Bangladesh
Ayub Bachchu’s first death anniversary Friday
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – The first death anniversary of legendary singer, guitarist, composer, songwriter and musician Ayub Bachchu will be observed on Friday.
Abrar Faiyaj gets enrolled at Kushtia Govt College
Kushtia, Oct 17 (UNB) – Following the brutal murder of his brother Abrar Fahad, Abrar Faiyaj, a Class-XI student, got enrolled at Kushtia Govt College on Thursday leaving Dhaka College.
Embezzling Tk 141 cr: HC asks Ctg businessman to surrender
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – The High Court on Thursday cancelled the bail of a businessman of Chattogram and asked him to surrender before the trial in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charge of embezzling Tk 141 crore from BASIC Bank.
VC-backed teachers, staff hold candle-lit procession at JU
Jahangirnagar University, Oct 17 (UNB) – A faction of teachers and employees of Jahangirnagar University (JU) loyal to Vice-chancellor Prof Farzana Islam brought out a candle-lit procession on the campus on Thursday evening against injustice and in favour of development work.
President assures Saudi entrepreneurs of cooperation
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – Mentioning that a very favourable environment for investment is prevailing in the country, President Abdul Hamid on Thursday assured Saudi entrepreneurs of providing all necessary cooperation to execute their projects.
BSF man dies as BGB troops fired in self-defence: BGB
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday said its members were forced to fire back in self-defence after being attacked by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Rajshahi border on Thursday that led to the death of a BSF man.
Dhaka mourns loss of lives in Madina bus accident
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) - Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday expressed deep condolences and sympathies to Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf over the loss of lives and injuries in a bus accident near Madina.
Chittagong port to have EagleRail soon; deal signed with US firm
Chattogram, Oct 17 (UNB) – The Chittagong Port Authority on Thursday signed a deal with US firm EagleRail Container Logistics to introduce EagleRail Overhead Conveyance System, a fully-automated technology to handle containers, at the port.
Casino business: DSCC councillor Sayeed removed
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) councillor from ward-9, has been removed from his for post his alleged involvement in casino business.
Educated women’s involvement in business growing: Study
Dhaka, Oct 17 (UNB) – The participation of educated women in business is growing due to implementation of some programmes and time-befitting policies, says a study report.