A parliamentary watchdog has recommended that the government allocate adequate fund to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board to bring dynamism in its activities. It also suggested that the CHT Land Commission attach importance to the opinions of the representatives...
A Robo-Fight competition was held at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) to spark students’ innovation. A total of 40 universities from across the country participated in the competition, according to a news agency.
Customs officials seized 560 cartons of contraband foreign cigarettes and arrested a man at Hazrat Shah Amanat (R) International Airport in Chittagong on Thursday. The arrested is Faisal Ahmed. Further details about the arrestee could not be known. On secret...
Admission test of 'G' unit under the academic session 2014-2015 of Islamic University (IU) has been held in Kushtia peacefully. The tests were held in three shifts. IU VC Prof Dr Abdul Hakim Sarkar and Pro-VC Prof Dr M Shahinur...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education Ministry has suggested that the government introduce a unified admission process for all universities under the supervision of the University Grants Commission (UGC). It observed that the unified admission process will save both time...
A man died and at least 26 people went missing as a trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal, on the outskirts of Saint Martin’s Island under Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar district on Friday. The dead is Lavlu, a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Kathmandu for home on Friday morning after attending the 18th Saarc Summit held in the Nepalese capital on Nov 26-27. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage took...
A septuagenarian man was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at his house in Fatullah in Narayangonj Sadar Upazila. The dead is Abed Ali, 70. His wife Rahima Begum, 62, sustained burn injuries in the fire. She...
A mugger was arrested at Boro Achra village at Benapole union under Sharsha Upazila in Jessore on Thursday night. The arrested was identified as Babu alias Dhakaiya Babu, 45, son of Nurul Islam of the village. Police said a gang...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that like the war criminals’ trial, the trial of Dr Milon’s assassins would one day be held in this country. He said that to secure the democratic progress of the nation it is...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that like the war criminals’ trial, the trial of Dr Milon’s assassins would one day be held in this country. He said that to secure the democratic progress of the nation it is...
Bangladesh candidate Captain Moin Uddin Ahmed has been elected the Director General of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO) in an election held during the 23rd session of the IMSO Assembly in London. This is the first time in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Kathmandu, Nepal. On Friday morning. Her special flight landed at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 12:10pm Friday. She left the Nepalese capital at 10:50am local time after receiving a guard of honour...
Dhaka University Rokeya Hall Alumni Association has honoured late journalist Baby Maudud for her lifelong contribution to the cause of women. Celebrated actress Fredousi Majumder and Bangladesh Mahila Parisad chief Ayesha Khanam were also honoured in recognition of their work...
Cultivation of flood-tolerant variety rice has already become popular among the farmers to change their fortune as its harvest is nearing completion with bumper yield in the country during the Aman season. The growing plants of flood tolerant BRRI dhan...
A mobile court in a special drive realised Tk 0.11 million as fines from 13 shops at Fakirhat Bazar in Bagerhat district on Thursday. The court realised the money from 13-shop for selling date expired medicines, formalin tainted fruits and...
War crimes accused Shamsuddin Ahmed has been arrested in Nandail Upazila in Mymensingh district on Thursday evening. Officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj police station Mir Mosharraf Hossain said: ‘Shamsuddin, , one of the two siblings accused in a war crimes case, was...
Central bank investigators are looking into ‘questionable’ transactions in various Bangladesh Banks by expatriates and foreign nationals, following requests from different countries through the Egmont Group. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sought information on at least 150 foreign nationals from...
A Chittagong court on Thursday sentenced a businessman to 19 years imprisonment for evading tax worth about Tk 0.7 million (700,000), court officials said. The special divisional court of Ataur Rahman handed down the punishment to Bikash Chowdhury, a businessman...
Speakers at a meeting have stressed for preventing corruption to improve standard of public services being provided by the local government bodies and government departments in building a corruption-free Bangladesh. Kawnia Upazila unit of corruption prevention committee with the assistance...
An official of Islamic Foundation (IF), Bangladesh, died in a road accident in the city on Saturday morning. Mirpur Police Station, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and local sources said a bus knocked down Rafiqul Islam, 35, son of late...
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has hailed Bangladesh for playing vital role in international peacekeeping efforts. She said rhe United States and the international community are profoundly grateful to the people...
The last-ditch deal on energy cooperation for a common electricity grid has brightened the ‘Kathmandu Declaration’. The Saarc leaders welcomed the agreement and directed the relevant bodies to identify regional and sub-regional projects in the area of power generation, transmission...
A three-month-old baby girl was strangulated to death allegedly by her father at Montit village in Boraigram Upazila in Natore early Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Nusrat Jahan Sinthi. Quoting family members police said when Sinthi was sleeping...
BNP on Friday accused the government of creating obstacles towards holding the party-led 20-party’s public rally in Comilla scheduled to be held on Saturday. 'The government is carrying out various undemocratic acts ahead of Saturday's rally, alleged BNP's joint secretary...
serajul7@gmail.com | 2014-11-27 00:00:00
The Grand Jury (GJ) to investigate the death of unarmed African-American young man Michael Brown in the hands of white police officer Daren Wilson has given its dreaded verdict. It has decided not to indict the police officer, which means...
Organic farming and export of organic products have run into a snag. At the backdrop of enormous potential for this sector to grow, this snag that can wear away much of the hopes is the lack of accredited certification. Local...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-11-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh economy does not have any lawful gambling centre except the stock market. That too is not lawful. In the stock market, it is the gamblers who make and unmake the things that happen, especially when it comes to pushing...
Gopal Sengupta | 2014-11-27 00:00:00
The other day we had a long debate with some professionals on how we can start with big dreams and make life worth living. When will Bangladesh become a middle-income country? To accomplish the 'Vision 2021' by a least developed...
It is really great to hear that law enforcers have imposed fine on the jaywalkers who try to jaywalk at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue from 25th November. Possibly this is the first time I have heard that the government...
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