, 40.Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal,...

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WEATHER-6-3-2019

Rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barihsal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over Rangpur division, the Met Office said.Day temperature...

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Guests and participants posing for photograph

Guests and participants posing for photograph at a programme on "A Bangladeshi experience of design and operation of solar PV-Battery-Diesel hybrid mini-grid" on the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) campus in the city recently, jointly organised by Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ETE) departments...

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