The killers of TV show host and Islami Front (IF) leader Nurul Islam Farooqi are yet to be identified two months after his murder. Police say they have not been able to gather any significant information from the three, including...
Another arrest warrant has been issued for Abdul Latif Siddiqui. The court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mashiur Rahman on Thursday issued warrant for arrest of the former telecom minister in connection with four cases filed against him for 'hurting religious...
Bangladesh Coast Guard personnel arrested 12 people from Naf River in Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally. One suspected human trafficker – Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Nilaa village,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday alleged ‘foul play by vested quarters’ to stop the World Bank (WB) funding the Padma bridge project. She said the purpose of that ‘certain quarter’ was similar to violent anti-government agitations before the parliamentary...
Three renowned cultural personalities received grant of Tk 0.70 million on Thursday as treatment cost from Prime Minister's relief and welfare fund. Cultural Secretary Dr Ranjit Kumar Biswas formally handed over the cheques among the recipients' at his secretariat office...
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Director Prof Dr Mahmudur Rhman said on Thursday that we should not be much worried about Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as, according to the World Health Organisaion (WHO), Bangladesh is a...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has suspended additional commissioner M Hafizur Rahman on charge of corruption. A gazette, issued in this regard on Thursday, said Hafizur Rahman went to the UK on a study leave but did not join...
Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Dr Mukhisa Kituyi will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday morning to attend a two-day international conference, according to a news agency.
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated LGED chief engineer and vice-chairman of Bangladesh Central Freedom Fighters Council Wahidur Rahman and two others in connection with forgery of freedom fighter certificates. ACC deputy director Farid Ahmed Patwari questioned them...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday clamped a ban on further allocation of land and construction of structures in Nijhum Dwip, an island declared as reserved forests in 2012. Besides, the HC issued a rule asking the respondents to explain...
A meeting of Awami League-led 14-party alliance will be held on Friday. The meeting will begin at 11 am at the Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s political office at Dhanmondi, said a press release.
The government has opened a hotline service to provide legal aid to the Bangladeshi expatriates. Law Minister Anisul Huq inaugurated the hotline service launched by National Legal Aid Services Organisation at a programme at Srama Bhaban near Dainik Bangla crossing...
A cargo vessel with 12,500 sacks of TSP capsized in a branch of the Meghna River near Kaliganj village in Mehendiganj upazila of Barisal on Thursday after a collision with two other vessels. However, there was no report of any...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister M Sayedul Haq on Thursday said the government is thinking of extending the duration of the ban on hilsa netting during its peak breeding season, the minister said this while addressing a seminar on Mother Hilsa...
Ruling out the possibility of engaging in dialogue with BNP, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday warned of dire consequences if the BNP-Jamaat alliance unleashes destructive acts again in the name of movement. The Prime Minister was responding to a...
The European Union (EU) will continue the generalized system of preferences (GSP) to Bangladesh after graduation of the country to the middle-income status, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told journalists on Thursday. The country is expected to be graduated to the...
In the latest promotion in the police administration, 11 top officials have been elevated to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). The Home Ministry issued an order on Thursday in this regard.
BNP senior leader Brig Gen (retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Thursday accused the government of engaging in repressive measures against the opposition politicians who provide leadership in favour of the people. “The government has taken such a stance over the...
RANGPUR, Oct 22 (BSS) : Consumption of micronutrient-rich small fishes effectively meet nutritional demand of pregnant women, lactating mothers, babies and malnourished children to save them from many severe diseases. According to the experts, malnutrition of the pregnant women, lactating...
President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will undertake separate foreign trips next week to attend global forums and hold bilateral meetings. The President will visit Dubai from October 28-30 to attend the 10th...
Five Bangladesh nationals, all hailing from Cox’s Bazar district, were killed and two others suffered wounds in a road accident in Makkah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Bangladesh Ambassador in Riyadh M Shahidul Islam confirmed UNB over phone about the casualties...
UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development Lynne Featherstone will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday on a three-day visit. She will meet Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam during her...
In a bid to check hi-tech forgery in admissions tests for medical and dental colleges, the government has slapped a ban on carrying all kinds of electronic devices by examinees to the examination centres. The health ministry issued an order...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday described the winning of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) by two Bangladeshi candidates as democracy's victory. "It’s democracy's victory," she told a reception accorded to Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin...
Twenty-seven of 53 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current fiscal (2014-15), according to a news agency.
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in Bogra on Wednesday night as she is going to address a public rally in Nilphamari on Thursday. Khaleda’s tour is aimed at mobilising public support in favour of 20-party alliance’s demand for holding fresh...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Oct 21: The potato growers of Taraganj Upazila in Rangpur district are sowing early variety potato seeds with new zeal and optimism during the current season after harvesting short duration varieties of paddy. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-22 00:00:00
NILPHAMRI, Oct 21: A team comprising three members of US Department of State of U.S embassy visited Nilphamari Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) yesterday and on that occasion NCCI arranged a view exchange meeting with them. Held in the...
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