Driver, conductor remanded
UNB, Dhaka :A court here on Saturday placed the driver and the conductor of a ‘Victor Classic Paribahan’ bus on a 2-day remand each over...
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29m babies born into conflict in 2018: Unicef
UNB, Dhaka :More than 29 million children were born into conflict-affected areas last year, Unicef said on Friday.Throughout 2018, more than 1 in 5 babies...
BD made strides in cutting child mortality: WHO
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh is among countries that showed “substantial progress” in reducing child or maternal mortality, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).More women and...
Hasina leaves for NY to join UNGA
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here on Friday for New York to attend the 74th UN General Assembly where she may place new...
Court allows govt to confiscate Morshed Khan’s accounts
Staff Reporter :A Dhaka court on Thursday allowed the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to confiscate the bank accounts and shares of former BNP...
Ex-Jt Secy commits suicide in city
Staff Reporter :Police recovered the body of a former Joint Secretary who reportedly committed suicide on Thursday night.Deceased Moshiur Rahman, 73, was a freedom fighter.The...
Letter detailing civilian presence failed to prevent deadly Afghan drone strike
Reuters :Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir...
BD youth beaten to death by BSF
UNB, Thakurgaon :A Bangladeshi youth was beaten to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Khathaldangi border in Haripur upazila of...
24 Rohingyas held in Ctg
UNb, Chattogram :Police detained 24 Rohingyas from Gobindarkhil area of Patiya Upazila on early Friday.Borhan Uddin, officer-in-charge of Patiya Police Station, said acting on a...
School children hit streets in vast global climate strike
AFP :Vast crowds of children skipped school Friday to join a global strike against climate change, heeding the rallying cry of teen activist Greta Thunberg...
AL itself exposing its graft, plundering: Fakhrul
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that Awami League leaders themselves are now exposing that they are indulging in...
