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Four held busting fake note racketeers' gang in city

2024-06-09 00:00:00

FE REPORT Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested on Saturday four members of a fake note racketeers' gang including the ringleader from Kadomtoli area of the capital.The arrestees were identified as Liakat Hossain Jakir alias Guru Jakir (40),...

JU students rally against FF quota reinstatement in govt jobs

2024-06-09 00:00:00

The students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) formed a human chain protesting reinstatement of the 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters' children in government jobs after a High Court (HC) verdict declared illegal the 2018 circular that abolished the quota...

Baul akhra vandalised in Kushtia's Mirpur

2024-06-09 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, Jun 08 (UNB): Miscreants allegedly vandalised the akhra (den) of a Baul ascetic in a remote area of Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Friday night.Though police inspected the area, no criminals involved with this are yet to be detained.It...

DNCC to designate roads for cycling twice a month: Mayor

2024-06-09 00:00:00

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has said specific roads in the DNCC area will be designated for cycling two days each month, reports UNB.He made the announcement while attending the "Pedal for Planet" cycling rally organised...

Land revenue collection to be in sync with fiscal calendar: Minister

2024-06-09 00:00:00

Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda said the period of collecting land development tax will be set from July-June, in sync with the fiscal year, reports UNB.This new system will strengthen the land revenue collection system of the country and bring...

All state organs must work for stabilising rule of law: Anisul

2024-06-09 00:00:00

All organs of the state will have to work with a cooperative attitude and consensus to establish the rule of law, justice and democracy, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Advocate Anisul Huq, reports UNB.He said this while addressing...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was received by high officials of India upon her arrival at the Palam

2024-06-09 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was received by high officials of India upon her arrival at the Palam airport in New Delhi on Saturday — PID

Govt trains up 4,000 slaughterers for Eid-ul-Azha

2024-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government has imparted training to around 4,000 slaughterers countrywide for slaughtering sacrificial animals,removing their rawhides and processing meat during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) has arranged the training programme. The programme will continue training...

Booters reach Qatar to play Lebanon

2024-06-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh National Football team reached Qatar capital Doha Friday midnight to play their last Group I match of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Football against Lebanon, reports UNB.Touring Bangladesh will play war-torn Arabian nation Lebanon in...

BARI-4 seasam cultivation gets popular in Magura

2024-06-09 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTMAGURA, June 08: BARI-4 seasam cultivation is gaining popularity in the district due to its high yield and price and low production cost.Agriculture office sources have said farmers are interested in cultivating BARI-4 seasam due to high production, low...

31 held for consuming, selling drugs in city

2024-06-09 00:00:00

As part of the anti-drugs drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 31 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Saturday, reports BSS....

Rangpur road crash kills three

2024-06-09 00:00:00

RANGPUR, June 08 (bdnews24.com): Three people have died and as many been injured after a head-on collision between a bus and an autorickshaw Gangachara upazila in Rangpur district.The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the Gunjipur area, said Shariful Islam,...

Three killed by lightning strike in C'nawabganj

2024-06-09 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 08 (UNB): Three people died due to lightning strikes while collecting mangoes in Shibganj and Bholahat upazilas of Chapainawabganj on Friday.The deceased were identified as Bobby Bhakta, wife of Subhas Bhakta from Alidanga neighborhood in Shibganj Municipality; Kabita...

Blogger dies while taking videos from a car in Sirajganj

2024-06-09 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, June 08 (UNB): A blogger died after being hit by an iron pipe while filming from a convertible car on top of the traditional Elliot Bridge (Baropool) in Sirajganj town on Saturday.The blogger Rabiul Azim Tanu, 35, was the...

Suchitra Sen's ancestral home in Pabna lies derelict and drab

Motiar Rahman | 2024-06-09 00:00:00

PABNA, June 08: The subcontinent's legendary Bangla film actress Suchitra Sen's ancestral home in Pabna has been left uncared for without the least efforts from any quarter to preserve the memories involving her as well as her family.Visitors mostly have...

GPH Ispat ORGANISES Health check-up for WOMEN

2024-06-09 00:00:00

GPH Ispat ORGANISES Health check-up for WOMEN GPH Ispat Limited organised a daylong free health check-up programme for its employees' wives and female colleagues at Kumira in Sitakund on Thursday.

