February 6, 2023 – Bangladesh News Gazette

Gang-rape in Ctg: UP member arrested

·February 6, 2023

Chattagram, Police have arrested a union parishad member who allegedly raped a woman along with others in Sitakundu upazila of Chattogram.A team of police of Sitakundu Model Police Station arrested UP member Jahed Sultan Robin from a relative's house i...

Judicial

Each country should have ‘Data Protection Act’: Law minister

·February 6, 2023

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Monday that every country should have the ‘Data Protection Act’.The minister came up with the reply a day after US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas said that many US organisations would h...

Judicial

Court rejects plea to try BNP student leader Jonny’s 2015 death in police firing

·February 6, 2023

A Dhaka court on Monday rejected a petition seeking permission to file a case against 15 policemen over what it alleged was the "custodial death" of BNP student front Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's leader Nuruzzaman Jonny in Dhaka's Khilgaon area eight yea...

Industry

Fish trader burned dead amid asleep in Pirojpur

·February 6, 2023

Pirojpur, A fish trader was burnt to death in sleep as a fire broke out at his house in Sadar Upazila of Pirojpur district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Sohel Hawladar, 28, son of Nazrul Islam Hawladar, a resident of Bhaijora area of Phir...

Industry

No sale of antibiotics without prescription: Cabinet clears draft law

·February 6, 2023

The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2023 banning the sale of antibiotic drugs without prescription from a registered doctor.The approval came from the weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister S...

Industry

BGMEA, SOWTEX to hold “Textile Sourcing Meets’23” &amp; Road Show in India from February 9-12

·February 6, 2023

The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has set a goal to take RMG export to $100 billion by 2030.To achieve this goal, the RMG sector of Bangladesh needs reliable and quality raw materials supply from building up our ow...

Industry

One held with 18 gold bars in Satkhira

·February 6, 2023

Police in a drive arrested a man and seized 18 gold bars, weighing 2,100 kg from Bakal Bridge in Sadar upazila of Satkhira district on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Md Mithu, 27, son of Shawkat Ali of the upazila.Tipped off, a team of police co...

Industry

Adani Power team likely to visit Bangladesh to discuss coal price, power tariff

·February 6, 2023

A high level team of the Indian Adani Group is likely to come to Bangladesh within this month to discuss the coal price and power tariff issue, said a highly placed source at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).“We’ve been communicated by the...

Industry

Global food prices dropped further in January: UN

·February 6, 2023

Global food prices dropped for the tenth consecutive month in January, the UN food agency said recently.Price indices for vegetable oils, dairy and sugar drove the January decline, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said ...

Industry

Belgian Queen Mathilde lauds progress of Bangladesh RMG industry

·February 6, 2023

Mathilde, Queen of Belgium, visited a garment factory in Naraynganj on Monday to witness the progress of Bangladesh’s RMG industry in social, environmental and economic fronts and its contribution to women empowerment and their welfare.BGMEA President ...

Fun & Games

SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship: Bangladesh need a draw against Bhutan to make final

·February 6, 2023

Hosts Bangladesh need just a draw against Bhutan in their last league match on Tuesday to make the final of the four-nation SAFF U-20 Women's Championship 2023.The match will kick off at 7pm at the Birshrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in th...

Government Policy

No triple cropping land can be destroyed: PM directs officials

·February 6, 2023

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned not to destroy any land where three crops are planted and harvested a year.She issued this directive while chairing the Cabinet meeting held at her office here.“The premier has g...

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