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Career fair at BRAC University ends today

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The two-day career fair on “Engineering and Computer Science Career Fair-2015” will end on the BRAC University premises today (Thursday), says a press release. BRAC University Vice Chancellor Prof Syed Saad Andaleeb inaugurated the event as the chief guest. Office...

Mitford workers continue strike

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Medical services at Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital in Dhaka were hampered for the third day on Wednesday as its class three and class four employees continued their one-hour work abstention to press home their three-point demand, reports...

Death anniv today

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The 12th death anniversary of eminent journalist Delwar Hossain, a former Special Correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), will be observed today (Thurs-day). To mark the day, special prayer will be offered at his village mosque at Munshiganj today (Thursday).

US envoy visits WFP school

2015-06-11 00:00:00

US Ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat visited on Wednesday a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) school feeding programme at Kanchipara Government Primary School in Gaibandha district, reports UNB. The programme is supported by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA)...

Salvaged cargo taken to Sharankhola range office

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Bagerhat, June 10 (UNB): The forest department has taken the potash-laden cargo vessel which sank in the Sundarbans under its custody, reports UNB. The vessel was taken to Sharankhola Range office of the Sundarbans East Zone on Wednesday, five days...

News in Brief

2015-06-11 00:00:00

EU envoy calls on Information Minister EU Ambassador and head of delegation Pierre Mayaudon called on Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu at the latter's office at Bangladesh Secretariat Wednesday. Mayaudon appreciated government initiatives in media sector including the process of...

Photo: Members of the Private Medical and Dental College Students Association

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Photo: Outgoing Air Force Chief Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari paid a courtesy call

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Photo: Canadian International School (CIS)

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Weather

2015-06-11 00:00:00

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

146 rescued migrants begin returning home

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The 146 Bangladeshi migrants, brought back from Myanmar after being adrift at the sea for nearly two months, have begun to return home, reports bdnews24.com. Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ali Hossain on Wednesday said about  24 of them were...

BNP-Jamaat returns to anti-India politics : AL

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Awami League publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud observed on Wednesday that BNP and its ally Jamaat returned to the anti-India politics immediately after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh, reports UNB. "Though BNP welcomed Modi's visit...

Bail, remand prayers for Rizvi rejected

2015-06-11 00:00:00

A Dhaka court rejected on Wednesday both the bail and remand prayers for BNP's detained joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in an arson attack case filed with Paltan thana, reports BSS. Dhaka's Metropolitan Magistrate Maruf Hossain passed the order...

US urges BD, Myanmar to keep facilitating migrants

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The United States has urged Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to adrift migrants, reports UNB. "We urge, encourage Burma and Bangladesh to continue to facilitate the unrestricted humanitarian access and to work with international organisations...

BNP\\\'s claims to Modi ‘baseless’: Dy Speaker

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia said on Wednesday the BNP's claim to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi relating to Bangladesh democracy is baseless, reports BSS. "Democracy exists in the country and it will continue. Awami League believes in democracy....

Dr Zafrullah gets one-hour jail for contempt of court

2015-06-11 00:00:00

A war crimes tribunal found on Wednesday Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoswasthya Kendra, guilty and imprisoned him at court for an hour for contempt of court, reports BSS. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 also fined him Tk 5,000. In...

Youth gets two yrs RI for harassing schoolgirl

2015-06-11 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, June 10 (UNB): A mobile court sentenced on Wednesday a young man to two years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually harassing a schoolgirl in Morelganj upazila. The convict was identified as Russell Hawlader (18), son of M Nurul Islam...

Ershad admitted to hospital

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister HM Ershad has been hospitalised, reports bdnews24.com. The Jatiya Party (JP) chief, who was scheduled to attend the party's Sunamganj chapter convention on Wednesday, has been taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in...

One killed in Ctg wall collapse

2015-06-11 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 10 (UNB): A construction worker was killed and three others, including two schoolboys, were injured when the boundary wall of a colony collapsed on them near Afgan Mosque in Dewan Bazar area here on Wednesday. The deceased was...

Photo: Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam offering munajat

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh\\\'s landmass will increase by 10,050 acres

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh’s landmass will increase by 10,050 acre more when it gets 111 enclaves from India on July 1. The much-awaited Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) was ratified by both Indian and Bangladeshi parliamemnts and the two countries exchanged Instruments of Ratification...

Potash-laden sunken vessel taken to Sarankhala Range office

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The salvaged cargo vessel ‘MV Jabale Noor’ which sank in Bhola River more than 35 days ago, has been towed to Sarankhola range office of the Sundarbans East Zone under Sarankhola upazila in Bagerhat district. The forest department has taken...

US urges BD, Myanmar to keep facilitating unrestricted access to adrift migrants

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The United States has urged Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to adrift migrants. "We urge, encourage Burma and Bangladesh to continue to facilitate the unrestricted humanitarian access and to work with international organisations like the...

Railways to link 64 dists: Minister

2015-06-11 00:00:00

All the districts of the country will be linked by railways within a few years. The government has taken up a plan to bring the 64 districts under railway network to ensure a comfortable and safer transportation system across the...

Indian Cabinet also clears motor vehicle agreement

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Indian Cabinet has cleared the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement. The deal will be signed by the secretaries of the concerned ministries of the four SAARC countries on June 14 in Thimpu, Bhutan. The four countries’...

Bangladesh-India Test stalled for rain

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Heavy rain and strong winds stalled the second day’s play in the Bangladesh-India one-off Test on Thursday. Downpour forced the staff at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah of Narayanganj to retain covers on the field and pitch....

DSE, CSE open positive

FE Online Report | 2015-06-11 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, maintaining the previous session’s positive trend. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 24.47 points or 0.54...

Downpour disrupts city life

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Torrential rain submerged many parts of Dhaka city on Thursday morning, causing immense suffering to the city dwellers. Many areas of the city, including Shanitanagar, Mouchak, Malibagh and Rajarbagh went under knee-deep water due to rain. The rain that began...

US stocks high

2015-06-11 00:00:00

US stocks were higher in afternoon trading on Wednesday after a report that Germany may be satisfied with Greece committing to at least one economic reform in return for aid. All three major indexes rose more than 1 per cent...

Stocks turn negative amid volatility

2015-06-11 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downturn after early hours of upward movement Thursday amid marginal volatility, the last session of the week. Brokers said that the presence of investors on the trading floor was...