SIRAJGANJ, July 15 (UNB): A mobile court on Sunday sent five people to jail for 6 months each, over illegal extraction of sand from the Jamuna river in Sirajganj.Tipped off, a mobile court led by Sirajganj Sadar Upazila Assistant Commissioner...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-16 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, July 15: Dhol Kalmi, a herbaceous plant whose stems can be used to make paper, is on the verge of extinction from the district.Once it grew extensively in fields and on roadsides and canal sides in all remote rural...
BAGERHAT, July 15 (UNB): Faisal Ahmed Shuvo, a college student from a remote village in Bagerhat, has become an inspiration for many unemployed youths in the area for his success in farming of 25 foreign chicken breeds.Inspired by his success,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-16 00:00:00
MAGURA, July 15: Green chilli price has become extremely prohibitive in Magura in recent days, reaching as much as Tk350 per kilogram.Although the common cooking item has become costlier in the markets, the growers are being deprived of their expected...
Brunei holds grand parade to mark 78th royal birthdayBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 15: Brunei held the traditional Grand Parade on Monday, which will set off a series of events to celebrate the 78th birthday of Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah....
A suspected serial killer has been arrested in Kenya following the discovery of several bodies at a quarry in Nairobi, with police saying on Monday he had confessed to killing 42 women including his wife, reports BBC.Police said Collins Jumaisi,...
Pakistan is planning to ban former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party and move the country's top court to press treason charges against him, the information minister said on Monday, reports BBC.The move to ban Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was based...
NEW DELHI, July 15 (AFP): Soldiers in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir have killed three suspected militants, the army said, the latest incident in an uptick of attacks in the disputed northern territory.Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan...
MILWAUKEE, July 15 (AFP): Former US President Donald Trump has said he is "supposed to be dead" after Saturday night's assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.In one of his first interviews since the incident, Mr Trump told conservative US...
KATHMANDU, July 15 (AFP): Nepal's Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday after his communist party forged a coalition government with the centre-left Nepali Congress.Oli, chief of the second-largest party in the parliament, the Communist...
CAIRO, July 15 (Agencies): Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group's leadership which killed scores of Palestinians camped in a designated "safe zone".Israel...
Trains are a popular and safe means of transportation. When choosing a mode of travel, many people prefer trains. However, various irregularities occur during train travel, one of the most dangerous being rooftop travel.Travelling on the roof of a train...
The tragic deaths of four persons due to electrocution in Dhaka during waterlogging highlights the severe consequences of poor infrastructure and inadequate safety measures in the city. The deceased were identified as Md Alauddin, 18, and Rasel Das, 27, both...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-07-16 00:00:00
Reports expressing concern about the country's national fish, hilsa, appeared in the media from time to time over the past few years.And those were about if hilsa stock was depleting due to overfishing or any alteration in the conditions that...
Rafeen Huq | 2024-07-16 00:00:00
Last Friday, Dhaka City went under knee-to-waist deep water, courtesy of this season's heaviest rainfall, measuring 130mm in just six hours---6 am to 12 noon. Life came to a grinding halt, not just for those six hours. Residents of most...
The state minister for commerce announces at a press conference that in view of the price hike of onion and potato, his government has allowed import of the two items from any country. To that end import permission (IP) has...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-07-16 00:00:00
Of late, the media in Bangladesh is abuzz with news of high profile cases of corruption coming in quick succession, sometimes simultaneously. Senior officials, both in office and retired, have been implicated in allegations of corrupt practices and for amassing...
NAOGAON, July 14 (UNB): A 47-year-old former councillor, who remained missing since Friday, was found dead at a water body at Patichara in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon district on Sunday.The dead is Mizanur Rahman Mitu, former councilor of No 9...
The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) body on Fisheries and Livestock Ministry has recommended postponing the ongoing recruitment process under the Livestock Department as the decision regarding the quota system is still at the court.The recommendation came from the first meeting of...
The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, currently undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital, remains unchanged, reports UNB."Madam (Khaleda) is still undergoing treatment in a cabin with CCU facilities under round-the-clock supervision of doctors. Her physical condition...
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has described the quota issue as sub-judice matter and expressed his view that the ongoing movement lacks justification, reports UNB."The movement seems like thumbing nose at the court. The government has always been sympathetic towards...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will have to take rest at home for some days upon the advice of his doctor.Earlier, he had been admitted to United Hospital in the capital on July 10, 2024...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has urged the general students and countrymen to remain alert against conspiracy and ill efforts of vested groups, including BNP, over the movement against quota system in government jobs, reports BSS.The minister made...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 20 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.It may also...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-15 00:00:00
Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Biplab Kumar Sarker said on Sunday police were discharging their duties with utmost patience to avert any untoward incidents during the ongoing quota reform movement by the students."Police are working with utmost patience...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested the mastermind of a criminal gang who was selling forged academic certificates, reports UNB.The arrestee is Abu Zafar, 31, who used to sell fake certificates of City University and America Bangladesh...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Sunday recommended forming a committee to investigate the complaint of corruption in the tender process related to the purchase of vaccines, reports BSS.The committee of the 12th parliament...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday dismissed the leave-to-appeals challenging the High Court's verdict upholding the cancellation of 169 student admissions to class 1 at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College for the 2024 academic year, reports...
Ambassador and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh, Charles Whiteley, reaffirmed the EU's commitment to aiding Bangladesh in its fight against climate vulnerability and extreme poverty, reports UNB.Whiteley made these remarks on Sunday at a workshop titled...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-07-15 00:00:00
The Bhanga-Jashore section of the Padma Rail Link Project is expected to be inaugurated by the end of October next, establishing a 172-kilometre direct link between Dhaka and the south-western districts.Project officials said work on the 87km section would complete...
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