Some 6,933 candidates have been chosen for appointment as assistant teachers at the pre-primary sections of government primary schools. The final result of the pre-primary assistant teacher recruitment test-2013 was published on Thursday, said Public Relations Officer at the Primary...
Focusing the widespread corruption in the country’s health sector, a new study of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) shows professionals and officials of the health sector allegedly pay Tk 0.5-1.0 million under the table to get promotion through the departmental...
The body of a young man has been recovered from Gulshan Lake in the city on Wednesday. Gulshan Police Station's OC Rafiqul Islam said locals informed them after spotting the body in the lake around 10:00am Wednesday. The deceased, in...
The board of directors of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ending on June 30, 2014. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on January 17...
President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Beijing on Thursday night to attend a dialogue on strengthening connectivity partnership at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. "The President will leave Dhaka for Beijing at 11.55 pm by a regular flight...
In an apparent move to remove the confusion about its role over war crimes trial in Bangladesh, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday said they are not siding with war criminals by issuing statements but reminded all about its worldwide...
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked the Supreme Court to determine if there is any constitutional obstacle to his becoming president for a third term, something the top lawyers' association says he can not do. Rajapaksa and his family...
Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the U.S. Senate, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last...
A new Pakistani Taliban group behind this week's devastating suicide bombing on the Pakistani-Indian border said Wednesday the attack was as much aimed at India as Pakistan, suggesting that Indian targets might be next. At least 57 Pakistanis were killed...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said businesspeople, especially the RMG owners, will be provided with all necessary facilities, including gas, power and loan, so that they can run their businesses without any hassle. The minister was talking to reporters...
Students calling for full democracy for Chinese-ruled Hong Kong are hoping to take their protest to Communist Party rulers in Beijing and are expected to announce details of their new battle plan Thursday. The plan signals a shift in the...
Bangladesh should start work right now to avail itself of benefits in the European market under the ‘GSP Plus’ initiative by complying stringent conditions, said newly-appointed Ambassador and Head of EU Delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Wednesday, according to...
Law Minister Anisul Huq says he has told authorities at Dhaka Central Jail to prepare for war criminal Mohammad Kamaruzzaman’s execution. The Jamaat-e-Islami leader will, however, get the time to seek pardon from the president, he told reporters at a...
Cristiano Ronaldo says he has still many years and a lot of football to come as he picked up his third Golden Boot award for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season. Ronaldo shared the award with...
The European Union has stuck to its earlier position in urging all parties to eschew violence and engage in a genuine dialogue putting Bangladeshis’ interests first. The new head of its delegation in Dhaka, Pierre Mayaudon, said in his first...
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says reforms in the country have "stalled" and warned against "over optimism". Speaking at a press conference in Yangon Wednesday, the Nobel laureate said Myanmar had not made any real reforms in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the Prime Minister apprised the President of the outcome of her recent visits to Italy and the UAE, President's press secretary...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology Ministry on Wednesday suggested the government to take necessary steps to start construction work on Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant as soon as possible. The committee made the recommendation at its 4th meeting,...
At least 10 people have been injured as miscreants attacked a missionary school in Gazipur after spreading rumours that the institution is converting students from Islam to Christianity. The attack happened at Steve Kim Mission School at Ambagh in the...
Two more Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) officials testified before a Narayanganj court on Wednesday over the sensational seven-murder incident, according to a news agency.
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said Bangladesh, as a member state, has always been working closely with Interpol, according to a news agency.
A bus was torched by pickets in the city’s Farmgate area during the first day of the countrywide 48-hour fresh hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami. Fire Service sources said pickets set fire to the Gabtoli-bound bus from Jatrabari near the Daily...
The Spanish nurse who became the first person known to have contracted Ebola outside West Africa in the latest outbreak has given an emotional account of her ordeal as she left hospital. Teresa Romero said she had clung to memories...
Danish wind turbine technology provider Vestas wants to play “an important” role in building wind-power facilities in Bangladesh. Vestas signed a MoU with US-DK Green Energy (BD) Ltd (UDGEL) recently in Singapore for this purpose, the Danish embassy in Dhaka...
The presumptive Republican leader of the US Senate has vowed to "work together" with President Barack Obama on issues where they can agree. Mr McConnell and a host of Republicans swept to victory in the Senate, and now control both...
The Muslims in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Tuesday observed Holy Ashura with due respect and religious solemnity, recalling the Karbala tragedy. Holy Ashura is observed on Muharram 10 as a symbol of ‘sacrifice and mourning’ recalling the...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, also the Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's (CPU) executive committee, left Dhaka for CPA Headquarters (HQs) in London on Tuesday evening. The CPA chairperson will perform her official work there for the first time. Besides,...
The 8-member probe committee, formed to investigate the national power grid failure on Saturday last is expected to submit its primary report to the power ministry today (Wednesday). ‘We’ll submit primary inquiry report on the national power grid failure to...
The 48-hour nationwide nonstop hartal (shutdown), called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the death sentence awarded to its two leaders for war crimes, began on Wednesday morning. The 2nd spell of Jamaat’s 2-day shutdown began at 6am today will end at 6am...
A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Kalihati Upazila in Tangail district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased could not be identified. Police said the motorcyclist was killed on the spot when a Tangial-bound bus, coming from the opposite...
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