Local leaders of Awami League-backed organisations have been accused of raping a schoolgirl in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachhari, reports bdnews24.com. Police arrested Md Sohel, president of upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), on charges of rape after a case...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have detained a Jamaat-e-Islami activist with crude explosives and petrol bombs in Chittagong, reports bdnews24.com. BGB Chittagong area Additional Director Major Tanvir Mahmud said Imran ( 40) was arrested from his house on the Chandagaon...
Former vice-president (VP) of the Crime Reporters' Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) and senior reporter of the Daily Amar Desh Shamsus Salehin passed away Tuesday. He was 50, reports UNB. Salehin, who had been suffering from brain ailment, breathed his last...
Shoriful Islam | 2015-03-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh aims at continuing its healthy growth and poverty reduction achievements, and accelerating economic growth in order to become a middle-income country by 2021. It seeks to continue its high pace of poverty reduction and share prosperity more equitably among...
Shahed Hassan | 2015-03-11 00:00:00
Knowledge about nature might remain incomplete if its appreciation in different mythologies were not unearthed. According to Wikipedia, mythology can refer either to the collected myths of a group of people - their body of stories which they tell to...
Evidently, river erosion has so far failed to draw the policymakers' attention it deserves. The water resources minister, however, did a good job when he disclosed at a recent international conference in Dhaka that no fewer than 50,000 people of...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-03-11 00:00:00
Can Bangladesh sustain the gains achieved in food security and make further progress towards sustainable food security by 2030? One could be optimistic that Bangladesh can do it. But the government has to provide an enabling environment through continuing investment...
Md. Abdullah Al Helal | 2015-03-11 00:00:00
In a democratic society, a political party is on the input side of a political system, that is, the demands and interests of the people are collected from political parties and analysed by the government before any policy decision is...
What a heart-warming victory! Once again the strong England team has been ejected out of the World Cup. The English dream of winning the cup was shattered on the mid-way again. The English team was beaten by low-ranked Bangladesh by...
The Tigers have won against England and ensured their berth in the quarterfinals with one match in hand. It was a total team effort and credit must go to all members of the team. Mahmudullah's brilliant century followed by a...
I fully agree with Dr. Kamal Hossain who said the other day that the politics of our country has become sick and we cannot expect anything positive out of it. Both the major political parties are engaged in a battle...
Md. Nayem Alimul Hyder | 2015-03-11 00:00:00
Film is considered to be an important art form, a source of popular entertainment, and a powerful medium for educating — or indoctrinating — citizens. The visual basis of the cinema gives it a universal power of communication. Some films...
ADELAIDE, Mar 10 (AFP): He is barely able to run without a grimace, wears a brace to hold up his creaking knees and walks gingerly between overs, but Mashrafe Mortaza refuses to give up on Bangladesh at the World Cup...
Opener Mehedi Maruf scored a brilliant ton saw Dhaka Metro remained on course as they finished their first innings at 299 for 4 in 66 overs at stumps against Rangpur Division after the second day's play of 7th or last...
A Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against cricket star Rubel Hossain said Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against the fast bowler, a day after his match-winning heroics at the World Cup, reports AFP. Naznin Akter Happy, 19,...
The 36 booters preliminary selected for the residential training camp ahead of the AFC U-23 Championship-2016 qualifiers Tuesday reported to team manager Amirul Islam Babu at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Bhaban in the city, reports BSS. The AFC U-23...
The eight-nation Runner Group 30th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship (BAGC), a regular international amateur golf competition of the country, was inaugurated at Kurmitola Golf Club in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Master General of Ordinance of Bangladesh Army Major General...
Planning Minister and International Cricket Council (ICC) President AHM Mustafa Kamal congratulated the Bangladesh cricket team for their victory over England of the World Cup Cricket- 2015 that saw the Tigers into the quarter-finials at Adelaide Monday, said a press...
Four more final round matches of the First Security Islami Bank National School Football Championship were held Tuesday at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city, reports BSS. On the day's matches, JM Sen High School, Moyezuddin High...
ADELAIDE, Mar 10 (AFP): Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza's joy at his team's World Cup defeat of England was cut short Monday when he was threatened with a suspension for slow over-rates. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said that Bangladesh were...
KHULNA, Mar 10 (BSS): Hundreds of leaders, activists and supporters of Awami League (AL) -led 14 -party alliance brought out a victory procession here Tuesday to win against England in the ICC World Cup 2015. Most of the activists and...
RANGPUR, Mar 10 (BSS): Director General (DG) of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) AZM Mamtazul Karim has directed his field-level officials to further increase food output through making the ongoing agricultural activities successful. The DG made the directions while addressing...
Mizanur Rahman Shelley | 2015-03-10 00:00:00
The infinite capacity to wonder at things is the mark of incorruptible youth. Hope and innocence are its everlasting features. The youth is our bridge to the future. It holds out the hope of redemption from the failures and complications...
Defying many odds, Bangladesh has unmistakably made enviable progress in reducing poverty. In this context, the contribution of the Social Safety Net Programmes (SSNPs) has been duly recognised. A meeting on "Present Status and Way forward of Social Safety Net...
Wasi Ahmed | 2015-03-10 00:00:00
At a time when anarchy is routinely doing the rounds, the decision to set up 17 economic zones including a couple of dedicated zones for Chinese and Japanese investors and another three zones to be run by private entrepreneurs, came...
Asif Shohel | 2015-03-10 00:00:00
The first thing one finds after stepping in Dhaka city is an intense traffic jam. Dhaka is confronted with one of the major problems which are also being experienced by other major cities in the world, i.e., more vehicles than...
The United Nations has expressed its concern over freedom of speech and democratic practices in our country. The UN said, civil society and freedom of speech are under threat not only from the extremists but also from the government itself....
Mobile banking is gradually becoming more and more popular in our country as it is very user-friendly and we can use it at any time of the day. Traditional banking is time-consuming and requires lot of formalities to be completed....
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