COMILLA, May 19 (UNB): Voting in two polling centres in Sadar Upazila of the district was postponed following ballot paper snatching and bomb explosion during polls in 12 upazila parishads in eight districts Monday. Locals said a group of miscreants...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a rally of her party's lawyers' forum scheduled for Saturday to protest the killing of Narayanganj lawyer Chandan Sarker, reports UNB. The rally of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum will be held on the Supreme Court...
The High Court (HC) started Monday hearing on two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the appointment of a special judge who framed charges against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage...
The bye-election to Narayanganj-5 parliamentary constituency that fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman will be held on June 26, reports UNB. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad announced the poll schedule at a press...
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CHUADANGA, May 19: A Union Parishad (UP) chairman was arrested from the Damurhuda Gulshan Para area under Damurhuda Upazila head quarters of the district Sunday evening and recovered two shutter guns, four cocktails, four rounds of bullet, seven 'jihadi' books...
RANGPUR, May 19 (UNB): Police arrested an Upazila Parishad (UP) election aspirant for violating electoral code of conduct in Pagla Peer area of Sadar Upazila Monday. The arrestee was identified as Masud Rana (45), a chairman aspirant backed by BNP...
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The visiting UNDP Regional Director Haoliang Xu highly appreciated Monday the adaptability and resilience of the communities living in the country's coastal areas to mitigate the challenges of the climate changes. Mr Xu also lauded the leadership in building resilience...
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The Silver Jubilee of Mirza Ahmed Ispahani High School (MAIHS) was observed on the school premises recently on the occasion of the celebration of 25 years of the school, said a press release. Chairman of the school managing committee of...
ReGen Powertech, an Indian company which was awarded contract for conducting wind mapping across the coastal area of Bangladesh to assess wind power potential, is likely to get one year extension for the job, reports UNB. A Power Division source...
CHITTAGONG, May 19 (UNB): A young girl was slaughtered allegedly by her boyfriend in a room of a residential hotel in the Station Road area of the city early Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Joytsna Begum (21). Police...
SATKHIRA, May 19 (UNB): At least three alleged robbers were injured in a 'gunfight' with police at Chhoyghoria under Sadar Upazila Monday. The injured were identified as Polash Rahman (35), son of Sheikh Afazuddin under Patkelghata thana in Satkhira, Alamgir...
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JESSORE, May 19: A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death by the Border Security Force (BSF) of Angrail camp along the Putkhali frontier under Benapole port thana in Jessore district early Monday, said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) . The...
A discussion in memory of late renowned journalists Gias Kamal Chowdhury and ABM Musa will be held in the city today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Feni Journalists' Forum in Dhaka will arrange the programme at the Jatiya Press Club, said a...
SYLHET, May 19 (UNB): Nurses at Osmani Medical College Hospital (OMCH) went on an indefinite work abstention Monday, protesting an alleged assault on one of their fellow colleagues by some interns. Sources said two interns - Tofail Ahmed and Jonny...
MUNSHIGANJ, May 19 (UNB): A case was filed Monday against seven people, including the owner of MV Miraj-4, in connection with the launch capsize in Munshiganj Thursday. Haidar Hossain Akand, sub-inspector (SI) of Gazaria Police Station, filed the case against...
LAXMIPUR, May 19 (UNB): Two people were killed and five others injured in a clash over a cricket match in Hajipara area of Sadar upazila Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Abu Noman, vice-president of Chandraganj union unit of...
A delegation of Kazi Nazrul Islam University (KNIU), led by its Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Moheet Ul Alam, paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Monday afternoon, reports UNB. During the meeting, the delegation members apprised the...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport detained a passenger from Singapore and recovered three gold bars weighing about 2.1 kg worth about Tk10 million from his possession Sunday night, reports UNB. Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Israt Zahan Ruma said...
MAGURA, May 19 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured as a nor'wester lashed several unions in Shalikha and Sadar upazilas of the district Sunday night. Of the 10, seven were injured as houses and trees collapsed on them during...
The 4th death anniversary of former justice Abdul Kuddus Choudhury will be held today (Tuesday). He was born in Chittagong in 1926. He graduated in Economics from Calcutta Islamia University in 1946 and completed his MA in Political Science and...
Ghashful organises seminar on Gitanjali Ghashful, a media house, organised a seminar and cultural programme on 'Bangla and English edition of Gitanjali,' the masterpiece of Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the great poet at Daily...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur over Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and the regions of Pabna, Bogra, Jessore and Kushtia until 6pm today (Tuesday). Weather may remain dry elsewhere over the...
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A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) Monday challenging the legality of allowing duty-free import of cars for the Members of Parliament (MPs). A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer filed the writ petition saying that the decision of...
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The maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India is set to be resolved next month. The United Nation's Permanent Court of Arbitration is likely to pronounce a verdict over the issue in June, a senior foreign ministry official said Monday....
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CHITTAGONG, May 19: Members of the delegation of Ranong Port of Thailand and Chittagong Port officials emphasised today the need for direct shipping services between the two ports and signing of a coastal shipping agreement between the two governments. They...
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya left for Thailand Monday afternoon to attend an international conference on disaster management there, the ministry's public relations officer Omar Faruk Dewan said, reports bdnews24.com. Maya has faced criticism since his...
NAOGAON, May 19 (UNB): A court here sent former state minister for housing and public works Alamgir Kabir to jail Monday in a case filed for obstructing government employees from discharging their duties and issuing threat to the then TNO...
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