UNB, Dhaka The Election Commission on Wednesday cancelled the polls schedule for 12 Union Parishads in the second-phase election billed for March 31. The 12 UPs are Ghaghra of Kotalipara in Gopalganj, Bachore, Hossaingaon and Nanduar of Ranisankail in Thakurgaon, Begumpur ...বিস্তারিত
UNB, Dhaka The Bridges Division on Wednesday signed an agreement with a British firm to appoint consultants for the management support consultancy service of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. Padma Bridge project director Shafiqul Islam and Vardaman Jones, director ...বিস্তারিত
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban A bill titled ‘Payra Port Project (Land Acquisition) Bill, 2016’ was passed in Parliament on Wednesday paving the way to acquire land for the implementation of the country’s third seaport. Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif moved the Bill in the ...বিস্তারিত
UNB, Dhaka The government will gradually halt gas supply to all the fertiliser factories except Jamuna Fertiliser Factory in the coming summer to divert it to irrigation pumps and power plants. Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury disclosed t ...বিস্তারিত
BSS, Dhaka Tourism, a new development focus of the United Nations, can stimulate the achievement of several targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within 2030, Tourism Ministry officials and its stakeholders observed today. “Tourism is not merely confined ...বিস্তারিত
BSS, Dhaka Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram) stressed the need for awareness among teachers and guardians to combat terrorism and militancy in educational institutions. “Giving education on morality and discipline ...বিস্তারিত
UNB, Chittagong Five policemen and two drug traders were injured in a clash between the two groups at Rangipara slum in the city on Tuesday night. The injured policemen were identified as sub-inspectors Himel Roy, Nurul Afsar and Mizanur Rahman and assistant sub-inspecto ...বিস্তারিত
BSS, Dhaka Land Minister and Language Movement veteran Shamsur Rahman Sharif today said the Bangalee nationhood and movement for self-governance had emerged from the spirit of the Language Movement in 1952. “The Bangalee nation resisted a plot to destroy Bangla language ...বিস্তারিত
UNB: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two hundi (Sending money through unofficial channel) traders in possession of Tk14.5 lakh from Chechnra border area in Panchbibi upazila on Tuesday noon. The arrestees were identified as Sudarshan Kundu, 27, son of Nity ...বিস্তারিত
UNB: Six people went missing when a sand-laden trawler capsized in the Dhaleshwari River at Alirtek in Sadar upazila on Wednesday. The trawler with 20-25 workers on board sank in the middle of the river around 2:30pm when it was hit by a Munshiganj-bound cargo vessel, said ...বিস্তারিত