Construction set to be costlier as rod prices soar
Steel prices jumped 17 per cent in the last one month as millers hiked the rates in the wake of spiralling scrap prices in the international market, which will make the implementation of public construction projects and home building costlier. The retail price of...
BGB-BSF DG-level border conference begins
A 4-day Director General (DG)- level Border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has begun in Guwahati, the capital city of Indian State Assam. BGB Director General Major General Md Shafeenul Islam is leading the...
No need for major alarm over new coronavirus strain: WHO
The World Health Organisation cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution. WHO officials even put a positive light on the discovery of...
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PM expresses gratitude to countrymen for AL’s landslide victory
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today expressed heartfelt gratitude to the countrymen for her party’s absolute victory in the December 30 national elections, pledging that she will continue to serve them for their well being. “Serving the...
Killers, corrupt elements unite against govt: PM
DHAKA: Mentioning that killers, money-launderers and usurers forged unity against the Awami League government, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country will be destroyed if they could come to power. The premier was addressing a civic reception hosted in her...
Police implicates dead man of BNP for ‘cocktail blast’
The police has recently sued Abdul Azizullah, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Old Dhaka, who died in May 2016, for an incident that allegedly took place only this month. According to the case statement, Azizullah, along with other party men,...
Housewife ‘burnt to death’
A housewife, who suffered burn injuries allegedly inflicted by her in-laws at Nardahi Charpara village in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased is Shapla...
US condemns attacks on protesters
The United States (US) on Sunday condemned attack on student protestors demanding safe roads. US Embassy said “nothing can justify the brutal attacks and violence” over the weekend against the thousands of young people who have been peacefully exercising...
No dialogue with BNP as they celebrate fake birthday: Quader
DHAKA – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the question of holding dialogue with BNP does not arise at all unless the party does not offer apology for observing fake birthday on August 15, the day of martyrdom of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
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