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Bangladeshi ‘infected with coronavirus’ in UAE
Two more people in the UAE, including a 39-year-old Bangladeshi, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID19), the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Friday.
Bashundhara Group opens pitch bitumen plant in Keraniganj
Bashundhara Group launched pitch bitumen plant for road carpeting in its business point at Pangaon area in the upazila on Saturday.
Another arrested for attack on journo Sumon
Police arrested another suspect from Mohammadpur early Saturday in connection with the attack on journalist Mostafizur Rahman Sumon on the day of Dhaka city corporations elections.
BB to launch Tk-200 note on Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Bangladesh Bank will launch a regular currency note of Tk 200 denomination and commemorative gold and silver coins worth Tk 100 on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on March 17.
Woman carrying gold in rectum arrested at Dhaka airport
A woman carrying 14 gold bars weighing 1.37kg in her rectum was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on early Saturday.
Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘very unhealthy’
The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has not improved in recent days and its residents continue to face health risks. The megacity ranked second among cities with worst air quality on Saturday morning.
Stop using polythene bags in 7 days: SCC to residents
The Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) gave its residents and traders seven days to stop the sale and use of polythene bags.
Bangladesh needs $7.8bn in additional investment for safer roads
Bangladesh needs to invest an estimated extra $7.8 billion over the next decade to halve its road crash fatalities, says a new World Bank report.
Nation pays tributes to Language Movement martyrs
The nation paid deep respects to the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement on Friday, marking 'Amar Ekushey', the Language Martyrs’ Day and the International Mother Language Day.
Don’t neglect mother tongue while learning other languages: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said in the global village one needs to learn other languages but the mother tongue must never be neglected.