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PM opens Ekushey Book Fair today

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair will begin today (Thursday) on the Bangla Academy premises and adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the book fair on the Bangla Academy premises at 3:00 pm on the day.Poet Agnes Meadows (UK), Cameroonian poet Dr Joyce...

IFJ, BMSF express concern over Digital Security Act draft

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have expressed serious concerns over the provisions curtailing the freedom of expression in the draft of the Digital Security Act 2018, reports UNB.In a joint statement the IFJ and BMSF demand that the Bangladesh government revises the...

EU to extend all assistance in Rohingya repatriation

Newly appointed Head of EU Delegation in Dhaka Ambassador Rensje Teerink said Wednesday the European Union (EU) is ready to extend all sorts of assistance to Bangladesh regarding Rohingya crisis and their repatriation to Myanmar, reports BSS. The new envoy said this while making a courtesy call on Foreign Minister...

11 to die for killing Habiganj farmer

HABIGANJ, Jan 31 (UNB): A court here sentenced 11 people to death on Wednesday for killing a farmer at Baghjur village in Baniachang Upazila of the district in 2001.Additional District and Sessions Judge Mafroza Parveen handed down the verdict, said Abdul Ahad Faruk, additional public prosecutor of the court.The condemned...

DSCC suspends two engrs over irregularities

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) temporarily suspended two of its engineers and blacklisted one contractor on Wednesday over their alleged irregularities in the 'Newly Connected Four Union Development Project'.DSCC also filed departmental case against the engineers and issued showcause notice against the supervising official (project director) and consultant of the...

ADB team assures DU of financial support

A four-member team of Asian Development Bank (ADB) met Dhaka University (DU) vice-chancellor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman at the latter's office on Wednesday, according to a DU press release.During the visit, the ADB team expressed their willingness to provide financial and technical support for infrastructural development of DU. DU VC appreciated...

Nat'l Poetry Fest begins today

A two-day National poetry festival titled 'Kobita Utsab' will begin today (Thursday) on the Dhaka University campus, reports UNB.Jatiya Kobita Parishad will organise the 32nd version of the annual festival dedicating to late poet Sajjad Kadir who died on April 6, 2017. Poet Belal Choudhury will inaugurate the festival while...

Road crashes kill four in Gazipur

GAZIPUR, Jan 31 (UNB): At least four people were killed and two others injured in two separate road accidents at MC Bazar in Sreepur Upazila and Tongi on Wednesday.Among the deceased, three were identified as Abdul Halim and Jamal Uddin, poultry traders and Mofiz Uddin, a sales representative of Akij...

WEATHER- 1-02-2018

Weather may remain dry over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during mid-night until morning, the Met Office said.Mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Panchagarh, Kurigram, Dinajpur, Sayedpur, Nilphamari, Jessore...

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed poses for photograph with students

Founder and Chairperson of BRAC University Sir Fazle Hasan Abed poses for photograph with students after inaugurating an exhibition on Thesis Projects organised by the department of Architecture of the university in the city recently.