Outgoing navy chief calls on President

    BSS: Outgoing Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed called on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here on yesterday afternoon. “The navy chief apprised the President of the overall development activities of Bangladesh Naval Force,” President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told BSS after the meeting. He said the navy chief expressed his…

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      ‘Robber’ hurt in Joypurhat gunfight

      UNB: A suspected robber sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with police on Chandpara road in Panchbibi upazila early Monday. The injured is Chhana Miah of Jhilail village and accused in several robbery cases. Bazlar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Panchbibi Police Station, said that on information that a gang of robbers was taking preparation for…

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        Padma bridge’s construction progress 63pc: says Quader

        Monirul Alam of DOT The physical progress in construction work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) stood 63 percent of total project, Road Transport and Bridge Division Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday. While speaking with reporters at his Bridge Division office in the city’s Banani, Quader also said that the underwater dredging for creating road and…

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          Smokeless tobacco use up among drug addicts

          DOT Desk: Smokeless tobacco use marked a sharp rise among the drug addicts in recent times. Because of easy availability of smokeless tobacco, also called Sadapata, drug addicts, mostly Yaba and hemp addicts, have resorted to it to satisfy their addiction, reports The Daily Sun. “Now, it is very hard to get Yaba and hemp…

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            SC defers Accord hearing to Feb 18

            Hossen Sohel of DOT The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on Accord, the European agency for factory inspection and remediation, to February 18, reports The Daily Star. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after a hearing today. The apex court also fixed the…

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              DPE implemented Taka 540cr dev projects in Rajshahi

              BSS: Department of Primary Education (DPE) has implemented various infrastructure development projects involving around Taka 540.20 crore in eight districts under Rajshahi division in last ten years. Abul Kalam Azad, Divisional Deputy Director of DPE, said Local overnment Engineering Department (LGED) supervised and monitored the field-level implementation works in Rajshahi, Naogaon, hapainawabgonj, Natore, Pabna, Sirajgonj,…

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                Jute goods makers target green consumers

                DOT Desk: Jute goods manufacturers are taking part in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to catch the attention of foreign buyers on the back of quality products and growing use of the eco-friendly items, reports The Daily Star. Mohammad Wasiur Rahman, proprietor of Craft N Kraft, said he has brought more than 100 items…

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