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Refrain from killing people in name of hartal, Nasim tells Khaleda

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said Monday the black hands of those who would dare to kill people in their bid to create anarchy in the name of hartal (total shutdown) should...

‘BNP called hartal for creating hindrance to Tarique\\\'s case’

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Joint general secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak said Monday BNP has enforced countrywide hartal to relieve its chairperson Khaleda Zia of the graft case, hinder the case against Tarique Rahman and to appease the...

All set to celebrate textbook festival January 1

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Monday all is set to celebrate the textbook festival across the country on January 1, reports BSS. He said the festival will be celebrated at all primary and secondary schools and madrasas across the...

People reject BNP hartal : Maya

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Dhaka City Awami League (AL) general secretary and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram) said Monday people of the country have rejected BNP-sponsored hartal (total shutdown) of Monday, reports BSS. "BNP is not in the...

Border killing to be high on agenda until stops: BGB DG

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed said Monday the issues of firing and killing of Bangladeshi nationals along border will be top of the agenda during talks with India until the number comes to zero,...

Marking the hartal called by BNP-led 20-party combine Monday

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Shilpacharya never considered art as isolated from life: PM

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Monday that her government wants to build a beautiful future for the Bangalee nation by maintaining a wonderful environment in the country, report agencies. She called upon the country's artists, litterateurs and cultural activists...

Bus driver gets 3 yrs’ RI

2014-12-30 00:00:00

A Dhaka court sentenced Monday a bus driver to three years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a case filed over the murder of a retired government official in a road accident in the city about five years ago, reports UNB. Chief...

ACC starts probe against HBM Iqbal

2014-12-30 00:00:00

FE Report The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) started investigation against former lawmaker and also Premier Bank Chairman Dr HBM Iqbal on charge of money embezzlement. The anti-graft watchdog also appointed ACC Deputy Director Hamidul Hasan as the investigation officer (IO) in...

SC judges\\\' team led by CJ meets President

2014-12-30 00:00:00

A 15-member delegation of Supreme Court (SC) judges, led by Chief Justice (CJ) Md Muzammel Hossain, met President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Monday, reports UNB. During the meeting, the delegation apprised the President of the SC activities and discussed...

Schoolteacher\\\'s killers to be brought to justice: Nahid

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Monday action will be taken against those responsible for the death of a schoolteacher in Noakhali during hartal. "Deputy Commissioner of Noakhali has been ordered to arrest the pickets responsible for the schoolteacher's death...

Businessman sued on graft charges

2014-12-30 00:00:00

The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case Monday against a businessman on charge of accumulating illegal wealth worth Tk 26.0 million, reports UNB. ACC deputy director Abdus Sattar filed the case against Rezadudowla Chowdhury, owner of RSR Business Liners, with...

10 selected for Rapport excellence awards

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Rapport Bangladesh Limited organised the 14th Rapport Award ceremony for Excellence in Human Resource Development-2014 at city hotel Thursday, said a press release. Former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan attended the function as the chief guest...

Prof Dr Normah Omar

2014-12-30 00:00:00

The award recipients posing

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Div Physics Olympiad held at RU

RU Correspondent | 2014-12-30 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 29: The 5th Rajshahi divisional round Physics Olympiad programme was held on Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Sunday. A press release of the RU physics department said the competition took place at the university's Kazi Nazrul Islam...

4 arrested while going to Malaysia illegally

2014-12-30 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Dec 29 (BSS): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) rescued four Malaysia-bound fortune- seekers and arrested a human trafficker from city's Nandankanon area Monday when they gathered to go to Malaysia illegally. The arrested human trafficker was identified as Muhammad Helal...

WEATHER

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country having chances of light rain or drizzle at one or two places over Khulna and Barisal divisions today (Tuesday). Night temperature may rise slightly over the...

Defence Ministry Senior Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal

2014-12-30 00:00:00

News in Brief

2014-12-30 00:00:00

Press confce on 'Contribution of Women' today A press conference on 'Contribution of Women to Development and Equal Dignity' by Incidin Bangladesh will be held at Dhaka Reporters' Unity at 11:00 am today (Tuesday).     — Press release Nagorik Oikya' condolence...

Govt decides to re-launch NSP

FE Report | 2014-12-30 00:00:00

The government will re-launch the National Service Programme (NSP) from January next for capacity building of 42,500 youths and making them eligible for jobs. To push the move forward, the Cabinet approved Monday a proposal for extension of the NSP....

China unveils wish list on investment

FE Report | 2014-12-30 00:00:00

China conveyed its willingness to invest in Bangladesh's infrastructure development, especially in power and energy and construction of a tunnel across the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong that will facilitate continental connectivity.     "A high official from China, probably the president of...

6 die as freight truck rams into train at container terminal

FE Report | 2014-12-30 00:00:00

At least six people were killed as a freight truck rammed into a train at the Inland Container Terminal of Kamalapur rail-station on Monday afternoon, in a rare collision of such kind. Police and officials concerned said two of the...

Country\\\'s imports rise by 5pc in Nov

FE Report | 2014-12-30 00:00:00

Country's overall import orders increased by more than 5.0 per cent in November last over the previous month, thanks to hefty growth of capital machinery, officials said. Opening of fresh letters of credit (LCs), generally known as import orders, raised...

Stray incidents mark 20-party\\\'s hartal, 1 killed

2014-12-30 00:00:00

A female schoolteacher's death during picketing and sporadic incidents of violence marked the countrywide daylong hartal on Monday, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance in protest against the 'foiling' of its Gazipur rally and demanding the release of its arrested...

PSC, JSC exam results today

2014-12-30 00:00:00

The results of this year's Primary School Certificate (PSC), Junior School Certificate and their equivalent examinations will be published today (Tuesday). The JSC and equivalent exams began on Nov 7 while the PSC and equivalent exams were held on November...

Port city\\\'s uplift precluded by CDA-CCC standoff

2014-12-30 00:00:00

FE Report A serious lack of coordination between Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) seems to have stymied the overall development of the country's port city, a research finds. "The housing and other construction projects of both...

Verdict on Azhar\\\'s war crimes trial today

2014-12-30 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will pronounce its judgment today (Tuesday) in the war crimes case filed against detained ATM Azharul Islam as 1971  commander of Al Badr, a vigilante unit of Jamaat-e-Islami, reports UNB. Keeping its judgment pending for 102...

BD expects talks on energy ties with India: Muhith

2014-12-30 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 29 (BSS): Cooperation in the energy sector and improvement of road and port infrastructure are the key areas of discussion in which India and Bangladesh are expected to engage themselves within the next three months, Bangladesh Finance...

The SAARC Fountain intersection

2014-12-30 00:00:00