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Proposed budget will benefit the poor: Razzaque

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque expressed satisfaction over the just announced national budget for FY23-24, saying this will benefit the poor, promote agriculture, and improve rural livelihoods, reports UNB. He called the budget as among the best, as it aims to establish a smart and modern Bangladesh.He said this during...

President in Turkey to attend Erdogan's oathtaking today

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has reached Turkey's capital Ankara to attend the oath taking ceremony of Turkish President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be held today (Saturday), reports UNB."A VVIP aircraft (Flight No-BG 207) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the President along with his spouse Rebecca Sultana and his entourage members, landed...

Two more die of Covid -

Two more people died of Covid-19 and 89 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.This is the first Covid deaths in 66 days.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,448 and caseload to 2,039,506, according to the Directorate General of...

One dies in fire at 20-storey building in city

A fire incident took place at a 20-storey building in the capital's Shyamoli area on Thursday night, leaving one person dead. An official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence central office told the FE that the fire incident occurred at around 11:25 pm due to electric short circuit at...

Passing out parade of 773 new entry sailors of A-23 batch

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal addressing the passing out parade of 773 new entry sailors of A-23 batch at BNS Titumir in Khulna on Wednesday — ISPR

Orientation programme for Summer Semester 2023 of EWU

Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, Chief Adviser of East West University and former Bangladesh Bank governor, speaking at the orientation programme for the newly-enrolled students of the Summer Semester 2023 of the university on its Aftabnagar campus in the city on Thursday

"Envoframe" at North South University

Lawmaker Nahim Razzaq, member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Convenor of Climate Parliament Bangladesh, speaking at a breakthrough idea contest event titled "Envoframe" at North South University (NSU) in the city on Monday

Four more dengue cases reported

Four more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, two were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Three-hundred-thirty-two dengue patients, including 289 in the capital, are now receiving treatment...

BGB seizes smuggled goods worth Tk 2.8b in May

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been able to seize various types of smuggled goods and arms and ammunition worth Tk 282.33 crore during raids in the country's border areas and other places in May, reports UNB.The seized items include 20 kg 569 grams gold, 88 kg 694 grams silver, 1,51,645...

Weather (2023-06-03)

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Saturday)), according to the Met...

News in Brief-(2023-06-03)

City road crashes kill twoTwo youth were killed in separate road accidents in the capital's Jatrabari area early Friday, police said. The dead are Md Miraz Mia (25), a garment worker, and Md Selim (23), a bus driver. In one accident that occurred around 4:45 am at Jatrabari Chourasta Mor,...