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GO BD Go Ltd wins World Travels Award
Go BD Go Limited becomes the leading travel management company in Bangladesh for the second time during the 26th year celebration of World Travels Award (WTA) held at Vinpearl Convention Center in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc on October 12.
13 October 2019
Bangladesh 2nd fastest growing economy in South Asia: WB
Bangladesh’s economy is forecasting to grow faster than all countries in South Asia except Bhutan in the current fiscal year, World Bank says.
13 October 2019
'Coaching centers to remain shut from Oct 25 to Nov 15'
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni says all the coaching centers would remain closed from October 25 till November 15 due to the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
13 October 2019
‘Abrar murder charge sheet by Nov first week’
Investigators will be able to submit the charge sheet in Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case before the concerned court by the first week of November this year, police say.
13 October 2019
2 die inhaling toxic gas in Savar
A bricklayer and a tannery staff die after inhaling toxic gas while working in a septic tank at a tannery in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
13 October 2019
2 ‘JMB militants’ held in Narayanganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claim to have arrested two members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Fatullah of Narayanganj.
13 October 2019
AL doesn’t support banning student politics: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader clears his party’s stance over student politics saying that the politicians start their career from student politics and thus his party does not support banning it.
13 October 2019
SC stays HC order on Russel’s compensation by Green Line
The Supreme Court (SC) stays a High Court (HC) order that asked Green Line Paribahan to pay Tk 40 lakh in a Tk 5 lakh instalment to Russel Sarker, who lost his leg after a bus of the company ran him over last year.
13 October 2019
Buet admission test tomorrow
The first-year admission test for the academic session 2019-20 of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) will be held tomorrow.
13 October 2019
Another accused confesses taking part in Abrar muder
Another accused of Buet student Abrar Fahad murder case confesses his involvement in the gruesome killing.
13 October 2019
Midday Brief, Sunday, October 13, 2019
Hello dear readers! How are you doing today?
Here are the news headlines so far on October 13, 2019
13 October 2019
8 ‘militants’ indicted in Dipan murder case
A Dhaka court has indicted eight members of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam including sacked major Zia ul Haque in a case filed over the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan in 2015.
13 October 2019
'Abrar killing not linked to any freedom of expression issue'
Buet student Abrar Fahad killing was not linked to the issues of any freedom of expression, the director general of the foreign ministry’s UN wing says during a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator Mia Seppo.
13 October 2019
BNP leader Hafiz gets bail
BNP Vice-chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed is granted bail today in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
13 October 2019
23.72% pass DU Kha unit admission test
The admission test result of “Kha” unit under arts faculty of Dhaka University for 2019-20 sessions has been published with a pass rate of 23.72 per cent.
13 October 2019
Mother demands Samrat’s release, better treatment
The 80-year-old mother of former Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat today demanded immediate release of her son terming him “innocent”.
13 October 2019
Protest over delay in seat allotment at CU hall; provost, house tutor confined
Female students of Chittagong University padlocks the gate of Jananetri Sheikh Hasina Hall keeping the provost and house tutors inside demanding immediate publication of seat allotment list.
13 October 2019
Want to get Bangladesh ready to face any calamity: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she wants to prepare Bangladesh in such a way so that it can face any sort of disaster whether it is a manmade or natural one.
13 October 2019
Writ seeks ban of student politics at all educational institutions
A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking an order on the government to ban students and teachers’ politics and ragging at all educational institutions including private universities across the countries.
13 October 2019
Toxic Paracetamol: SC upholds HC order barring 2 drug admin officials from continuing jobs
The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that issued an injunction restraining two officials of the drug administration from continuing jobs for their negligence in dealing with a case filed for manufacturing toxic paracetamol that killed 28 children in 2009.
13 October 2019