Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel seized 250 bottles Phensidyl at Charbagdanga in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila on Saturday morning. RAB-5 sources said they also arrestee one – Tawfiq, 35, – in this connection. Being tipped off a RAB-5 team conducted a...
A patient was found hanged at an abandoned lavatory of Saturia Upazila Health Complex in Manikganj district on Friday. The dead is Shamsuddin Bepari alias Gedu, 70, son of late Sultan Bepari of Uttar Kaunnara village. Gedu was admitted to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday amid a warm reception on a 3-day official visit aiming to further strengthen Bangladesh’s bilateral relations with the oil-rich Gulf nation and increase manpower export. A VVIP flight of Biman...
Police arrested two suspected robbers in South Satkhamar in Atwari Upazila in Panchagarh district on Friday night. The arrestees were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 38, son of Rahmat Ali of Babupara, and Nazrul Islam, 37, son of Mujibor Rahman of...
Shakib Al Hasan bowled superbly for a six-wicket haul to have Zimbabwe bundled out for 240 on the 1st day of the 1st cricket Test at Mirpur in Dhaka on Saturday. His 6 for 59 decimated Zimbabwe lower order to...
Customs Intelligence officials on Saturday arrested one along with 56 expensive mobile phone sets, including 48 iPhones, worth around Tk 4.5 million, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. ‘The arrestee, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, 32, was detained by the customs intelligence...
A seven-day Development Fair is set to begin on Sunday (tomorrow) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city on the occasion of 25th founding anniversary of Palli Karma -Sahayan Foundation (PKSF) aiming to promote poverty alleviation initiatives to...
National Information Technology Engineers Examination (ITEE) will be held on Sunday (tomorrow) officially for the first time here in the country after successfully conducting two trial ITEEs in the last one year. Nearly 450 local IT professionals and students will...
Bangladesh wants to strengthen its friendly relations with the countries of the Islamic world on all fronts and hopes that President Abdul Hamid’s participation in the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) will play a significant role in this regard. The...
Two people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Akkelpur and Sadar upazilas of the Joypurhat district on Saturday. Witnesses said a human hauler (Nasimon) skidded off the Joypurhat-Akkelpur road and turned turtle in Pakar Matha...
Speakers at a discussion on Saturday urged the government to complete the war crimes trial, stressing execution of the verdicts. Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) along with the countrymen wants to see that the pro-liberation force is continuing to the state...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday asked officials and engineers to work with sincerity and honesty to improve the quality of road and bridge construction for better transport system in the country. ’We are suffering from low-...
Speakers at a human chain on Saturday demanded formulation of guidelines for the installation of network tower of the cellular phone operators to protect the human life and biodiversity from radiation. They said the radiation, emitted from the tower of...
The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) of Dhaka University (DU) organised 'No Impact Week' from October 25-30. In collaboration with 'Redraw The Line', the campaign has been organised for inspiring the people to face the challenge of...
Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister for her comment that Khaleda Zia is losing ground with her frequent movement threats, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said Sheikh Hasina is living in the house of cards which...
Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) will celebrate its 20th founding anniversary through colorful programmes on November 1. BARVIDA President M Habib Ullah Dawn said they will hold a colorful car rally with all models of reconditioned vehicles...
The ICC International Conference on ‘Global Economic Recovery: Asian Perspective’ began in the city on Saturday. A good number of experts, policymakers and business leaders from across the world, including Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Saturday said the government will shut down all the tanneries in the city’s Hazaribagh area if those are not relocated within the stipulated time. He said this at a discussion meeting organised by Tannery...
Sammilito Islami Dal, a coalition of Islamic parties, is set to enforce a daylong nationwide hartal on Sunday demanding recently removed minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui’s trial for his disparaging remarks about Holy Hajj and Tabligh Jamaat. Maulana Zafrullah Khan, secretary...
The results of the combined medical and dental admission test will be published on Sunday within two days of the examination. Junior health minister Zahid Maleque will officially release the results at about 1pm at the Directorate General of Health...
FE Report | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
President Md Abdul Hamid emphasised maintaining business-friendly environment for generating much-needed jobs for teeming millions through accelerating the country’s socioeconomic advances. Also suggesting that the government create required infrastructure for economic expansion, he said that the rest of the development...
The ninth political workshop of BNP was held at a city hotel on Saturday with the participation of 70 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, the labour wing of the party, according to a news agency.
Michael O’Neill, Assistant Secretary General and Director at the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday night on a three-day visit, said an official, according to a news agency.
Munima Sultana | 2014-10-24 00:00:00
Violators of traffic rules easily escape punishment in the absence of appropriate laws although the number of road accidents has increased. On the other hand, the authorities are taking a long time to enact a new law in this regard....
FE Report | 2014-10-24 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated LGED chief engineer and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Central Freedom Fighters Council (BCFFC) Wahidur Rahman and two others in connection with freedom fighter (FF) certificate forgery. ACC deputy director Farid Ahmed Patwari questioned them...
FE Report | 2014-10-24 00:00:00
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released Thursday said migrant domestic workers from Bangladesh and many other Asian and African countries are beaten, exploited and trapped in forced labour situations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The New York-based...
The government has launched a hotline service to provide legal information to Bangladeshi expatriates, reports UNB. Law Minister Anisul Huq inaugurated the hotline service launched by the National Legal Aid Services Organisation at a programme at Srama Bhaban near Dainik...
Syful Islam | 2014-10-24 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) is set to provide technical assistance to Bangladesh to expand agriculture insurance aiming to help improve farmers' resilience to shocks, official sources said. "A well-designed agriculture insurance programme can contribute to the reduction of farmers' vulnerability...
FE Report | 2014-10-24 00:00:00
Hilsa production increased by 29 per cent in last six years, thanks to the government's Jatka and mother Hilsa conservation programmes, speakers at a seminar Thursday said. They said, a time-befitting conservation law, more budget and integrated drive can boost...
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