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Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Satkhira; two held
Satkhira, Oct 15 (UNB) – Police arrested two people in connection with the gang-rape of a young girl from Gobrakhali village in Debhata upazila on Monday.
Abrar Faiyaj leaves Dhaka College
Kushtia, Oct 15 (UNB) – Following the brutal murder of his brother Abrar Fahad, Abrar Faiyaj, a Class-XI student at Dhaka College, is going to change his college.
Buet students finally call off campus protests
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Tuesday withdrew their campus protests as the university authorities accepted most of their demands.
Ensure healthcare services in coastal areas: Dialogue
Barguna, Oct 15 (UNB) - Speakers at a dialogue here on Tuesday said government surveillance will have to be strengthened to ensure effective healthcare services within the existing manpower in the country’s coastal areas.
President returns to capital from hometown
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday returned to the capital after a week-long visit to his home district of Kishoreganj.
A VVIP helicopter carrying the President took off from Kishoreganj at 3.45 pm and it landed in Dhaka at 4.20pm.
Bangladesh could be ‘Muslim-friendly tourist destination’
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Bangladesh could be a popular Muslim-friendly tourist destination as all the necessary elements needed for this are there in the country, said State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali on Tuesday.
Hit by cousin, schoolboy dies at DMCH
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – A schoolboy, who was injured in an attack by his cousin in the city’s Uttarkhan area on Monday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday.
Abrar murder: Another accused held in Dinajpur
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – Detectives on Tuesday arrested another FIR-listed accused in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case from Katlabazar area in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur district.
301 new dengue patient hospitalised
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) - Three hundred one new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
Ecnec clears two new MRT projects involving Tk 94,000 cr
Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved two mega MRT projects -- Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-5: Northern Route)—involving Tk 94,000 crore, aiming to radically improving the capital’s transport sector.