Bangladesh
No SSC question paper leaked: Dipu Moni
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) – Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday claimed in parliament that no question paper of the ongoing SSC and equivalent examinations has so far leaked and there was no rumour either as her ministry has taken all possible measures to this end.
Army chief flies to Turkey Tuesday
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB)- Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed will leave Dhaka for Turkey on Tuesday on a 4-day official visit.
2 construction workers killed in Sirajganj mudslide
Sirajganj, Feb 17 (UNB) – Two workers were killed and five others injured in a mudslide while working at the site of an under-construction building of a primary school in Sirajganj municipality area on Sunday.
Al Mahmud laid to rest at his hometown
Brahmanbaria, Feb 17 (UNB) – Al Mahmud, one of the major poets of modern Bengali literature who died on Friday night, was laid to rest at his hometown here on Sunday afternoon.
Expedite project implementation process, Mannan urges secretaries
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - Planning Minister Abdul Mannan on Sunday urged secretaries to speed up the process to implement 1,450 projects taken up in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal year 2018-19 maintaining quality.
Defer Ducsu polls by 3 months, demands JCD
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Sunday demanded that the elections to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) be deferred by at least three months to ensure a stable and congenial political environment on the campus.
Thunderbolt kills man, nephew in Naokhali
Noakhali, Feb 17 (UNB) – A man and his nephew were killed as a thunderbolt hit them at Baorcourt village in Sonaimuri upazila on Sunday.
Tri-nation motor peace rally arrives in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - A tri-nation motor rally, marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday to spread the message of peace and non-violence.
32 ‘wartime’ grenades recovered from Khulna fish enclosure
Khulna, Feb 17 (UNB) - Police recovered 32 abandoned grenades from a fish enclosure at Sonadala village in Paikgachha upazila on Sunday.
Children’s painting exhibition begins at Bangla Academy Monday
Dhaka, Feb 17 (UNB) - A special painting exhibition of children highlighting the Language Movement, Liberation War and local history and tradition will begin at the Bangla Academy on Monday.