UNB Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.20 lakh pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 3.5 crore from Hoangbrang bordering area in Teknaf upazila on Friday night. Topped off, a team of BGB led by Hila BoP Company Commander Nazrul Islam conducted a drive in the sluice gate area along…
DOT Desk Over 239 Rotavirus (diarrhea) affected children have been admitted to Akhaura Upazila Health Complex in the last week. In a visit to the upazila health complex The Asian Age correspondent found that, 25 children with diarrhea were admitted on Saturday only. Akhaura Upazila Health Complex’s Medical Officer Afrid Jahan Tuli said to The…
Kabir Humayun: Bang-ladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) yesterday cancelled the registration of two buses of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ following deaths of two college students in a road crash on Airport Road on Sunday. Mahbubey-e-Rabbani, director of BRTA, yesterday said the registration of the two buses of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ was cancelled due to road crash that left…
The Economic Times: From Raj Kapoor’s Sangam to Aditya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Switzerland has been a favourite shooting location for Indian filmmakers and Indian tourists have been flocking to the country in thousands ever since. In a tribute to late actor Sridevi, the Swiss tourism industry is planning to install a statue of…
Desk Report: The country’s gross investment is projected to exceed its gross national savings in this fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, apparently due to rise in the public sector investment, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reports Financial Express. The gross investment is projected to stand at 32.3 per cent of the gross domestic product…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT All garment factories in the country will be kept shut for an indefinite period if the protesting workers do not return to their workplaces by today, threatened Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday. Under Article 13/1 of the Labour Act, the BGMEA will take such action, said its President…
Desk Report: Bangladesh Tariff Commission has prepared two priority lists containing 200 potential exportable products for seeking duty-free and quota-free access to Gulf Cooperation Council market, reports New Age. The lists have been prepared based on export capacity of Bangladesh, import demand of GCC countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kingdom of Saudi…
Starchild Amber Heard’s lawyer, Attorney Peter Sample, claimed that the accusations made against Amber Heard are false and that Johnny Depp is trying to defame the actress. He said that the remarks were sham and unequivocally false, reported The Wrap Monday. This claim is nothing but a way of muckraking profit. The lawyer also told…
DOT Desk Renowned singer Fahmida Nabi has composed a patriotic song for her younger sister Samina Chowdhury, reports The New Age. Though the singer has earlier penned and composed around 35 songs, this is the first time she has composed for Samina. Samina has recently lent her voice to record the song that runs like…
The Guardian, UK: More than 50,000 people evacuated their homes in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a dam breach flooded towns and villages and caused the closure of a major highway, two officials said. Fire authorities sent a team to the Swar irrigation dam after the breach at 5.30 am (11pm GMT) unleashed water into…