Bangladesh
6 arrested for Khulna ‘gang rape’
Khulna, Oct 4 (UNB) – Six youths were arrested on Friday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a madrasa girl at Shreefaltola in Rupsha upazila on Wednesday.
B.Ed, M.Ed admission tests held at IU
Islamic University, Oct 4 (UNB) - The admission tests for the Bachelor of Education, Master of Education, and Diploma in Library and Information Sciences under the Institute of Islamic Education and Research (IIER) took place at the Islamic University in Kushtia on Friday.
Newly-wed girl ‘kills herself’ in Kushtia
Kushtia, Oct 4 (UNB) - A newly-wed girl reportedly took her own life at Mirzapur in Khoksha upazila on Thursday night, just three days after her wedding.
326 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – A total of 326 people were hospitalised across the country with dengue in the last 24 hours till 8am on Friday.
1,500 mts of onion start entering Bangladesh from India
Hili (Dinajpur), Oct 4 (UNB) – A consignment of around 1,500 metric tonnes of onion loaded in 60 trucks under LCs opened before the existing ban started entering Bangladesh on Friday.
Sanjit Kumar Majumder, secretary of Hili Exporters & Customs Clearing Agents Association, said 60 onion-laden trucks containing over 1,500 mt of onion started entering Bangladesh at 12:20pm.
On September 29, the Indian government banned the export of onion with immediate effect till further orders for what it says improving domestic availability casting an adverse impact on Bangladesh’s domestic market with excessive price.
Noor Amin, a revenue officer at Hili, told UNB the Customs station kept operating on the weekend at the request of businesspeople of the two countries.
The entry of onion under the already opened LCs is being allowed to keep the onion market stable in the country, he added.
On September 13, the minimum export price of US$ 850 per metric tonne was imposed on onion export.
“Though there was some reduction in export of onions thereafter, yet the exports were still continuing,” PIB said quoiting the Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Member of ‘organ trading’ syndicate held in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, Oct 4 (UNB) – Police in a drive arrested a member of ‘organ trading’ syndicate from Telihar village in Gobindaganj upazila on Thursday night.
130 Bangladesh workers sent back home from KSA
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) – Some 130 Bangladeshi workers were sent back home from Saudi Arabia on Thursday night amid a crackdown on undocumented workers.
President mourns death of Satyapriya Mohathero
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB)- President Abdul Hamid on Friday expressed profound shock at the death of Ekushey Award winning personality and principal of Buddhists Temples in Ramu Satyapriya Mohathero.
Export products to India, beyond by investing in Bangladesh: PM to Indian investors
New Delhi, Oct 4 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged big Indian investors to set up industries in Bangladesh and export the products, to be produced in those industries, to vast markets in India and South East Asian countries, taking advantage of the improved connectivity.
‘Village Supermarket’ in Khulna fails to take off
Khulna, Oct 4 (UNB) – Opened amid much fanfare over a year back, the ‘Village Supermarket’ in Dumuria upazila to facilitate farmers to sell their agricultural commodities at fair prices, has failed to pick up the pace, clouding its much-hyped goals.