Sajeeb Hasan Joy : People who live in impoverished areas usually lack access to basic amenities. Bangladesh struggles to make...
Day: March 23, 2024
Sajeeb Hasan Joy : People who live in impoverished areas usually lack access to basic amenities. Bangladesh struggles to make...
NN Online Report: Professor Zia Rahman, dean of Dhaka University’s social sciences faculty, passed away at a hospital in the...
AFP: Gunmen who opened fire at a Moscow concert hall killed more than 60 people and wounded over 100 while...
UNB : The five-member committee formed by Jagannath University (JnU) authority to investigate the death of their student Fairuz Abontika visited her village home in Cumilla and talked to her mother Tahmina Shabnam on Friday. The probe committee headed by its Convenor Prof Md Jakir Hossain came to Abantika’s house in Shasangachha area of Cumilla city on Friday morning and talked to her mother for around two and half hours. The committee included member secretary and JnU deputy registrar Ranjan...
AFP, Hong Kong : Japan and Australia strode towards the next stage of FIFA World Cup (WC) Qualifiers but South...
UNB : The Anti-Corruption Commission has started an investigation into allegations of embezzlement of Tk 6 crore under the mega project of Islamic University in Kushtia. ACC started probing the issue three months after an anonymous letter was sent to the university administration and the ACC Kushtia district office regarding the embezzlement. A letter signed by ACC Kushtia’s assistant director and investigating officer M Saidur Rahman, was issued in this regard on Thursday night. An allegation of embezzling Tk 6...
UNB, Dhaka : The government’s guideline for purchasing electricity from solar irrigation pumps failed to draw adequate response from stakeholders...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : A 65-year-old man named Surya Mridha has been arrested by the police for raping a 16-year-old mentally challenged girl in Ishwardi. He is the girl’s grandfather by relation. He was sent to jail by the Pabna court on Tuesday (March 19) afternoon. Earlier on Monday (March 18) night, he was arrested in Jaynagar Madhyapara village of Chalimpur Union of the upazila. According to local sources and the statement filed with the police station, since the death...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is poised to confront heightened pressures in repaying its burgeoning foreign debt, which could extend until...
Staff Reporter : In a recent development, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA has positioned a naval ship close to the MV Abdullah, a Bangladeshi vessel hijacked by Somali pirates on March 12. The operation aims to address the piracy threat that has escalated since November 2023, with three commercial vessels attacked, including the ongoing situation with MV Abdullah. EU NAVFOR shared updates via an official X (formerly Twitter) post late Thursday night, Bangladesh time, highlighting the...