Asjadul Kibria | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The annual Bangla Academy book fair, Amar Ekushey Grontho Mela, is knocking at the door. It's a month-long event to celebrate and uphold the spirit of our language movement in 1952. Over the decades, the size of the book fair...
Hotel Sonargaon is a prestigious 5-star hotel of the country but its surroundings are dirty and unhealthy to say the least. As one comes out of the hotel and walks for five minutes, be it towards north, south, east or...
A report on solar-powered flight appeared in the print media recently. It is fascinating news, since it is going to establish a pollution-free fuel-powered air transportation, hopefully in a decade or two. The flight will be a "tale of human...
The city dwellers are hardly left with any time for physical workouts as a major portion of their time is spent on daily works in office or business and traffic congestion on the road. But if we sincerely try, we...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
A seemingly unlucky nation as we may appear to the outside world, bad days, however, could hardly grip us for long. Somehow we have been able to fight ourselves out along the dark alleys of history. And we came out...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Thursday the Foreign missions abroad to go out for searching newer exportable items and markets, boost export earnings and trade and commerce and attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), reports UNB. Recognising the role of...
Taking a swipe at the prime minister for her remarks in parliament about their party chief involving her in acts of sabotage, BNP spokesman Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged Thursday that the government is conspiring to arrest Khaleda Zia to remove...
A 'standard note' circulated to MPs in the British House of Commons says 'the political scene in Bangladesh remains as turbulent as ever.' The turbulence is blamed on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports bdnews24.com. "In...
The government urged the private television channels Thursday to telecast the country's real situation and not to sensationalise any news on violence, reports UNB. The request was made at a views-exchange meeting between the representatives of some private TV channels...
The European Parliament (EP) Delegation for relations with South Asia has expressed its deep concern at the outbreak of political violence in Bangladesh culminating over recent days, and called for a genuine dialogue among political parties, reports UNB. "The current...
President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Khandaker Mahbub Hossain urged the government Thursday to reach a meaningful compromise with the demonstrating parties to overcome the current 'critical situation,' reports UNB. "The only way to resolve the ongoing political...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 22: Mayor of Naohata Municipality and president of Naohata Municipal unit of Awami League (AL) Abdul Gafur remained missing for the last 16 days. Fazilatun Nessa Parul, wife of the missing mayor, filed a general diary (GD) with...
NARSINGDI, Jan 22 (UNB): A daylong hartal, enforced by the local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest of party district ameer Maulana AFM Abdus Sattar, was observed peacefully in the district today (Thursday). District Jamaat secretary Sheikh Abdul Malek announced...
Chandpur district AL office torched CHANDPUR, Jan 22: Miscreants set afire the district unit Awami League (AL) office on the Chandpur-Comilla Road in the district town early Thursday. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadar Model Police Station Abdul Kaiyum said the criminals...
Munima Sultana | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Fund crisis of Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE), the country's first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project in road infrastructure sector, is likely to end soon with three local banks and a Chinese bank coming up in assistance, sources said. The three local...
Shah Alam Nur | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Manpower export has been hit hard by the ongoing blockade as hundreds of jobseekers are cancelling their flights following halt in transportation which is making it impossible for them to reach their destinations, insiders said. They said the blockade has...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Parliamentary standing committee on the shipping ministry recommended Thursday to complete the dredging of Mongla-Ghasiakhali channel within next June. It also suggested to control movements of water vessels in the Shyala river before completing the dredging and control access and...
Syful Islam | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The government has taken a move to take up another Hatirjheel-like project on the bank of the Buriganga river in city's Shyampur area aiming to decorate the capital with eye-catching establishments, officials said Thursday. The project will be taken up...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 22: Three-day Chittagong Hajj and Umrah Fair began today at the Jamiatul Falah mosque in the city. Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) Chittagong region has organised the fair. Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation M Manjur Alam formally...
RU Correspondent | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Jan 22: Investigation into the murder case of Prof Shafiul Alam Lilon, a teacher of the sociology department at Rajshahi University (RU), has been transferred to the Detective Branch (DB) of metropolitan police. Earlier on January 19, Md...
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Anwarul Iqbal, who died in Dubai on January 15, was laid to eternal rest on Thursday afternoon, reports UNB. Anwarul Iqbal, also a former caretaker government and a freedom fighter, was buried at Banani...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
US Air Force (USAF) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will join bilateral tactical airlift exercise at BAF Base Bangabandhu tomorrow (Saturday). The fourth COPE SOUTH 15, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored airlift exercise, will continue until January 30. A US Embassy...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 22: An exclusive seminar on 'Alternative careers for Law Graduates' was held at the Southern University Bangladesh today. Department of Law of the SUB organised the seminar. The seminar was presided over by Law Department adviser Prof Mohiuddin...
DU, MASCO Industries sign deal University of Dhaka (DU) and MASCO Industries Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the vice-chancellor's office Wednesday to foster research collaboration among the industries and the academic institutions under the Higher Education Quality...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours till 6pm today (Friday). Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight till morning, Met Office said. Night temperature...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Private hospitals availing duty-free benefit on import of medical equipments under condition of providing free health services to the poor people would be brought under scanner of the Customs intelligence team, the revenue board chief said Thursday. The Customs would...
FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
The central bank continued purchasing US dollars (USD) from the commercial banks to help keep the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market stable, officials said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) was purchasing the greenback from the banks directly to protect the interests...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-01-23 00:00:00
Medicine sales on the Mitford wholesale market dropped over 50 per cent as a marathon blockade over political disputes continued to affect life and business across the country, traders said. Chemists and druggists' association leaders portrayed the sorry state of...
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