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Millions of students celebrate New Year with new textbooks

The Textbook Festival, marking the distribution of free textbooks among school and madrasah students, kicked off across the country on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.Millions of schoolchildren have joined the festivity at schools and madrasas across the country to receive books free of cost for their new classes on the first...

Ispahani Islamia Eye Hospital firm to continue quality services

The country's leading non-profit hospital Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) is committed to continuing its improved and modern eye-care services.This was observed at the 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the hospital, held recently at its head office in the city's Farmgate area.Mirza Salman Ispahani, chairman of the...

UNICEF forecasts birth of 8,400 babies on New Year's Day in Bangladesh

An estimated 8,428 babies will be born in Bangladesh on the New Year's Day, UNICEF predicted on Tuesday, reports UNB.Bangladeshi babies will account for 2.13 per cent of the estimated 395,072 babies to be born across the world on the New Year's Day, says the report.In cities around the world,...

MPs-elect likely to take oath tomorrow: Inu

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said on Tuesday the newly-elected members of parliament will be sworn in tomorrow (January 03), reports UNB.He came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters during a dialogue with Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum at the media centre of his secretariat office.The minister also said...

Journo Amanullah Kabir on life support

bdnews24.com's Senior Editor Amanullah Kabir is on life support at a Dhaka hospital after his physical condition deteriorated on Tuesday.Kabir has been suffering from diabetes and other complications. Liver-damaging toxins were also found in the test, his family said, citing the physicians, reports bdnews24.com. He had been admitted to Dhaka...

BGB seize 9,300 Yaba pills

BENAPOLE, Jan 01 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 9,300 pieces of Yaba pills from Agrabhulot border here on Monday night.Being informed that a gang of smugglers was bringing a consignment of Yaba tablets from India, a team of BGB conducted a drive there and...

WEATHER-2-1-2019

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country (Tuesday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night to morning, the Met Office said.Severe cold wave is sweeping over the region of Panchaghar, mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping...