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Freedom Fighter, actress Maya Ghosh passes away
Jashore, May 19. (UNB)- Freedom Fighter actress Maya Ghosh passed away at 9am Sunday, while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Jashore.
Man held with 11 kg gold at Chattogram airport
Chattogram, May 19 (UNB) - Customs officials detained a man along with 96 gold bars, weighing around 11.25 kg, at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Sunday.
Rice import to be restricted: Finance Minister
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) - Though stopping rice import entirely is not possible, it can be restricted to save the country’s farmers, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday.
JaPa for paddy procurement directly from farmers
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – Jatiya Party acting Chairman and former commerce minister GM Quader on Saturday urged the Prime Minister to take stern action if there is any corruption in the process of paddy procurement by the government.
Masihuzzaman returns home from Sweden
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB)- Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat, Chief of the Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force, returned home on Sunday after an official visit to Sweden.
Steel producers for 2pc VAT if tariff-based payment annulled
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – Country’s steel manufacturers have proposed fixing the value added tax (VAT) on production and sales of steel at 2 percent if the existing tariff-based VAT payment system is annulled in the upcoming national budget.
AL picks Zaman Niketa for Bogura-6 by-polls
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) - Bogura Awami League joint secretary T Zaman Niketa has been picked for contesting the Bogura-6 by-election on party ticket.
Two killed in city road crash
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB)- Two people were killed in separate road accidents in the capital’s Pallabi and Demra areas on Sunday.
PM seeks cooperation of all in making Bangladesh prosperous
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought the cooperation of all in making the country prosperous by freeing it from militancy, terrorism, drugs, corruption, hunger and poverty.
PM hosts iftar for war-wounded FFs, orphans, relatives
Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hosted an iftar party for war-wounded freedom fighters (FFs), orphans, physically-challenged children, alem-ulema (Islamic scholars), and her family members and relatives at her official residence Ganobhaban.