M Azizur Rahman | 2015-01-06 00:00:00
Indian state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has proposed four pipeline routes to carry petroleum products from BPCL's Numaligarh refinery to oil storage tanks of state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) in the country's northern region, a top official said Monday....
Four people were killed and over 400 injured on Monday as clashes broke out across the country over programmes and counter-programmes of the ruling and opposition parties marking the first anniversary of the January-5 national election, report agencies. The killings...
Siddique Islam | 2015-01-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank is set to gear up its activities to curb the illicit outflow of funds through establishing a separate wing, as the financial offence called 'capital flight' accelerates. The new combat wing of the BB will be created under...
Having failed to come out of her office to join her alliance's planned rally in the city, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday said the countrywide blockade would continue until they come up with a fresh decision, reports UNB. She...
A new Dhaka-Kolkata direct train under 'Maitree Express' service was launched Monday. Railways Minister Mujibul Hoque inaugurated the expansion of the service at Dhaka Cantonment Railway Station at 8 am. The new Maitree Express train left the station for Kolkata...
Customs officials at Hazrat Sahjalal International Airport detained an Indian national and recovered gold bars weighing 8.6 kg from his possession at the airport Monday afternoon. The detainee was identified as Zawed Akter, 32,. He arrived here from Bangkok by...
Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain has said the government has allocated Tk 25 billion (2,500 crore) for the development work of Hatirjheel project. ‘The construction of the new bridge at the Hatirjheel project is in progress and...
Police have been accused of shooting a youth after they took him away in Satkhira. Satkhira Sadar Police OC Golam Rahman said police raided a petrol station around Palashpole in the city early on Saturday. Miscreants hurled bombs and police...
Bangladesh and India jointly decided to increase the frequency of the Maitree Express from today (Jan 4) aiming to meet the demand from passengers travelling between Kolkata and Dhaka. With the addition of one more round trip of the train,...
KHULNA, Jan 3: Speakers at a human chain programme here on Saturday demanded that the government bring an end to man-made disasters for the Sundarbans. The 'Firoz Ahmed Manch' organised the programme at the Picture Palace intersection of the city...
Khalilur Rahman | 2015-01-04 00:00:00
Most of the family dairy owners in rural areas of the country are now engaged in adulteration of their cow milk. A national Bangla daily reported last week that alone in Pabna and Sirajganj districts more than 50 thousand litres...
BNP did not get any positive response from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) till Saturday evening about the permission it sought to hold a rally in the city marking what it termed 'Democracy Killing Day' on Monday, report agencies. A...
FE Report | 2015-01-04 00:00:00
Ruling out the possibility of holding dialogue with the BNP, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed Saturday said there is no chance of midterm election and it will only be held in 2019. He, however, said that there might be dialogue with...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-01-04 00:00:00
Various official steps to enhance capacity of the government agencies have 'failed' to make any major headway, taking its toll on implementation of development projects, officials and development analysts said. According to them, many public agencies are not only incapable...
Shah Alam Nur | 2015-01-04 00:00:00
Officials likened 2014 to a 'golden year' as customs intelligence of Bangladesh alone had seized a record haul of 641 kilograms of smuggled gold during the bygone year, amid a boom in the clandestine trade. The amount of gold, seized...
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (AFP): The 113th Congress, which wrapped up December 16, was one of the least productive in modern history. Onward to 2015. US lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday under a new, fully Republican banner after the party...
The ruling Awami League will organise public rallies at 16 venues, including the historic Suhrawardy Udyan, in the capital city to mark the Victory Day for Democracy on January 5, reports BSS. The decision to this effect was taken at...
BANDARBAN, Jan 3 (BSS): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Qazi Raqibuddin Ahmed said today the Election Commission (EC) knows how to make a level-playing field for polls. "We (recently) conducted elections to Gazipur City Corporation where we proved how to maintain...
Awami League (AL) presidium member and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader sounded Saturday a note of warning for BNP against anarchy centring January 5, reports BSS. "If BNP tries to create anarchy by resorting to heinous attacks on...
The National People's Party (NPP) on Saturday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to engage in dialogue with all political parties to hold an inclusive and acceptable national election, reports UNB. "In any political consideration, we think, the January-5 elections held...
BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed has said the government should hold talks on Khaleda Zia's seven-point proposal to resolve the ongoing political deadlock and thus have a graceful exit for it and leave behind a good legacy. "Still, there's scope...
SYLHET, Jan 3 (UNB): Police arrested two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Saturday in connection with a crude bomb attack on the vehicle of former Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor and city Awami League (AL) president Badar Uddin Ahmed...
CHITTAGONG, Jan 3 (UNB) : Hours after its enforcement, a faction of the Chittagong University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Saturday postponed its indefinite strike on the campus for Sunday and Monday on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi and...
67th founding anniversary of pro-Awami League Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the country's one of the oldest student organisations, will be observed today (Sunday) in a befitting manner, reports UNB. The BCL was founded on January 4, 1948. Though it has...
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