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Six panels to probe Dinajpur children\\\'s death

2015-06-28 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, June 27 (UNB): The district administration has formed six probe committees to investigate the death of eight children at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital in the last three weeks after eating litchi. The committees, headed by Dinajpur deputy commissioner Ahmed...

Freshers’ Orientation for Summer 2015 held at NSU

2015-06-28 00:00:00

The orientation programme for the newly enrolled graduate students for summer 2015 of the School of Health and Life Sciences of North South University (NSU) was held in the city on Friday, says a press release. Chairman of the Board...

Journalist Milon was committed, says Inu

2015-06-28 00:00:00

"Habibur Rahman Milon was taciturn but committed," Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said at a memorial meeting on the deceased journalist, who was also the  chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), reports BSS. "His love for the...

Private TV journo held in city for \\\'torturing\\\' wife

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Police arrested a news editor of a private television channel from the Segunbagicha area in the city early Saturday in a case filed for torturing his wife for dowry, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Rakibul Islam alias Mukul,...

Tk 1.19 billion budget for JU

2015-06-28 00:00:00

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, June 27 (BSS): The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) placed Tk 1.19 billion (119.00 crore) budget for the fiscal year 2015-2016 on Saturday. Treasurer of the university Professor Dr Abul Khair placed the budget at the annual senate...

News in Brief

2015-06-28 00:00:00

DU senate session begins An annual senate session of the University of Dhaka (DU) began at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on Saturday. Vice Chancellor of DU Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique presided over the programme. Pro-Vice Chancellor (education)...

Weather

2015-06-28 00:00:00

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

Journos for reinvestigation into Balu murder case

2015-06-28 00:00:00

KHULNA, June 27 (BSS): Journalists here demanded on Saturday intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for a fresh probe into the Humayun Kabir Balu killing case as all the accused were acquitted because of weak investigation and flawed charge-sheet. They...

Photo: President Md Abdul Hamid exchanging pleasantries at an Iftar party

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Photo: People buying Iftar items from a stall on the Bailey Road

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Brazil crash out of Copa America

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Derlis Gonzalez slotted two penalties, one in regular time and again in the shootout, to help Paraguay beat Brazil 4-3 after a 1-1 draw early on Sunday that advanced them to a Copa America semi-final against Argentina. It was the...

62,000 migrants arrive in Italy, 63,000 in Greece

2015-06-28 00:00:00

UN refugee agency UNHCR has said that over 63,000 migrants have arrived in Greece by sea this year and 62,000 in Italy. A new report released by the UNHCR during the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels revealed this on Saturday....

China report attacks US rights record

2015-06-28 00:00:00

China has accused the United States of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to US criticism of China’s human rights record. In a lengthy report carried by the official Xinhua news agency, China’s...

Four die in Dinajpur, Sylhet, Jessore crashes

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Four people were killed in a separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Sylhet and Jessore districts from Saturday morning to evening. A motorcyclist killed in a road crash in Nawabganj upazila of Dinajpur district in the evening. The dead is Anwar...

Tremor jolts Bangladesh

2015-06-28 00:00:00

A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, on Sunday morning. However, there is no immediate report of any casualty. US Geological Survey says the 5.5 magnitude quake originated 26 kilometres beneath the surface in India’s north-eastern...

Karnaphuli Tunnel deal with China Tuesday

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh and China on Tuesday will sign an agreement on the construction of a multilane tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong. The agreement will be inked in Chinese capital Beijing in the presence of Bangladesh’s Road Transport and Bridges...

DSE, CSE up at opening

FE Online Report | 2015-06-28 00:00:00

The prices of most of the shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the first session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of...

SC upholds HC bail for Mirza Alamgir

2015-06-28 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the High Court’s order granting bail to BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three violence-related cases. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, granted the BNP leader bail...

11 more killed in flood, landslides in Cox\\\'s Bazar

2015-06-28 00:00:00

At least another eleven people, including a mother and a daughter, have been killed in flash flood and landslide triggered by uninterrupted heavy rainfall in Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar Acting Deputy Commissioner Anupam Saha said seven persons died in Teknaf,...

2 siblings dies in Comilla crash

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Two siblings were killed and three other people injured when a covered van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Daudkandi upazila in Comilla on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdul Karim, 30, and Abul Kalam, 22, sons of Abdul...

Motorcycle lifter injured in Satkhira shootout

2015-06-28 00:00:00

A suspected motorcycle lifter was injured in a ‘gun battle’ with police at Purbo Kuliya village at Debhata upazila in Satkhira district on Sunday. The injured was identified as Alamgir Hossain, son of Abdul Majid Sarder, a resident of Ujirpur...

Farmer killed by lightning strike in Satkhira

2015-06-28 00:00:00

A farmer was killed and another injured by a lightning strike at Kadpur village in Kalaroa upazila in Satkhira on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ramzan Ali Sarder, 19, son of Mita Sarder, a resident of the village...

BB Governor against withdrawal of correspondent banking

2015-06-28 00:00:00

 While participating in a discussion on current regulatory issues at Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland Saturday, Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) expressed his concern against withdrawal of correspondent banking by some banks of developed countries...

3 cops among 4 hurt in Sirajganj road accident

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Four people, including three policemen, were injured in a collision between a truck and a police vehicle on the Sirajganj-Kazipur Road in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district on Saturday night. The injured were identified as Sub-inspector Subhash Saha, constables— Raihan...

Results Sunday: HSC admission date extended to July 1

2015-06-28 00:00:00

The timeline for HSC first year admission for the academic session 2015-2016 has been extended by one more day. Inter-board coordination subcommittee Chairman Abu Bakkar Siddique said the date for eleven grade admission has been extended by a day to...

Schoolteacher electrocuted in Khulna

2015-06-28 00:00:00

A schoolteacher died from electrocution at Patkelpota in Paikgachha upazila of Khulna district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Nurul Huda, 55, headmaster of Patkelpota Government Primary School and a resident of Daramari village in Mirpur upazila of...

Two die from clash injuries at CMCH

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Two men, injured in a clash over land among two rival groups at Shriang village in Laksam upazila in Comilla district, died at Comilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 30, son of...

Man held with 10 Molotov cocktails in Comilla

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested man in possession of 10 Molotov cocktails and 12 hand bombs from in front of Palki Cinema Hall on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila of Comilla district on Sunday. The arrestee was identified...

Two held with Phensidyl in Rajshahi

2015-06-28 00:00:00

Two people, including a union parishad chairman, was arrested along with 1,725 bottles of Phensidyl in Biraldoho Maipara under Puthiya upazila in Rajshahi district on Saturday evening. The arrestees were identified as Mostafiz Mithu, chairman of Yusufpur union in Charghat...

Stocks break 6-day losing streak

FE Online Report | 2015-06-28 00:00:00

Stocks ended higher on Sunday, breaking six-day losing streak with turnover improved slightly as investors went for buying spree. The market opened with a positive note which sustained throughout the session. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...