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Ershad’s condition improved slightly: GM Quader
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Jatiya Party acting chairman GM Quader on Tuesday said the health condition of his brother HM Ershad, now on life support at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here, improved slightly.
Prof Yunus wins 2019 Global Women's Leadership award
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) - Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been honored with the ‘2019 Global Women’s Leadership Award’ at the Global Summit of Women in Basel, Switzerland.
Nusrat’s sexual harassment: Charge sheet accepted against principal
Feni, Jul 9 (UNB) – A court here on Tuesday accepted charge sheet against SM Sirajuddoula, the principal of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, in a case filed over sexually harassing his student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
DSCC Mayor slams rickshaw pullers’ road blockade
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB)— Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday criticised the rickshaw pullers’ demonstration which led to severe traffic congestion on major streets of the capital.
Dengue outbreak higher this year: DSCC Mayor
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday said the infection rate of dengue fever is comparatively higher than the previous years.
Acumen Academy Fellowship Program launched in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) - Following its success in East Africa, West Africa, Columbia, India and Pakistan, the Acumen Fellowship Program has concurrently been launched in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Spain.
Rickshaw-pullers block city roads protesting rickshaw ban
Dhaka, July 9 (UNB) – Rickshaw-pullers blocked roads in different areas of the city on Tuesday morning protesting the decision banning the plying of rickshaws on three major thoroughfares of the capital, including the Kuril-Sayedabad one.
‘One House, One Farm project’ officials urge govt to regularise their jobs immediately
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB)-The aggrieved officials and employees of the “Amar Bari, Amar Khamar Prokolpo” (ABAKP) named ‘One House, One Farm project’ and the Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) urged the government to regularise their jobs immediately and cancel all illegal recruitments.
No political influence in rice, paddy procurement: Minister
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) - Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday told Parliament that there was no influence from ruling Awami League or any presence of syndicate during rice and paddy procurement this year.
Journalists Hasan Arefin, Akhteruzzaman Lablu die
Dhaka, July 8 (UNB) – Senior Journalists Hasan Arefin and Akhteruzzaman Lablu passed away at separate hospitals here on Monday.