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Nation celebrates 48th Independence Day

The nation celebrated the 48th Independence and National Day on Monday with due respect.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the nation in paying rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum at Savar in the morning marking the day,...

National Anthem contest in madrasas a must: HC

The High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the government instructions on organising a singing competition of the national anthem at madrasas as well as schools across Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.The court says it is unacceptable that school students will sing the national anthem 'Amar Sonar Bangla', but those of...

Mother sues 17 including former AL leader

Police have recorded a case against 17 people, including former Awami League leader Haji Iqbal, in connection with the killing of a Jubo League activist in Chittagong, reports bdnews24.com.Nur Nesar Begum, mother of victim Md Mohiuddin, filed the case on Tuesday, said Inspector Bikas Sarker of Bandar Police Station.The case...

Four die in two Ctg incidents

CHITTAGONG, Mar 27: Three persons were killed in a road accident and another was beaten to death by miscreants in the city's Bayezid area today.A Chittagong city-bound truck carrying cargo and an auto-rickshaw carrying four passengers met a head-on collision around 1.30 am on Monday night in Baluchara Natun Bazar...

China to take 'strategic partnership' with BD to new heights: Xi

China said on Monday they are willing to work together with Bangladesh to deepen the cooperation of mutual benefits and continuously push the 'Strategic Partnership' of cooperation' to a new height, reports UNB."I attach high importance to the development of China-Bangladesh relations," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a message...

ACC nabs Laksham UZ health complex accountant

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) nabbed an accountant of Laksham Upazila Health Complex in Comilla district on Tuesday for embezzling Tk 5.48 million government funds.Mofizul Islam Kaderi, hailed from Chauddagram upazila of the district, was detained from Comilla Housing area by an ACC team, said ACC public relations official Pranab Kumar...

Two B'deshis on Forbes' young social entrepreneurs list

Two Bangladeshis have been put on the 2018 version of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under- 30 Asia list for their contributions towards solving problems through their business initiatives, reports UNB.The two young men are Ayman Sadiq, 26, Chief Executive Officer of 10 Minute School, and Sajid Iqbal, 27, founder of Change.The...

Man to die for killing brother

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Mar 27 (UNB): A court here sentenced a man on Tuesday to death for killing his elder brother in Gomostapur Upazila in 2016. The convicted man was Shafiul Islam (32), son of Hadisul Islam, a resident of Rohonpur Nungola village.According to the prosecution, Shafiul hacked his brother Shahidul Islam,...

WEATHER-28-03-2018

Rain/Thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chittagong division and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere...

Operational team of APBN 1 arrest three drug peddlers

Operational team of APBN 1 arrest three drug peddlers along with 17 kg contraband marijuana from Joydebpur and Tongi of Gazipur in separate drives on Tuesday

Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Founder and Director, BRAC Institute of Languages, speaking at the launching ceremony

Lady Syeda Sarwat Abed, Founder and Director, BRAC Institute of Languages, speaking at the launching ceremony of 'Empathy Lab' on the BRAC University Mohakhali campus in the city recently. The programme was jointly organised by BRAC University, Ashoka Innovators for the Public and Toru Private Limited