Bangladesh
Efforts on to bring back Bangabandhu’s killers: FM
Sylhet, Mar 30 (UNB) - Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said the process to bring back all the convicted killers, including those of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is underway to implement court verdicts.
DNCC investigates Gulshan kitchen market fire
Dhaka, March 30 (UNB) – The authorities of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday constituted a probe committee headed by its chief engineer to investigate the fire incident that gutted 221 shops of the DNCC kitchen market in Gulshan area.
Polls to 107 more upazilas Sunday
Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) - Another 107 upazila parishads go to polls on Sunday in the 4th phase of the local body elections.
Ranjan VP, Shyamolendu secretary of Netrakona Press Club
Netrakona, Mar 30(UNB) - In the biennial election, Md Abdul Hannan Ranjan, district correspondent of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Shyamolendu Paul, district correspondent of daily Ittefaq, have been elected vice-president and general secretary of Netrakona Press Club.
PM attends milad marking death anniv of Bangabandhu’s father
Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) - A milad-cum-doa mahfil was held at Bangabandhu Bhaban in the city’s Dhanmondi area after Maghrib prayers on Saturday.
Lightning kills 2 in Pabna
Pabna, Mar 30 (UNB) – A schoolboy and a woman were killed in a lighting strike at Bothor village in Chatmohar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
BPGMEA seeks hike in taxes on import of finished plastic goods
Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) – The country’s plastic product manufacturers and exporters have suggested the government to raise all kinds of taxes and duties on import of finished plastic goods.
Five killed in Noakhali road crash
Noakhali, Mar 30 (UNB) - At least five people were killed while another injured as a bus collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw in Dorbeshpur area on Begumganj-Maijdi road on Saturday.
Banani fire: Housing ministry probe body starts work
Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) – The Housing and Public Works Ministry investigation committee probing FR Tower design and possible violation of building code started working Saturday.
Another Banani fire victim dies; death toll now 26
Dhaka, Mar 30 (UNB) – A man injured in the deadly Banani fire succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, taking the death toll from the incident to 26.