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Hajj packages get dearer as Saudi govt hikes service charge, fares
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) – Hajj packages for 2019 have become more costly as the government of Saudi Arabia hiked hajj service charges, train fares and house-rent costs.
People calling Dec-30 election a drama: Dr Kamal
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) – Claiming that the Constitution was violated through ‘depriving’ the country’s 16 crore people of their rights in the December-30 election, Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said the people will not accept it in any way.
Rizvi showing disrespect to court: Hasan Mahmud
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) - Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday claimed that BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi is showing disrespect to court by urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hsaina to take steps to release their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Quader admits indiscipline on roads
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday admitted that indiscipline is still there on roads and there has been no let-up in road accidents either.
PM announces retirement plans as cultural show stirs her memories of Tungipara
Gazipur, Feb 12 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday announced she would go back to her ancestral village of Tungipara in Gopalganj to spend her retirement there. Not that she is going on retirement yet, or anytime soon for that matter. The ‘when’ was left reliably open.
ACC approves chargesheets in 2 cases against 5 bank officials
Dhaka, Feb 12 (UNB) – The Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) on Tuesday approved the chargesheet in two separate cases of embezzlement.
Gang rape case: 2 Manikganj cops placed on 6-day remand
Manikganj, Feb 12 (UNB)- A court here on Tuesday placed two officers of Saturia Police Station on a six-day remand in connection with the gang rape of a woman in the upazila dak bungalow.
BGB firing in Thakurgaon; four dead
Thakurgaon, Feb 12 (UNB) – Four people, including a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee, were killed and at least 16 others injured after members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) opened fire during, what the paramilitary force claimed, a clash with cattle smugglers on Tuesday.
Stay alert against drugs, militancy, terrorism: PM to Ansar, VDP
Gazipur, Feb 12 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned, including the Ansar and VDP members, to always remain vigilant against drug abuse, militancy and terrorism in the country.
118 illegal establishments evicted from Buriganga riverbanks
Keraniganj, Feb 12 (UNB) – A total of 118 illegal establishments were demolished as an eviction drive by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) resumed on Tuesday along the Buriganga River’s banks.