BNP urges govt to disclose cost of satellite launching

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed demanded on Sunday the government make public the total amount of money spent on launching Bangabandhu-1 Satellite in the space, reports UNB.He made the comments while speaking at a discussion organised by Shafiul Bari Mukti Parishad at the National Press Club in the city,...

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PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on satellite launch

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina paid on Sunday tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait in the city on the occasion of successful launching of the country's first communication satellite into the space, reports UNB.The prime minister placed a wreath at...

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Court defers charge framing hearing against Khaleda

A Dhaka court deferred on Sunday the hearing until June 25 on charge framing against BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Niko graft case on health ground, reports UNB.Judge Mahmudul Kabir of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 set the date following a petition seeking to defer the hearing which was scheduled to...

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USAID administrator Green due today to meet Rohingyas

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green arrives in Dhaka today (Monday) to see the current Rohingya situation, reports UNB.The USAID Administrator will visit Rohingya camp tomorrow (Tuesday).He will be making a major announcement on Tuesday at the USAID- funded WFP Blanket Supplementary Feeding Program facility...

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Next election under PM Sheikh Hasina: Nasim

FENI, May 13 (BSS): Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said on Sunday the next general election will be held under Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina as per the constitution."There is no doubt that the election will be held under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina," he said.Nasim, also the spokesperson...

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Four female JMB members get five years' jail

SIRAJGANJ, May 13 (UNB): A special tribunal on Sunday sentenced four female members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to five years' jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.Sirajganj Special Tribunal- 1 judge Fahmida Kader pronounced the verdict.The convicts are Tabassum Rani (32), wife of...

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BSF picks up three BD nationals from Thakurgaon border

THAKURGAON, May 13 (UNB): Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained three Bangladeshi nationals from Paria border in Baliadangi upazila of the district early Sunday.The detainees were identified as Shah Alam (35), son of Sirajul Islam of Taranjhuri village, Abu Sayeed (24), son of Ismail Hossain of Horinmari Noyabasti...

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Prosecution submits charges against three Habiganj men

Prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 submitted on Sunday formal charges against three men from Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj for the atrocities they allegedly committed during the Liberation War in 1971, reports BSSA three-member panel of the ICT-1 led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam set June 4 for holding...

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Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader flanked by other party leaders talking to journalists

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader flanked by other party leaders talking to journalists after placing a wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi-32 in the city on Sunday, marking launching of the country's first satellite into the space — Focus Bangla

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