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President mourns death of Satyapriya Mohathero
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB)- President Abdul Hamid on Friday expressed profound shock at the death of Ekushey Award winning personality and principal of Buddhists Temples in Ramu Satyapriya Mohathero.
‘Village Supermarket’ in Khulna fails to take off
Khulna, Oct 4 (UNB) – Opened amid much fanfare over a year back, the ‘Village Supermarket’ in Dumuria upazila to facilitate farmers to sell their agricultural commodities at fair prices, has failed to pick up the pace, clouding its much-hyped goals.
Octogenarian man crushed under train in Chuadanga
Chudanga, Oct 4 (UNB) – An octogenarian man was crushed under a train near Bananipara rail gate in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Durga Puja begins
Dhaka, Oct 4 (UNB) -Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began on Friday with the incarnation (Bodhon) of the Goddess Durga at temples across the country.
Dudhkumer River devours over 200 dwellings, croplands in Kurigram
Kurigram, Oct 4 (UNB) – More than 200 dwellings and croplands went into the gorge of the Dudhkumer River in Bhuruingamari upazila in the last two weeks as erosion by the river has turned serious due to recent heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream.
Diplomat at center of Trump inquiry says he warned Ukraine
Washington, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — The former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine told lawmakers Thursday that he wasn’t personally involved in President Donald Trump’s effort to have that country’s leaders investigate Joe Biden’s family and said he warned Ukrainians to steer clear of American politics.
Fakhrul off to Singapore for treatment
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) -BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left for Singapore for medical treatment on Thursday night.
Settle water-sharing issue on basin-wide management: Farakka Committee
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) – International Farakka Committee has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to pursue for settling the water-sharing issue on basin-wide management of the Teesta and other common rivers during her India visit to save the rivers’ natural water system.
Enough small fry, let’s see some big fish: Leftist parties
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) - Leaders from different leftist parties on Thursday called upon the government to arrest all the big fish, including government officials and political leaders, immediately to save all working people of the country.
BFIU seeks info of Jubo League chairman’s bank accounts
Dhaka, Oct 3 (UNB) - Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked all banks and financial institutions to send in information related to the bank accounts of Jubo League Chairman Omar Faroque Chowdhury within three working days.