Bangladesh police have arrested Iqbal Hossain, the main suspect responsible for keeping the Quran at a Durga Puja venue in Comilla, from Cox's Bazar on Thursday night, reported local media.
Unemployed youths in Bangladesh: 3.30 lakh to be trained for jobs
UNB
28th January, 2021 05:00:22
The government is going to take a project for providing skill training to 3.30 lakh youths at Upazila-level across the country, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel told Parliament on Thursday. The project – ‘Strengthening Employment and Self-Employment Training Programme, Phase-II is awaiting approval, he said replying to a question from Awami League MP Kh. Momota Hena Lovely (Women Seat-31).
The project has been designed aiming to create opportunities for job creation and self-employment by providing training to 3,29,130 youths at the Upazila level throughout the country, Russel said.
Obaidur Masum, Senior Correspondent,
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Published: 23 Jan 2021 11:07 PM BdST
Updated: 23 Jan 2021 11:10 PM BdST Two million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses sent by India as a gift are being unloaded to be preserved in the EPI storage in Tejgaon on Thursday, Jan 21, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Bangladesh’s anticipation for the coronavirus vaccine drive is about to end with the planned inoculation of a nurse at the Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka on Jan 27. );
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Another 24 individuals, including frontline health workers, freedom fighters, teachers, doctors and journalists, will also be vaccinated that day.
Health Secretary Abdul Mannan has said that five hospitals in Dhaka will begin an initial inoculation process of 400-500 people the following day and the nationwide vaccination programme will kick off on Feb 8.