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Prof Yunus extends greetings to Buddhists

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday extended warm felicitations to the Buddhist community in Bangladesh and around the world on the eve of this year's Buddha Purnima, reports UNB."This year's celebrations have come at a time when the teachings of Lord Buddha to foster peace, harmony and unity are...

Musicologist Mustafa Zaman Abbasi dies

Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, a renowned Bangladeshi musicologist and author, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Saturday. He was 87, reports UNB.Abbasi, who had been suffering from various old age complications, breathed his last at a hospital at Banani in the morning, according to family sources.He is survived...

Min. wages for hotel, restaurant workers fixed at Tk 13,050

The government has categorised hotels and restaurants based on their number of rooms and seats and announced minimum monthly wages for the workers and employees of the sector accordingly. The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) on May 05 issued a gazette notification categorising hotels into five and restaurants into...

5th CU convocation to be held Wednesday

CHATTOGRAM, May 10: The fifth convocation of Chattogram University (CU) will be held on Wednesday (May 14), after nine long years of the fourth convocation. This will be the biggest-ever convocation of a university in the country with participation of around 23,000 graduates. Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor...

Govt to take legal action against 18 pvt varsities

The government is set to take legal action against 18 private universities for their failure to relocate to their permanent campuses, despite operating for over 12 years and receiving multiple deadline extensions, reports UNB.The Ministry of Education has recently instructed the University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman to take action against...

Legal action against those who aided Hamid's flight: Adviser

The home adviser on Saturday said legal actions will be taken against those who are responsible for former President Abdul Hamid's departure from the country.Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced it to the media when he visited the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday afternoon.He said that...

Bangladesh reaffirms pledge to regional climate resilience

Bangladesh has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to strengthening regional cooperation in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction during the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, reports UNB.Speaking at the high-level conference, Disaster Management and Relief secretary Md. Mostafizur Rahman stressed...

DNCC adjusts mosquito control schedule due to heat wave

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has revised working hours for its mosquito control teams in response to a heat wave alert issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reports BSS.From May 11 to 13, the morning shift will end at 10:45am, one hour earlier than usual, to safeguard workers...

37,430 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

A total of 37,430 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia, reports BSS.Md. Lokman Hossain, Director of the Hajj Office under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, confirmed the information on Saturday.The first Hajj flight departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on April 29. Since then, 93 flights...

Four Bangladeshi TV channels geoblocked on YouTube

YouTube has restricted access to at least four Bangladeshi television channels in India following a takedown request from the Indian government, citing concerns related to national security and public order, according to Dismislab, an independent factchecking site, reports UNB.The channels are-Jamuna TV, Ekattor TV, BanglaVision, and Mohona TV.When accessed from...

Two sisters found dead at Mirpur flat

Police recovered the blood-stained bodies of two sisters from a flat in West Shewrapara's Shamim Swarani area on Friday night, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Mariam, 60, and her sister Sufia, 50.Mirpur model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sajjadur Rahman said being informed by locals a police team rushed to...

Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, V C of NSU

Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, PhD, vice-chancellor of North South University (NSU), received an honorary professorship award conferred on him by Nanjing Audit University (NAU), China, during a high-level symposium held at NAU recently.

Weather (2025-05-11)

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of rain/thunder showers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Very severe to severe heat wave is sweeping over the...