President Md Abdul Hamid sought Myanmar's cooperation on Tuesday for repatriation of the Rohingya people, reports BSS.The President sought the cooperation when newly-appointed Ambassador of Myanmar to Bangladesh U Lwin Oo presented credentials to him at an impressive ceremony at Bangabhaban in the city afternoon."The President sought active initiative and...
Read moreEminent economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud stressed on Tuesday the importance of human resources development for the overall progress of any country, especially Bangladesh, reports UNB.He also expressed cautions against taking up development projects that devastate the environment.Dr Wahiduddin was presiding over the launching of a book on "Agamidiner Bangladesh" (Future...
Read moreA section of the publishers protested against, what they said, discriminatory stall allocation policy ahead of this year's Ekushey Book Fair on the Bangla Academy premises.A number of publishing houses, including BehulaBangla, Megh, Tapurtupur and Kharimati, jointly organised a press conference in this regard on Tuesday at the Concord Emporium,...
Read moreFinance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday warned that the officials who will try to manipulate or block release of any project fund allocated from the national budget will be punished, reports UNB. Speaking at a function organised at the Jatiya Press Club marking the 24th founding anniversary of Nirapad Sharak...
Read moreSYLHET, Jan 10: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has been conducting investigation into the cases filed against the Water Development Board (WDB) officials and the officials of the Project Implementation Committee (PIC) for their alleged irregularities in the construction and reconstruction of crop protection embankments in Sunamganj district last year. ACC...
Read moreValiant freedom fighter Commando Khalilur Rahman died on Tuesday at city's Ganashasthya Hospital.He was 70, said his family sources. He was seriously ill due to a recent heart attack and he was also suffering from other chronic diseases.He played a heroic role in the Liberation War of 1971. Commando Khalilur...
Read moreDhaka University (DU) has been listed among the 350 best universities of Asia according to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking-2018, reports UNB.For the achievement, the Times Higher Education congratulated DU's Vice-Chancellor Dr Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman through a fax massage on Tuesday.This university ranking list will be officially declared in...
Read moreBAGERHAT, Jan 09 (UNB): A suspected forest robber was killed in a reported gunfight with river police in the Katiarkhal area of Sarankhola upazila in Sundarbans East Zone early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Farid (30), a resident of Bouddhomari village of Mongla upazila and a member of notorious forest...
Read moreThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday lodged a case against a former principal and a cashier of a college in Habiganj for misappropriating Tk 1.91 million, which was collected as fees from the students.The two accused are former principal of Brindaban Government College in Habiganj Bijit Kumar Bhattacharya (currently works...
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Severe cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the regions of Gopalgonj, Satkhira, Jessore, Kushtia and Chuadanga. The country's highest temperature of 27.0 degrees Celsius was recorded on Tuesday...
Read moreDr Alice Baillat Elsa Helene from Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques (IRIS), Sciences Po Paris presenting keynote paper at the inaugural function of the Gabeshona 4th Annual Conference of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on its Bashundhara campus in the city on Monday.
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