Written by: Eshan Maitra National annual per capita income has reached 1,602 dollars. Also, GDP growth is 7.24% in past 10 months, informs Planning Minister while announcing 1 lacs 64.84 thousand crores taka investment in ADP sectors. These are only part of, crossing 4 lacs crores taka worth budget of 2017-18 Fiscal Year, hints Finance…
UNB: Minister for Liberation War Affairs AKM Mozammel Huq on Thursday said that memorials will be built at Alokdia, Muslimbari and Zalladkhana in Mirpur area where mass killings were taken place in 1971. “These projects will be implemented as part of the national plan to reserve the memory of the liberation war,” said the minister…
AP: President Donald Trump “nodded with approval” at the suggestion of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a court filing Friday night that seeks leniency for a former campaign aide who lied to the FBI. Lawyers for George Papadopoulos are seeking probation, saying the foreign policy adviser misled agents during a January…
Richard Hurowitz, Investor, writer / The New York Times Anyone who has seen “Casablanca” knows the connection between Portugal and World War II refugees. But few know the story of the Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes, who in 1940 saved tens of thousands of lives only to be punished for this heroism by his…
M. Aman Ullah, Cox’s Bazar 523 Hindu Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh to save themselves from being victimized for persecution. Among these 523, 27 Hindu Rohingyas went back to Myanmar for Durga Puja and never returned. The campers believe the 27 have fled to Myanmar through Naikhongchhari’s Ghumdum border.OC Abul Khair of Ukhiya Police Station said…
Sejuti Mourin: A views-exchange meeting was held yesterday discussing matters related to the progress of preparatory works for establishing Sheikh Hasina Public University at Rajur Bazar of Netrakona district town. The meeting on “development coordination affairs” was held at the conference room of Netrakona DC office with deputy commissioner Main-UL-Islam in the chair, reports the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the young voters of the country will play a crucial role in making the upcoming general polls fair and acceptable, reports The Daily Star. He made this statement during a press meet at BNP’s Naya Paltan headquarters yesterday. Rizvi said:…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said police are now gaining their trust and confidence for discharging their responsibilities with utmost honesty, sincerity, devotion and dedication to ensure their security. She came up with the observation while inaugurating the newly established Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RMP) and Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) through videoconferencing from…
A workshop on purification was held on December 18 at the Sahibuddin Ahmed Hall of the Pallabi Electricity Board. The event was inaugurated by a powerpoint presentation on Purification by Public Relations Director Md. Anwar Hossain. Chief guest of the workshop was BAPBIBOARD Chairman Major General Moin Uddin (Retd.). Special guests of the event were…