The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in the country on October 6 as the moon of the lunar month Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh on Thursday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced on Thursday a cash incentive of 5.0 per cent for export of frozen fish. In a circular the central bank said exporters of frozen fish, including shrimp, would get the incentive against their shipments. The...
Only two are eligible to enrol at Dhaka University's Department of English after the Arts Faculty took entry tests. The department will enrol 150 students as freshers, and 125 of them will come from those who sat for the 'Kha'...
Some students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have beaten up a physically challenged student of the physics department for protesting against ragging. The victim is Ashraful Islam, a 3rd year student of the department. He has been admitted to Savar's Enam...
Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discussed use of Nepal’s hydroelectricity by Bangladesh on the sidelines of the 69th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday evening. The discussion happened when Koirala met with Sheikh...
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Col (rtd) Oli Ahmed has said the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) might have sought his wealth statement as he had turned down a government proposal to be a cabinet member. ‘I came here to give information...
The admission test of ‘Gha’ unit for the 1st year honours course of Dhaka University (DU) for the academic session 2014-15 began simultaneously in all 97 examination centres in the city on Friday morning. The hour-long examinations started at 10:00am....
Police arrested 2 prime suspects in Keraniganj 4 murders and 4 others from Munshiganj and Gazipur districts on Friday. The two prime suspects are Sumon and Jonny. Four members of a family – Saju Ahmed, 35, his wife Ranju Begum,...
The admission test of 'Gha' unit for the 1st year honours course of Dhaka University (DU) for the academic session 2014-15 was held in 97 examination centres in the city on Friday morning. The hour-long examination began at 10:00am and...
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 0.7 million beating up the inmates of a house at Khalishkhali village at Patkelghata Upaizla of Satkhira district on Friday. Locals said a gang of 25/30 robbers stormed the house of Mazharul Islam and kept...
Police arrested a young man along with a firearm and bullets at Monkosha Intersection in Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Angur, 27, son of Hena Sarker of Noynadanga village. Being tipped off, a team...
Police arrested two people at Paturia Ferry Ghat (terminal) at Shibalaya Upazila in Manikganj district on Friday morning. They also recovered 48 bottles of foreign made wine and 4,300 canes of beer from arrestees – Mamun Hossain, 29, and Alamin...
Detectives claim to have arrested one more suspected member of the Middle East-based militant organisation, Islamic State (IS), from Dhaka city. Masudur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested...
Five men allegedly took turn to rape a student of Barguna Public Women’s College in Monsatali village in Barguna Sadar Upazila on Wednesday. The five were named in a case the victim filed in the evening immediately after the incident....
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 30,000 pieces of Yaba worth Tk 9 million from Naf River in Joullardwip under Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday night. Tipped off, a team BGB Battalion-42 conducted a drive in Joullardwip...
At least 15 candidates appearing in Dhaka University (DU)'s Gha unit admission tests for the 2014-2015 academic session were detained on Friday for allegedly adopting unfair means. As many as 105,516 aspirants sat for the tests in the morning, contending...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has started investigating 19 people in Cox’s Bazar for their alleged involvement in wartime offences during Bangladesh’s independence struggles in 1971. ICT’s Investigation Officer ASP Md Nurul Islam finished questioning 11 people in the district...
Revealing that only 10 per cent buildings are constructed following the National Building Code in the country, renowned urban planner Prof Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury said on Wednesday there will be catastrophic disaster if a powerful earthquake hits Bangladesh, report...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (UNB): Expressing Bangladesh's firm commitment to low-carbon, climate-resilient development path, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday the large carbon emitting countries should make robust voluntary commitments to match countries like Bangladesh. She also said Bangladesh...
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) initiated Wednesday probe into the allegation of misappropriating investors' money by a multi-level marketing (MLM) company run by a retired army officer. A three-member probe team has been assigned to conduct the inquiry into the graft...
LAXMIPUR, Sep 24 (BSS/UNB): US Ambassador Dan W Mozena today appreciated development of child and maternal health in Bangladesh and said his country has partnership in this achievement. Bangladesh witnessed massive development in the health sector with decline in child...
Customs officials arrested a man along with 27 gold bars weighing 3.146 kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Wednesday morning, report agencies. The arrested was identified as Tarek Hossain, 24, a resident of Hathazari upazila of...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday summarily dismissed the two writ petitions over regularisation of the judicial service of its dropout additional judge ABM Altaf Hossain, despite recommendation of the Chief Justice as claimed by the petitioners, reports UNB. After...
GAZIPUR, Sept 24, 2014 (BSS) - Installation of internet protocol (IP) cameras replacing the old analogue closed circuit camera televisions at different important points of the country will help to ease the nagging traffic snarl. Inaugurating the installation ceremony of...
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held today (Thursday) at the Islamic Foundation conference room at Baitul Mukarram Mosque in the city, says a press release. The meeting will be held at 6:45 pm Thursday to...
A five-member Bangladeshi mountaineering team will set off on October 10 for their expedition to conquer Himalayan Peak, Mt. Kyazo Ri, reports UNB. MA Muhit, the only Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest twice, will lead the team.
AUST's 7th convocation held The 7th Convocation of Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST) was held at Dhaka International Trade Fair ground, adjacent to the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city Thursday. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was...
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