Former minister and Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta said in the city Friday that normalcy would be restored within a week as a total war has been launched against terrorism in the country, reports BSS. "The subversive...
BNP accused on Friday the government of crafting various 'evil designs' to arrest BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, and threatened the government of dire consequences if it tries to arrest her in a bid to suppress the ongoing movement, reports UNB....
US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Anne C Richard said Friday the international community needs to put more pressure on Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya issue saying it is Myanmar's responsibility to take back its nationals,...
Opposition leader in parliament Begum Rawshan Ershad said Friday present political problems will be resolved and peace will be restored very soon, report agencies. "We are trying to come out of the politics of confrontation . . . I am...
BNP standing committee member Hannan Shah was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital early Friday as he fell ill. The BNP leader was taken to the CMH around 1:30 am following severe respiratory problem and chest...
JESSORE, Jan 23 (UNB): An Awami League (AL) activist was slaughtered in Jhikargachha Upazila of the district last night, report agencies. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, 40, a local activist of the ruling party and son of Abdul...
Telling television stations 'to refrain from broadcasting negative news' is not censorship in anyway, Awami League (AL) leader Mahbub-Ul Alam Hanif has said, reports bdnews24.com. He was responding to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's allegation that the government has clamped censorship...
Taking a swipe at Amnesty International (AI) for its statement on Bangladesh's ongoing political situation, Food Minister Quamrul Islam termed Friday it a 'BNP-paid organisation' as it what he said speaks in BNP's tone, reports UNB. "They're criticising the government...
Maya demands Khaleda's arrest Minister for Relief and Disaster Management Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya demanded Friday arrest of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for creating anarchy across the country in the name of democratic movement. "I urge the government to arrest...
Khairul Islam | 2015-01-24 00:00:00
Publishers are worried over the country's ongoing restive political situation saying that it would shatter their hope of making business in the upcoming Ekushey Book Fair that will kick off on February 1. The country's prime book fair is a...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the much-awaited Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Bridge, locally known as 'Patgathi Bridge', over Madhumati river in Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj district today (Saturday), reports UNB. Sheikh Hasina is expected to formally inaugurate the bridge...
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined on Thursday two factories in Gazipur and Manikganj Tk 0.7 million for polluting environment, reports UNB. DoE Director (Monitoring and Enforcement) Md Alamgir slapped the fine on the two factories, including a pharmaceutical factory,...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 15 maunds of Jatka (hilsa fry less than ten inches in length) raiding two launches in the Dhaleshwari river in Naryanganj district early Friday, reports UNB. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said an...
BAGERHAT, Jan 23 (UNB): The Sundarbans now must wait until the next monsoon to have the oil slicks washed away as those still remained fused with plants on the Shela river banks following an oil tanker crash in the river...
Local movie actors and directors have gone on an indefinite strike protesting against a decision to screen Indian movies in local theatres, reports bdnews24.com. Shoots both at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) and elsewhere in the country have come to...
President Abdul Hamid urged all concerned on Friday to use photography for transforming the world into a land of peace and harmony as it is the ultimate desire of entire mankind, reports UNB. "We can use photography as a tool...
A nationwide study has found prevalence of highest rate of malnutrition in north- and southeastern regions of Sylhet and Chittagong despite their relatively better economy. "The Sylhet and Chittagong divisions are known for their better status in terms of poverty,...
Different progressive organisations will stage a rally at Shahbagh intersection in the city at 3:00 pm today (Saturday) demanding protecting democratic rights, country and lives from anarchic situation and eradicating militancy. — Press release bKash agent robbed of Tk 0.4...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Saturday). Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight until morning, Met Office said. Night and day temperature may remain...
Jubair Hasan Trading of the contraband drug, Yaba, is proving the traditional market economy wrong as the ongoing countrywide indefinite blockade coupled with hartals has no effect over the inflow of the tablet, officials said. When all the country's economic...
FE Report The Saudi Labour Ministry has called upon the government of Bangladesh to carry out a comprehensive security screening of manpower to be sent to the Middle East country. Quoting the ministry's undersecretary of international affairs Ahmed Al-Fihaid, the...
State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu said on Thursday the government had taken initiatives to introduce labour insurance and build hospitals for welfare of the workers, reports BSS. "We have taken steps to introduce group insurance for...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The country has suffered an economic loss to the tune of Tk 364.46 billion in 16 days of the nationwide blockade from January 5 to January 20, according to a leading trade body. "Our businesses are not running well. We...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, was marked by stray incidents of violence on the seventieth consecutive day on Thursday. Besides, the second day of a 48-hour hartal, called by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh is labelled as one of the expected drivers of growth in emerging markets in near terms thanks to its steady growth and improvement in social indicators. Bangladesh is grouped with four other developing countries as all these countries have...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The retail-level electricity tariff for majority of the capital's residents might not increase further as the technical evaluation committee of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) turned down on Thursday the tariff hike proposal of the state-run Dhaka Power Distribution Company...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
State-owned Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) was placed at the 97th position among nearly 7,000 global think tanks in 2014. The University of Pennsylvania, the lone internationally recognised organisation in rating global think tanks, made the ranking. The latest...
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