Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
AFP :Thousands of people were lining up in Beijing to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to inoculate millions before the Chinese New Year...
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BUP gets new VC
Staff reporter :Major General Md Moshfequr Rahman joined as vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals.Prior to joining, he served as the Area Commander of...
2 sent to jail for kidnapping RMG worker in Gazipur
Our Correspondent :Two men were sent to jail on Monday for kidnapping a garment worker in Gazipur, said a Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) press release.Members...
Govt, farmers fail to break impasse on farm laws
Reuters, New Delhi :The government on Monday refused to roll back farm reform laws, prompting farmers to threaten to step up their weeks-long protests, but...
HC refuses to grant bail to Faridpur’s ex-AL leader
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Faridpur town unit Awami League general secretary Sajjad Hossain alias Barkat and...
Race to save Sarail hound from extinction
AFP :In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the Sarail hound, a...
Charge hearing on mountaineer Ratna’s death Feb 1
Court Correspondent :The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed February 1 for charge hearing against SM Darus Salam, the driver of the...
Secondary school admission lottery on Jan 12
BSS :The digital lottery for admission of the students from class one to nine in government secondary schools will be held on Jan 12 at...
Put Bangabandhu’s ideology in heart, be imbued with patriotism: PM to BCL
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists to build themselves up putting ideology of Bangabandhu in...
Govt mulls Tk 2,276cr project to improve overall disaster management
BSS, Dhaka :The government has initiated a big move to bolster the ongoing disaster management operations as a Taka 2,275.99 crore project has been framed...
Govt formulating light engineering dev policy
BSS :The government is working to formulate a light engineering development policy with the aim of strengthening the contribution of the domestic light engineering industry...
Suspected Islamist kill ‘around 79 people’ in Niger attacks
Reuters :Suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Niger, killing around 79 people, according to Reuters news agency.Around 49 were killed and 17 injured...