The second day of the fresh 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the death sentences awarded to its two leaders for war crimes, concluded Friday amid poor response, reports UNB. The shutdown programme began at 6.00 am Wednesday and...
Awami League (AL) advisory council member and former railway minister Suranjit Sengupta, MP, called upon the constitutionally responsible persons Friday to take measures to execute the capital punishment against war criminal Kamaruzzaman expeditiously, reports BSS. "The War Crimes Tribunal is...
KUSHTIA, Nov 7 (UNB) : Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said on Friday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is talking gibberish against the government out of the frustration that she will not be able to come to power in...
NETRAKONA, Nov 7 (UNB): Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly attacked the district BNP office at Chota Bazar in the district town Friday noon, leaving five people injured. District BNP president Ashrafuddin Khan said a group of BCL men...
BOGRA, Nov 7 (UNB): Police in an overnight drive arrested 13 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student associate body of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its district unit president (North), and a leader of the Islamic party's another affiliated organisation from different...
The Election Commission has planned to arrange maiden elections in between December 21, 2014 and January 31, 2015 to some 1,600 seats set aside exclusively for women in Upazila Parishads (UZ) across the country, reports UNB. The commission will announce...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
The avoidance of double taxation agreements (DTAs) of Bangladesh do not sufficiently empower the taxmen to seek information on capital flight and owners of 'second homes' from relevant foreign countries. The section 'Exchange of Information' of the agreements needs necessary...
KHULNA, Nov 7 (UNB): Bangladesh sealed the three-match Bashundhara Cement Test Series 2-0 against Zimbabwe beating them by 162 runs in the second match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium here on the final day on Friday. Chasing a target...
FE Report | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dhakil Certificate (JDC) examinations began Friday after change in their schedule twice following the five-day nationwide shutdown enforced by the Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh. Bangla 1st part under the JSC and Quran Majeed and Tajbid...
AGARTALA, Nov 7: The Indian government may ferry another 35,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura via Bangladesh as train services in the northeastern states have been stopped till March 2016 due to gauge conversion, a minister said here today, according...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
Government authorities have decided to empower Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to act expeditiously for development activities in the special zones meant for boosting investment, officials said. The prime minister's office (PMO) took the decision, in principle, at a progress-review...
FE Report One person was killed and two others were injured when an air conditioner (AC) exploded at a hotel at Gulshan in the capital Friday. The accident took place on the rooftop of the multi-storied Six Seasons Hotel at...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis on Friday on holding the national council of her party on time and asked leaders to prepare a draft on the overall activities to this end. Sheikh Hasina also directed...
A US government agency called on President Barack Obama Thursday to meet with Rohingya Muslims and other minorities when he visits Myanmar this month and to press the government to act to prevent "serious and alarming violence" against them. —...
Yet another Bangladeshi, suspected to be a burglar, has been lynched by a mob in a Tripura border village in Sepahijala district. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, police said. The victim has been identified as Ershad...
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh's exports to member-countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) increased by 46 per cent in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal (2014-15) compared to that of the corresponding period of the last fiscal. Although...
FE Report | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
A good number of ready blankets and a considerable quantity of yarn were gutted by a devastating fire that broke out at a factory, owned by a ruling party lawmaker, in the capital's Lalbagh area Friday afternoon, firefighters said. According...
Silk Road 2.0 and 400 other sites believed to be selling illegal items including drugs and weapons have been shut down, reports BBC. The sites operated on the Tor network - a part of the internet unreachable via traditional search...
Though BNP is moving ahead with its plan to hold its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Saturday, marking the civil-military 'uprising' on November 7, 1975, it did not get the formal permission as of 9pm Friday, reports...
Monira Munni | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has sought to exempt an assessment work on the country's readymade garment (RMG) factories under a joint initiative of the government and the ILO from the payment of value added tax (VAT), officials said. The...
China is seeking to present a positive face and limit potential disagreements as leaders arrive for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, which is taking place in Beijing over the next few days, reports BBC. It is reported to have...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 7: Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI) is going to organize its maiden trade and export fair at Abahoni Ground, Halishahar in the port-city on December 3-31. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed will be present as the...
A 2-day Korean musical event ‘Charm of Korea V’ concluded in Dhaka on Friday night. The Embassy of Korea in Dhaka arranged the event in Shilpakala Academy and at the residence of Korean Ambassador Lee Yun-young on Thursday and Friday...
The depression over the West Central Bay and adjoining East Central Bay remained practically stationary over the same area. It centred at 9:00pm on Friday about 1045 kilometres (km) southwest of Chittagong Port, 975-km southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 950-km...
At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka city in the last 24 hours ending Friday night. The deceased were identified as pickup van driver Harun Akanda, 50, and his assistant ‘Aktar’, 20, Mahbub Maria, 22,...
Students sitting for the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations will have to answer 60 per cent creative questions in mathematics from this year. The education ministry issued an order on Friday redistributing numbers for JSC math. Last year, JSC examinees...
Leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, planned series bomb attacks on the port City, Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) say. The CMP officials said eight Shibir leaders and workers, arrested on Friday afternoon from the port...
Wasfia Nazreen, the 2nd Bangladeshi woman to scale Mount Everest, has been named as one of the National Geographic’s Adventurers of the Year. The list of the Adventurers of the Year was published on the National Geographic’s website on Friday...
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