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Obaidul Quader off to Singapore for routine checkup

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader left Dhaka for Singapore for regular health checkup on Sunday. Obaidul, general secretary of Awami League, left Dhaka around 8:30 am by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. He will return to the country soon after having medical tests at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, according to Sheikh Walid Foyez, information officer of ...

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President Mohammed Shahabuddin off to UAE, UK for health check

President Mohammed Shahabuddin left Dhaka early Sunday for health check in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK). A regular aircraft (Flight No EK-585) of Emirates Airlines, carrying the President and his entourages, took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 1:15 am. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, British high commissioner to Bangladesh, ...

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Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chy admits about his huge wealth in UK

Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has admitted about his business and wealth at London in the United Kingdom. However, he has claimed that he did not take any money from Bangladesh to accumulate wealth abroad. Javed, who has also been elected as a member of parliament (MP) for the fourth time from Chattogram-13 (Anwara-Karnaphuli) constituency in the 12th parliamentary ...

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Shaheda Obayed launches new political party

Prof Dr Shaheda Obayed, former chairman of Dhaka Education Board, on Saturday launched a new political party ‘Democratic Reforms Party-DRP’ aimed at reforming the country’s existing democratic system. “We want to reform the country’s existing democratic system. We want to promote a healthy political system, coming out of the existing politics of conflicts, blame-game and nepotism,” she said at a ...

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Kacchi Bhai manager, Cha-Chumuk owners among 4 remanded

Arrested four persons including the manager of Kacchi Bhai and owners of Cha-Chumuk Restaurants have been placed on a two-day remand for questioning over the Thursday (February 29) night’s fire at Bailey Road in the capital that left minimum 46 people dead. Those who were placed on remand are Kacchi Bhai’s manager Joynuddin Jishan, Cha-Chumuk Restaurant’s owners Anwarul Huq and ...

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Govt enabling armed forces to face any situation: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government has been making armed forces of the country as modern and time-befitting to make them capable to face any situation as various development projects are being implemented for the purpose. “We want our armed forces to be competent to face any situation arisen in our country,” she said speaking as chief ...

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Police files case over Bailey Road fire

A case has been filed over the death of 46 people in a fire incident at Bailey Road in the capital. Some unknown persons have been made accused in the case. Being the plaintiff, Ramna police lodged the case on Friday night, bringing an allegation of negligence. Confirming the matter, DMP Ramna Zone’s Assistant Commissioner Mohammad Salman Farsi said some were detained ...

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7 new state ministers sworn-in

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday (March 1) appointed seven new state ministers. They were Md Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, Md Abdul Wadud, Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, Begum Rokeya Sultana, Begum Shamsun Nahar, Waseqa Ayesha Khan and Begum Naheed Ezaher Khan. The new state ministers were later sworn-in at Bangabhaban in the capital in the evening. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered oath to the ...

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1,250 more Rohingyas on way to Bhasan Char from Cox’s Bazar

More 1,250 Rohingyas on Friday left different camps at Teknaf and Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar district for Bhasan Char in Noakhali district. Rohingyas who intended to go to Bhasan Char voluntarily were taken to Ukhia Degree College ground by buses from different camps at about 11:30pm on Thursday (February 29). It was confirmed by 14 Armed Police Battalion (APBn) commander ...

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Bailey Road fire : 46 die due to carbon monoxide inhalation: Health Minister

The death toll from Thursday night’s devastating fire that tore through a commercial building in the capital’s Bailey Road reached 46 on Friday morning. And it may rise further, according to the health minister. “None of the admitted 12 patients are out of danger, ” Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said while talking to the media at the Shaikh ...

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