Customs Intelligence officials recovered 15 kilograms of gold from a lavatory at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport in Kurmitola in Dhaka early Saturday. However, none was arrested in this connection. Assistant Commissioner of Customs Intelligence, Umme Nahida Akhtar, informed that...
At least 464 people have been sued for an armed attack on Chandraganj Police Station in Lakshmipur district on Thursday night in which over 10, including a truck driver, were badly injured. Ohiduzzaman Biswas, sub-inspector of Chandraganj police station, filed...
A man was killed when a branch of a tree fell on him in Biswanath Upazila in Sylhet district on Friday. The dead is Arash Ali, 50. Sources said the accident took place at Munshirgaon village around 10:00am. Arash Ali...
A transport strike in Lalmonirhat has stopped all good-laden and passenger-carrying vehicles from plying in and out of the district. The indefinite strike called by the truck and tank-lorry workers union, to press for their two demands, came into effect...
President Abdul Hamid has sought greater Chinese investment in Bangladesh. He also sought further concession for the access of Bangladesh products to China, aiming to address the trade imbalance between the 2 countries. President Hamid said this in a meeting...
Speakers at a discussion have stressed for properly flourishing latent talent of the girl children to ensure their equal universal rights and make equally worthy citizens for sustainable national uplift. The Hunger Project-Bangladesh organised the discussion for female leaders of...
People from all walks of life on Friday placed wreaths at the grave of Lokman Hossain, a popular mayor who was gunned down by some miscreants in Narsingdi town three years ago. The third death anniversary of the slain Narsingdi...
The BNP has not received permission to hold its planned rally at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner, Masudur Rahman avoided a direct reply when asked if the BNP would get permission to hold the rally scheduled on...
The BNP has called protests across the country on Sunday after it was denied permission to hold a rally in Dhaka city. BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at an ‘urgent’ press briefing on Saturday...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday underscored the need for improved training for members of the Air Force for attaining professional excellence saying they will have to develop themselves as efficient and ideal Air Force personnel. ‘Attaining professional efficiency is...
Bangladesh Lighterage Sramik Union, an association of lighterage vessel workers, went on an indefinite strike on Saturday to press home their several demands, including that their security be ensured on the waterways. Abu Taher, president of the union, announced the...
The BNP has said that Awami League (AL) leaders use offensive language when they speak about Ziaur Rahman because he had established ‘multi-party democracy’ on the ‘graveyard created by BAKSAL’. ‘They (AL) were supposed to pronounce independence (of Bangladesh), but...
A clash between two groups has left at least 30 people injured in Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila. The Sadar’s police OC Akul Chandra Biswas said the clash started around 9am on Saturday at the Upazila’s Aminpur area. Ten of the injured...
Two people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi city and Godagari Upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Tonny, daughter of Tazul Isalm and a student of Class III of Shishu Niketon...
An auto-rickshaw driver was killed when a truck rammed his auto-rickshaw at Goalondo Upazila in Rajbari district on Saturday morning. The dead is Mohammad Idris Sarder, 45, son of Sadek Sarder, a resident of No. 7 Kazipara Union Parishad of...
Law Minister Anisul Huq has said that the time limit for asking presidential mercy by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has not yet been over. ‘We’ll have to take steps as per the verdict. According to Article 991 of the Jail...
The Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a nationwide protest for Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. The party’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged the government was ‘conspiring...
Indian police have arrested a 36-year-old woman suspected of being involved in a plot to assassinate Bangladesh’s prime minister and carry out a coup, police said on Saturday. The arrest comes days after Indian security officials said they had uncovered...
Some miscreants have killed a woman and dumped the body into Dhaleshwari River in Savar Upazila in Dhaka district. Being informed, Savar Model Police Station’s sub-inspector Abul Hossain Kazi recovered the body, bearing an injury mark, from Dhaleshwari River under...
All internal and external dealings at two major ports in Bangladesh – Chittagong sea port and Mongla port – have come to a halt due to suspension of work by river vessel workers. The lighterage vessel workers are on an...
Countries of Asia and the Pacific region have agreed to set up a network to share information on corruption. Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) group on Saturday said in a statement that the purpose of the agreement,...
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war crimes death row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has 7 days for seeking President’s mercy and that time expires on Sunday. ‘Condemned war crime convict Kamaruzzaman will get 7 days to...
Two siblings have been killed when a bottle containing spirit exploded in Durgapur under Faridganj Upazila in Chandpur district. They were identified as Arefin, 9, and Al Amin, 4, sons of Alamgir Hosain of Durgapur village. Victims’ family members said...
Publicity and publication affairs secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud said Thursday the 20-party combine should seek apology to the people as they rejected its hartal , reports BSS. "By rejecting their hartal, people have also...
Food Minister and Dhaka City Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Advocate Quamrul Islam said Thursday that BNP founder Ziaur Rahman should be stripped off the national gallantry award 'Bir Uttam' for patronising the anti-liberation forces, reports BSS. The minister...
FE Report | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
The country's health sector has been plagued by unprecedented corruption, irregularities, violation of ethics and rules, ultimately hampering quality service delivery to ailing people, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) revealed Thursday. A research, carried out by the TIB between November...
Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has received the 2014 Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Global Entrepreneurship Award, reports UNB. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Centennial Fund (TCF) and Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah handed over...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said the government has taken a plan to shift Rohingya refugees to suitable places from the existing camps at Khutuppalang and Nayapara in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB. The Prime Minister said this at a meeting...
Siddique Islam | 2014-11-07 00:00:00
The country's overall imports grew by nearly 11 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY), 2014-15 due mainly to higher import of fuel oils and capital machinery, officials said. "The upward trend of overall...
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