Bangladesh
President returns to capital from hometown
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday returned to the capital after a week-long visit to his home district of Kishoreganj.
A VVIP helicopter carrying the President took off from Kishoreganj at 3.45 pm and it landed in Dhaka at 4.20pm.
Bangladesh could be ‘Muslim-friendly tourist destination’
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Bangladesh could be a popular Muslim-friendly tourist destination as all the necessary elements needed for this are there in the country, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali on Tuesday.
Diplomats’ remarks over Abrar murder unnecessary: FM
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday described foreign diplomats’ comments over Buet student Abrar Fahad murder as “unnecessary” which have apparently gone beyond their diplomatic norms.
Hit by cousin, schoolboy dies at DMCH
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – A schoolboy, who was injured in an attack by his cousin in the city’s Uttarkhan area on Monday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday.
Abrar murder: Another accused held in Dinajpur
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Detectives on Tuesday arrested another FIR-listed accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case from Katlabazar area in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur district.
301 new dengue patient hospitalised
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Three hundred one new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
Ecnec clears two new MRT projects involving Tk 94,000 cr
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved two mega MRT projects -- Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5: Northern Route)—involving Tk 94,000 crore, aiming to radically improving the capital’s transport sector.
Myanmar gets fresh list of 50,000 Rohingyas for verification
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Bangladesh has handed over a new list of around 50,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar authorities for verification and subsequently expediting their repatriation efforts.
Youth killed as truck hits autorikshaw in Feni
Feni, Oct 15 (UNB)- A youth was killed and three people were injured in a collision between an autorickshw and a truck at Temuhuni on Feni-Noakhali regional highway on Monday night.
Dhaka seeks greater political will for green planet
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Bangladesh has sought a greater political will across the globe to fast-track transformation to green economy, green technology, and a green planet.