Customs officials arrested a Pakistani national and recovered 11.7 million (1.17 crore) Indian rupees from his possession at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday. Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Ruhul Amin said Pakistani national Mohammad Selim reached the...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is still lagging behind in quality of overall infrastructure and power supply, which have emerged as the main barriers to business and sustainable economic growth, speakers at a seminar said Thursday. Electricity, gas and development of serviced land (special...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Foreign aid commitment to Bangladesh has plunged drastically by 50 per cent to US$659.18 million in four months until October this fiscal due to some development partners' 'go-slow' policy after the new government assumed office the January 05 polls, officials...
Thirty nations meeting in Berlin have pledged $9.3 billion (£6bn) for a fund to help developing countries cut emissions and prepare for climate change, reports BBC. The Green Climate Fund was to have held at least $10bn by the end...
The High Court declared on Thursday illegal and unconstitutional the impugned penal law reducing the jail terms to three years from seven for reckless driving, reports UNB. Delivering the judgment upon a public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition that challenged...
A massive snowstorm stranded motorists, cancelled flights and left at least eight people dead in the northeastern United States, officials said Wednesday. Another 3ft (1m) of snow is expected to hit parts of north-eastern US, reports agencies. Weather-related deaths were...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged Thursday that their party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman has virtually been living an exiled life in London due to conspiracies by the Awami League (AL) government, reports UNB. "Tarique Rahman...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina stressed Thursday the importance of transit through India for establishing connectivity with Bhutan and Nepal to further enhance trade and business among South Asian countries, reports UNB. The PM said this when visiting Chairperson of...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 20 (BSS): The United States (US) Embassy in Bangladesh has made easier its visa processing system for non-immigrant visa applicants of Bangladeshi people. The people of Bangladesh can now collect immigration visas for the US and submit post-interview...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said in the city Thursday that BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) would have to wait till next general election to see the change of the government through vote of the people, reports BSS. "BNP...
NATORE, Nov 20 (BSS): A local unit activist of Swechhasebak League (SL) was stabbed to death in Bilshalia area under Lalpur Upazila of the district last night. Quoting locals police said the victim was identified as Ashraf Ali, 36, a...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 set Thursday, December 4 for submitting formal charge against Obaidul Haque alias Abu Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni, Razakar leaders of Netrakona, reports BSS. The day was fixed for submitting the formal charge against the...
SUNAMGANJ, Nov 20 (UNB): At least 35 people, including a policeman, were injured in a clash between two groups of BNP in Dakhhin Sunamganj Sadar Upazila Wednesday afternoon. The clash took place between the supporters of the upazila unit BNP...
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed (Sajeeb Wazed Joy) and Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury have been appointed Advisers to Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB. According to a gazette notification of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), noted IT expert Sajeeb Wazed Joy, also...
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Thursday that 27,59,541 people from Bangladesh got employment abroad from January 2009 to September 2014, reports BSS. "The number was 13,7,088 during the past BNP-Jamaat...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Thursday put emphasis on more practice of culture to meet the hunger of the mind, report agencies. Emphasising on practice of culture and literature, and also warning against the aggression of alien culture, the PM...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Leaders of 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific countries in Bangkok Thursday vowed to accelerate action on achieving gender equality and women's empowerment across the region. The vow was contained in a Ministerial declaration on conclusion of an international conference on...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Saida Muna Tasneem, recently- appointed Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UNESCAP, handed over her Letter of Introduction to Executive Secretary of UNESCAP Dr Shamshad Akhtar at the ESCAP Secretariat in Bangkok. During the meeting,...
President Md Abdul Hamid warned Thursday those trying to make business by turning education a commodity and told them to invest in any other sector that will benefit the country and the nation, reports UNB. "An educational institution is no...
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan paid Thursday a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban Thursday, report agencies. The army chief was accompanied by the commandant of Signal Training Centre and School Brigadier General SM...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
The Primary School Certificate (PSC) and its equivalent examinations will start across the country from Sunday next. This year more than 3.10 million primary school students will appear at the country's largest public examinations. Of the examinees, some 2.8 million...
JU Correspondent | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
A four-day workshop on "Active citizens' youth leadership training" concluded on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Wednesday. Organised by Youth Ending Hunger, Bangladesh of JU unit, a total of 40 JU students participated in the training. Professor Dr Monzurul...
Premier School science expo tomorrow Premier science exhibition-2014 organised by Premier School Dhaka will be held on the school premises at Uttara in the city tomorrow (Saturday). Little scientists of the school will be showcasing their works of research and...
Valuables looted after stabbing couple in city A gang of robbers took away valuables after stabbing a couple at a house at Shyampur in the city Thursday. The injured-couple were identified as Harun-ur-Rashed (38), an executive of a still mill...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), reports UNB. Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest...
A mild tremor has been felt in parts of Bangladesh, from the port city of Chittagong to capital Dhaka. The earthquake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, originated in Myanmar at 12:14am on Friday. According to the United States Geological...
Son of slain Rajshahi University (RU) professor AKM Shafiul Islam has told the media that being a follower of the same ideology that his father followed, he feels his life too is under threat. Soumin Shahrid Javin, a journalism student...
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