The Election Commi-ssion (EC) will sign an agreement with two law-enforcing agencies to allow them access to national identification data for tracking down criminals, reports bdnews24.com. The police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will now have access to the...
The High Court (HC) granted on Monday a six-week anticipatory bail to former Planning Minister AK Khandaker in a defamation case, reports UNB. The case was filed for his 'disparaging remarks' about some 'Mujib Bahini' members in his book '1971:...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia hosted on Monday an Iftar party for the professionals and eminent personalities of the country, reports UNB. The programme was held at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city. Before Iftar, Khaleda exchanged greetings with the...
The High Court (HC) granted on Monday bail for six months to detained BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case filed with Chawkbazar thana, reports UNB. An HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique and Justice Gobinda...
KHULNA, Jun 22 (UNB): A court sentenced on Monday a man to death for killing his father in the city in 2010. The convict was Badrul Hasan ( 35), son of M Hasan Shahidullah of Haji Mohsin Road in Khulna...
SATKHIRA, June 22 (UNB): Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Debnagar village in Sadar upazila on Monday morning. The arrested was identified as Maulana Zafarullah, president of Debnagar ward unit of Jamaat. Emdad Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Sadar thana,...
Bangladesh Armed Forces jointly hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senakunja of Dhaka Cantonment on Monday, reports UNB. Before the iftar, the Prime Minister exchanged pleasantries with the members of the armed forces and...
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday filed a case against five officials of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) including its two former managing directors on graft allegations. ACC deputy director Rytik Saha filed the case against them with the...
Road accidents in the last 15 years have killed over 45,000 people in Bangladesh, according to Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader, report agencies. Replying to a query in Parliament on Tuesday, he said 55,316 incidents of road accidents happened across...
Students of some private universities in the city demanded on Monday withdrawal of the proposed 10 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on the private universities, medical and engineering colleges in the country, reports UNB. They also threatened to wage...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina received on Monday the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Award, which Bangladesh won at a summit in Geneva, reports UNB. PM's Principal Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad handed over the award to the Prime...
BRAC will organise an event to launch its Annual Report- 2014 at the BRAC Inn auditorium in the city today (Tuesday), says a press release. New executive director of BRAC Dr Muhammad Musa will give the keynote presentation. BRAC's directors...
Immediate-past chairman of North South University Trust and founder life member of the North South Foundation (NSF) Benajir Ahmed has been unanimously elected chairman of the NSF Endowment Committee, that funded establishment of the university, in its 23rd annual general...
Four persons were killed in separate road accidents in the city's Abdullahpur, Tejgaon, Bangshal and Badda areas early on Sunday, reports UNB. An unidentified young man, aged about 30, was crushed under the wheels of an unknown vehicle in front...
A construction worker died from electrocution in the city's Lalbagh area on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Md Ekhlas (22), son of Helal of Lalmohan in Bhola district. He was a resident of Shaheed Nagar of Lalbagh....
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) launched a campaign on Monday for ensuring hygiene of iftar items, cooked by the food vendors on the streets in the city, reports BSS. "We have launched the campaign as lots of Dhaka city dwellers used...
Poet Mahadev Saha was admitted into Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, Canada, with lung and heart complications, reports BSS. According to family sources, the renowned poet and also a journalist went to the hospital on Friday last and is under...
SUST teachers confine VC SYLHET, June 22: A section of pro-Awami League (AL) teachers of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) confined its Vice-Chancellor Prof Aminul Haque Bhuiyan to his office since Monday morning demanding his removal. Campus sources...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur in most places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Sylhet, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions and at many places over Rangpur division with moderately heavy to heavy falls...
Appreciating deescalation of political tension in Bangladesh, European Union (EU) Ambassador in Dhaka Pierre Mayaudon on Monday said the progress looks ‘fragile’ and encouraged more confidence-building measures and dialogue. “Luckily we observe…we’re in the phase of deescalation (of political tension)....
A police vehicle fell in a field beside Dhaka-Narayanganj highway after being dashed by a truck hijacked by a gang of robbers on Monday. Five policemen were injured in the incident that happened in Fatullah under Narayanganj Sadar upazila. Following...
A Dhaka-bound train has slammed into a human hauler as it crossed tracks in Narayanganj Sadar upazila, killing five people and injuring at least nine others. The incident in Rasulpur’s Pagla took place around 10:30pm on Monday, said Md Sharfuddin,...
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s coach says all is not well in Indian dressing room while Virat Kohli’s coach terms ODI loss to Bangladesh at Mirpur “Black Sunday”. Private coaches of India ODI skipper Dhoni and Test skipper Virat Kohli have...
Soon after teenager Mustafizur Rahman’s brilliant pace battered Indian batting to guide the Tigers to historical series win over India, India’s legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said Bangladesh, no more the ‘babes’ of world cricket. On Sunday, 19-year-old fast bowler Mustafizur...
A suspected drug trader was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Satkhira Sadar upazila on Monday night. Police identified the injured as Azharul Islam, 32, son of Rahim Bax, a resident of Haraddah village of the upazila. Officer-in-charge of...
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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the third session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 14.13 points or 0.31...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the 66th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami League, founded by Bangabandhu. Sheikh Hasina paid the homage by placing a wreath at the portrait...
The Bangladesh defence attaché to Myanmar has reportedly said that Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar has agreed to return abducted Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) soldier Abdur Razzaq “unconditionally”. A new agency on Tuesday reported that Defence Attaché Brigadier General...
The fire that erupted at a dried fish market in Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Tuesday has been doused. Firefighters put out the fire within half an hour. However, no casualty is reported. Fire Cervice and Civil Defence Control room...
US stocks ended higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq closing at a record as hopes grew that a deal would be reached to prevent Greece from defaulting on loans. Equities have been largely driven by the situation. The Dow Jones...
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