Bangladesh
1 dead in Gazipur factory fire
Gazipur, July 2 (UNB) – A security guard was burned to death in a fire at a spinning mill at Faripur of Sreepur upazila on Tuesday.
Ershad responding to calls, opening eyes: GM Quader
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) – Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Tuesday said the health condition of his brother HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, remained mostly unchanged, but he is responding to calls and opening eyes.
FBCCI urges China’s Dalian businesses to invest in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - The Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Tuesday urged businesses in China’s Dalian city to invest in Bangladesh amid high hopes for better trade relations between the two countries.
FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim told a gathering of more than 150 Dalian entrepreneurs that Bangladesh is always a potential destination for investment in various sectors as China’s businesses continued to expand in Bangladesh with 400 Chinese companies currently operating in the country.
BD envoy stresses synergies between Bangladesh & India economies
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has called for synergies between the vibrant economies of the two close neighbours to accelerate the growth for the benefits of their people.
Don’t cheat Hajj pilgrims: President
Dhaka, Jul 2 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday warned against negligence, irregularities and corruption in Hajj management saying that individuals, agencies and institutions involved in such practices will be punished.
2 to die for murder in Chandpur
Chandpur, July 2 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man and his friend to death for killing his wife in 2011.
Mother, daughter gunned down in Rangamati
Rangamati, July 2 (UNB) – An old woman and her daughter were shot dead by miscreants at Gabachhara village in Kaptai upazila early Tuesday.
Why failure to buy goods for Rooppur plant in good faith not illegal: HC
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why their failure to procure furniture, pillows and other household products for the officials and employees of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in good faith should not be declared illegal.
Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’ leaves UP member dead
Cox’s Bazar, July 2 (UNB) - A union parishad member was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Teknaf upazila early Tuesday.
PM Hasina joins WEF Summer Davos in Dalian
Dalian (China), July 2 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday joined the 'Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2019' of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Dalian International Conference Centre here.