An on-duty sub-inspector of Daudkandi Highway Police was killed after an unidentified vehicle hit him near the toll plaza of the Cumilla-bound lane of the Meghna-Gumti Bridge early today. SI Md Jahangir (45) was crossing the road and died on the spot after the vehicle hit him, our Cumilla correspondent reports quoting Md Zahurul Haque, ... Read more
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Maj Gen Shakil new BGB chief
Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed has been appointed as the new director general of Border Guard Bangladesh. The public administration ministry yesterday issued a circular in this regard The current BGB DG Maj Gen Shafeenul Islam will return to the army, it added. Prior to this, Maj Gen Shakil served as the director general of the
Huawei announces winners of 5G Quiz campaign
Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited announces 19 winners this week of its social media ‘5G Quiz’ campaign, said a press release. The participants who have answered all the questions correctly and met other requirements have been selected as the winners as per the criteria announced for this
In-person classes at primary schools from March 1
In-person classes in all primary level educational institutions across the country will resume on March 1, said Mahbub Rahman, public relations officer of primary and mass education ministry today. The in-person classes in secondary schools and colleges will resume on February 22, as per the government decision taken yesterday
Youth held for blackmailing 100 women
A youth was arrested on charge of blackmailing over 100 women by secretly recording their photos and videos in the name of ‘virtual medical tests’ for jobs. The youth Al Fahad, 19, was arrested from Dhaka’s Norda area on Wednesday night after some victims complained to RAB
Vaccine certificates mandatory at Central Shaheed Minar on Feb 21
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Md Akhtaruzzaman on Friday said that carrying Covid vaccine certificates was made mandatory for entering into the Central Shaheed Minar area on February 21 this year to place wreaths there to mark the Shaheed Dibash and International Mother Language Day. He made the announcement while addressing a press
Samsung brings Galaxy S22+, S22 Ultra with pre-order deals
Samsung customers can now pre-order their desired Galaxy S22+ or S22 Ultra with Tk 15,000 to avail exciting offers and benefits, starting from Thursday, said a press release. The devices can be pre-ordered through the Samsung website. Pre-order customers will get the opportunity to receive a Tk 10,000 cashback or
DU to hold ‘D’ unit entry exams for 2021-22
Amidst much debate, Dhaka University General Admission Committee has decided to hold D-unit entrance exams, under the social sciences faculty, only for admission seekers of academic year 2021-2022. The decision was taken during a meeting yesterday, with VC Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman in the chair. Deans of the social sciences and arts faculties, Prof Zia Rahman ... Read more
Food crisis hits bee colonies
Thousands kill each other, climate change blamed Emran Hossain This year’s frequent, untimely winter rain left bees, a key pollinator, in an unprecedented conflict as they died in thousands fighting over food, beekeepers and government agricultural extension officials said. Affected beekeepers said that they never faced a crisis of food for bees to this extent ... Read more
In-person classes of Class VI-XII from February 22
Education Minister Dipu Moni on Thursday said that in person classes in all educational institutions from secondary to tertiary levels across Bangladesh will resume from February 22. ‘But the students who already took second dose of covid vaccines can attend in person classes,’ she said at a press conference held at the conference room of ... Read more
Ctg doctor succumbs to injuries after 2 days
A doctor, who was injured after being hit by an auto-rickshaw in Chattogram’s Kazir Dewri area on Tuesday, succumbed to her injuries this morning. Samina Akter (40) passed away at the ICU of Chattogram Medical College Hospital around 8:30am, our staff correspondent reports quoting Dr Noman Khaled Chowdhury, neurosurgery
Doctor of ICU battling for life in ICU
Dr Samina Akter of ICU at Bangabandhu Memorial Hospital at USTC in Chattogram, rendered herself in duty to save lives of hundreds of critical patients in her career as a physician but now the doctor has been fighting for life in ICU after being critically injured in a road accident yesterday. Samina was going to ... Read more
Rape, murder of O-level student: Charge framed against Fardin
A Dhaka tribunal today framed charges against Fardin Iftekhar Dihan, lone accused in the case filed over the rape and murder of an O-level student at Dhaka’s Kalabagan in January last year. Dihan, now in jail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice after Judge (in charge) Zulfikar Hayat of the 7th Special Tribunal for Prevention ... Read more
BSTI to establish 69 more labs
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will set up 69 new laboratories by 2041, including 21 to analyse physical standards of goods for certification, said BSTI Director General Md Nazrul Anwar on Monday. Government institutions and the private sector are working together to upgrade the country’s testing, certification and quality compliance regime regarding rooftop ... Read more
Bangladeshis asked to leave Ukraine
Bangladeshi nationals living in Ukraine has been advised to leave the country due to uncertainties caused by the current situation there. “In view of the uncertainties of the current situation in Ukraine, Bangladeshi nationals in Ukraine may consider leaving Ukraine temporarily,” said the Embassy of Bangladesh in
Rubana Huq, new vice chancellor of Asian University of Women
The Board of Trustees of the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chattogram appointed Rubana Huq as the vice chancellor of the university with effect from today. Huq who gained prominence as the first female president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) is a published poet
PBI arrests Mosarat murder case accused Saifa
The Police Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrested an accused in the case of murdering college student Mosarat Jahan Munia at a location in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Saifa Rahman Mim, sixth accused in the murder case filed by Mosarat’s sister Nusrat Jahan, was arrested at her Dhanmondi residence in the morning, said PBI additional
Over 3,600 garment factories in Bangladesh now digitally mapped
Some 3,630 garments (RMG) factories have now been digitally mapped. Under the project Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB), 3,630 export-oriented ready-made garments and their compiled data has been made available on the website of the project. Funded by the Laudes Foundation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and
DU takes action against 2 profs for manipulating results
Dhaka University authorities on Monday exempted two professors of Persian language and literature department from all kinds of examination related activities for three years as the allegations of irregularities in departmental examinations against the teachers were proved. The teachers are the current chairman of the department of
Peninsula hotel’s earnings double
Earnings of Peninsula Chittagong, a posh hotel in the port city that is listed on the bourses, more than doubled in the October-December quarter of the current financial year of 2021-22. Its earnings per share rose 120 per cent year-on-year to Tk 0.33 during the period, according to data posted on the website of the ... Read more