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No plan to shut down old airport, says PM

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Saturday ruled out the possibility of closing down the old airport at Tejgaon in the city saying that it belongs to the Air Force and it must remain under their possession, reports UNB."This airport will never be closed down...it belongs to the Air Force...

Panchagarh road crash death toll rises to ten

PANCHAGARH, Oct 27 (UNB): Another person, who suffered injuries in a road accident at Dashmile in Sadar Upazila on Friday night, died on the way to Rangpur Medical College Hospital, raising the death toll from the accident to 10.Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Akkas Ali said the Tentulia-bound bus from...

Shopping complex catches fire in city

A fire broke out at a shopping complex in the city's Shantinagar area on Saturday evening. The fire might originate from an electric short circuit on the second floor of Tropical Razia Shopping Complex, next to Twin Tower Concord, around 5:00 pm, Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters control...

Falling iron rod kills JU student at Dhanmondi

A Jahangirnagar University (JU) student was killed and another student injured after they were struck by an iron rod falling from a construction site at Dhaka's Dhanmondi, reports bdmews24.com.The incident occurred on Friday evening on the road next to the Medinova building at Dhanmondi, said Dhanmondi Police Station SI Golam...

EC secy for EVM in urban areas

Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Oct 27: Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed spoke for using electronic voting machine (EVM) in urban areas if the Representation of People Order (RPO) is amended.Voters must be ready to use the EVM vote-casting system developed with the latest technology so it cannot be rigged from outside,...

Khalilur Rahman's contribution to journalism recalled

The Dhaka Journalists' Cooperative Housing Society Limited organised a meeting to condole the death of veteran journalist Khalilur Rahman on the office premises of the housing society at Mirpur in the city on Saturday.Khalilur Rahman was the Consultant Editor of The Financial Express.The meeting prayed for the eternal peace of...

Aysha Khanam, chairperson of the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, addressing the seminar on

Aysha Khanam, chairperson of the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, addressing the seminar on 'The directives of High Court regarding sexual harassment and prevention' on the Daffodil International University (DIU) campus in the city recently jointly organised by the Complaint Committee to Prevent Sexual Harassment of DIU and Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

WEATHER-28-10-2018

Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, reports UNB.It may also occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions in next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Sunday).Weather may remain...