HABIGANJ, Dec 2 (BSS): A court here is likely to pass an order tomorrow (Wednesday) on the supplementary charge sheet in the AMS Kibria murder case as police last month submitted the revised report accusing 11 more people as new...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia said Monday night her party will announce tougher action programmes this month alongside celebrating the nation's victory to ensure a fair inclusive election by ousting the current 'illegal government', reports UNB. The BNP chief came up...
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity ((PCJSS)) president Santu Larma said Tuesday the government had signed Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord merely to disarm the people of the hill tracts, and threatened a non-cooperation movement from May 2015, unless the...
A full-fledged 119-member executive committee of BNP's associate body Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal (JMD) has been formed with Ishtiaq Aziz Ulfat its president and MM Shafiuzzaman Khokan the general secretary, reports UNB. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has...
Abdur Rauf Daud Merchant, convicted for the murder of Indian music baron Gulshan Kumar, has been rearrested in Gazipur as soon as he was released on bail, reports bdnews24.com. Merchant, said to be an aide of Dubai-based Indian mafia Daud...
Awami League (AL) Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said Ziaur Rahman, founder of BNP, was a spy during the war of liberation, reports BSS. "It has been proved and documented that Zia acted as a spy on behalf...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 2 (UNB): A court here placed Tuesday five people on a two-day remand in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. Judge of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Sharmin Akhter passed the order...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
A European Union (EU)-supported agriculture and nutrition project has helped in enhancing the nutritional status of 10,000 households (HH) directly through nutrition education and application of newer technologies in Bangladesh, alongside its replication in Nepal. In the country, the project...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken a move to probe the alleged grafts of Dhaka Forest Department Forest Ranger Md. Abdul Motalib as he allegedly amassed huge wealth through illegal means. ACC has issued a letter to Deputy Director...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Tuesday called for creating awareness in society about the effects of climate change, reports BSS. "If we fail to aware society, everything will be meaningless," he said speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural...
Journalists demanded exemplary punishment to the driver and any other people responsible for the accident in which renowned journalist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury, was killed, reports UNB. The demand came up at a human chain in front of the National Press...
A court in Narayanganj Tuesday granted three more members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on a seven- day remand for quizzing in the sensational seven-murder case, reports UNB. The three, identified as Abul Kalam Azad (38), Bazlur Rahman (45) and...
The Ministry of Information has asked the authorities concerned to take necessary actions to stop the broadcasting by 'Channel 16', a private TV channel, reports UNB. Sources in the ministry told the news agency that they have already sent a...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 2 (BSS): Police arrested eight drug peddlers with 1,150 pieces of Yaba tablets in separate drives in the city's Devpahar and Bakalia area in the early hours Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Muhammad Kutub Uddin (35), of...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 2 (UNB): Customs Intelligence officials arrested a man and recovered 14 gold bars and 77 pieces of gold chain weighing 1.5 kilograms from his possession at the Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city Monday.
KHULNA, Dec 2 (BSS): The passing- out parade marking the induction of B/2014 batch of new sailors of the Bangladesh Navy was held in Khulna Tuesday. Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Farid Habib attended the ceremony as the...
The High Court (HC) granted Tuesday interim bail to Tanvir Rahman, an accused in the Sagar-Runi murder case, until police submits report in the case, reports UNB. The HC bench comprising Justice Md Nizamul Huq and Justice ASH Nurul Huda...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB. Light to moderate fog may occur over the country until morning, Met Office said. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly...
Int'l short film fest begins in city tomorrow The 13th International Short and Independent Film Festival, under the auspices of Bangladesh Short Film Forum, will begin in the city tomorrow (Thursday), repo. Finance Minister AMA Muhith is expected to inaugurate...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
An emergency meeting with road transport workers' unions and owners' associations ended on Tuesday with the road transport minister's call to stop plying illegal and unfit vehicles and make drivers conscious about passengers safety. Instead of talking about the role...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 sentenced on Tuesday journalist and blogger David Bergman to imprisonment for committing contempt of court, reports BSS. The tribunal handed down him simple imprisonment till the rising of the court on the day and fined...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The government's latest move to allow a Chinese company to conduct feasibility study afresh on the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Ghundum railway line construction work will linger further its execution, thus pushing up the project cost, insiders said on Tuesday. They said despite...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 2: Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Mahbubul Alam said the authority's instruction to suspend gas supply to industrial units two days a week was not acceptable. He made the comment when Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Co...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The government has sought partial waiver of the policy condition tagged by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the release of an aid installment after it missed the deadline for enacting a new customs law. As per ADB's major policy...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (UNB): Malaysia Tuesday said they are ready to build multi-storey housing buildings at Kamrangirchar on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka to facilitate housing for the low-income group people. Samy Vellu, currently holding the ministerial rank...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
Tax fairs and surveys designed to rope in new tax payers have been regular events in recent times. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) does spend a lot of time and resources on those every year. But the ultimate outcome...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
An alarming rise in road accidents in Dhaka city in recent times has triggered grave concern among people from all sections of the society as at least 16 people lost their valuable lives in the last four days. Experts and...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
Alerted by a nationwide grid collapse, the government has moved for a thorough health checkup of 18 state-owned old power plants to install failsafe mechanisms against sudden breakdown and thereby ensure efficient energy use. A senior official said the Power...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The flow of inward remittances rebounded in November last after showing a downward trend in the previous month because of the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha festival, officials said Tuesday. The remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abroad were estimated at $1.17 billion...
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