Bangladesh
A touch of Shahid Dibash at UNESCO House
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) - As part of the Shahid Dibash and International Mother Language Day 2019, the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UNESCO, in collaboration with 21 Member States of the Organisation, organised a special event on Friday under the theme “Celebrating Linguistic and Cultural Diversity”.
Tobacco hazard costs Tk 30,570 crore in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) - The impact of smoking on health is well known by now, but less attention has been given to the costs that smokers impose on the economy. Bangladesh faces a growing economic penalty due to tobacco related-illnesses and deaths.
Khulna BCL leader jailed for eve-teasing
Khulna, Feb 23 (UNB) - A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to one-year jail for teasing a female SSC examinee at Chuknagar in Dumuria upazila.
ASEAN ‘invited’ to help repatriate Rohingyas
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been invited to extend help in the process of repatriation for “verified Rohingyas” from Bangladesh, according to a message received from Geneva.
Stop using payloader machine at stone quarries: Minister
Sylhet, Feb 23 (UNB) – Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Saturday warned the owners of stone quarries to stop using payloader machine.
PM to open Karnaphuli Tunnel boring work Sunday: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the boring work on Bangabandu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram on Sunday, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.
Man held for ‘violating’ minor girl in Shariatpur
Shariatpur, Feb 23 (UNB) – Police arrested a man from Gagrijora village in Naria upazila on Saturday morning on charges of raping two and a half-year-old girl.
Info minister smells ‘BNP link’ to Chawkbazar fire
Chattogram, Feb 23 (UNB) - Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday criticised BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s comment on Chawkbazar fire, saying the party’s alleged link to the incident should be investigated.
Chawkbazar fire: IEB forms 6-member investigation committee
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) - The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on Saturday formed a six-member committee to investigate the fire at Chawkbazar.
Ducsu polls: JCD begins distribution of nomination papers
Dhaka, Feb 23 (UNB) - Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Saturday began distributing nomination papers for the upcoming Dhaka University central students’ union (Ducsu) and hall union elections at the party’s Naya Paltan central office.