The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demanded on Sunday identifying the people who were involved in human trafficking and bringing them to justice, reports UNB. Expressing grave concern over the plight of boatpeople, TIB in a statement said the lack of...
The Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday fixed May 28 for issuing order on the appeals filed challenging a High Court (HC) order suspending Bar Council election for three months, reports BSS. The AD bench led...
Police have arrested another war criminal suspect from Maheshkhali of Cox's Bazar after a warrant of arrest was issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), reports bdnews24.com. The arrested Md Shamsuddoha (90) was nabbed from a relative's house on Sunday...
A Dhaka court has denied bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case of 'hurting religious sentiments,' reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Molla on Sunday rejected the petition after a hearing. Anti-Corruption Commission's lawyer Mosharraf...
Election Commission (EC) has ordered the police headquarters to immediately transfer Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shreepur thana Md Awlad Hossain and Sub-Inspector (SI) of Magura thana Manik Gayin, and said they should not be entrusted with any election tasks in the...
A human-chain was formed in front of Arts Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday, protesting death threat to 10 eminent citizens, including DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique and Dr Kabery Gayen of DU Mass Communication and Journalism...
FARIDPUR, May 24 (BSS): Awami League joint secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said on Sunday the BNP activists have turned away from Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman due to their destructive and anti-democratic activities for the last few years. Under the...
Government plans to promote Bangladesh tourism remain hazy even three months after declaring 2016 the Tourism Year, reports bdnews24.com. People involved with the tourism industry say they are 'unaware' of any initiatives based on the government's 'mega plan' to develop...
Speaker of the parliament and chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurated on Sunday the 12th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2015) to exchange ideas and opinions among the urban health professionals at the Bangabandhu International...
FE Report | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has taken a move to set up public toilets at each petrol pump and CNG-refuelling station aiming to ensure sanitary facilities for city dwellers, officials said. On the instructions of its newly-elected mayor, they said,...
FE Report | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh Labour Rights Forum (BLRF) has demanded rescuing stranded countrymen and taking punitive action against the human traffickers. They made their demand on Sunday from a human chain formed in front of the city's National Press Club. CPB leader Ruhin...
FE Report | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to open three more departments from the upcoming academic year to educate students on a wide range of subjects. These departments are: Department of Printing and Publication Studies under the Faculty of Social Sciences,...
British High Commissioner and Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson and Greg Wilcock respectively visited remote chars in Tangail and Bogra to see for themselves vulnerable livelihood of char people, reports BSS. They concluded their two-day visit to areas...
Bangladesh will observe the 116th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam today, reports BSS. Most famous for his fiery poem Bidrohi (The Rebel) and his many melodious songs, Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on the 11th Joishtha in...
FARIDPUR, May 24, (BSS): The sufferings of the hundreds of passengers of ten districts of South Western part of the country have been mounting since May 20 as the communication with the capital remain suspended following arrest of two bus...
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions until 6:00 pm today...
Chinese Vice-premier Liu Yandong on Monday said Bangladesh has adopted many successful policies to tackle different economic and social challenges and China may find benefits by observing the experience of Bangladesh. Liu Yandong passed the remarks during a call on...
Muhammad Zamir | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Sir Cyril Radcliffe was obviously in a hurry to complete his task and depart from the Sub-continent as the Sun of the British Empire set on its shores. The fact that his haste might create suffering for a large body...
M. Aminul Islam Akanda | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
The government has kept oil price high in domestic market despite a large fall in global market. The price of per barrel crude oil declined from $115 in June 2014 to $46 in January 2015 that uptrended with ups and...
The desperation writ large on the faces of 'boat people' rescued from the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia does not match with overall economic conditions of most people in Bangladesh. Many fellow citizens back home are found not prepared...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
The production of Boro rice this year has surpassed all past records. The plentiful production is a piece of welcome news for the policymakers. But it has in a way brought miseries to millions of farmers and others involved in...
Nabil Azam Dewan | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
South Asia is one of the least integrated regions of the world. It accounts for just 2.0 per cent of the world trade and 1.7 per cent of the world's foreign direct investment (FDI). Its intra-regional trade is less than...
Motorcycles roaming in the city without number plates are a common sight. It is unlawful. Even the law-enforcement members are seen driving motorbikes without any number plate and a "police" sticker is glued on their number plate as if they...
Recent media reports depicted Hatirjheel lake as a huge open, dirty and filthy sewage pit or a sewage pond. The lake should be enclosed all round with closely-knit barbed wire fencing, protected by a compacted and grassed earthen wall all...
Kaizen was fashioned in Japan after World War II. The word Kaizen means continuous improvement. It derives from the Japanese words 'kai' which means 'change' or 'to correct' and 'Zen' which means 'good', meaning changing for better. The groundwork of...
Muhammad Zakiul Islam | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
Right at the outset, I would like to extend my apologies for partial plagiarisation of the title of this article, for I could not think of a more appropriate one. The title is borrowed from the famous novel, To Kill...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-05-25 00:00:00
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) includes different development projects of the country in a financial year. This is to be implemented through different agencies at various stages. But the misfortune is that the ADP is never executed properly in our...
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