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Minor boy dies of dengue in Dhaka
Keraniganj, Aug 1 (UNB) – A minor boy, suffering from dengue fever, died at the Mitford Hospital on Wednesday night.
Month of mourning begins today
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) – August, the month when Bangladesh lost its founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, began on Thursday.
14 sued by ACC for embezzling Tk 94 crore
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) - Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed three separate cases against 14 people on charges of embezzling Tk 94.32 crore from two private banks through loan forgery in Dhaka and Chattogram.
Consumer rights advocates lament lack of progress on food safety
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB)- Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday claimed that the government has built Sonar Bangla but could not ensure safe food for the nation.
IGP issues directives ahead of Eid ul Azha
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB)- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Javed Patwary on Wednesday delivered strict instructions to the police force not to stop cattle-laden trucks on the highways without specific allegations, in view of the Eid ul Azha.
Mosquito medicines to be sprayed from bikes: Atiqul
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) - Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Wednesday said they will soon start spraying mosquito medicines through motorbike to speed up the process to destroy Aedes larvae.
Why not compensation for Titash’s family: HC
Dhaka, Jul 31 (UNB) – Ordering probe into the death of schoolboy Titash Ghosh in an ambulance on a ferry in Madaripur after its departure was delayed by three hours for a joint secretary, the High Court on Wednesday issued a rule seeking explanation as to why his family should not get Tk 3 crore as compensation.
Toma supervisor sent to jail for Aedes larvae at site
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB)- A Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Magistrate sentenced a supervisor of Toma Constructions to seven days simple jail on Wednesday, as larvae of the Aedes mosquito, the main carrier of the dengue virus, was found at a construction site being supervised by him at Johnson Road in Old Dhaka.
Moazzem Hossain’s first death anniversary Thursday
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) – Thursday is the 1st anniversary of death of founding editor of The Financial Express AHM Moazzem Hossain.
On August 1, 2018, he died at the age of 73.
Imams urged to make people aware of rumour
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) - State Minister for Religious Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on Wednesday urged the imams of mosques across the country to make people aware of rumour through their sermons before Jum’a prayers.