NAOGAON, Sept 5: Fishes worth around Tk 40 million from more than 700 ponds and other water bodies under Atrai upazila in the district have been washed away by the floodwater. Local sources said several river protection dams in the...
As part of the ongoing countrywide voter list updating programme, the Election Commission (EC) has so far registered 1.43 million (14.37 lakh) people as fresh voters in 189 upazilas or thanas out of 514 in the first phase of data...
The flood situation deteriorated further almost everywhere in the Brahmaputra basin in the last 24 hours till ending at 6am on Sunday with possibilities of improvement within the next one or two days, officials said. Official sources at Bangladesh Water...
A female student was assaulted by four young men in Demra area in Dhaka city on Saturday afternoon allegedly for refusing a love proposal. Police arrested three of the assaulters after the victim filed a case with Demra Police Station...
The teenaged youth, arrested in Habiganj for sexually harassing and physically assaulting a schoolgirl, has been sent to Juvenile Correction Centre in Tongi by a court. Judge Aftabullah of Habiganj District Children’s Court sent Ruhul Amin Rahul, 17, to the...
As part of the ongoing voter list updating across Bangladesh, the Election Commission till September 3 registered over 1.43 million (14.37 lakh) people as fresh voters in 189 Upazilas or Thanas out of 514 during the first phase data collection....
The government has taken an initiative to turn Hatirjheel in Dhaka into a better attractive site for visitors introducing some new entertainment facilities in the project area. In the original plan of Hatirjheel Area Integrated Development Project, there were some...
Different organisations have hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for implementing various development projects in southern region of Bangladesh. They said all the past governments except the one led by Sheikh Hasina, did not give attention to the development of the...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid volatility, the first session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 0.22...
Investors in Japanese stocks will be bracing for the reopening of volatile Chinese share markets this week, after the benchmark Nikkei 225 index slumped to a 7-month low on Friday. Most markets in Asia reopen on Monday. Worries over China...
Finance officials from the world’s leading economies have said that global growth has fallen short of their expectations but they remained confident that the global economic recovery would gain speed. Ending a 2-day summit in Ankara, finance ministers and central...
A court in Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to detained Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of war crime condemned convict and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, in an attempt to murder case filed seven years ago. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested a man in possession of 1,50,000 pieces of Yaba tablet in Anwara upazila of Chittagong district on Saturday night. Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately. A team of the elite force...
Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said that he will offer his home to refugees. As European Union (EU) leaders struggle to agree policies to cope with a huge influx of illegal migrants, many fleeing war in Syria, Sipila told...
Finland's Prime Minister Juha Sipila has said that he will offer his home to refugees. As European Union (EU) leaders struggle to agree policies to cope with a huge influx of illegal migrants, many fleeing war in Syria, Sipila told...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed the six-month ban imposed on the screening of the movie ‘Rana Plaza’. The film is based on the true story of garment worker Reshma Begum’s rescue from the rubble of...
Vowing to build Bangladesh Navy as a most modern and strong force to safeguard the country's independence and sovereignty, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said two submarines would join the Navy fleet in the middle of 2016. "A process...
Despite having huge potentials, trade in the South Asian region remained below expectations due to tariff and non-tariff barriers, the President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) said on Sunday. "Regional trade isn’t expanding in the...
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Stocks closed flat on Sunday with sluggish turnover as investors followed cautious stance amid lack of clear direction. The market opened higher, rising around 14 points within 10 minutes, but failed to sustain the positive momentum and ended slightly higher....
The literacy rate in Bangladesh now stands at 61 per cent, according to Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman, a count lower than the figure he quoted last year. “The figure is based on a survey conducted by the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday underscored the need for making the traditional income tax law easier after proper review so that people feel encouraged about paying taxes. “People are unlikely to show eagerness to pay tax if the Self...
The High Court (HC) has banned fish farming in the lagoon of Dhaka WASA’s Syedabad sewage treatment plant. The bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal also issued 7 directives to that end on Sunday. They...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking vote recounting in the Bar election as per the rules of the Bangladesh Bar Council Order-1972. Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akand field the writ petition with the section concerned...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped that Khulna Shipyard will be able to build more modern battle ships in the future and export those. "Khulna Shipyard will be able to attain the capacity to build more developed and modern...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry on Sunday recommended recruiting women judges and magistrates for ensuring justice for the repressed, helpless and raped women. The committee also suggested the ministry to take all-out masseurs so that...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with members of the country’s Hindu community on Monday, marking the Janmashtami. The programme will be held at her Gulshan political office around 7:30pm, her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told UNB...
There are Bangladesh nationals among the thousands of asylum seekers in Austria, Bangladesh's embassy in Vienna has learnt. But when asked, Ambassador Mohammed Abu Zafar could not provide specific numbers. “We cannot be involved (with the host country) about our...
Army troops today arrested two suspected members of an armed tribal outfit, raiding an area at remote Ramachar Uparpara of Ruma upazila of Bandarban, police said. Ruma Police Station OC Sariful Islam told newsmen that the troops detained Mihir Chakma,...
A suspected snatcher was killed in police firing while mugging a rickshaw passenger of his belongings in Dhaka city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Akash alias Ferdous, 30. Officer-in-charge of Wari Police Station Tapon Chandra Saha said...
The admission test for the first-year honours courses at Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) under 2015-16 academic sessions will be held on November 7. Assistant Director (public relations and protocol) of CVASU Khalilur Rahman said the admission process...
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