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Woman ‘kills self’ to escape ‘torture for dowry’ in Magura
Magura, Oct 19 (UNB) – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself after being tortured reportedly by her husband for dowry at Sonatundi village in Sreepur upazila here on Friday night.
Obituary: Alluvial Man moves on
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNB) - Arguably the country’s greatest contemporary artist, Kalidas Karmakar, who tragically passed away Friday following a heart attack after falling badly in the bathroom of his Eskaton flat in the capital, was a true original - an iconoclast who till the end, never stopped pushing at the boundaries of his discipline, always looking to find new forms of expression for his vision, never afraid to experiment or to go out on a limb.
National Biotechnology Fair 2019 begins in Dhaka
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - The second National Biotechnology Fair kicked off in the capital’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre on Friday.
Rohingyas won’t be given forestland: Standing Committee
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 18 (UNB) – Saber Hossain Chowdhury, chief of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment, Forest and Climate Change, said no more forestland would be given to the Rohingyas staying at camps in the district.
Have to make internet safe for children: Jabbar
Dhaka, Oct 18(UNB) – Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Friday said parents have to be aware about making the internet safe for children.
Bangladesh economy doing well: Minister
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s economy is doing well in context of the global economic situation, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said in Washington.
Working to build science-oriented nation: Planning Minister
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - Planning Minister MA Mannan on Friday said the government is investing in the education sector to build a science-oriented developed nation.
PM mourns death of artist Kalidas Karmakar
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday mourned the death of internationally acclaimed Ekushey Padak winning artist Kalidas Karmakar.
It was a misunderstanding: Home Minister
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said the Charghat incidence in Rajshahi between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security Force (BSF) was a misunderstanding which will be resolved through discussion.
Severe punishment for child killing, repression: PM
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday categorically declared that those involved in child repression and killing will be punished severely.