The deep depression over the West Central Bay and adjoining East Central Bay remained practically stationary and it weakened into a depression over the same area, reports UNB. It centred at 3pm on Friday about 1045 kms southwest of Chittagong...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 7: A total of 2,095 examinees did not sit for Junior School Certificate (JSC) Examination under Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Chittagong on its first day (Friday). Chittagong Board officials said a total of 140,651 students enrolled...
FE Report A group of ruling party activists physically assaulted Friday the protesting aspirants seeking second chance for Dhaka University (DU) admission test, sources confirmed. According to them, a group of 25-30 unruly activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) led...
In another alleged controversial move, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to relieve former Housing and Public Works secretary Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain of the allegation of taking government plots abusing power, reports UNB. “Many senior government officials, including secretaries...
Six persons were killed in separate road accidents at different places in Gazipur, Dinajpur, Gaibandha and Thakurgaon districts Friday, report agencies. In Gaibandha, a housewife was killed after a passenger bus crushed her at Hirok Mour on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway...
Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) will hold a discussion at its auditorium at 10 am in the city today (Saturday) marking its 44th founding anniversary, said a press release. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, MP, will attend the occasion...
A move is underway to build some 550 cyclone shelters to help save the lives of the people of nine coastal districts and their property from natural disasters, reports UNB. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under the Ministry of...
PANCHAGARH, Nov 7 (UNB): Documents relating to several hundred cases at the Joint District Judge’s court were burnt to ashes by a fire that broke out at the courtroom on Friday. Police said Azhar Ali, night guard of the Chief...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 7 (UNB): A man was killed and eight others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over harvesting paddy from a disputed land at Paroil village in Gobindaganj upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as...
Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Chittagong division until 6pm today (Saturday). Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, Met Office said. Night and day temperature may remain...
Jute godown, 4 shops gutted in Kurigram fire KURIGRAM, Nov 7: A jute godown and five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Borobhita Bazar in Phulbari upazila early Friday. Fire service sources said originating from electric short...
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday they will realise their demand for snap polls under a non-party administration through a strong mass movement, reports UNB. "They (AL leaders) are repeatedly saying no election before 2019, but people...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid on Friday homage to the party's founder, late President Ziaur Rahman, marking the 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day', reports UNB. BNP and its associate bodies chalked out a 10-day programme to observe the day in...
A group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders, left out of its recent committee, allegedly attacked a vehicle carrying BNP leaders Shaheed Uddin Chowdhury Annee and Sultan Salauddin Tuku, reports bdnews24.com. They came under attack at the Bijoy Sarani intersection...
BEIJING, Nov 7 (UNB): President Abdul Hamid arrived here Friday to attend a dialogue on strengthening connectivity partnership at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. A regular flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the President landed at Beijing International Airport...
Awami League (AL) presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said Friday that staying abroad Tarique Rahman, a corrupt to the backbone, has been resorting to repeated falsehood, reports BSS. "He (Tarique) has been uttering remarks like...
The second day of the fresh 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the death sentences awarded to its two leaders for war crimes, concluded Friday amid poor response, reports UNB. The shutdown programme began at 6.00 am Wednesday and...
Awami League (AL) advisory council member and former railway minister Suranjit Sengupta, MP, called upon the constitutionally responsible persons Friday to take measures to execute the capital punishment against war criminal Kamaruzzaman expeditiously, reports BSS. "The War Crimes Tribunal is...
KUSHTIA, Nov 7 (UNB) : Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said on Friday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is talking gibberish against the government out of the frustration that she will not be able to come to power in...
NETRAKONA, Nov 7 (UNB): Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly attacked the district BNP office at Chota Bazar in the district town Friday noon, leaving five people injured. District BNP president Ashrafuddin Khan said a group of BCL men...
BOGRA, Nov 7 (UNB): Police in an overnight drive arrested 13 activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student associate body of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its district unit president (North), and a leader of the Islamic party's another affiliated organisation from different...
The Election Commission has planned to arrange maiden elections in between December 21, 2014 and January 31, 2015 to some 1,600 seats set aside exclusively for women in Upazila Parishads (UZ) across the country, reports UNB. The commission will announce...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
The avoidance of double taxation agreements (DTAs) of Bangladesh do not sufficiently empower the taxmen to seek information on capital flight and owners of 'second homes' from relevant foreign countries. The section 'Exchange of Information' of the agreements needs necessary...
KHULNA, Nov 7 (UNB): Bangladesh sealed the three-match Bashundhara Cement Test Series 2-0 against Zimbabwe beating them by 162 runs in the second match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium here on the final day on Friday. Chasing a target...
FE Report | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dhakil Certificate (JDC) examinations began Friday after change in their schedule twice following the five-day nationwide shutdown enforced by the Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh. Bangla 1st part under the JSC and Quran Majeed and Tajbid...
AGARTALA, Nov 7: The Indian government may ferry another 35,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura via Bangladesh as train services in the northeastern states have been stopped till March 2016 due to gauge conversion, a minister said here today, according...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-11-08 00:00:00
Government authorities have decided to empower Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to act expeditiously for development activities in the special zones meant for boosting investment, officials said. The prime minister's office (PMO) took the decision, in principle, at a progress-review...
FE Report One person was killed and two others were injured when an air conditioner (AC) exploded at a hotel at Gulshan in the capital Friday. The accident took place on the rooftop of the multi-storied Six Seasons Hotel at...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis on Friday on holding the national council of her party on time and asked leaders to prepare a draft on the overall activities to this end. Sheikh Hasina also directed...
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