Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader told the parliament on Sunday that the work on upgradation of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway into a four-lane one would be completed by June this year, report agencies. The upgraded Dhaka-Mymensingh highway would...
Opposing the Election Commission's plan to launch smart ID card, Barrister Nazmul Huda urged the government Sunday to introduce passport as a voter ID card for holding a free and fair election in the country, reports UNB. He urged the...
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At least two people were killed and five others injured when a passengers bus of Tanzil Paribahan overturned while overtaking another bus at city's Shahbagh at around 9:30 pm Sunday. The injured were taken to hospital for treatment, according to...
A criminal case was filed accusing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of 'instigating arson' in the city's Jatrabarhi area, reports bdnews24.com. She had been booked in the case over hurling of petrol bombs by alleged BNP supporters on a passenger bus...
Major (Retd) ATM Hamidul Hossain Tariq will deliver a lecture, 'Diplomatic History of War of Liberation- Account of a Freedom Fighter', in the city on January 29 (Thursday), reports UNB. Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) will organise the event at...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia thanked Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday night as she went to her Gulshan office to express sympathy to her at the death of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko, reports UNB. "Khaleda Zia thanked the...
Minister for War of Liberation Affairs Mozammel Haq warned Sunday that the trial of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would be held on the soil of this country for resorting to violence as a means to grab the power, reports BSS....
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The university regulator, UGC, has put forward a 30-point recommendation including hike in regular academic fees and related charges of the public university students to ensure state of art schooling for the prospective graduates. The recommendations also include increasing budgetary...
More than 50 per cent of food items and beverages sold on city streets are found contaminated with various groups of bacteria called coliform, said a study, reports BSS. "More than 50 per cent street foods and beverages are contaminated...
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Saudi Arabia has agreed to reopen its market for Bangladeshi workers shortly, expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said Sunday. "They've decided to reopen its market for Bangladeshis. It's now a matter of formal announcement," the minister...
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The government and 14 development partners signed a Joint Cooperation Arrangement (JCA), first of its kind, Sunday to support third round of Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Development Programme (HPNSDP) of Bangladesh for 2016-2020 period. The signing ceremony was held...
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury stressed on Sunday working out an effective plan to check the country's fast-shrinking arable land and thus maintain the momentum in its food grain production, reports UNB. "Decrying about the loss of agricultural land will help...
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against auditor of the CGA Samabaya Wrindan Samity Limited Rafiqul Islam and two others for embezzling Tk 23.3 million from the cooperative society. The investigation officer filed the case with the Ramna Police...
The 42nd board of trustees meeting of Southern University Bangladesh (SUB) was held at the conference room of the university in the port city recently, says a press release. SUB Trustee Board chairman Khalilur Rahman, also KDS group chairman and...
RIYADH, Jan 25 (BSS): President Abdul Hamid along with heads of the states of different countries paid homage to late Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud here. The President along with other heads of the states gathered on the...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 25 (UNB): Police and members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives arrested five people in possession of 15,180 pieces of Yaba tablet and 24 bottles of liquor from Teknaf and Ukhiya upazilas on Saturday night.
A new brand school Iqra Ideal School was opened at Nasirabad of Khilgaon in the city recently with a commitment to free the school from corporal punishment. In the inaugural ceremony of the school, the headmaster Mohsin Hasan and his...
Customs intelligence officials seized 20 gold bars weighing 2.33 kg from Foreign Post Office at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday, report agencies. The gold bars were kept hidden in a parcel of computer accessories came from Hong Kong...
Exercise Cope South-2015 begins A six-day combined exercise between Bangladesh Air Force and Pacific Air Force, USA named "Exercise Cope South-2015" began at BAF Base Bangabandhu Saturday last. One BAF C-130 transport aircraft, four F-7BG and three C-130 transport aircraft...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Monday). Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight until morning, Met Office said. Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
Munima Sultana | 2015-01-26 00:00:00
A marathon countrywide blockade has slowed down development works in the country for the disruption caused to transportation of construction materials. The problem has given rise to concern among the policymakers about achieving the ADP-implementation target. Sources said the Roads...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid stress on administrative decentralisation and said she preferred splitting Dhaka into three separate divisions, report agencies. She has also urged the public administration ministry to speed up the process. In a meeting with its officials...
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The editors of newspapers urged the government on Sunday to hold talks with political parties and reach a consensus on how to resolve the ongoing political crisis. Their call came at a meeting with the government ministers at the conference...
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Bangladesh customs will celebrate International Customs Day-2015 today (Monda) with a theme 'coordinated border management: An inclusive approach for connecting stakeholders'. Some 179 member countries of World Customs Organisation (WCO), including Bangladesh, will celebrate the day simultaneously in their respective...
Siddique Islam | 2015-01-26 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the banks providing mobile financial services (MFS) to comply with KYC (Know Your Customer) rules within 10 working days, officials said. The directive was given at a meeting of chief executive officers (CEOs) of mobile...
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