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BCL announces several university, district, upazila unit committees

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the students' wing of ruling Awami League, has announced new committees of several city, university, district and upazila units for different tenures, reports BSS. Chittagong University, Sylhet city, Narayanganj city, Munshiganj district, Narsingdi district, Moulavi-bazar district,...

JCD president sent to jail for ‘possessing drugs’

2015-07-21 00:00:00

PATUAKHALI, July 20 (UNB):  A court sent on Monday six people, including Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Rajib Ahsan, to jail, hours after their arrest in a case filed on charge of possessing drugs. Patuakhali Senior Chief Judicial Magistrate SM...

BNP leaders held over arson attacks in Magura, Bhola

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Detectives arrested on Sunday a BNP leader in connection with the arson attack that claimed the lives of five workers at Moghirdhal on the Magura-Jessore highway at Sadar upazila of Magura on March 21 from Ichhakhada Bazar area of the...

President Md Abdul Hamid exhcanging greetings

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exhcanging Eid greetings

2015-07-21 00:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia exhcanging pleasantries

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Rain makes Eid return journeys harder

2015-07-21 00:00:00

The Eid holidaymakers who have started returning to capital and other cities after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr in their villages are facing immense trouble due to incessant monsoon rain, lack of transport and poor road conditions, reports UNB. Ayshea Akhter, a...

\\\'Eid Ananda Shobhajatra\\\' at DU

2015-07-21 00:00:00

'Eid Ananda Shobhajatra', a procession to mark the Eid-ul Fitr, was brought out at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University campus in the city Monday morning, reports BSS. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the procession organised by...

EEF for agro-based sectors remains suspended

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Rezaul Karim The overall activities of Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF) for agro-processing industries have remained suspended for more than a year due to some procedural complexities, officials said. But the authorities concerned are still uncertain when they can resume...

People celebrate Eid peacefully: Minister

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Monday people have celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr more peacefully and safely this time, reports UNB. No untoward incident like theft, mugging and robbery have occurred in the city except two or three incidents, the minister made...

PM joins office after Eid holidays

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has a hectic schedule at office on the first working day after Eid holidays, reports bdnews24.com. She came to her office at Tejgaon at 10:00 am on Monday, PM's Deputy Press Secretary Ashraful Alam Khokan...

DU Prof Fazlul Huq passes away

2015-07-21 00:00:00

A doa mahfil will be held today (Tuesday) after Asar prayers at Ananda Ullash Community Centre at Road Number 13 at Dhanmondi in the city to pray for the salvation of the soul of Dr AKM Fazlul Huq, former professor...

Journo Obaidul Haque dies

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, July 20: Veteran journalist and former president of Chittagong Press Club (CPC) M Obaidul Haque died on Monday at a clinic in Chittagong. He was 87. He left five sons, two daughters, grandsons, granddaughters and a host...

\\\'0.125m police didn\\\'t get Eid holiday to ensure public security\\\'

2015-07-21 00:00:00

A total of 0.125 million police personnel didn't get government holiday during the Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslim community, as they were deployed to ensure security to the celebrants at streets, Eidgah, residents, public places and recreation...

Lawyer commits suicide in Uttara home

2015-07-21 00:00:00

A lawyer of Gazipur Judge Court reportedly committed suicide at his Uttara residence in the city on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Advocate Gazi Azaharul Islam (50), a resident of Road No-3 of Uttara Sector 13 under...

KM Hasan made PDB chairman

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Engineer Khondker Maksudul (KM) Hasan has recently been made new chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), said a press release. KM Hasan took over charge on Monday as the 32nd chairman of PDB. He was the member (distribution) of...

Obituary

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Assistant Sergeant at arms of Parliament secretariat Rafiq Ahmed Patwary died of cardiac arrest at National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD) at city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar at 9am, said a press reease. He was 59. He left behind wife, two sons,...

News in Brief

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Study in India under AYUSH Scholarship Scheme  The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is offering Government of India Scholarships to meritorious Bangladeshi students to pursue Under Graduate/ Post Graduate/ Ph.D Course in Indian traditional system of Medicine such as...

WEATHER

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and at a many places over Rangpur division with moderately heavy to...

Another accused gives confessional statement

Our Correspondent | 2015-07-21 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 20: A court in Sylhet has recorded the confessional statement of accused night guard Moina Mia in the sensational Samiul Alam Rajon murder case. Earlier, another accused gave confessional statement in connection with the case of the killing...

Dhaka still desolate

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Commuters are enjoying deserted Dhaka streets as the mega city is yet to get back its usual traffic rush after three-day Eid-ul-Fitr holidays that ended on Sunday. Amirul Islam, a private firm executive, reached Dhaka's Gulshan from Mohammadpur only in...

Three killed, 32 injured in road accidents

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Three people were killed and 32 injured in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Munshiganj districts on Monday. Three persons, including a man and his daughter, were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Bagan area in...

UN endorses Iran nuclear deal with 6 world powers

2015-07-21 00:00:00

The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed the landmark nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers and authorized a series of measures leading to the end of UN sanctions that have hurt Iran's economy. But the measure...

India offers scholarships for BD students for higher studies

2015-07-21 00:00:00

India has offered scholarships for meritorious Bangladeshi under and post graduate students and PhD researchers to undertake studies in traditional systems of medicines like Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy, Indian High Commission in Dhaka has said in a statement. It said...

Bangladesh look to reverse Test lows

2015-07-21 00:00:00

After the euphoria of one-day international (ODI) series win at home against three of the top Test-playing nations, Bangladesh get down to real business within a few minutes in the first of the two Tests against South Africa in Chittagong....

1 killed in Jessore bomb attack

2015-07-21 00:00:00

A group of miscreants exploded bomb and killed a young man in Jessore town on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Ujjwal (35), son of Shafiul Mustafa of Munsipara of Jessore Sadar upazila. Confirming the murder and the bomb...

S Africa bat first, make 33/0 in 7.3-ov

2015-07-21 00:00:00

South Africa were 33 for no wicket in 7.3 overs against Bangladesh in the first of their two-Test series in Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday morning. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. This is first...

5 die in Sirajganj road crash

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Five people, including two of a family, were killed and another was injured in a road accident in Mulibari on the western side of Bangabandhu (Jamuna) Bridge approach road in Sirajganj Sadar upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as...

Export, import resume at Benapole after Eid vacation

2015-07-21 00:00:00

Trade activities have resumed at the Benapole Land Port after an unusually long Eid vacation. Work started at the country’s biggest land port on Monday, but import and export between India and Bangladesh resumed in full swing on Tuesday morning....

Stocks open positive

FE Online Report | 2015-07-21 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the first trading day after six-day Eid holidays. Trading and official activities on the bourses remained closed from July...