ICSB CELEBRATES 14TH ANNIVERSARY

2024-06-09 00:00:00

ICSB CELEBRATES 14TH ANNIVERSARY The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) celebrated the '14th Anniversary of Establishment Day of ICSB' with a programme and a cake-cutting ceremony at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka on Friday. ICSB President...

Govt aims for cashless economy by 2031

2024-06-09 00:00:00

The government has set an ambitious target to bring all types of transactions under cashless system by 2031, with the aim of fostering a 'Smart Economy', reports UNB.The government has pledged to make 'Smart Bangladesh' by 2041 with four basic...

BADC WORKSHOP ON SPICE SEEDS

2024-06-09 00:00:00

BADC WORKSHOP ON SPICE SEEDS Bangladesh Agricultural Decvelopment Corporation (BADC) held a workshop on 'Production, procession and distribution of quality spice seeds' at the Seminar Hall of Sech Bhaban in Dhaka on Friday. Wahida Akter, secretary at the ministry of...

EU wheat hits one-month low

2024-06-09 00:00:00

PARIS, June 8 (Reuters): Euronext wheat dropped to a one-month low on Friday as news that Turkey will halt imports sparked demand fears and added to selling pressure after a slide this week. The demand setback further shifted attention away...

21 cos get Nat'l Productivity Award

2024-06-09 00:00:00

A total of 21 organisations received the "National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award-2022" for their significant contributions to the industrial sector through maintaining higher productivity and quality of products, reports BSS.Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun handed over the awards...

India, Pakistan set to light up New York today

2024-06-09 00:00:00

WESTBURY, New York, June 08 (Agencies): At the cultural crossroads of the world, New Yorkers will experience a thrilling first on Sunday -- a World Cup cricket match hosted in a US city between Asian powerhouses: rivals India and Pakistan.A...

ICC hopes India vs Pakistan clash can be a big push in US market

2024-06-09 00:00:00

India vs Pakistan is the biggest cricket match in the world and International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping it will help them make a big push in the US market while the game can fetch thousands of dollars to the...

Tigers thrash sorry Lanka for a winning start

2024-06-09 00:00:00

DALLAS, June 08 (Agencies): Bangladesh emerged victorious from a gripping encounter with Sri Lanka in Texas with the two-wicket victory getting them off to a winning start in Group D of the T20 World Cup.Bangaldesh defeated Sri Lanka for the...

Car bomb kills two pro-Iran fighters in Syria

2024-06-09 00:00:00

BEIRUT, June 08 (AFP): A car bombing killed two pro-Iran fighters in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on Saturday, a war monitor said.An explosive device went off in an SUV near the Iranian cultural centre, killing two Iran-backed...

Rahul Gandhi nominated as leader of India's opposition

2024-06-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, June 08 (AFP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chief rival Rahul Gandhi was nominated on Saturday to lead India's opposition in parliament after national election.Modi will be sworn into office for a third term this weekend following a poll...

At least 27 people dead

2024-06-09 00:00:00

KYIV, June 08 (AP/AFP): Russia-installed officials in the partially occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Luhansk say Ukrainian attacks left at least 27 people dead as Russia and Ukraine continued to exchange drone attacks overnight into Saturday.A Ukrainian attack Friday...

Modhumoti Bank Board meeting held

2024-06-09 00:00:00

Modhumoti Bank Board meeting heldThe 78th meeting of the Board of Directors of Modhumoti Bank PLC. was held on Saturday, with assistance of Zoom technology. Humayun Kabir, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shaikh Salahuddin, MP, Vice-Chairman of the Board...

ISPAHANI TEA WINS 'NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD'

2024-06-09 00:00:00

ISPAHANI TEA WINS 'NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD'Ispahani Tea Limited, a subsidiary of Ispahani Group, has won the 'National Productivity and Quality Excellence Award 2022'. Ispahani Tea achieved the first prize in the manufacturing industry (food and beverage) category....

Drug makers, consumers have to wait to reap benefits from tax waivers

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-06-09 00:00:00

The proposed tax waivers for imports of some raw materials for FY25 will benefit both consumers and drug manufacturers only after the industry gets an environment conducive to business growth, stakeholders says. The high dollar-taka exchange rate has escalated production...