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Two members of ABT arrested in Dhaka, Noakhali
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB)- Members of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) arrested two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) with leaflets, Jihadi books, a laptop and a mobile phone in separate drives in Noakhali and Dhaka on Thursday.
Three pharmacies fined Tk 11,000 in Chandpur
Chandpur, Sept 26 (UNB)- A mobile Court here on Thursday fined three pharmacies Tk 11,000 for violating rules in front of Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex.
Tk 4 lakh in sack recovered in Feni
Feni, Sept 26 (UNB)- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday recovered Tk 4 lakh in a sack and arrested a man from bordering village Baur Pathor in Parshuram upazila here.
Be Bangladesh’s development partners: PM to US entrepreneurs
New York, Sept 26 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged US entrepreneurs to stay with Bangladesh in its journey for shared benefits and prosperity as the fourth industrial revolution is knocking at the door.
"As the fourth industrial revolution is also knocking at our door, it’s all the more important that you stay with us in our journey for shared benefits and prosperity," she said.
The Prime Minister was speaking at the luncheon roundtable meeting at Lotte Palace Hotel organised by the US Chamber of Commerce.
She also said such benefiting mutual cooperation would further strengthen the existing friendship to a perpetual one. "I’m happy to see that the USA is our second largest trading and the largest investment partner. For further development, your investment and engagement are imperative. This is a win-win option for both of us," she said.
Sheikh Hasina said the strategic location of Bangladesh provides tremendous potential for being the economic hub of the region. “With India on the west, China on the north and South East Asia on the east, and with a population of 165 million of its own, Bangladesh is in the middle of a combined market of 4 billion people.”
"Since regional connectivity is vital for trade, initiatives under Saarc, Bimstec, BBIN and BCIM-EC have been undertaken to connect with the neighbours and the region physically," she said.
The Prime Minister said Bangladesh has the most liberal investment policy in South Asia. “It includes protection of foreign investment by law; generous tax holiday; concessionary duty on import of machinery; unrestricted exit policy; full repatriation of dividend and capital on exit, to name a few.”
Bus counter worker hacked to death
Savar, Sept 26 (UNB) – Unidentified miscreants hacked a transport counter staff to death Thursday in Ashulia.
JU protest continues demanding ouster of VC
JU Correspondent, Sept 26 (UNB) - A faction of protesting students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Thursday claimed that Vice Chancellor Farzana Islam has lost the moral authority to stay in her post.
A section of JU teachers and students continued their protest programme for a fifth consecutive day, specifically demanding the removal of Professor Farzana Islam from the VC’s post for her allegedly corrupt involvement and other irregularities relating to a large-scale development project for the university.
Hang Bangabandhu’s portrait at all courtrooms: SC
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) - The Supreme Court has directed all subordinate courts to hang the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all the courtrooms of the country.
Man to die, 7 get life terms for murders in Natore, Kishoreganj
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – Separate courts in Natore and Kishoreganj districts on Thursday sentenced a man to death and seven others to life imprisonment for murders.
Man held with 3,533 Yaba pills in Jamalpur
Jamalpur, Sept 26 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with 3,533 Yaba tablets from a Dhaka-bound bus in Kamalpur Bazar area of Bakshiganj upazila here on Thursday.
New aircraft added to US-Bangla fleet
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – A new aircraft was added to the fleet of US-Bangla Airlines on Thursday, raising their number to 10.