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B\\\'desh no longer poor: Joy

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Prime minister's (PM) son and her ICT Adviser Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has thanked the Awami League (AL) government for its hard work to turn Bangladesh into a lower-middle-income country, reports bdnews24.com. Reiterating her mother's new target, he hoped Bangladesh...

Youth shot dead in Netrakona

2015-07-04 00:00:00

NETRAKONA, July 3 (BSS): Unidentified gunmen shot dead a young man in Ananda Bazer area of Netrakona district town on Thursday night. Police and witnesses said the dead was identified as Anjan Kumar Das Buttu (33), son of Ganga Coran...

Islamists demand Latif Siddique’s arrest, death penalty

2015-07-04 00:00:00

FE Report Different Islamist parties, including Hefazat-e-Islam, reiterated their demand on Friday that the government arrest Abdul Latif Siddique by cancelling his bail and hang him for his derogatory remarks against Islam. After Juma prayers the Islamist parties, including Hefazat,...

Let court decide on Maya: Dr Kamal

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Senior lawyer Dr Kamal Hossain has said the court should decide whether Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya could continue to hold his ministerial position after his conviction for corruption charges was upheld, reports bdnews24.com. "I should...

Suranjit urges Khaleda to discard Jamaat

2015-07-04 00:00:00

An Awami League Advisory Council member urged on Friday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to return to the democratic politics severing ties with Jamaat-e-Islami, reports BSS. "Please decide, whether you (Khaleda) will do politics with fanatic, militant outfits or in a...

AL leader urges BNP not to talk about midterm polls

2015-07-04 00:00:00

A senior Awami League (AL) leaders urged on Friday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia not to talk about midterm election in the country, reports BSS. "The state has a constitution and it is not possible to go beyond that constitution," Awami...

Three \\\'militants\\\' held in Madaripur

2015-07-04 00:00:00

MADARIPUR, July 3 (UNB): Police arrested three suspected militants including a woman with jihadi books, leaflets, CDs and other propaganda materials from an orphanage on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Saidur Rahman, son of Abdul Aziz, a resident of...

Mustafa Kamal calls for practising healthy politics

2015-07-04 00:00:00

COMILLA, July 3 (UNB): Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal urged on Friday all to engage in healthy politics shunning the politics of violence. "There's no acceptability of vandalism and arson policy in politics.  Politics and destruction could not move ahead...

12 \\\'militants\\\' put on three-day remand

2015-07-04 00:00:00

A Dhaka court placed on Friday 12 suspected militants on a three-day remand each in a case filed with Darus Salam thana in the city under the Anti-Terrorism Act, report agencies. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Molla Saiful Islam passed the order...

Bullet-hit body found

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Police have recovered a bullet-ridden body from Magura's Shalikha Upazila. The victim was blindfolded and his hands were tied, reports bdnews24.com. Abu Jihad Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) of  Shalikha thana, said the locals called the police after finding the body in...

‘All citizens have equal rights to state resources’

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Former advisor to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal said on Friday all citizens irrespective of caste, creed and religions, have an equal right to the state resources, reports BSS. She said during the war of independence we, excepting some black...

Frustration grips grassroots BNP for lack of drive to reinvent

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Frustration and discontent have gripped the BNP rank and file as they see little hope for the party to rebound and thus force the government to go for a fresh national election, reports UNB. Talking to the news agency, a...

‘Mini Sundarbans’ along Chitra River!

2015-07-04 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, July 3 (UNB): A mangrove vegetation is coming to life on the banks of the Chitra river and its floodplains in the northwestern part of the district, some 60km off the Sundarbans. During a recent visit to Jahudanga, Arulia,...

Police and members of Rapid Action Battalion

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Move underway to deal with e-waste

2015-07-04 00:00:00

The government has taken a move to manage the growing electronic waste (e-waste) in the country aiming to protect public health from adverse impacts of the emerging threat, reports UNB. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has already formed a...

40per cent girls skip school during menstruation for poor toilet facilities

2015-07-04 00:00:00

A new ICDDR,B research reveals that over 40 per cent of girls skip school three days on an average each month during their menstruation because of poor toilet facilities in the country, reports UNB. It also found that menstrual hygiene...

Dr MR Khan urges all to protect youths from smoking, drug addiction

2015-07-04 00:00:00

National Professor Dr MR Khan urged on Friday all to come forward to strengthen ADHUNIK (We Prevent Smoking), a national anti-tobacco organisation, to keep the young generation away from smoking and drug addiction, reports UNB. Dr MR Khan, also Chairman...

Two bodies recovered from an office in city

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Police recovered two bodies from an office at Mouchak Tower in the city on Friday noon, reports UNB. The victims were identified as Nasirul Islam, 18, an electrician of HM Technology, and Shohagh, an office assistant. On information, a team...

Zafar Iqbal quits SUST administrative posts

2015-07-04 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 3 (UNB): Eminent writer and also a teacher of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal resigned from all administrative posts of the university amid a movement demanding the removal of the vice chancellor....

BD national killed in Bahrain road accident

2015-07-04 00:00:00

COMILLA, July 3 (UNB): A Bangladeshi worker was killed in a road accident in the Amwaz area of the Bahrain capital of Manama on June 29. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Faisal Hossain, 28, son of Ahidur Rahman of...

75 Bangladeshis return after serving jail in India

2015-07-04 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, July 3 (UNB): At least 75 Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, returned home through Benapole check post on Thursday after serving three months' jail term in Indian prison. Indian police handed them over to the Benapole immigration police authorities...

Journalists can make JS more effective, says Deputy Speaker

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Noting that Parliament reflects the hopes and aspirations of people, Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah said on Friday journalists can make parliament more effective by playing their due role, reports UNB. "The National Parliament reflects people's hopes and aspirations. If...

Two die in Sitakunda road accident

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, July 3: Two motorcyclists died in a road accident in Sitakunda area on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on Thursday night. The motorcyclists- Abul Hossain (30) and Sajjad Hossain (22)- were coming to Chittagong from Feni. As they came...

President of Communist Party of Bangladesh

2015-07-04 00:00:00

WEATHER

2015-07-04 00:00:00

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

News in Brief

2015-07-04 00:00:00

Old man found hanged in city Railway police recovered hanging body of an old man from a guava tree behind a mosque at Kamalapur railway station in the city on Thursday night. Sub-inspector Rafique, second officer of Kamalapur GRP thana,...

Saving Dhaka from rainwater stagnation now a tough task

Kamrun Nahar & Jubair Hasan | 2015-07-04 00:00:00

City-dwellers have no immediate relief from rainwater stagnation as relevant agencies are still engaged in shifting responsibilities to one another instead of finding ways of resolving the nagging problem. As such, expert suggest a coordinating body to run activities of...

Weekend shopping spree in city as Eid drawing near

Arafat Ara | 2015-07-04 00:00:00

With the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr, now drawing near, shoppers thronged the city shopping malls and wayside markets on the weekend for their prime-time purchases. Salespersons had no time to talk as the shoppers crowded the shops...

Advance bus tickets sold out in four hours

2015-07-04 00:00:00

FE Report Advance bus tickets for July 15 and 16 were sold out just within four hours of launching the sale early in the morning on Friday, ticket aspirants and private bus operators said. Tickets for buses bound for northern...

BSF man acquitted again in Felani revision trial

2015-07-04 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, July 3 (UNB):  A special court of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar upheld its previous verdict that acquitted BSF constable Amiya Ghosh of the charge of killing Bangladeshi girl Felani in January 2011. The General...