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ASP Anisul's killers to be punished: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday those responsible for the death of Barishal Metropolitan Police's (BMP's) Senior ASP Anisul Karim Shipon will be brought to justice, reports UNB."Everything related to the incident will be investigated and justice will be ensured after bringing all the accused under the ambit of...

Some projects undertaken without feasibility studies, says Taposh

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said some of the projects of the corporation were undertaken without conducting feasibility studies. When answering questions on the environment-friendly foot-over bridges under the CASE project, plants of which soon disappeared after the construction, the mayor said the...

HC calls for trial court records of case against Haji Salim

The High Court on Wednesday called for the lower court records (LCR) of a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Haji Mohammad Salim, a member of parliament from Dhaka-7 constituency, in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment by a trial court. The Special Court-7 of Dhaka has...

UNHCR urges world leaders to protect stateless people

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has warned that Covid-19 is worsening the plight of millions of stateless people worldwide, reports UNB.Marking the sixth anniversary of UNHCR's #IBelong Campaign, aimed at ending statelessness by 2024, Grandi called on world leaders to include and protect stateless populations and make bold...

Lee Jang-keun called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor

Ambassador of South Korea in Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter’s office in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

25 more hospitalised with dengue in 24 hrs

The number of new dengue cases continues to rise in Bangladesh as the health authorities said 25 people were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease in the past 24 hours until Wednesday, reports UNB.Currently, 89 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals across the country, the Directorate General of Health Services...

KPCL engineer 'kills self'

KHULNA, Nov 11 (UNB): An assistant engineer of Khulna Power Company Limited (KPCL) Wednesday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house in Khalishpur.The deceased, identified as Imran Mahfuz, 26, was from Gopalganj. KPCL General Manager Rezaul Karim said Imran recently got married and would live...

Youth held with eight gold bars

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 11 (BSS): Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested a youth with eight gold bars worth about Tk 550,000 from the Chattogram Rail Station area this morning.On a tip-off, a team of police conducted a raid in the area and arrested youth Joshef Uddin Rumon, 30, son of Jahir Ahmed,...

A team of representatives led by Assistant Director

A team of representatives led by Assistant Director (Health Sector) of Dhaka Ahsania Mission Md Mukhlesur Rahman posing for photograph with former minister and Member of Parliament Advocate Kazi Firoz Rashid in the city on Wednesday. They discussed the loopholes in the current Tobacco Control Act at a meeting.

Weather (12-11-2020)

Mercury inched up in Dhaka on Wednesday as the weather remained mostly dry in the capital as elsewhere across the country.The Met Office recorded maximum temperature in Dhaka at 34 degrees Celsius, which was the country's highest temperature on the day, compared to 33 degrees Celsius in the previous day.However,...