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Holy Artisan victims remembered with respect

Foreign Ministry officials along with diplomats from Italy, Japan, India and the US paid deep respect to the memory of the victims of the Holey Artisan terrorist attack.Italy embassy in Dhaka held a memorial ceremony attended by Japanese Ambassador to…

Reception accorded to freedom fighters in Gopalganj

A reception was accorded to the brave freedom fighters and family members of martyred and deceased freedom fighters of Gohala union under Muksudpur upazila of the district today.The reception was organized under the initiative of the socio-cultural in…

Two women killed in city road accident

Two women were killed when a bus ran over them in front of Xinxian Restaurant near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city today.The victims were identified as Minara Begum, 54, wife of Abdul Hakim and Moni Begum, wife of Badsha Miah…

Govt tries to break syndicates involved in price hike: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the government is making all sorts of efforts to break the syndicates involved in raising the prices of essential commodities in the country.”We are trying so that no syndicate can work. Syndicates of traders a…

Mother-daughter duo found dead in Rautahat

A mother and her daughter have been found dead at Pataura of Maulapur Rural Municipality-4 in Rautahat district today.Kabita Devi, 24, was found dead under the stairs outside while her 2-year-old dead daughter Aruhi was found hanging in a ceiling fan,…

Tanners collect over 4.5 lakh pieces of rawhide

Over 4.5 lakh pieces of rawhide were collected in the first two days of Eid-ul-Azha, said Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA) Chairman Shaheen Ahamed.”Tanners have so far collected over 4.5 lakh pieces of rawhide across the country . . . as per our p…

Roads named after martyrs

Mechinagar municipality has named roads after two martyrs of Jhapa.The road connecting from Kakdavitta to Bahundangi to jirmele in Rong Rural Municipality of Ilam has been named as Martyr Bishwanath Ghimire Road, said Mayor Gopal Budhathoki. This 19 k…

President arrives in Madinah after performing Hajj

President Mohammed Shahabuddin hasarrived in Madinah to visit (Ziarat) the Mazar of the Holy Prophet HazratMuhammad (PBUH) after performing the holy Hajj in Makkah.The Head of State reached Madinah at about 9:30 pm (local time) on Fridaynight.Earlier,…