The administrative committee investigating the Narayanganj 7 murders has summoned Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)'s Director General Mokhlesur Rahman for questioning. He has been asked to be present at the Secretariat at 2:30pm on Monday, said Abul Kashem Mohiuddin, an investigator....
Air France pilots have decided to end to a two-week strike that crippled the French airline, a union official told Reuters on Sunday. Air France had been locked in a dispute with pilots over plans to create a low-cost operation,...
Microsoft Corp chief executive Satya Nadella promised to cooperate fully with Chinese authorities in their antitrust investigation into his company during a meeting with a top regulator in Beijing, the Chinese government said. Microsoft has been ensnared in an anti-monopoly...
A proposed merger of Internet pioneers AOL Inc and Yahoo Inc could create a nimbler player in Web video, but strong growth, the measure of success in Silicon Valley, would remain elusive. Investors are revisiting one of the most speculated...
Malaysia, the world’s second-biggest palm oil producer, could extend duty free exports until the end of 2014 if prices of the tropical oil remain at current levels, a leading palm oil producer told Reuters in an interview. Malaysia has allowed...
Awami League acting President Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury Sunday called party publicity affairs secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud an absolute boor as he held a counter-programme on the occasion of party president Sheikh Hasina’s birthday. “Who is he (Mahmud)? What was he?...
The 68th birthday of Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was observed Sunday with a befitting manner. Awami Swechchhasebak League held a discussion at Dhanmondi 32 where acting president of the ruling party Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury spoke as...
Banglalink, the country’s 2nd largest mobile operator, has taken extensive steps to modernise its network over the last couple of years as network coverage and quality go hand in hand to ensure the best value proposition to the customers. These...
BANGALORE: Former film star Jayalalithaa Jayaram was replaced as head of a southern state Sunday after she was jailed in a corruption case, reports said. She was replaced as Tamil Nadu chief minister by her loyal finance minister, O. Panneerselvam,...
As a treat to all its customers on Eid-ul-Azha, Grameenphone on Sunday announced that it will give 60 seconds reimbursement for dropped voice calls within its network, starting from October 1st. The offer is part of the run-up to celebrating...
For retention and representation of the glorious history, success and gradual development of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) to the new generation, the BAF Museum was inaugurated on Sunday at the western side of Tejgaon runway adjacent to Agargaon in the...
A Dhaka court placed Sunday Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) general secretary Habibur Rashid Habib on a three-day police remand in connection with a vehicle-torching case. Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor passed the order after hearing both the remand and bail petitions,...
The US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has described Bangladesh’s current political situation as an “internal” problem. This is somewhat unusual for the envoy who has usually strongly pitched for fresh interim polls during the impasse created over the Jan...
Unidentified miscreants hurled a cracker at the office of the Inspector General (IG) (Prisons) in old part of the city on Sunday. Contacted, Inspector (Investigation) of Chawkbazar Police Station Md Ilias said the criminals threw the cracker at the north...
The result of the test for admissions into the first year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BAF) courses (Cha unit) for session 2014-2015 at Dhaka University was published Sunday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique formally announced the result at...
The result of the test for admission into the first year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BAF) courses (Cha unit) for session 2014-2015 at Dhaka University (DU) was published on Sunday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique formally announced the...
Hong Kong police fired repeated volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests Sunday and baton-charged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district after official warnings against illegal demonstrations, according to a news agency. The city's Admiralty...
Nazir Ahmed | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh has a peculiar education system which is full of division, discrimination, conflicts and contradictions. Some of the students are getting favour for government jobs while others are being clearly discriminated. Subjects, methods, styles and syllabus fundamentally differ from one...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid emphasis on improvement of infrastructure first if Bangladesh and India want to continue transit of foodgrains through Bangladesh to India’s North-East. “Also, she (Hasina) mentioned that if we’ve to do this on a regular...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Sept 27: With the flood water started receding water-borne diseases including diarrhoea, pneumonia, skin infection, fever, dysentery and itches are breaking out alarmingly in different flood-affected areas in Rangpur division including Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Nilphamari districts. Thousands...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 27 (UNB): A minor girl died after receiving a snakebite at Charkalidaspur village in Bagha upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Rupali, 12, daughter of Chand Miah Sheikh, a resident of the village. Locals said...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
JESSORE, Sept 26: A good number of farmers in Sharsha Upazila in Jessore are being benefited by cultivating summer tomato. According to farmers and Department of Agricultural Extension, at least 30 farmers cultivated summer tomato in three hectares of farmlands...
MAGURA, Sept 27 (BSS): A housewife allegedly committed suicide over family feud at Harekrishnapur village under Sadar upazila of the district last night. The victim was identified as Hasi Begum, 40, wife of Farid Ali of the same area. Police...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 27: With the slogan, 'Let's be conscious and make others conscious,' Varendra University, the only government approved private university in Rajshahi, organised an awareness programme at Sujanagar upazila parishad premises Friday. Presided over by Professor Dr. Osman Gani...
Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Oikya Front will arrange a protest meeting at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office on Monday marking the 2nd anniversary of Ramu tragedy. The programme is scheduled to begin around 8:30pm with convener of the Hindu, Buddhist and...
A Correspondent | 2014-09-28 00:00:00
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 27: A man was killed in an accident at Folimari under Bholahat Upazila in Chapainawabganj district Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Ershad, 32, son of Amjad Ali of Jhaobona village under the upazila. OC of Bholahat...
KHULNA, Sept 27 (BSS): The World Tourism Day 2014 was observed here today with the theme of "Tourism and Community Development". To mark the day, Khulna District Administration organized a rally and a discussion meeting. Additional Divisional Commissioner (Revenue) Ashok...
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 27 (UNB): Different border points of the district witness illegal entry of Indian cattle, mainly cows, in their thousands into the country daily with Eid-ul-Azha, second biggest religion festival of the Muslims, approaching. Sources concerned said about 700...
NARSINGDI, Sept 27 (BSS): Creating mass awareness and strict enforcement of traffic rules is urgent to reduce road accident that claimed around 4,000 lives and injured over 5,000 every year in the country. Speakers made this observation while addressing a...
CHUADANGA, Sept 27 (BSS): The harvesting of jute in all the four upazilas of the district is now going on in full swing amid much enthusiasm of the farmers. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said farmers of the districts...
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