Author: Asian Bangla

Dhaka: The government has nominated two more distinguished personalities for the ‘Swadhinata Padak- 2018’ (Independence Award) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the respective fields. The recipients are-Cultural Affairs Minister Assaduzzaman Noor (culture) and Channel I director Shykh Seraj (agricultural journalism). Earlier on March 6, the government nominated 16 distinguished personalities – late Kazi Zakir Hasan, martyred intellectual SMA Rashidul Hasan, late Shankar Gobinda Chowdhury, Bir Uttam Air Vice-marshal Sultan Mahmud, late M Abdur Rahim, late Bhupati Bhushan Chowdhury alias Manik Chowdhury, Shaheed Lt M Anwarul Azim, late Humayun Rashid Chowdhury, Shaheed Amanullah Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Shaheed Matiur Rahman Mallik,…

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Bangladesh is going to construct ‘border roads’ in hilly areas along the India-Myanmar border aiming to ensure better security through improved road communications. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project titled ‘Construction of Border Roads’ involving Tk 1,699.85 crore, reports the UNB. ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting held at the NEC conference room, reports the UNB. While briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said the Road and Highways Department and the Special Works Organisation of Bangladesh Army have been given the responsibility to implement…

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Sylhet: Freedom Fighter Bir Protik Kakon Bibi was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital due to serious health complications on Monday night. Dr Mosaddek Hossain, a doctor of the hospital, said she was suffering from asthma and heart diseases for long and recently she got an attack of pneumonia. The freedom fighter was admitted under the observation of medicine expert Dr Nazmul Islam, said Dr Mosaddek adding, ‘Later, she was shifted to the intensive care unit under the observation of Dr Sabyasachi Roy.’ A medical board will be formed on Wednesday for her…

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Barely one week into the US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal, a domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an ‘emergency landing’ at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday following a technical glitch. ‘A Saidpur-bound flight of the national flag carrier with 67 passengers took off from the airport at 12:10pm. It came back and landed at the airportaround 12:50pm for the sake of passengers’ security after it received technical signal20 minutes into the takeoff,’ said Biman General Manger (public relations) Shakil Meraj, reports the UNB. ‘It’s not a major emergency problem. There might be technical glitch in a flight.…

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Gazipur: President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday asked the prison authorities to take stern actions so that any prisoner can either take drug or run drug business inside jail. ‘A large number of detainees in prison are imprisoned for drug related cases. Prison authorities have to take stern actions so that addict or drug peddlers cannot take either drug or run drug business in prison. Strong surveillance is needed so that none from prison administration can involve with these unethical activities. We have to keep in mind that the all responsibilities of a detainee go to prison authorities as soon as…

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Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina goes to Chittagong on Wednesday on a day-long visit to award National Standard to BN Dockyard and inaugurate Bangabandhu Complex at BN Isha Kha. The Prime Minister will also address a public meeting at Patiya Model High School from where the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of 41 development projects, reports the UNB. The development projects which will be inaugurated by the prime minister are: Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Flyover, Chittagong Muktijodhha Sangsad Complex Building, Bridge on Kalurghat-Mansartek Highway, Academic Building of Bangladesh Mahila Samity School and College, Academic Buildings of Hazera Taju…

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Major General Md Shafeenul Islam has been made new Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday, reports the UNB. Major General Md Shafeenul Islam, who was serving as the Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board, replaced Major General Abul Hossain as the chief of the paramilitary force. Abul Hossain was withdrawn and attached to the Armed Forces Division on March 7. Meanwhile, Major General Jahangir Al Mustahidur Rahman has been made new Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Board, according to the notification. Major General Md Shafeenul Islam had been…

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Australian lawyers file private case against Myanmar leader over treatment of Rohingya while she attends summit in Sydney  Lawyers in Melbourne have filed a private prosecution application against Myanmar’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is in Australia, on charges of crimes against humanity. The private prosecution application faces significant barriers to proceeding – a universal jurisdiction prosecution in Australia requires the consent of the attorney general.Aung San Suu Kyi, who is state counsellor and de facto leader of the Myanmar government, is accused in the application of crimes against humanity for the deportation or forcible transfer of a population…

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RAB director general Benazir Ahmed’s interview in Prothom Alo on 18 March was a revelation. It revealed certain mistakes. The mistakes were not of the respected Benazir Ahmed. There’s an unwritten rule to use special adjectives before the names of eminent persons, VIPs. If you violate this rule, you’ve had it. So the more the adjectives, the better it is for the persons meting out the veneration. It’s been over two ages that I’ve lived in London. I remember an MP had a letter published in the newspaper, addressing the prime minister over some mundane matter. John Major was the…

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An inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of police was killed in a reported gunfight with criminals at Middle Pirerbagh in the capital’s Mirpur area on early Tuesday, reports news agency UNB. The deceased is Md Jalaluddin, inspector of Detective Branch of police. A source of DB police said tipped-off that a gang of criminals is gathering firearms, a team of DB’s Pallabi Zone conducted a drive in a three-storey building in the area around 10:30pm on Monday. At one stage of drive, criminals opened fire targeting the detectives, prompted them to retaliate, triggering a gunfight, leaving Md Jalaluddin injured with…

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