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Balanced dev govt's ultimate goal: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday the ultimate goal of the government is to ensure the overall balanced development of the country to change the fate of its people, reports UNB."Our utmost goal is to ensure overall development of the country and for that the government has planned various...

Indian envoy calls on President

Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla made on Thursday a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the city, reports UNB.During the meeting, the President said bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India is very excellent and the relation has been expanded gradually, said President's Press...

Writ seeks HC order for making observance of 8 nat’l days mandatory

A writ petition was filed seeking a High Court order for making mandatory the observance of eight national days, including Independence Day and Martyrs Intellectuals Day, for all political parties and citizens, reports UNB.In the petition, the HC directives were also sought for cancellation of the registration of political parties...

Probe body visits Jaflong stone quarry

SYLHET, Jan 4: The probe committee formed to ascertain the cause of the death of five poor labourers, including three members of a family, while extracting stones in a quarry of Jaflong, visited the place of incident on Thursday.The three-member probe body formed the day before with Additional Deputy Commissioner...

Lorry hits motorbike killing two in Chittagong

Chittagong, Jan 4: Two youths on a motorcycle were killed as a lorry hit their vehicle on the Chittagong-Shahamanat International Airport Road in the city this afternoon. The deceased identified as Al Amin (21), son of Faruk Sheikh of Salna under Faridpur Sadar, and Rubby Sheikh (19), son of Shahid...

HC asks Comilla city mayor to surrender in corruption case

The High Court directed on Thursday Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku to surrender before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka in connection with a graft case, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim also ordered the court to grant bail to...

Kuwait Army chief praises BD Army for Sreemangal rescue operation

Chief of Staff of Kuwait Armed Forces Lt Gen Mohammad Khaled Al Khadher highly appreciated on Thursday Bangladesh Army personnel for their quick rescue operation after the emergency landing of Bangladesh Air Force helicopter carrying him and 15 others in Sreemangal on Wednesday, reports UNB."The capability of the Bangladesh Army...

Police recover bodies of woman, her grandson in Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ, Jan 4 (UNB): An elderly woman and her grandson were found dead in a house of an Italy-expatriate at Mijmiji Kandapara in Siddhirganj upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Parvin Begum, 50, caretaker of the house and her grandson Mehedi, 9.Mohammad Sarfuddin, additional superintendent, said locals smelt...

DU authorities to expel 15 students over fraudulence

The Dhaka University (DU) authorities decided to expel 15 students on charge of getting admitted to the university through fraudulence in 2016, reports UNB.The decision was taken on Thursday at the university disciplinary committee's meeting, said Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Akhtaruzzaman."Primarily the disciplinary committee suggested expelling 15 students for adopting...

DU relieves two teachers of all academic activities

Dr Akib Ul Huque, an assistant professor of the Department of Psychology, and Umme Kawser, a lecturer of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology of Dhaka University (DU), have been relieved of all academic activities for different terms, reports UNB.The academic committee of the Department of Psychology took the...

35 ULAB students visit Remi Holdings

A total of 35 students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) under the course of Environmental Sciences and Sociology visited Remi Holdings Limited recently, says a press release. ULAB organised the programme in association with ULAB's Center for Sustainable Development (CSD).ULAB Faculty Joy Bhowmik and Shantanu Kumar Saha...

WEATHER- 05-01-2018

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Friday), reports UNB.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.Country's highest temperature 28.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Thursday in Mongla and the lowest 06.5 degrees in Chuadanga.The...