Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said on Wednesday mobile courts will be launched across the country to prevent reoccupation of rivers already freed through eviction drives, reports UNB. The minister made the disclosure at the 27th meeting of the taskforce committee...
SATKHIRA, Nov 12 (UNB): An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a clash with members of Detective Branch (DB) of police at Shikri border point in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Manir Hossain,27, son of Rajab...
SYLHET, Nov 12 (UNB): Customs officials arrested a young man along with Rs 11.5 million Pakistani currencies at Sylhet International Airport on Wednesday morning. The arrestee, Imran, 25, son of Golam Rasul, is a Pakistani national of Bangladesh origin.
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The government has appointed Muhammad Abdul Muhit, currently serving as deputy chief of mission and minister at the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC as the first ambassador of Bangladesh to Denmark. A career diplomat Mr Muhit served at Bangladesh missions...
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) questioned on Wednesday seven officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) over alleged irregularities involving loans to the tune of nearly Tk 13 billion (1,300 crore) taken by the Ananda Shipyard. A three-member ACC team,...
Over 100 Dhaka University (DU) admission aspirants went on a hunger strike at the central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday demanding withdrawal the authorities' decision not to allow students to sit for the DU admission test twice, reports UNB.
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The Chehlum of Mahbubur Rahman, a noted educationist and former headmaster of Feni Model High School, will be held tomorrow (Friday) on the playground of Zarina Sikdar High School at Tali Office Road, Rayer Bazar in the city after Juma...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Thursday). Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 33.3 degree celsius was recorded...
2-day int'l confce begins at DU A two-day International Conference on "Inspire to Write" jointly organised by the Department of English of Dhaka University (DU) and the British Council began Wednesday at RC Majumdar Arts auditorium of DU. DU pro-vice...
Syful Islam | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The government has moved forward to introduce new ideas and asked the ministries and departments concerned to come forward with those for the welfare of the nation, official sources said. It asked the ministries and departments to furnish at least...
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
Communications experts felt the urgency of pressing into service new busses worthy of mass transit in the capital as the ongoing drive against gaggles of ramshackle vehicles created a crisis of public transport. Failing this, they observed, the outmoded buses,...
Eminent educationist Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui died of cardiac arrest early Wednesday. He was 85, reports UNB. Sources at Samorita Hospital said Zillur Rahman Siddiqui, who was a professor of the Department of English at Rajshahi University, had complained of...
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed came down heavily Wednesday on US Ambassador Dan W Mozena's comment that Bangladesh pays 'zero tariff' for exporting its products to the US market. "The US does not give duty-free access to Bangladeshi products for entering...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 12: Speakers at a roundtable Wednesday emphasized the completion of two under-construction special economic zones (SEZs) in Chittagong as early as possible, and setting up cord line between Laksham and Dhaka to facilitate cargo transportation through railways at...
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
US-based leading search engine Google is now in Bangladesh with a comprehensive work plan under which half a million undergraduate students will be armed with ICT knowledge to act in the fastest-growing economic turf of the present-day world. The know-all...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The feasibility study report on the proposed US$ 3.30 billion double-track high speed bullet train service between Dhaka and Chittagong would be submitted to the Ministry of Railways by next month, sources said. Aiming to reduce travelling time and distance,...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members' endorsement of a roadmap for promoting the Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) process was "a decision to be written into history books", Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Beijing Tuesday, report agencies. The...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The Planning Commission has sent back a power-generation project for Ghorasal as costly buyer's credits are being taken for implementation without trying for concessional loans, officials said Wednesday. Power Division officials said the Power Development Board (PDB) moved to borrow...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
The sudden disappearance of the unfit public transports from the city roads has resulted in untold sufferings to the commuters this week. The city wore almost a desolate look as if a relaxed hartal (strike) was going on. A special...
FE Report | 2014-11-13 00:00:00
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said on Wednesday the expected level investment is not taking place for growth of the private sector in the country. "More investment is now essential to meet the emerging domestic demand," he said urging...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 12 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday sought cooperation from all, including the people of Chittagong, in keeping the country free from all sorts of terrorism and militancy. "We've built a terrorism- and militancy-free Bangladesh, and want to...
KISHOREGANJ, Nov 12 (UNB): Asking her party men to face repressive forces with swords and shields, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday called upon the foreign countries not to provide arms and ammunition for Bangladesh's law enforcers for what she...
The government has retired Joint Secretary Abul Kasem Talukder, who is among five top bureaucrats who took to fraud to secure fake freedom-fighter credentials. Public administration ministry's Senior Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury has confirmed the development. An order to...
Two power generation units at the Ashuganj Power Station were forced to shut down following a technical fault at the 132/33 kV transformer in an adjacent substation early on Wednesday, disrupting power supply in some areas for several hours. According...
Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) member AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has said that the government initiated the war crimes trial and it will also complete the trial in time and execute the verdict in this regard. ‘No evil force can...
Three Bangladeshi students, who have been receiving education in India, were arrestedat Bhomra at Satkhira Sadar Upazila on Tuesday night while they were returning home from that country illegally. The arrested are Abdur Rahim, 27, son of Abdul Motaleb, Mahmud...
A daylong hartal, called by Parbatya Jubo Front, a platform of Pahari Bengali youths, in being observed in Rangamati district on Thursday demanding the release of three forest officials kidnapped from Langadu on November 6. M Shahjahah, general secretary of...
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