bangladesh
Solve problems of visually-impaired job-seekers: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed the Public Administration Ministry to take necessary steps to resolve the problems visually-impaired job-seekers face.
Rohingya crisis: UK pledges further support
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – The United Kingdom has pledged further support over the Rohingya crisis to help with food, health care, sanitation and counselling for victims of sexual violence.
Not natural gas but LPG to be exported, says PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh will export only imported and processed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to India, not the country’s natural gas.
She also trashed the allegation that anti-state bilateral documents were signed during her recent India tour, saying it cannot happen that Sheikh Hasina will sacrifice the country’s interests.
“Those who have raised questions and talked (about the deals with India) have forgotten the past. It can never happen that Sheikh Hasina will sell Bangladesh’s interests and everyone should know it,” the Prime Minister said, adding that it is the BNP-Jamaat clique which came to power in 2001 giving undertaking to sell gas.
“After importing gas in bulk, we’ll add value and export it (to India). This how another product will be added to the export basket of Bangladesh,” she said.
She came up with the remarks while addressing a press conference at Ganobhaban about the outcomes of her recent official visits to the USA and India.
“LPG is not natural gas and it’s not produced in our country….we’ll import LPG from abroad for domestic purposes (in Bangladesh) and export it to Tripura (India) after bottling it,” Hasina said.
On October 5, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated three bilateral development partnership projects, including the import of bulk LPG from Bangladesh one during her visit to New Delhi.
During the visit, Bangladesh and India signed seven bilateral documents, aiming to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.
EU envoy joins hands with others to clean Gulshan-Banani Lake
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – The European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh on Wednesday organised a symbolic clean-up activity on a stretch of the Gulshan-Banani Lake in the city as part of EU’s global campaign for clean, plastic-free beaches and oceans.
BGB detains youth with 7 gold bars in Kushtia
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a young man along with seven gold bars from Katlamari area under Amla Sadarpur union in Mirpur upazila on Wednesday.
Collective failure to influence Myanmar: UN
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – The United Nations has recognised the international community’s “collective failure” to influence Myanmar and find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
Three more remanded over Abrar murder
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday granted a five-day remand for three more students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) each over the murder of Abrar Fahad.
Abrar killers await highest punishment: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday assured that maximum punishment will be meted out to those involved in the brutal killing of Buet student Abrar Fahad.
4 to die for killing boy in Sylhet
Sylhet, Oct 9 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death for killing a boy in 2011.
BNP expresses solidarity with demands of Buet students
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday expressed its solidarity with the demands of demonstrating students of Buet over the death of Abrar Fahad.