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DU fund mobilization to begin Sept 16

The fund mobilization for the newly formed ‘the Dhaka University (DU) Fund’ to be used for the development of the university’s academic and research works will begin from September 16.DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman will inaugurate th…

Litterateur Parajuli no more

Litterateur and journalist Rajendra Parajuli has passed away today. He was 59.Suffering from pneumonia, Parajuli was admitted at B&B Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, on Monday night after complications in chest. He was undergoing treatment at ICU and d…

Triveni Labour Cooperative to export turmeric to Germany

Triveni Labour Cooperative located at Triveni rural municipality in Rukum West has made preparation to export turmeric produced in the district to Germany. The Cooperative, which has established a processing centre, has made a plan to export turmeric …

Ex-banker gets 24-yr imprisonment in graft case

A Dhaka court today sentenced Zahid Sarwar, former Assistant Vice President of Mutual Trust Bank (MTB), to 24 years and his wife Farhana Habib to seven years of imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charges of e…

Worker killed in Bhola road accident

A construction worker was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on the Bhola-Charfashion regional highway in Banglabazar area under Daulatkhan upazila of the district today.

The deceased was identified as Al Amin, 35, son of Md. Ruh…

Ongoing mild heat wave may subside: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave over ten districts of the country may become less intense at some places in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today.

“Mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts o…

Female student killed in Dinajpur road accident

A female student was killed and another injured when they were hit by a tractor in Paushgara area under Hakimpur upazila of the district today.

The deceased was identified as Naima Sultana, 8, daughter of Mojam Mia, resident of Belkhuria village und…