Bangladesh
Free land phone connections marking ‘Mujib Year’
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) - Posts and Telecommunications Division Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Tuesday announced that from now on, there will be no fee for new and old connections of land phone until December 2020, marking the Mujib Year.
Man throws acid on ex-wife, daughter in Satkhira
Satkhira, Oct 22 (UNB) – A woman along with her daughter suffered burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by her former husband at Chapra village in Ashashuni upazila here on Tuesday.
Two girls ‘gang-raped’ in Laxmipur, Narayanganj
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Two girls have reportedly been gang-raped in Laxmipur and Narayanganj districts.
Govt serious about development of renewable energy: Mannan
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Planning Minister Abdul Mannan has said the government is serious about the development of renewable energy across the country.
“One thing is sure that the government is serious about renewable energy. The Prime Minister is serious...we’ve formed Sreda to work on it,” he said while addressing a function marking the launch a study report and seminar on “100 percent Renewable Energy for Bangladesh” on Tuesday.
Maheshkhali now Digital Island
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 22 (UNB) - Hundreds of locals came together on Tuesday to mark the launch of Digital Island allowing residents of Maheshkhali to enjoy faster internet facilities and other services.
Youth-elderly good ties must for prosperity: Discussion
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) - Speakers at a discussion on Tuesday underscored the need for a strong bond between youths and elderly people to make the country economically prosperous.
Abrar Murder: Sadat confesses to his part
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) - ASM Nazmus Sadat, one of the accused in the Abrar Fahad murder case, reportedly confessed before a court here on Tuesday to his involvement in the murder.
Satkhira’s poor couple blessed with quadruplets!
Satkhira, Oct 22 (UNB) – Many couples in this overpopulated country long for years to have babies, but remain childless and curse themselves. But, a couple in Sadar upzila has been blessed with four babies at one birth!
Bhola Violence: Hefajat stages demo in city
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – As part of its countrywide programme, Hefajat-e-Islam staged a demonstration in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Tuesday protesting the killing of four people in Sunday’s violence in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila following a blasphemous Facebook post from a hacked account.
14 Indian fishermen held in Bay
Bagerhat, Oct 22 (UNB) – Members of Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler from the Fairway Buoy area of the Bay of Bengal for intruding into the Bangladesh maritime territory.