Bangladesh
Steps to be taken for quick hearing on Jamaat petition: AG
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday said he will take steps so that hearing on a petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami challenging a High Court order that had cancelled its registration as a political party is held as soon as possible.
Pitha Utsab held at IU
Islamic University, Feb 17 (UNB) - Pitha Utsab, a traditional Bengoli festival of making cakes, was held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Sunday.
President mourns ex-MP Manjur Ahmed’s death
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Sunday expressed deep shock at the death of former MP and freedom fighter Manjur Ahmed Bachchu.
Mega plan taken to preserve historic Suhrawardy Udyan: JS
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – The government has taken a mega plan over Suhrawardy Udyan to help the posterity know all the historic moments that it witnessed, including the historic March 7, 1971 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Corruption quashed ideology and principles in politics: Law Minister
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – Law Minister Anisul Haque on Sunday vowed to remove corruption at any cost stating that the ideology and principal has gone from the politics due to the corruption.
PM visits Int’l Defence Exhibition in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Feb 17 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday visited the 5-day International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) organised by United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
2 cops to die for killing two college girls after rape
Kishoreganj, Feb 17 (UNB) – A tribunal here sentenced two police constables to death for killing two college girls after rape a hotel in Dhaka in 2008.
No SSC question paper leaked: Dipu Moni
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday claimed in parliament that no question paper of the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations has so far leaked and there was no rumour either as her ministry has taken all possible measures to this end.
Army chief flies to Turkey Tuesday
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB)- Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed will leave Dhaka for Turkey on Tuesday on a 4-day official visit.
2 construction workers killed in Sirajganj mudslide
Sirajganj, Feb 17 (UNB) – Two workers were killed and five others injured in a mudslide while working at the site of an under-construction building of a primary school in Sirajganj municipality area on Sunday.