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AL rules out talks with BNP before 2019

JU Correspondent | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Ruling out any possibility of holding dialogue with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) before 2019, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said on Friday the next general election will be held under the Awami League (AL) government. The minister made the remark while...

Rulers detached from people, state lost sense of humanity: Dr Kamal

2015-01-03 00:00:00

Ganoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain said on Friday the state now has lost the sense of humanity as the rulers have got detached from people, reports UNB. "The state has lost the sense of humanity. Why? Those who are running...

BNP to start \\\'new journey from Jan 5 to retrieve democracy\\\'

2015-01-03 00:00:00

BNP leader Khandaker Mahbub Hossain has said the party will 'start a new journey to retrieve democracy' from January 5, report agencies.     The chairperson's advisory council member speaking at a discussion in Dhaka on Friday said, "The January 5 polls...

One hurt in gunfight over control of cattle market

2015-01-03 00:00:00

BENAPOLE (Jessore), Jan 2 (UNB): One person was injured in a gunfight between two groups of the ruling Awami League (AL) over taking control of a cattle market at Bagachra in Sharsha upazila of the district on Thursday night. Police...

Dhaka\\\'s permanent UN envoy in difficulty

2015-01-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 2 (bdnews24.com): The recall of 12 members of the staff will affect the mission, says Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations AK Abdul Momen. The transfer of almost half the Bangladesh UN mission staff at a...

Crude bomb hurled at Kamran\\\'s vehicle in Sylhet

2015-01-03 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jan 2 (UNB): A crude bomb was hurled targeting the vehicle of former Sylhet City Corporation mayor and city Awami League president Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran at Pathantula here on Friday afternoon. However, he escaped the attack unhurt as...

27 Jamaat men sued over hartal violence in Jessore

2015-01-03 00:00:00

BENAPOLE (Jessore), Jan 2 (UNB): Police on Thursday night filed a case against 27 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami on charge of violence in the Kuyada Bazar area in Jessore Sadar upazila during Wednesday's countrywide hartal enforced by the party.

Another BCL man held over SUST violence

2015-01-03 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jan 2 (UNB): One more Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist has been held in connection with the organisation's infighting at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) that left one dead. Police picked up Ramim Ibn Jahan, a third...

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2015-01-03 00:00:00

MRP delivery to migrant workers may miss deadline

Rezaul Karim | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Many Bangladeshi expatriates are likely to be in big trouble if the government fails to provide them with machine-readable passports (MRPs) by the deadline set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), officials concerned said. Foreign ministry officials said many...

Two enthusiastic buyers making their choice of ornaments at a stall of the Dhaka International Trade Fair

2015-01-03 00:00:00

Intensity of cold wave may increase at weekend

2015-01-03 00:00:00

The intensity of the cold wave sweeping over the country may increase at the end of this week, according to a weather forecast by a source at the Met Office, reports BSS. A meteorologist said: "We are forecasting that intensity...

Train turns another risky transport for travellers

Jubair Hasan | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Train also now turns another risky mode of transport in Bangladesh with fatal mishaps and casualties on the railways taking a worrying upturn -- as if on a par with nightmares on roads and waterways.     Public concern over passenger safety...

Karnaphuli tunnel work starts by Dec, says Quader

Our Correspondent | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Jan 2: Road Communication and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to inaugurate the construction of the tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in December 2015 if his schedule is available. Quader said this...

NBR to outsource campaign for netting in new taxpayers

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Government's revenue authority plans outsourcing a countrywide campaign for netting new taxpayers, officials said. The move has come following taxmen's failure to bring in new taxpayers under tax-net through similar programmes during the last few years. Rather the dropout of...

Raushon\\\'s political secy Moshi made envoy to SA

2015-01-03 00:00:00

The government has named Leader of  Opposition Raushon Ershad's Political Secretary Golam Moshi new Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He will succeed Md Shahidul Islam. Announcing his appointment, the foreign ministry said on Friday that he "is a well-known" politician and...

Two killed in city road accident

2015-01-03 00:00:00

Two construction workers were killed as a truck skidded off the road at Shyampur in the city on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 35, and Hanufa Begum, 40. Sources at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)...

Two lynched in Sirajganj

2015-01-03 00:00:00

A mob has beaten two youths to death in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand. Locals claim they were extorting money. Police found one of the bodies with a bruised head while the other was found mangled by the wheels of a train. One...

Audit objections involving Tk 100m remain unresolved

Kamrun Nahar | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh recently unearthed financial irregularities in various agencies under the control of the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, involving nearly Tk 100 million in the fiscal year (FY) 2011-12, a CAG...

Four missing fishermen rescued

2015-01-03 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 2 (UNB): Four fishermen were rescued on Friday afternoon. They went missing as a fishing trawler capsized in the estuary near the St Martin's Island after being hit by a tourist vessel on Friday afternoon. Owner of...

NBR implements 58pc BTC recommendations in four fiscal years

Talha Bin Habib | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has implemented only 69 recommendations out of 119 made by the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) over the last four fiscal years (FYs), officials said.   Only 58 per cent recommendations of BTC were implemented by...

BGMEA, Chinese co to conduct viability study on RMG park

Monira Munni | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

BGMEA and a Chinese company will jointly carry out feasibility study and environmental impact assessment on establishment of the proposed garment industrial park at Baushia of Gazaria in Munshiganj, mainly to accommodate the non-compliant units, sources said. Orient International Holding...

Two cleaners die while working in manhole in city

FE Report | 2015-01-03 00:00:00

Two cleaners died and one was injured while working in a manhole at Maniknagar in the capital on Friday. The incident took place at about 3:00 pm on the day when three cleaners were cleaning garbage jammed inside the manhole...

BNP promises peaceful rally, pushes for permission

2015-01-03 00:00:00

Reiterating that its programmes will be peaceful, BNP on Friday urged the government to permit the 20-party alliance to stage its scheduled rally in the city on Monday, reports UNB. "Our rally will be peaceful one. We're committed to ensuring...

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2015-01-03 00:00:00

Reopen Shela route or face movement, say workers

2015-01-03 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Jan 2 (UNB): River transport workers here on Friday threatened to wage a tough movement, including work abstention, from Tuesday if the Shela River route that goes through the Sundarbans is not reopened to vessel movement by Monday. Bangladesh...

BOJ chief says plenty of tools left to ease policy again

2015-01-02 00:00:00

TOKYO, Jan 1 (Reuters): Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the bank has various tools left if it were to ease monetary policy again, stressing its determination to hit its inflation target in the next fiscal year. "There are...

S Korea Dec exports top forecasts, but global uncertainty lingers

2015-01-02 00:00:00

SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters): South Korean exports grew more than expected in December but protracted weakness in Europe and China is clouding the prospects for 2015, keeping the door open for further policy easing by the central bank. Shipments in...

US weekly jobless claims rise

2015-01-02 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (AFP): Initial claims for US unemployment insurance rose last week but remained at a level signaling a firming labor market, official data released Wednesday showed. New jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, totaled 298,000...

Brazil economy struggles as Rousseff begins 2nd term

2015-01-02 00:00:00

BRASïLIA, Jan 1 (AFP): Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff will be sworn in for her second term Thursday before thousands of cheering supporters, but any moment of triumph will surely be short lived. The world's seventh-biggest economy -- once booming --...