JU Correspondent | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit brought out a procession and held a rally Sunday on the JU campus demanding arrest of the killers of Rajshahi University teacher AKM Shafiul Islam. They brought out the protest procession...
Amid a fresh threat by a group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) to resume their protest programme against the newly formed committee of the student body, five crude bombs were exploded near the BNP's Nayapaltan central office on Sunday, reports...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushan Ershad made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at the President's suite at York Hotel in Singapore on Sunday, reports UNB. During the meeting, the opposition leader inquired about the President's health,...
The investigation officer (IO) of the International Crimes Tribunals said on Sunday 1971 war crimes accused Engineer Abdul Jabbar, now on the run, had publicly announced that Muslims were entitled to enjoy the looted goods and chattels of the Hindus...
The 38th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a great political leader of the nation, will be observed today (Monday), reports UNB. Different organisations and political parties, including BNP, have drawn up elaborate programmes to observe the day...
SYLHET, Nov 16 (UNB) : Police arrested six leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, including its east district president S M Monwar Hossain, from a house in the city's residential area on Saturday night. Tipped off, a team of...
‘EC has nothing to do with Zila Parishad polls’ The Election Commission has nothing to do in respect of the Zila Parishad elections unless it receives the gazette notification issued by the government fixing the date of polls. This was...
Bangladesh achieved 97 per cent sanitation coverage until 2014 under its ongoing programme for 100 per cent sanitation, the LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told Parliament on Sunday, report agencies. The position of Bangladesh is third among SAARC...
The High Court (HC) revoked on Sunday the two rules incorporating a representative from the Law Ministry over the committee for recruiting its subordinate court staff terming those unconstitutional, reports UNB. After hearing from both sides on the matter, an...
The Parliamentary committee on the Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Ministry has asked the government to crack down hard on the illegal VOIP business, reports bdnews24.com. It said after its 6th meeting on Sunday that no politician or bureaucrat involved...
The Supreme Court (SC) has extended until December 31 the stay on the interim bail that had been granted earlier to Asif Adnan, a suspect member of militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, by the High Court on November 10, reports...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan said Sunday despite counting loss, six water buses have been introduced to make communication system convenient for the people, reports BSS. "We are introducing the water buses to give the city dwellers relief from traffic jams,"...
A day-long international workshop on "Black Carbon Emission from Brick Kilns in Bangladesh" jointly organised by the Department of Chemistry of Dhaka University (DU) and US States Department and ARCADIS, USA was held at the Mukarram Hossain Khondker Biggan Bhaban...
TANGAIL, Nov 16 (BSS/UNB): Four passengers including a baby were killed and 15 others injured when a bus collided head on with a truck in Charbabla area under kalihati upazila on Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway this afternoon. The deceased were identified...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 16 (BSS): Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation (BRTWF) called off its ongoing 24-hour transport strike in the evening in greater Chittagong. BRTWF in an emergency meeting held with its eastern zone president Mrinal Chowdhury in the chair decided...
FE Report | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge-sheet against seven people, including an official of the ministry of finance (MoF) for allegedly swindling Tk 13.3 million through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). The charge-sheet was approved against suspended SAS Super (CAO)...
FE Report | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
Muggers snatched away over Tk 1.0 million from a bKash sales representative in the capital's Jatrabari area Sunday, police said. The incident took place at about 11:30am at Sheikhpara of the area. Confirming the incident, Sub-Inspector of Jatrabari Police Station...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 16: Removal of illegal billboards from the city has started finally following severe criticism and protest from the public. Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) joined the campaign from Sunday at the Chittagong WASA intersection....
The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education on Non-Formal Education Bill (NFEB), 2014 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Sunday, reports BSS. Chairman of the JS committee Motahar Hossain placed...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 16 (BSS): Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation (BRTWF) called off its ongoing 24-hour transport strike in the evening in greater Chittagong. BRTWF in an emergency meeting held with its eastern zone president Mrinal Chowdhury in the chair decided...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Myanmarese nationals and recovered 40,000 pieces of Yaba tablet worth Tk 12 million from Teknaf in Cox's Bazaar on Sunday morning. The identity of the arrested could not be known immediately.
Parliamentary debate contest at BUFT A parliamentary debate competition organised by the Debate Club of BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT) was held at its auditorium in the city recently. BUFT vice-chancellor Prof Dr Syed Masud Husain inaugurated the...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Monday). Night temperature may rise slightly over the northern part and may remain nearly unchanged elsewhere over the country. Day temperature may remain...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
State-owned Petrobangla will float international tender by December this year to carry out 'non-exclusive multi-client' seismic survey in offshore blocks in the Bay of Bengal to explore hydrocarbon deposits, a senior official said Saturday. The Petrobangla has already drafted the...
BRISBANE (Australia), Nov 16 (BSS/AFP): Leaders of the world's most powerful economies at a summit agreed on Sunday that energy security must become a G20 priority, noting that stability in the markets was "critical" to their growth. The long-term stability...
FE Report | 2014-11-17 00:00:00
The government and the mobile phone operators agreed Sunday to undertake a joint efforts aiming to curb mobile-related crimes. To move forward, the operators agreed not to sell subscribers' identification module (SIM) to the customers without verifying information in their...
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria claimed in a video posted online on Sunday that they had beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig, reports Reuters. The video did not show the beheading but showed a masked man standing with...
Two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were killed and four others injured in a grenade explosion during training in the Khagrachhari cantonment on Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Nayek Subedar Abul Kashem and Sipahi Hasan of...
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