Dhaka: Major General E. Darrin Cox, Commanding General of the 18th Theater Medical Command, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), visited Bangladesh from January 18-22 to strengthen medical partnerships with the Bangladesh Army Medical Forces.
According to U…
Dhaka: A one-year-old girl died after falling into a bucket of water at her home in the Chan Mosque area of Kamrangirchar, Dhaka. The incident occurred on Thursday around 8:30 pm.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the child, identified as Farz…
Dhaka: Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University has completed all preparations to celebrate Saraswati Puja on Friday. A total of 76 puja mandaps have been set up under the supervision of Jagannath Hall administration, said a press release on Thursday.
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Dhaka: Saraswati Puja, one of the main religious festivals of the Hindu community, will be celebrated in the country on Friday. As Saraswati is considered the Goddess of wisdom and knowledge, Hindu devotees, especially students, celebrate the Puja in …
Patuakhali: Medical equipment were gutted in a fire that broke out at the storeroom of Galachipa Upazila Health Complex in Patuakhali early Thursday. The fire erupted at a storeroom on the second floor of the health complex around 5 am and quickly spr…
Dhaka: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday assured that there would be no possibility of ballot snatching at polling centres in the upcoming national election. ‘The upcoming national election will be free, fair, impa…
Dhaka: The government has commenced the sale of rice at a subsidised rate of Tk 30 per kilogram under the additional Open Market Sale (OMS) programme across 419 upazilas. This initiative aims to stabilise rice prices and provide financial relief to ci…
Dhaka: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has revealed that at least two candidates in the 13th parliamentary election failed to disclose their dual British citizenship in the affidavits they submitted. Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, the executive dire…