President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday emphasised the need for strengthening the President Guard Regiment (PGR) and said efforts to turn it into a well-integrated one will continue, reports UNB.He said this while delivering his speech at the Darbar of PGR at Shaheed Capt Hafiz Hall at the PGR Headquarters in...
Read moreStudents from seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday staged demonstration blocking the busy Nilkhet-New Market intersection to press home their four-point demand. Sources said the demonstrating students, most of whom were of the 2017-18 academic year, blocked the intersection from 10 am to 1:30pm and after the...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, July 16: Traffic gridlock in the port city streets has made public life unbearable in recent time. City commuters experience traffic congestion every day. Vehicles stay motion less on the roads even for hours leaving public life gasping. Sources said thousands of trucks, covered vans and lorries keep in...
Read moreThe names of seven personalities who will receive 'Shilpakala Padak- 2018' for their contributions to their respective fields were announced Tuesday, reports UNB.They are - Gouro Gopal Haldar (vocal), Sunil Chandra Das (instrumental), M Hamid (dramatics), Mina Barua (folklore), Alokesh Ghosh (fine arts), Shukla Sarkar (dance) and Jayanta Chattopadhyay (recitation).Bangladesh...
Read moreDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon visiting a dengue patient at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in the city on Tuesday — Collected
Read moreThe High Court (HC) has banned the sale of antibiotics for cattle and its administration without a prescription from a veterinarian, reports bdnews24.com.The bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order after a hearing on Tuesday.Bangladesh Food Safety Authority submitted a report to the...
Read moreHead of Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Bangladesh Ambassador Rensje Teerink on Tuesday hosted the Erasmus+ pre-departure event for the 78 Bangladeshi students who received scholarships for academic year 2019-20, reports UNB.The students will benefit from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree scholarship under the Erasmus+ programme.This year,...
Read moreThe High Court (HC) on Tuesday granted a six-week anticipatory bail to former Rajuk chief KM Harun in a case filed over the forgery of Banani's FR Tower building's design, reports UNB.The court also ordered former Rajuk building inspector Md Awrangazeb Siddique and Assistant Authorised Officer Md Nazrul Islam to...
Read moreSpeakers at a roundtable on Tuesday emphasised need-based allocation in the national budget for the health sector, reports UNB.They also criticised the Health Ministry for "failing to propose" proper allocations for the development of the sector.The speakers were speaking at a roundtable on national health budget 2019-20 at Jatiya Press...
Read moreFormer UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon seen with Brac University President and Vice-Chancellor Vincent Chang on the university campus in the city during the former's recent visit to Bangladesh
Read moreLight to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna...
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