FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia did not go out for city corporation electioneering on Saturday but she monitored election campaigns from her residence. She is expected to hold a press briefing at 2:00 pm today (Sunday) to project the overall situation...
FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
Awami League backed mayoral candidate of Dhaka North City Corporation Annisul Huq said on Saturday that the deployment of army during the city corporations polls was the jurisdiction of the Election Commission (EC). "I have no reservation relating to the...
The European Union (EU) has said voters in Bangladesh must be given the opportunity to express freely their democratic choice. "In the run-up to the vote for the mayoral elections in Dhaka and Chittagong, all sides must refrain from any...
The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu opened a help desk for the Bangladeshi nationals in Nepal, after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the country. An official of the external publicity wing of the foreign ministry said that three more helpline were...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media about her recently-concluded Indonesia tour. The press conference would be held at the Ganabhaban at 4pm today (Sunday), her press wing told the media on Saturday. Hasina went to Jakarta last week...
FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
Victims of the Rana Plaza collapse have been paid 70 per cent of the $16.4 million or Tk 1.26 billion aid funds while the Trust Fund seeks $3.0 million more to dole out. A spokesman said Saturday the total amount...
KHULNA, Apr 25 (UNB): An alleged terrorist was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Jugnipasha Telipukur under Phultala upazila in Khulna early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana (25), son of Wahab Ali, a resident of Abhoynagar...
Ziaur Rahman | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
A tripartite meeting of the ministry of finance (MoF), the ministry of railways (MoR) and the Planning Commission recommended Tk 73.83 billion budget for the rail ministry for the next fiscal year (FY), 2015-16. However, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) demanded...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Saturday to give Tk 20 million (2 crore) to Bangladesh cricket team for their outstanding performance in the recent World Cup and thrashing Pakistan in the ODI series and outplaying them also in the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 25: The Chittagong Port Authority could not fully make the NMCT functional as the decision on procurement of equipment for the remaining three berths is still lying with the parliamentary committee concerned. Even when all the five berths...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
In a major policy shift, the government has planned to build multi-storied buildings in villages for housing purpose to save croplands now decreasing every year, officials said Saturday. Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said they have planned to undertake a...
The curtain on the election campaign in three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong is set to fall today (Sunday) midnight, 32 hours before the balloting, reports UNB. As per the election rules, all types of rally, procession and showdown...
FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
The government and the Election Commission (EC) will have to take all the responsibilities, if the city corporation elections are not held in a free, fair and credible way, said convenor of Shoto Nagorik Committee Dr Emajuddin Ahmed on Saturday....
Returning officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mihir Sarwar Morshed sent a letter to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday requesting her to abide by the election code of conduct, reports UNB. An official of the returning officer's office...
Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said on Saturday the government wants to see a peaceful and non-violent election and he does not see any reason why the polls will not be peaceful, reports UNB. "It's our hope...
A foolproof security zone would be created in the capital on the day of the City Corporation polls so that voters could cast their votes without any fear, reports UNB. "A foolproof security zone would be created in the city...
Protests by expatriate Bangladeshis in the US have forced Rashed Chowdhury, one of the fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to leave a social gathering in California, reports bdnews24.com. Chowdhury, who has been staying in the US for several...
PANCHAGARH, Apr 25 (BSS): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was killed as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) fired on a group of cattle traders in Ghagra frontier area under Sadar Upazila early this morning. The deceased was identified as Samiul Haque...
The voters of three city corporation areas could get the names of polling centres through Short Message Service (SMS) for the city corporation elections on April 28, reports BSS. Voters could get the information by typing PC space 17 digit...
FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme Saturday said although Bangladesh had made significant achievements in enrolment and completion of primary education, funding shortages had been working as a barrier to ensuring education for all. The experts said Bangladesh needed to allocate 20...
FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00
A three-day international conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will begin in the capital on April 30 (Thursday) with a view to promoting practical education in the country. Over 1,000 experts, particularly from the technical education sector from...
The government plans to introduce digital content based peer inspection system removing the existing old and manual inspection and auditing system of educational institutions, reports BSS. The ministry of education has taken the initiative to ensure transparency and accountability in...
A female patient allegedly committed suicide jumping off the 4th floor of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Saturday noon, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Jayeda Begum, 22, wife of Selim Miah, a resident of Somdeshpur village in...
Seminar on ballistic textile held at SEU Department of Textile Engineering at Southeast University (SEU) organised a seminar titled 'The Era of Technical Textiles and Research on Ballistic Textile', held at the conference hall of SEU in the city on...
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong, Sylhet and Dhaka divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions with hails at places...
PANCHAGARH, Apr 25 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot to death by members of Indian BSF in the Ghagra bordering area of Sadar Upazila Saturday. The deceased was identified as Samiul Haque, 35, son of Safiz Uddin of Shenpara...
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