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World No Tobacco Day observed in Habiganj

World No Tobacco Day-2023 was observed in the district in a befitting manner highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco consumption and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.This year’s theme of the day i…

World No Tobacco Day today

World No Tobacco Day is being observed with the theme of “Grow Food, Not Tobacco”.In Nepal, various events aiming to raising awareness and promoting action against tobacco use have been scheduled for today in course of commemorating the Day.Minister f…

One testifies in graft case against Tarique-Zubaida

Md Shah Alam, office assistant of publication branch of the Dhaka District Commissioner’s office, today testified in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman.He submitted the depositions at the court of…

New York street named after Tenzing Norgay

The 75 Street, Broad Way and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA, has been named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to set foot at the world’s highest mountain Sagarmatha or Everest.The City Council of District 25 of Queens, New Yo…

Rokaya first from Bajhang to reach atop Sagarmatha

Sangita Rokaya of Dhuli in Saipal Rural Municipality-4 is the first Bajhangi girl to reach the peak of the highest mountain of the world Sagarmatha or Everest. The 26-year-old successfully climbed the mountain on May 17 with the help of Pioneer Advent…

Core barrel installed at RNPP unit-1

The unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is getting ready for fuel loading as the core barrel was installed.According to a message received here today, the core barrel is one of the main elements of the reactor internals. There were a baff…

DMP issues traffic guidelines for JS budget session

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a traffic guideline for vehicular movement centering on the budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad tomorrow.The DMP has imposed some restrictions to maintain law and order in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban and i…

3 awarded death penalty for killing minor girl in N’ganj

A court here today sentenced three peopleto death for abducting and killing a minor girl in Rupganj upazila of thedistrict in 2018.Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge NazmulHaq Shaymol handed down the verdict.The death …