A global survey has revealed that Bangladeshi citizens are politically most conscious. It is nice to know that we think about the country and try to play a role in its development. When we talk to common people who do...
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, daughter of Sheikh Rehana, a British Bangladeshi Labour Party politician, former councillor in Regent's Park and cabinet member for culture in Camden Council has sought support of Bangladeshis living in the United Kingdom in her campaign for...
K M Alamgir Kabir | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
Remittance is increasingly becoming a major policy issue due to its widespread effects on growth and development. Emphasising the impact of remittances on human development many researchers have suggested that a remittance recipient country with efficient policy intervention in investment...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
As a ceremonial President, Abdul Hamid is beginning to appear as an exception. Currently on a six-day official visit to neighbouring India, he recently visited the UAE and England and before that, officially visited Brazil and on way back from...
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued another warrant for the arrest of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation and sedition case filed for his disparaging remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Md...
HABIGANJ, Dec 21 (UNB) : A court here issued on Saturday warrants for arrest against 11 people, including former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury and incumbent Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, in the Shah AMS...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government would launch a drive to evict hawkers from footpaths and stop plying of illegal rickshaws on city roads within a month, reports UNB. The decision was taken at...
Claiming that none of his recent remarks on the historical figures in the Liberation War of 1971 was speculative or spurious, BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman has thrown a challenge to Awami League leaders to prove him wrong, reports...
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) on Saturday organised parallel human chains in 11 cities and towns across the country to protest India's move to build 16 more barrages on the transboundary Ganges river, reports UNB. The committee also organised human...
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud said on Sunday a holistic approach should be taken to ensure land security in the country considering the climate change impacts, aiming to sustain its food production, reports UNB. "We're having drought, flood,...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan said Sunday security measures would be beefed up across the country ahead of the Christmas and the December 31st night celebrations, reports UNB. He stated this while speaking to journalists after an inter-ministerial...
Masud Karim of the Daily Jugantor and Bashir Ahmed of the Daily Amar Desh were elected president and general secretary (GS) respectively of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) Sunday for the year 2015, reports UNB. The DCAB election and the...
FE Report | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
Courier services are used in bringing unregistered imported medicines in the country, depriving the government of a large amount of revenue a year, officials of drug administration revealed Sunday after seizing big consignments of such drugs. Officials at the DGDA...
FE Report | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh Institute of Thyroid Medicine and Imaging Research (BITMIR) has introduced a new 4D ultrasound machine Saturday in a bid to proper detection of cancer. Speciality of the machine, first of its kind in the country, is to diagnose cancer...
Fifty-five foreigners, including 12 Bangladesh nationals, have been arrested at the Bukit Mertajam Fish Wholesalers Association's market in Jalan Padang Lalang, Malaysia, reports UNB. Director of the Penang Immigration Department Hasbullah Abdul Rashid said 62 foreign workers in the market...
A court in Narayanganj placed on Sunday another member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-11 - Asaduzzaman Nur - on a seven-day remand in a case filed in connection with the Narayanganj seven murders, reports UNB. Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin...
Two years after its second formation, the nine-member Judicial Pay Commission (JPC) has been recast to prepare a pay scale for the lower courts, reports UNB. The JPC has been reconstituted with Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, a judge of the...
The International Bangla Festival and Book Fair will be held in New York on May 22, 23 and 24 next. On Sunday a preparatory meeting was organised by the Muktadhara Foundation on the occasion, said a press release. At the...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 21 (UNB): Police arrested Sunday five persons, including the prime accused, in a case filed in connection with the snatching of an accused from police custody after stabbing two cops in Muktagachha Upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Muktagachha thana...
Prof Dr Md Ehsan and Dr Abdul Hasib Chowdhury have been elected president and general secretary of BUET Teachers Association executive committee respectively for the year 2015, says a press release. Other office-bearers are-- Prof Dr Farida Nilufar-vice-president, Prof Dr...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 20 (UNB): Twenty-eight people have been sued over killing of two brothers by a gang of miscreants in Badamtola area of the port city on Friday night. Mainuddin Mahsin, elder brother of the deceased, filed the murder case...
The 27th Annual General Meeting of Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital Society was held on December 19 at the auditorium of the hospital in the city, says a press release. Life members and general members of the society attended...
RU Correspondent | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 21: The teachers recruitment exam for the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) began Saturday on the university campus. A press note from RUET public relation office said that during the three days exams, the candidates...
Prime accused in army man killing held CHUADANGA, Dec 21: Police arrested the prime accused in army man Lutfar Rahman killing case from Aliara Bazar area in Kachua upazila on Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Manik,35, son of late...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Monday). Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country, Met Office said....
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-22 00:00:00
The government stands guarantor in favour of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) for importing about 0.36 million tonnes of petroleum products for the next January-June period under deferred payment, officials said. Under the guarantee, the BPC will import around 0.36...
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