The Election Commission (EC) is determined to complete the distribution process of the smart National Identity (NID) cards across the country by December this year, reports UNB.The machine readable cards are now being distributed in 37 districts and the distribution process will start in the remaining 27 districts in February."We...
Read moreKUSHTIA, Jan 06 (UNB): President Md Abdul Hamid visited Shilaidah Kuthibari, the country house of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore in Kumarkhali upazila here on Saturday afternoon.The visit of 'Rabindra Kuthibari' is part of the two-day Kushtia tour of the President.During the visit, President stayed some time there, some 20...
Read moreShipping Minister Shajahan Khan urged the transport workers on Saturday to run vehicles with caution and behave well with commuters, reports BSS.The minister made the call while addressing the triennial general meeting of Dhaka District Light Transport Workers Union at Mahanagar Natyamacha in the city with its president Md Altaf...
Read moreInspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque said on Saturday it is not possible to control drugs and militancy only by applying law and filing cases, reports UNB. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of the police week in the police headquarters, the IGP said: "We could...
Read moreLALMONIRHAT, Jan 06 (UNB): Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi national from Masterer Bari border area under Patgram upazila early Saturday.A patrol team of BSF-61 battalion of Coochbehar chased a group of cattle traders along the border around 12:30am and caught Rezaul Karimm (33), son...
Read moreAt least 107 people of the Hindu community were killed and 31 fell victims to enforced disappearance in 2017, which are higher than previous year's figures, claimed Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote (BJHM) on Saturday, reports UNB.Polash Kanti Dey, general secretary of BJHM, a grand alliance of national Hindu organisations, came...
Read moreFE ReportBangladesh Mahila Parisad (BMP) President Ayesha Khanam on Saturday called for bringing changes in educational curriculum with incorporation of gender issues as society has already experienced its absence with the increase in violence against women.The BMP president was addressing a certificate ceremony of a three-month course on 'Gender, Empowerment...
Read moreCHANDPUR, Jan 06 (BSS): Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, said today as many as 2.7 million pieces of blankets have been sent for cold-hit people across the country.The minister said this while he was distributing blankets among cold-hit poor people in Matlab Uttar and...
Read moreAuthor Shawkat Ali has been put on life support, reports bdnews24.com.Doctors placed the 81-year-old writer on life support around 5:30 am on Saturday, his son Asif Shawkat Kallol said.Ali had been admitted to Lab Aid Hospital on Thursday with a lung infection. He was taken to the Intensive Care Unit...
Read moreAlthough more than 90 per cent of Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar have received emergency food assistance, a major concern is limited access to a well-diversified and balanced diet, says a new study, reports UNB.The Rohingya Emergency Vulnerability Assessment (REVA) was carried out by the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme...
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), reports UNB.Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country during midnight until noon, Met Office said.Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Khulna, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the...
Read moreCustomers buying warm clothes as a spell of cold wave continues to sweep the country. The photo was taken from the city's Gulistan area on Saturday. — FE Photo
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