Bangladesh Ambassador to Washington Muhammad Ziauddin met Congressman Ed Whitfield and briefed him about the current status of trials in the International Crimes Tribunals (ICT), reports UNB. "Bringing the war criminals who had committed crimes against humanity under justice will...
BNP claimed Friday that their apprehension of manipulation any election under Awami League (AL)-led administration has proved right with the recent remarks of PM's adviser HT Imam about the January-5 polls, reports UNB. "We'd said earlier that AL was trying...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 14 (BSS): Awami League presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said here Friday that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia missed the last election-train. "Play was held on the ground but you couldn't play. It's your...
Jahangir Mohammad Adel, a former MP of Jatiya Party (JP), was laid to rest at his family graveyard at Sobhanbagh in the city Friday, reports BSS. The first namaz-e-janaza was held after Juma prayers at Tara Mosque at Armanitola in...
"For greater participation of workers, peasants, women and the poor it is necessary to give life to socialism that remains confined to the pages of the Constitution," Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu said, reports BSS. He said that the government...
COMILLA, Nov 14 (UNB): Describing unauthorised vehicles like auto-bike as one of the main reasons behind frequent road accidents on highways, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here said on Friday these types of vehicles will in no way...
Ex-AL MP's son arrested on charge of killing wife Police arrested the son of former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Khan Tipu Sultan of Jessore from the city's Dhanmondi area on charge of killing his wife Thursday night. The arrestee was...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
National Blood Centre is coming up soon as a central platform from where collection and safe transfusion of blood will be controlled across the country, as indiscriminate business spreads in this crucial medical field. Sources involved with this important development...
FE Report | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Medical experts and policy analysts laid emphasis Friday on multi-sectoral involvement for improvement of the country's ailing healthcare sector. Although most of the medical treatments for diseases including diabetes, hypertension and cancer are available in the country, patients' access is...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
'Nobanno', the harvesting festival of the Bangladeshis, is being observed today (Saturday), on the first day of Agrahayan, eighth month of the Bangla calendar. The majority Bangali people along with those of other ethnic communities across the country are celebrating...
At least five makeshift structures, including two rickshaw garages, were gutted by a fire that broke out inside Korail slum at Mohakhali in the city early Friday, reports UNB. Fire Service control room sources said the fire originated from an...
Archaeologists and green activists at a discussion in the city stressed on Friday enacting a time-befitting law to protect the country's archeological heritages and resources, reports UNB. They said this land is historically resourceful with plenty of valuable archeological sites...
SAVAR, Nov 14 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an unidentified young girl from a ditch in the Radio Colony area here on Friday morning. Police said locals saw the body of the girl, aged around 20, in the water...
RU Correspondent | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Nov 14: The newly elected 25th executive committee of Rajshahi University Press Club (RUPC) yesterday met with RU Vice Chancellor Prof. Muhammed Mizan Uddin and Pro-VC Prof Choudhury Sarwar Jahan. The RUPC members, led by their new president...
SHATKHIRA, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered 790 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup in Kalaroa upazila headquarters on Thursday.
Dhaka University (DU) Arts Faculty Dean Prof Akhtaruzzaman was elected president of Bangladesh College University Teachers' Association (BCUTA) for the three year terms, reports BSS. Tenjgaon College Principal Prof Md Abdur Rashid became executive president while Prof Sirajul Haque Alo...
Speakers at a seminar in the city criticised Saarc on Friday for its inaction in implementing the declarations adopted in Saarc Climate Change Summits in Dhaka (2008) and Thimpu (2010), reports UNB. The 18th Saarc Summit which is scheduled to...
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 14 (UNB): At least ten people, including five policemen, were injured in a gunfight between police and a gang of robbers at Grosgram Bazar on Manannagar-Ranirhat road in Tarash upazila early Friday. Police said being tipped off that...
JAMALPUR, Nov 14 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued a minor girl, who was allegedly abducted by some miscreants from her town residence on Wednesday, from Chaitanipara village in sadar upazila on Thursday and arrested a couple for...
DU official Facebook page opens An official Facebook account of the Dhaka University (DU) named www.facebook.com/univdhaka.ac.bd has been opened. DU vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the Facebook page at a function at his office Thursday. DU Pro-VC (Administration)...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 32.2 degree...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is likely to lose its value against the US dollar as the relevant agencies are mulling appropriate measures to prop up falling exports. The local currency remained strong over nearly two years as country's imports plunged. By...
The oil price is likely to continue falling well into 2015, the International Energy Agency has said, report agencies. The IEA, a consultancy to 29 countries, said weak demand and the US shale gas boom meant crude's recent fall below...
Customs Friday morning detained an Indian citizen along with 3 kilograms of gold worth about Tk 13 million (1.30 crore) from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city, reports BSS. "We arrested one Mohesh Kumar, an Indian national from the...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
The Power Division wants to upgrade the Indo-Bangla grid line to import additional 500-megawatt (MW) electricity from India although the latter is not being able to commitment fully honour its earlier commitment to supply 500MW of power, officials said Friday....
The first India-Bangladesh High Commissioners' meeting on Friday underscored the need for political goodwill from both sides to remove mistrust and lack of confidence souring the in relations between the two neighbouring countries. More than a dozen of former High...
FE Report | 2014-11-15 00:00:00
Plainclothes police in separate drives arrested a total of 31 foreign nationals staying in the country without any valid documents from various parts of the city Friday, police said. The nationals of 10 African countries were arrested from different houses...
First Ebola treatment trials to start in west Africa GENEVA, Nov 13: Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Thursday it would launch clinical trials of three possible treatments for Ebola in west Africa from next month. The trials...
LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters): Gold edged higher on Thursday as a softer tone to the dollar helped support prices, though continued outflows from bullion-backed funds showed investor sentiment remained weak as other assets rose. The metal has seen an intense...
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