Bangladesh
Development to continue without political consideration, says PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday her government never takes into consideration who voted for Awami League or who did not while unleashing development in the country.
AL picks Rezaul for CCC election, Shafiul for Dhaka-10 by-polls
Awami League on Saturday picked Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, joint general secretary of Chattogram city unit of the party, to contest the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayoral election.
Mother ‘throws’ 52-day-old daughter into pond
A 52-day-old girl died on Friday as her mother reportedly threw her into a pond of Gopinathpur village in Mithapakur upazila allegedly after her husband and his family members were unhappy over her giving birth to the third girl in a row.
Woman ‘raped’ by dairyman in Cumilla
A woman was allegedly raped by a dairyman at Jaimangalpur village of Chouddagram upazila in Cumilla on Saturday.
Impulse Hospital introduces painless normal delivery service
Impulse Hospital, a private hospital in the capital city of Dhaka, has introduced the ‘Safe and Painless Normal Delivery Service’ for the first time in the country.
Curtain falls on 9th Kibria Print Fair
The three-day 9th Kibria International Print Fair 2020 ended at the Zainul Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University on Friday.
2,194 books hit Amar Ekushey Book Fair so far
As many as 2,194 books hit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in the last 14 days till Saturday.
1,000 Shariatpur char families get electricity
Around 1,000 families in erosion-prone Naria and Bhedarganj upazilas of Shariatpur district were given electricity connections on Saturday for the first time.
Shamima won’t be allowed to enter Bangladesh, reiterates FM
Mentioning that Shamima Begum, a British woman who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria and got her British citizenship revoked, has no relation with Bangladesh, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reiterating that she will not be allowed to enter Bangladesh.
Work to raise power consumption to 1000 kWh: Nasrul to BREB officials
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged officials of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to pursue rural people to raise their electricity consumption to 1,000 kilowatt-hour (kWh) from existing 98 kWh.