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Two testify in graft case against Tarique-Zubaida

Two officials of ‘Sundarban Air Travels andTours’ today testified in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairmanTarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman.Senior Sales officer Golam Kibria and Accountant Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of thetravel agency su…

Community schools in Jhapa remain closed to avoid excessive heat

Two local levels in Jhapa district have closed community schools within due to rising temperature. The temperature has soared in Jhapa district to as high as 40 degree on Wednesday.Mechinagar Municipality has directed all community, religious and inst…

Fourteen mountaineers scale Mt Kanchenjunga today

Fourteen mountaineers including four foreigners have today successfully reached atop the Mount Kanchenjunga.The climbers who scaled the third highest peak of the world included Yukta, Phursana, Tej, Mingmar, Dawa Yangjom, Dima, Pasang Dorji and Dima D…

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…

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…

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…