Desk Report: Four members of the Travelettes of Bangladesh, a Facebook-based group of female travellers, concluded their tour of Barisal region on Saturday, visiting historical places and raising awareness among schoolgirls, reports Daily Star. Members of this group have so far visited 26 districts of the country starting from April 6, and the southern region…
UNB: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Panel Mayor Jamal Mostafa said roads near the Tejgaon truck stand will remain free from illegal parking. He came up with the information while talking to reporters following a meeting with truck owners and workers after visiting the roads which were illegally occupied. Jamal said they were working to…
Nilphamari correspondent: Residents of Nilphamari held a joy rally yesterday, thanking Health Minister Mohammad Nasim and Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor after the construction of a medical college had received approval from authorities concerned. At 11:30am, people gathered at central Shaheed Minar to take part in the rally organized by Awami League. After circulating through…
Shamim Al Mamun, Tangail: Police have announced that the supervisor of the bus in which a handicapped girl was raped has been arrested. Authorties were able to capture Ershad, 40, yesterday morning following the statement from bus helper Nazmul. He was later presented before the Tangail Judicial Magistrate Court for a 5-day remand appeal. His…
BDnews24: The deputy commissioner of Pabna has honoured Sumon Hossain, a minor who saved the lives of 10 people with his small dinghy after another boat capsized in Chalan Bil. Sumon, a seventh grade student of Handial High School hails from Paikpara village at Chatmohar Upazila in Pabna. The deputy commissioner presented Sumon with Tk…
Desk Report: Surging water of the Teesta river engulfed a large number of homesteads, rendering 430 families shelterless within the last two weeks in different char lands of Sundarganj upazila, reports Daily Star. Onrush of water from upstream has intensified erosion in Lalchamar, Ujan Bachagari, Badamer char, Charitabari, Belka and char Haripur villages along the…
Desk Report: Home-grown FMCG major Marico Ltd plans to bolster its non-coconut oil portfolio in neighboring Bangladesh. Over the next two-three years, nearly a third of its turnover there will be non-coconut oil-based products, reports Daily Asian Age. The portfolio accounts for 26 per cent of the company’s business in Bangladesh, and includes male-grooming products…
Desk Report: The full moon has brought hilsa in large numbers to river estuaries, enabling the fishermen to net plenty of hilsa and making good profits, reports Daily Sun. “Fishermen have been netting huge numbers of hilsa from different rivers estuaries including the Bay-of-Bengal since the full moon from August 26-27,” said Dr M Anisur…
UNB: A two-day photo exhibition on Rohingya crisis will begin in the city today (Tuesday). The exhibition titled ‘Rohingya Crisis: 1 Year on’ will be presented by the government of Bangladesh, the Inter Sector Coordination Group and the United Nations. It will remain open at Bay’s Edgewater Gallery in Gulshan from 10 am to 8…
Desk Report: Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) is going to make a movie on the ‘Operation Jackpot’ which was carried out by naval commandos during the country’s War of Independence in 1971, reports Daily Asian Age. This is the first time that a film has got such a massive amount of money and ‘Operation Jackpot’ has…