Bangladesh
2 held with ancient Buddha statue in Joypurhat
Joypurhat, Nov 12 (UNB) – Police here on Monday arrested two people along with an ancient white marble Buddha statue from a mess at Chitrapara of the district town.
Campaign at JU to protect migratory birds
Jahangirnagar University (Savar), Nov 12 (UNB) - Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday organised an awareness campaign on the campus to protect the migratory birds.
Travel agency owner, 4 cohorts jailed in city
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) - A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court sentenced five people, including a travel agency owner, to six-month imprisonment in the city’s Motijheel area on Sunday night on human trafficking charges.
Workshop on nuclear power technology held at Buet
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) – A five-day long workshop on nuclear technology was held at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) to discuss different issues about VVER-1000 and VVER 1200-based nuclear power plants.
PM to interact with youths Nov 16
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) – A selected group of youths will have the opportunity to interact with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an interactive session titled ‘Let’s Talk with Sheikh Hasina’ on November 16.
HC orders judicial probe into poaching of 22 Sundarbans deer
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) – The High Court on Monday ordered a judicial probe into the poaching of 22 deer in the Sundarbans in the presence of law enforcers.
Indian Khasias kill Bangladeshi youth along Sylhet border
Sylhet, Nov 12 (UNB) - A Bangladeshi young man was shot to death by members of Indian Khasia community along the border in Companiganj upazila early Monday.
Body parts found in plastic bags in Savar
Savar, Nov 12 (UNB) – Police here on Monday recovered eight severed parts of a human body in plastic bags at Nischintapur of Ashulia.
Weeklong ‘Income Tax Fair’ begins Tuesday
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) - The weeklong ‘Income Tax Fair’ kicks off in Dhaka and other divisional cities across the country on Tuesday for the ninth consecutive year, aiming to provide better services to the taxpayers and include more taxpayers in the tax net.
No scope to retreat from EVM, says CEC
Dhaka, Nov 12 (UNB) – Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Monday said there is no scope for the Election Commission to back off from the EVM use and this machine will be used on a limited scale in the national election.