Educational institutions like school, college and madrasa, and growth centres in the country's remote areas will be provided with network connectivity under an ongoing project.The 'Connected Bangladesh' project, officials say, is aimed at closing digital divide affecting people in riverine and hilly areas.The necessity of connectivity and high-speed internet is...
Read moreSpeakers at the inaugural session of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue on Friday underscored the need for ensuring peace and stability in the region and beyond.The 10th round of dialogue titled 'Reliving Bangabandhu's Vision for India-Bangladesh' was held at Shimla, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said.Addressing the programme, State Minister...
Read moreCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Friday said potato export will be increased to ensure that the country's farmers get better price, reports UNB. "Enough potatoes are produced in the country. An initiative has been taken to increase potato export to ensure fair prices to the farmers," he said at a...
Read moreCUMILLA, Feb 18 (UNB): Five people were killed and two others injured when a speeding truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Cumilla-Sylhet regional highway in the early hours of Friday.The deceased were identified as auto driver Julhas Mia, 60, and passengers--Jahirul Islam, 36, and Jalal Ahmed, 37, Saiful Islam,...
Read moreThe Dhaka University (DU) authorities have finalised a route map for the people who will go to the Central Shaheed Minar on February 21 to pay homage to language martyrs.DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman announced the route map at a press conference held at Professor Abdul Matin Chowdhury...
Read moreThe Foreign Service Academy of Bangladesh and the Matias Romero Institute of Mexico have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral diplomatic cooperation at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports UNB.On behalf of the Matias Romero Institute, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Carmen Moeeno Toscano and on behalf of...
Read moreMd Rezaul Hoque has been suffering from blood cancer for the last three years. Doctors in India have advised him to immediately undergo a bone marrow transplant operation. The treatment will cost around Tk9.0 million; but Rezaul's family is quite unable to spend such a staggering amount. So he has...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Feb 18 (UNB): Police on Thursday arrested the puller of the ill-fated rickshaw that was hit by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Tuesday night, leaving a female doctor dead in the port city.Dr Samina Akter, a mother of two children and a doctor at Southern Medical College and Hospital, succumbed...
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary party cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at isolated places over the river basins of the country during early morning.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
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