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          Tanvir Hasan, Saudi Arab Correspondent: Saudi Arabia’s move to increase Haj quotas this year has been welcomed, after the number of pilgrims hit a 10-year low in 2016. King Salman on Thursday approved a proposal to increase the number of pilgrims from inside and outside the Kingdom during this year’s […]

          A reception was hosted by Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on 25 September 2016 on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) of which IUT is a subsidiary organ. The reception was attended – among others, by the heads and representatives of diplomatic mission […]

    International Desk: France Association of ChildEduc Bangladesh (FACEBD), founded by KHIANG Nayan, in September 2015. FACEBD aims to help disadvantaged children and young people to access to health care, to education. This association is composed of Harirampur (Manikganj Bangladesh) people and French students. President: Mr. Mullah Mohammad Rasel Founder and Vice-President: Mr. KHIANG Nayan […]

          The import of 100 MW power from Palatana plant of India’s South Tripura and the export of 10 Gbps internet bandwidth to the neighbouring country are scheduled to begin on March 23.   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will jointly inaugurate the initiative through videoconferencing. […]

Bappi Lahiri, a famous Indian singer and music composer, on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganobhaban residence here this evening.   During the meeting, the Premier put emphasis on projecting the country’s real history as well as motivating the people on different issues through music, not only […]

              Rapid Action Battalion members have arrested 14 members of an international cheating gang, including 12 foreigners, from different areas of the city. Lieutenant commander Shoib, second-in-command of Rab-1, said a team of the battalion arrested two Bangladeshi nationals – Mamun Mukarram, 38, from Mascot Plaza area of Uttara […]

                India warmed up for the Asia Cup final against Bangladesh with a crushing nine-wicket win over minnows UAE in their last league match in Dhaka on Thursday. A disciplined Indian attack restricted UAE to a meagre 81-9 before they reached 82-1 in just 10.1 overs to complete […]

          Police recovered a body of a college student from Dhanmondi Lake in the capital earlt Tuesday.   The deceased was identified as Sudipto Dutto, 18 and an HSC student of Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College in capital, hailing from Baikuntha village under Lohagara upazila of  Narail District.   Police recovered […]

            The formal test programme begins this week on the technologies required to detect gravitational waves in space. Europe’s Lisa Pathfinder probe will engage in a series of experiments roughly 1.5 million km from Earth. The project has heightened interest, of course, because of the first sampling of the ‘cosmic […]

            The universities in the country seem to have turned into factories for producing jobless manpower as the barren subjects taught there increase unemployment. According to sources, with the hope for obtaining certificates from big universities students get admitted into many such subjects which are known as barren in the […]

            Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday categorically said that BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia would surely join the next general election to be held under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2019.   “But the fact remains that there would be none to vote for her as […]

 Stocks closed lower Sunday extending the losing spell for the third day in a row with thin participation of investors, as most of the investors followed cautious stance. The market opened with a mixed trend. As the session progressed, the investors intensified their selling spree. By the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index […]

Two new butterfly species – spotless oakblue and shinning plushblue – have been discovered in Moulvibazar recently, reports UNB. Jiban Bikash Karjocrom, a voluntary organisation, during the preparation of a list of butterflies found the two new species in the country’s northeastern district, said a press release on Saturday. According to International Union for Conservation […]

President Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for London today for eye treatment and health checkup.   A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:00am. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, the dean of diplomatic corps, […]

Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina today has  inaugurated 10 economic zones around the country through a video conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka. During the inauguration ceremony, the PM said that the government plans on building 100 more such economic zones around the country. Under the agreement, PowerPac, a unit of Sikder Group, will develop […]

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Saraswati Puja. In separate messages on the eve of the religious festival, they wished all success of the event, reports BSS. In his message, President Abdul Hamid said Saraswati Puja is a very […]

grambangla Online Desk dhaka:Police recovered huge bullets, 11 bullet chargers and 4 magazines from Udoypur village of Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Shah M Awlad Hossain said some labourers found the bullets and magazines in two boxes while they were digging soil for cutting a tree at a garden in […]

ঢাকা: টাঙ্গাইল-৪ আসনের উপ-নির্বাচনে কাদের সিদ্দিকীর মনোনয়ন পত্র বৈধ বলে গ্রহণের নির্দেশ দিয়েছেন হাইকোর্ট। বুধবার (২১ অক্টোবর) বিচারপতি মিফতাহ উদ্দিন চৌধুরী ও বিচারপতি কাজী মো. ইজারুল হক আকন্দের হাইকোর্টের অবকাশকালীন বেঞ্চ এ নির্দেশ দেন। টাঙ্গাইল-৪ আসনের উপ-নির্বাচনে প্রার্থিতা ফিরে পেতে নির্বাচন কমিশনে ব্যর্থ হওয়ার পর হাইকোর্টের দ্বারস্থ হন বঙ্গবীর কাদের সিদ্দিকী বীর উত্তম। আদালতে কাদের […]

grambangla Online Desk dhaka:Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 217 kilograms of hemp worth Tk 25 lakh from Keshail village in Badalgachi upazila on Tuesday. The arrestee was identified as Hafizur Rahman,40, son of Abdul Majid, a resident of the village. Additional superintendent of police Al Mamun […]

gram bangla Online Desk: dhaka:US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal has said peacekeeping is a great example of how the countries of South Asia including Bangladesh are becoming net security providers. “Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal are four of the top six contributors to UN peacekeeping operations – […]

GramBangla Online Desk DHAKA: The Hindu devotees are set to observe Mohashtami and Kumari Puja today as a part of Durga Puja, the biggest annual religious festival of the community, beginning on Monday across the country.  Mohashtami, the third day of the five-day Durga Puja festival of Bangalee Hindu community, is being celebrated on Wednesday. Kumari […]