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Dhaka’s air quality improves after rain
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Bangladesh’s capital saw a significant improvement in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning after it was hit by rain.
Dr Yunus faces arrest warrant
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday issued a warrant for the arrest of Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in three cases filed over sacking three employees of Grameen Communications.
Showing foreign channels through DTH illegal: Hasan Mahmud
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said it is completely illegal that many foreign companies in Bangladesh are showing foreign channels through Direct-to-Home (DTH) downlink service without the government’s approval.
Country makes tremendous development in corruption: Sultana Kamal
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB)- Urging the government to take actions to implement the law for persons with disability in its entirety, human rights activist advocate Sultana Kamal on Wednesday said the allowance provided for the physically and mentally challenged citizens of the country is not sufficient.
Take steps now to stop corruption: President
Tarail (Kishoreganj), Oct 9 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday urged all concerned to take immediate steps stop corruption in the country.
"The present government has taken a good initiative to make the society free from corruption. I appreciate it. There’s a rise in corruption with the increasing development trend. It has to be stopped now,” he said.
GK Builders’ govt contracts to be terminated in 2 weeks
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) - Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Wednesday said that GK Builders, owned by disgraced Jubo League leader GK Shamim, will be served notice to stop work on all its government projects within two weeks.
Air Chief hands out BAF Colour awards
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB)- Chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat awarded BAF Colour to 25 Squadrons, 201 Maintainance Unit, 203 Maintenance Unit and Aero Medical Institute of the BAF for their professional excellence at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bangabandhu in the city on Wednesday.
Solve problems of visually-impaired job-seekers: PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed the Public Administration Ministry to take necessary steps to resolve the problems visually-impaired job-seekers face.
Not natural gas but LPG to be exported, says PM
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh will export only imported and processed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to India, not the country’s natural gas.
She also trashed the allegation that anti-state bilateral documents were signed during her recent India tour, saying it cannot happen that Sheikh Hasina will sacrifice the country’s interests.
“Those who have raised questions and talked (about the deals with India) have forgotten the past. It can never happen that Sheikh Hasina will sell Bangladesh’s interests and everyone should know it,” the Prime Minister said, adding that it is the BNP-Jamaat clique which came to power in 2001 giving undertaking to sell gas.
“After importing gas in bulk, we’ll add value and export it (to India). This how another product will be added to the export basket of Bangladesh,” she said.
She came up with the remarks while addressing a press conference at Ganobhaban about the outcomes of her recent official visits to the USA and India.
“LPG is not natural gas and it’s not produced in our country….we’ll import LPG from abroad for domestic purposes (in Bangladesh) and export it to Tripura (India) after bottling it,” Hasina said.
On October 5, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated three bilateral development partnership projects, including the import of bulk LPG from Bangladesh one during her visit to New Delhi.
During the visit, Bangladesh and India signed seven bilateral documents, aiming to further strengthen the relations between the two countries.
BGB detains youth with 7 gold bars in Kushtia
Kushtia, Oct 9 (UNB) – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a young man along with seven gold bars from Katlamari area under Amla Sadarpur union in Mirpur upazila on Wednesday.