US Embassy launches video marking Ekushey

    UNB, Dhaka US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat and the staff of the Embassy on Sunday launched a special video message to the Bangladeshi people marking the International Mother Language Day. In the video, American staff honored those who had sacrificed their lives to preserve Bangla language and wished the people of the country saying…

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      2 killed ‘by nephews’ over land dispute in Manikganj

      UNB Two cousins were killed in an attack allegedly by their nephews at Gobindhal village in Singair upazila on Sunday over the share of money and land. Five people were also injured in the attack that took place in the morning. The deceased were identified as Aziz Mollah, 55, son of late Rahim Mollah, and…

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        4 fined for carrying jatkas in Laxmipur

        UNB A mobile court here on Sunday fined four people Tk 5,000 each for carrying jatkas (hilsa fries less than 10 inches in length) in a pickup in Piarpur area of Sadar upazila. The convicts are two fish traders Padar Bhandari and Anwar Hossain, pickup driver Jasim Uddin and his helper Selim Uddin,. Police in…

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          Outstanding Tech ’15 Personalities by Hifipublic

          Syed Rabius Shams According to International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Information and Communication Technology index, Bangladesh has moved up one step ahead to 144, which was at 145 back in 2014. Bangladesh has progressed 4 steps in the last five years, up from 148th position back in 2010. To coup with this trend, Hifipublic a Dhaka…

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            2 Shibir activists held with fire-arms

            BSS, Dhaka Police arrested two activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir in possession of fire-arms and bullets at Satkania Upazila in Chittagong on Sunday morning. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Rifat, 22 and Didarul Alam, 20. Police recovered a light gun (LG), a country-made single barrel gun and four cartridges. A team of Satkania police…

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              Petrobangla’s evaluation of bids nearly complete

              UNB, Dhaka Petrobangla is close to completing its evaluation of the bids received in the re-tender of the 2D Non-Exclusive Multi-Client Seismic Survey in the offshore area of Bangladesh. According to official sources, the state-owned hydrocarbons corporation received bids from five international seismic survey companies on January 31, the last day for bid submission under…

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                4 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi car crash

                UNB, Dhaka Four Bangladeshi nationals, including a couple, were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Al Kharj city of Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Abbas Ali, 45, his wife Rehana, 32, residents of Bhogti village in Keshabpur municipality of Jessore, and Sheuli Begum, 37, wife of…

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                  EC to print record number of ballots for UP polls

                  UNB, Dhaka The Election Commission (EC) has started printing some 22 crore ballot papers required for the upcoming six-phase Union Parishad elections, which is the largest printing task in the country’s election history. Of the ballot papers, over seven crore papers will be required for chairman election in 4,275 union parishads while some 15 crore…

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                    Food Factory

                    Shaikh Askar Anindya Place – Heart world Banani Red Velvet Ice Cteam Price -290 per scoop Taste- 9/10 (Its a new item, supposed to be 1st in Bangladesh. Must try item for Red velvet lovers. Was really great but it wd be better if they wd give some sort of biscuit with it) Oreo &…

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                      It’s a Fire in the Stomach!

                      Tahsin Rahman Oshin One of the widespread problems that we face, especially as Bengali people, is gastritis, commonly known as gastric ulcers. Intense mix of spices and herbs of hundred kinds in our savories has grown into a cultural norm in the Indian subcontinent, as more and more people prefer different blends of masalas to…

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