Bangladesh
Drugs behind terrible crimes: Dipu Moni
Dhaka, June 29 (UNB)— Education Minister Dipu Moni on Saturday said there is unrest in the society because of drugs, which is also responsible for serious crimes.
Make best use of youngsters’ creative power for a better world: Yunus
Bangkok, June 29 (UNB)— Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus here on Saturday encouraged the young people to use their unlimited creative power for the betterment of the world.
Power sector will need 1,000 engineers in next 5yrs: Nasrul Hamid
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) – State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid has said that Bangladesh’s power sector will require some 1,000 engineers in the next five years.
Stay away from adulteration: President
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid on Saturday warned against adulteration and fraudulence, saying that businessmen involved in such practices will be punished.
Padma Bridge’s 14th span installed
Munshiganj, June 29 (UNB)— The 14th span of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed on Saturday afternoon making 2,100 metres of the mega structure visible.
Not involved with research on milk: DU Pharmacy Department
Dhaka, June 29 (UNB)— Dhaka University’s Pharmacy Department has distanced itself from a research that found detergent and antibiotics in pasteurised and unpasteurised milk samples.
Minister for removing Zia’s grave from JS area
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) – Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Saturday asked the authorities concerned to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave, constructed going beyond the original design of Parliament areas, from the premises of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Ex-minister unhappy over slow pace of trial at apex court
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) - Ruling party MP and former Food Minister Qamrul Islam on Saturday expressed his dissatisfaction over the delay in the trial process at the apex court of the country.
5 cement factories near Sundarbans get environmental clearance: Minister
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) –Five air-polluting cement factories located within the ecologically critical area of the Sundarbans Reserve Forest have been given environmental clearance, Forest Minister Md Shahab Uddin told Parliament on Saturday.
Ershad’s health improving: GM Quader
Dhaka, Jun 29 (UNB) – The health condition of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, now undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, continues to improve, his brother GM Quader said on Saturday.