President urges govt officials to earn people's confidence
President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday urged the government officials to earn the confidence of people so that they can avail themselves of government services without any lobbying, reports UNB."There's a lack of confidence among people that they can avail of various services from many government organisations with transparency and sincerity....
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Habibun Nahar inaugurating an international symposium on 'Beat Air Pollution'
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Deputy Minister Habibun Nahar inaugurating an international symposium on 'Beat Air Pollution' by cutting ribbon on the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in the city on Tuesda, organised by School of Environmental Sciences and Management (SESM)
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Two-month ban on sea fishing ends
CHATTOGRAM, July 23: The two-month long ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal has gone today, amidst an outstanding view of the fishermen poised to resume their job after a long wait. The government imposed the ban on fishing on May 20 to preserve fish stock and ensure proper...
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Mayor says icddr,b, CDC research not on insecticide used by DSCC
The joint research conducted by icddr,b and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing ineffectiveness of insecticide against mosquito was not on medicines used by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Mayor Sayeed Khokon said Tuesday, reports UNB."The research didn't include any sample of our medicines ... We've decided to...
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Hearing on Minni's bail plea July 30
BARGUNA, July 23 (UNB): A court here on Tuesday fixed July 30 for hearing the bail petition of Aysha Siddika Minni in a case filed over the killing of her husband Rifat Sharif.District and Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman passed the order after Minni's lawyers, Advocate Mahbubul Bari Aslam and Advocate...
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HC orders renewal of fitness certificates by Sept 30
The High Court (HC) ordered owners of unfit vehicles on Tuesday to renew their fitness certificates from August 01 to September 30, saying no unfit vehicles will be allowed to ply the roads after end of the timeframe, reports BSS.An HC division bench comprising Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and...
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21st BCS admin forum forms new committee
A 21-member committee of BCS Administration Forum has been formed with Dhananjay Kumar Das, deputy secretary of public security division of Home Ministry and Md Shahidul Islam, deputy commissioner of Tangail district, as its president and general secretary respectively, says a press release.The committee was formed for the two-year term...
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Writ seeking Tk 100m in compensation for sergeant's death
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking an order on the authorities to pay Tk 100 million in compensation to the family of a traffic police sergeant, Golam Kibria, who was run over and killed by a covered van, reports bdnews24.com.Justice JBM Hassan and Justice...
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Man dies seeing wife hurt in attack by son
KUSHTIA, July 23 (UNB): A septuagenarian man died in Mirpur Upazila on Tuesday morning after he saw his wife bleeding in the head in an attack by their son.The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin, 70, a resident of Chouduar village in the upazila.Victim's younger son Saju locked into an...
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WEATHER 24-07-2019
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, reports UNB.It may also occur at a few places over Dhaka and Barishal divisions and at one or two places over Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to...
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