RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Jan 30 (bdnews24.com): At least nine workers have been injured after a portion of the roof at the under-construction 10-storey Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Hall at Rajshahi University collapsed, according to the university administration.The incident occurred around 12:30 pm...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
BOGURA, Jan 30: Blankets being made from garment rags are becoming popular their cheap prices in Bogura and Sirajganj. Manufacturers of the item are eying a turnover of Tkone billion (100 crore) in the two districts this winter, industry insiders...
The Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO (BNCU), the only national liaison office of the Bangladesh government with UNESCO, is located in Dhaka at the International Mother Language Institute Building and operates under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Education....
People commit suicide for a variety of reasons, including depression, personality disorders, severe mental illness, or milder mental illness. Additionally, many commit suicide due to drug addiction, guilt, suicidal urges, illiteracy, poverty, marital discord, jilted love, starvation, chronic diseases, sexual...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Whether the regulator concerned will be able to revamp the errant insurance companies is an important question for the sector now. Over the last decade, a good many insurance companies slid into all sorts of financial problems, primarily due to...
With the holy month of Ramadan about a month and a week away, the already volatile key essential commodities market is poised to turn further eruptive. Given that the essentials like onion, sugar, edible oil, gram, etc., the chief ingredients...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
For the last few weeks, natural gas supply shortages for domestic, commercial and industrial users have become a major topic of discussion in the country. Gas supply and demand mismatch is not at all a new phenomenon for last couple...
LONDON, Jan 29 (AFP): The UK will introduce legislation to ban disposable e-cigarettes in order to tackle a rise in youth vaping, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was to announce Monday."As any parent or teacher knows, one of the most worrying...
LONDON, Jan 29 (AFP): Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has left hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery, her Kensington Palace office said on Monday, adding that she was making "good progress" at home.The 42-year-old princess, whose husband is Prince William, heir...
BEIRUT, Jan 29 (AFP): A local leader and seven other members of a jihadist militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group were killed Sunday in Daraa province, a war monitor said.The cradle of the 2011 uprising...
TEHRAN, Jan 29 (AFP): Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of collaborating with the country's arch-foe Israel on a plan to sabotage an Iranian defense site, according to the judiciary.The four defendants, identified as...
RIYADH, Jan 29 (AFP): The head of a tourism and heritage project meant to help establish Saudi Arabia as a global arts hub has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering, authorities announced late Sunday.Amr bin Saleh Abdulrahman AlMadani, chief...
As the excitement of the 12th general election fade, people in Cumilla geared up for the upcoming by-election for the mayoral post in the Cumilla City Corporation, reports bdnews24comFormer mayor Monirul Haque Sakku, an expelled BNP leader, announced he will...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged Canadian government to handover Bangabandhu's convicted killer Noor Chowdhury, reports BSS.The minister made the urge when he met with Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Lilly Nicholls at his ministry office in the city...
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday said the countrymen rejected the Awami League as they would not compromise with their rights to vote and democracy.BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan made the comments at a discussion on...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said no one has the power to topple the constitutionally elected government, report agencies."BNP is once again sounding terrorism and violence in the name of the black flag procession. But no one...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins during midnight to...
As many as 68 students have been infected with jaundice over the span of 11 days at Rajshahi University (RU), reports bdnews24.com.Around 146 students underwent a test for the disease based on the symptoms between Jan 15 and Jan 25...
Prof Dr Muhammad Abdul Moyeen, dean, Faculty of Business Studies at Dhaka University (DU), Md Mahabobur Rahman Sarker, COO, Agro & Food division, Jahurul Islam Companies, Mohammad Mahmud Hasan, CFO, Agro & Food division of the same company, Prof Dr...
Dr Jiaoqun Shi has joined as the new Representative for Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh and he submitted his credential to Dr Hasan Mahmud, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, at the office of Ministry of...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 29 (UNB): Two people including a physician of Chattogram Shah Amanat International airport's health department were arrested along with four gold bars weighing around 4.64 grams at the airport on Monday.The arrested physician was identified as Dr Sharif...
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said on Monday that if there is anything confusing in the new textbooks, it will be corrected, reports UNB. He urged everyone to refrain from unhealthy politics in the name of opposing the curriculum.He...
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The High Court (HC) on Monday stayed the effectiveness of a notification issued by the Directorate General of Family Planning (DGFP) that cancelled the selection proceedings for the posts of family welfare inspector (FWI).The HC also directed the authorities concerned...
The BNP and like-minded opposition parties are set to take out processions holding black flags across the country, including in the capital, today (Tuesday), when the 12th parliament goes into session, demanding a fresh election under a non-party government, reports...
State Minister for Information and Broadcast Mohammad Ali Arafat Monday said that he will work with utmost sincerity to ensure transparency and professionalism in every sector under his jurisdiction, reports BSS."I can say, in every sector under my jurisdiction where...
Dhaka commuters endure dug-up roads at Nayabazar as protracted utility-service works disrupt traffic. — FE Photo
BRAC University has clarified the reason for the sacking of part-time teacher Asif Mahtab Utsha who came to the limelight after tearing pages containing a lesson on the third-gender community in the history and social science textbook for Class VII,...
Authorities will increase the number of coaches on metro rail trains running from Uttara to Motijheel from six to eight in a bid to manage the huge crowds of passengers using the service, reports bdnews24.com.The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-30 00:00:00
The identity of the unborn babies cannot be disclosed, said a new guideline formulated by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The directorate submitted the guideline to the High Court on Monday complying with its earlier order. According to...
Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a specialized police unit, has found technological negligence for the incident of cyber heist of $101 million from Bangladesh Bank's account in 2016 during their investigation into the case, reports UNB."Investigation of the case is at...
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