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Ex-NBR member Motiur placed on remand
City Desk : A Dhaka court on Sunday granted a day’s remand for former National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Motiur Rahman and his wife,...
China to provide 20 locomotives to Bangladesh railway
City Desk : China is set to provide Bangladesh Railway (BR) with 20 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives worth $129.54 million (approximately Tk 1,591 crore) as a...
Padma bridge launches e-toll collection process
City Desk : A modern, non-stop electronic toll collection (ETC) system has launched on Padma Bridge on a trial basis. An ETC allows a customer...
Independent taskforce focuses to strengthen BBS
City Desk : The Independent Taskforce on Strengthening the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has called for a sweeping reform package to turn BBS into...
Shopping gains momentum ahead of Durga Puja
City Desk : Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country’s Hindu community, will begin on September 28. Currently, preparations for the festival...
‘Farida’s legacy goes beyond art’
City Desk : Poet and writer Farhad Mazhar has said that it would be an understatement to refer to Farida Parveen merely as an artist....
BGB to prevent weapons smuggling
City Desk : The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sought information from the masses regarding illegal infiltration of firearms into the country to disrupt law...
Adviser mourns death of secy’s mother
City Desk : Environment, Forest and Climate Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Rahatun Nesa, mother...
Rain, thundershowers likely
City Desk : The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at...
Italian diplomat meets DU VC
NN ONLINE: Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Italy Federico Zamparelli paid a courtesy call on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr...