A man died allegedly of 'a stroke' after he was held in a drive by a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Pearabagh of Mogbazar area in the capital Thursday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Moinuddin...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Saturday). Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight until morning, Met Office said. Night temperature may fall by 1-3 degrees Celsius...
8th Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture-2015 held at DU The 8th Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Lecture-2015 organised by the Dhaka University (DU) Peace and Conflict Studies Department in cooperation with Indian High Commission was held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
The government has made a maiden move to fix the value of the natural gas, at Tk 25 per mcf (1,000 cubic feet), pending a decision on across-the-board raise in the fuel tariffs. So far, this particular national wealth has...
FE Report | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
Expressing its concern over the government's recent stance on use of law enforcing agencies, the Amnesty International (AI) has said such a move would further worsen the ongoing violent political situation in Bangladesh. It referred to media reports quoting Prime...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 30: All 24 directors of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) were elected unopposed Thursday, as their rivals remained out of the race. However, election for the posts of president, senior vice present and vice president...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
Economists are skeptical about attainment of targets set in the latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) in view of adverse impact of the ongoing political impasse on the country's trade and economic activities. They said most of the targets in the...
Jubair Hasan and Rezaul Karim | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
Apart from causing enormous loss to the economy, the current political turmoil is forcing the government to count an extra cost on the maintenance of law and order in the country, officials said. As such, they said, the government has...
Syful Islam | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
The government will soon take a decision on allowing foreign investment in readymade garment (RMG) industry outside the export processing zones (EPZs) without any conditions, a move that has been vehemently opposed by local apparel industry owners. The Ministry of...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
A probe body has found out the connivance of bank and tax officials in alleged forgery of pay-orders submitted by taxpayers to the national exchequer. Lax monitoring and reluctance of the authorities concerned are largely blamed for the daring defalcation....
FE Report | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain Friday evening met with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to condole the death of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko at Gulshan in the capital. He signed the condolence book. Dr Kamal held meeting with...
FE Report | 2015-01-31 00:00:00
The 25th day of indefinite blockade, enforced by BNP-led 20-Party Alliance, passed off on Friday amid fresh call for a 72-hour countrywide hartal from 6.00 am tomorrow (Sunday). The alliance on Friday called a fresh 72-hour nationwide hartal as part...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 30 (UNB): Rescuers Friday recovered eight bodies from a trawler that sank in the Bay of Bengal in Khudiratek area of Kutubdia upazila while heading towards Malaysia with over 60 passengers on board Thursday. In-charge of Kutubdia...
The daughter of former acting editor of the vernacular daily Ittefaq and former ambassador Akhtarul Alam was found dead at her residence in the city's Rampura area Friday. Police recovered the body of Advocate Fahmida Akhter (45), wife of Golam...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has further expanded the duration of extended cut off/ gate in time for ready-made garment (RMG) export containers till next month, officials said. CPA in a circular, issued on Wednesday, extended the time till February...
Observing that 'political diseases' are becoming 'contagious' day by day, Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain has said any negotiation to reach a consensus to break the country's current political standoff should involve all political parties, not only the two...
FE Report The leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) urged the government on Friday to resolve the current political deadlock politically. They said if the ongoing political impasse is not resolved politically, then there...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member Suranjit Sengupta said Friday the government would go tough if the blockade and hartal programme of BNP-led 20-party alliance is not withdrawn within next two days, reports BSS. "BNP must take responsibility if the...
SYLHET, Jan 30 (UNB): Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal called Friday a 36-hour hartal in Sylhet district, including the city, from tomorrow (Sunday) protesting the filing of cases against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, arrest of its Sylhet unit leaders and activists and...
The Workers Party (WP), an ally of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, will observe Anti-Violence and Subversion Day across the country on February 10, reports BSS. A resolution to this effect was taken at a meeting of the politburo of...
FE Report Expressing deep concern over the ongoing political violence Sushahsoner Jonno Procharavijan (SUPRO) called upon all the political parties on Friday to avoid such political programmes that create scope for violence, destructive activities and conflict. SUPRO made the call...
The Awami League (AL)-led 14-party alliance held Gayebana Janaza on Friday at the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque for the victims of hartal and blockade called by the BNP- led 20-party alliance across the country, reports BSS. The...
MYMENSINGH, Jan 30 (BSS): Kotwali police arrested a suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member from Shikarikanda Belltoli Bridge area in sadar upazila here today. Police also seized three cocktails wrapped in white paper from the arrestee, identified as Emdadul Haque...
FE Report Sramik-Karmachari-Peshajibi-Muktijoddha Samannay Parishad Friday threatened to lay siege to BNP chairperson's Gulshan office unless her party withdraws the ongoing blockade considering the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination scheduled to start from February 2. "You (Khaleda Zia) must stop...
JESSORE, Jan 30 (UNB): A local BNP activist was strangulated to death by his rivals following previous enmity in Chougachha upazila on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Samad (50), son of Nehal Mollah of Dighari village in Chougachha...
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) former councillor Mozammel Hossain Mukta was arrested in the city Friday on charge of financing terrorist activities during the ongoing countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliances, reports UNB. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Wari thana...
BAGERHAT, Jan 30 (UNB): The government may call in the Navy members to put in their efforts in the ongoing dredging of a 22-km silted-up stretch of the Mongla-Ghashiakhali channel in the Kumarkhali River so that the route may regain...
The month-long Ekushey Book Fair-2015, an elegant calendar event for booklovers and publishers, begins at its traditional venue tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally inaugurate the fair on the Bangla Academy premises. She will also...
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