UNB Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested three people along with 40,000 US$, 802 bottles of Phensidyl and 138 bottles of foreign liquor from Boro Achara area along Benapole border on Friday. The arrestees were identified as Nahid Hossain, 19, Abdul Jabbar, 40 and Zahid Hossain, 18. They hailed from different parts of Jashore…
Asian Age Bangladesh is now the 56th military power among 136 countries in the world. A world famous organization, which collects information on military sector and conducts research, has revealed this information. In the list prepared by the organization, Bangladesh was ranked 57 last year. In the current year, the country has advanced a step…
Banglanews24 Bangladesh Bank has published the list of holidays for scheduled banks in 2019 with a total of 24 days off. The Off-site Supervision Department of the central bank issued a notification in this regard on Thursday (Nov 29) and sent copies to Chief Executive officers (CEOs) of the scheduled banks. According to notification, bankers…
Banglanews24 Two workers died after drinking excessive spirit, an alcohol-mix liquor, in Bagatipara upazila of Natore on Thursday evening (November 29). The deceased were identified as Ziaur Rahman, 50, son of late Sazdar Rahman of Sonapatil village of the upazila and Khokon Khalifa, 35, son of Abdul Aziz Khalifa of Khodabozthati village of Bakerganj upazila….
DOT Desk A Krishak League leader was hacked to death in Sadar upazila of Netrakona on Thursday evening over previous enmity. Deceased AKM Masud Farooque,52, was a member of district Khrishak League and ward 4 unit general secretary. he was a former leader of district Jubo League, reports Bangladesh Observer. Local sources said Farooque, a…
BSS Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will replace 358 peace keepers in United Nations Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), says an ISPR press release. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat briefed the new contingent members at Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar at capital’s Tejgaon yesterday. Addressing on the occasion, Chief of Air Staff…
DOT Desk International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has taken an initiative to ensure international standardisation of manpower recruitment agencies to facilitate an ethical recruitment system for Bangladeshi workers, reports The Financal Express. To this effect, the United Nations (UN) migration agency organised a workshop on ‘Ethical Recruitment Practice and International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS)’ at…
DOT Desk LG Life’s Good Disabled Students’ Trust Fund Scholarship awarded three differently able students of Dhaka University (DU) for their outstanding effort and results in the academic examinations, reports ObserverBD. DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Akhtaruzzaman and LG Electronics Bangladesh Managing Director D K Son handed over the scholarship cheque to three students at…
DOT Desk The country’s tea production this time would be higher than the last year’s, officials said, reports The Financial Express. Since the national production is already 3.5 million kgs more till the end of October than the corresponding period last year, the industry officials expect that it would be about 82 million kgs by…
DOT Desk Credit & Debit card-holders and employees of NCC Bank Limited (NCC Bank) will get up-to 50 per cent discount on room and conference hall tariff at Momo Inn Hotel & Resort (MIHR), Borga round the year, reports The Daily Observer BD. In this connection, a corporate agreement was signed between NCC Bank and…