Ruling Awami League leaders in Dhaka, who were at loggerheads with each other until recently over contesting the ensuing city polls, seem to have buried the hatchet, reports bdnews24.com. Disgruntled leader Haji Mohammad Salim, who only three days ago told...
The foreign ministry and its mission in Ankara are not sure if Ashequr Rahman had left Dhaka for Turkey to join Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria, reports bdnews24.com. The 21-year-old student of Dhaka's Military Institute of Science and Technology...
Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta said on Friday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is the main barrier to creating a level-playing field in the city corporation polls, reports BSS. "Not the Election Commission (EC) but Khaleda Zia is the...
The newly opened website of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been hacked. A hacker identifying as 'FS' and a Bangladeshi took the site down Thursday night, reports bdnews24.com. The ACC was asked on the website to "stop corruption". ACC chairman...
The ministry of foreign affairs has asked the relatives of Bangladesh nationals, got stuck in war-torn Yemen, to stay in touch through its two hotlines as the government has started the repatriation process of Bangladesh nationals, reports UNB. "Two hotlines...
Global autism advocate Saima Wazed Hossain has identified stubbornness and superstition, lack of quality training facilities and social and economic isolation as challenges to the efforts aiming to overcome autism in the developing world, reports UNB. Saima, also daughter of...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu urged all associated with the film industry on Friday to work together to make good films of international standard which can compete with the global film industries, reports UNB. Inu made the call while addressing...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the National Film Award-2013 to the winners in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country's film industry today (Saturda) reports UNB. The award giving function will be held at 4:00 pm at...
The two Bangladesh nationals, abducted by unknown militants in Libya and then set free, are likely to return home within a couple of days, according to a diplomatic source, reports UNB. The Bangladesh nationals-Anowar Hossain, and Helal Uddin, hailing from...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 3 (BSS): Two persons, including a former union parishad chairman, were killed in separate incidents in Mirsarai and Patiya upazilas of the district Friday. The victims were Enayet Ullah, 50, former chairman of Jorarganj union parishad under Mirsarai...
Customs Intelligence officials recovered 12 gold bars, weighing 12 kgs, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Friday, reports UNB. Tipped-off, a special team of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate conducted a search operation inside the Shahjalal Air...
Cycle Lane Day observed at DU The fourth Cycle Lane Day was observed on the premises of the Central Shaheed Minar at the University of Dhaka (DU) on Friday. Bangladesh Cycle Lane Implement Council organised the programme and demanded a...
Rain or thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Pabna and Bogra in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Saturday),...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-04-04 00:00:00
Holding three key city corporation polls off the cuff has ballooned the Election Commission's budget for the current fiscal year, which the finance may cut down. People familiar with the developments have told the FE that the cost of holding...
The death toll from capsize of two trawlers-one in the Buriganga and the other in the Meghna-rose to 15 on Friday with recovery of more bodies, reports UNB. The death toll in Thursday's trawler capsize in the Buriganga at Aliganj...
Syful Islam Funds worth Tk 426 billion of different banks has remained stuck in 40,214 money suits lying with the Artha Rin Adalats (Money Loan Courts), officials have said. The substantial sum with no return has put the banks in...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-04-04 00:00:00
A government agency has made a move to develop more land at Rampal for building a second thermal power plant although the first one of 1,320-megawatt seems trapped in complexities and complaints. Officials said Friday the Bangladesh Power Development Board...
India would be saddled with an additional expenditure in excess of Rs 31,000 crore (310 billion) annually if the BSF were to implement Home Minister Rajnath Singh's instructions strictly. Singh on Wednesday asked BSF jawans to put a stop to...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wants the government and the Election Commission to ensure equal opportunities for all contesting the three city corporation polls. Besides, it has also called for holding national elections under a neutral and non-party system of...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 3: A food grain-laden vessel sank near the Sandwip channel on Friday morning after colliding head-on with another ship. All the crew members managed to move to safety on the seashore. Akkas Ali, joint director of Bangladesh Inland...
Bangladesh is likely to host a four-nation tournament involving Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and hosts Bangladesh in November this year. President of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Nazmul Hassan Papon disclosed it while talking to a group of sports journalists on...
Munima Sultana | 2015-04-04 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has sought Tk 72 billion for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project for the next fiscal year (FY), 2015-16, though it could not spend almost half of the current fiscal year's allocation. The government, during the...
FE Report Two new leasehold aircraft flew into Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka Friday, paving the way for resumption of Biman's domestic flight operation on April 06 after a long lapse. The two 74-seater Dash-8 Q400s turboprop were supposed to...
TEHRAN, April 3 (Agencies): Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Friday a nuclear deal with world powers would open a "new page" for the country's international relations and lead to "constructive interaction". He said Iran will stick to its promises and-assuming...
SYLHET, Apr 3 (BSS): Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today said the government would finalise the next national budget giving importance to the education, health and sanitation sector. "We will ensure total sanitation this time though the country has...
FE Report The BNP-led 20 party alliance did not announce new hartal programme this week too, and 88th day of its nationwide transport blockade passed off on Friday without any incidents of violence. Earlier, the 20-party enforced eight consecutive spells...
KABUL, Apr 3 (AFP): A roadside bomb killed seven members of a family in Taliban-infested eastern Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, an attack bearing chilling similarities to a recent bombing in a neighbouring province. The victims-among them four children and...
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