Criticising the government for what he said its unbridled repressive acts, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday it has become an order of the day to harass innocent people by branding them as criminals, reports UNB. "Now...
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy Sunday alleged that the government is trying to send a number of popular BNP leaders to jail in 'false cases' as it is planning to arrange a midterm election to appease foreign countries, reports...
Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Abida Islam meets West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee today (Monday), reports UNB. The meeting is purely a routine one as Abida is coming back to Dhaka shortly, and it has no link with...
As part of post-flood rehabilitation programmes, sufficient amount of relief and cash money are being distributed among flood and river erosion victims in 19 districts of the country. Officials of Department of Disaster Management told BSS that the government has...
A Dhaka court took cognisance on Sunday of the charge sheet against BNP's standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manzur Ahmed in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charge of grabbing a government house...
A defence counsel for alleged 1971 Al Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam vehemently opposed Sunday the prosecution plea for compensation to Birangana Mansura Khatun, a Liberation War victim, in sentencing the accused to death penalty, saying there is no such...
BENAPOLE, Sept 14 (UNB): An alleged ringleader was killed in a 'gunfight' with police at Aminpur village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Osman Sardar. Khabir Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Manirampur thana, said...
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for acting BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed over violence during a blockade, reports bdnews24.com. Metropolitan Magistrate Yunus Khan gave the order on Sunday after hearing in...
Defending the government move to restore parliament's authority to remove Supreme Court judges, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday it will certainly enhance the dignity and authority of judges rather than curbing independence of the judiciary, reports UNB. "We're...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 14 (BSS): A Chittagong court put seven activists of the Chittagong University (CU) chapter of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on two-day remand today in connection with a case filed over the attacks on CU teachers. Chittagong Senior Judicial...
Responding to a prosecution plea, a speedy trial tribunal on Sunday altered the charges made against detained Mufti Abdul Hannan, head of the banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad Al Islami (Huji), and 13 others in the Ramna Batmul blast case, reports...
DINAJPUR, Sept 14 (UNB): Observing that the prime duty of doctors is to ensure people's healthcare services, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim warned Sunday that no negligence and irregularities by them will be tolerated in this respect. "Wherever they are -...
MADARIPUR, Sept 14 (UNB)-A local Awami League (AL) activist was shot and chopped to death by miscreants at Madra village in Sadar Upazila on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Azizul Chowkidar, 40, son of Sultan Chowkidar of the...
A city unit leader of Awami League, who sustained injuries in an attack by miscreants in the Azimpur area on Friday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Shahab Uddin Shabu,...
The International Crimes Tribunal asked on Sunday the prosecution to submit on October 28 the investigation report on detained war crimes accused Obaidul Huq alias Abu Taher of Netrakona, reports UNB. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim,...
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Fiscal support is the key to pro-poor macroeconomic policy planning, analysts said Sunday. They pointed out that many projects under such planning failed for lack of funds. They said there were many such projects taken up earlier that did not...
Assuring her government will do everything necessary for conservation of the tigers, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina called upon the tiger range countries on Sunday to continue their sincere efforts for protecting tigers, report agencies. "I want to assure you...
Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud stressed on Sunday that all kinds of illegal structures would have to be removed from the rivers following the CS and RS records with a view to protecting the country's water resources, reports...
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The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Alamgir Kabir and three others over land allocation to journalists at a lower rate causing Tk 155 million loss to the State. ACC deputy director...
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Sale of advance bus tickets for home-goers ahead of the major two religious festivals -- Eid-ul-Azha and Sharadia Durga Puja -- will begin today (Monday). The Bangladesh Bus Truck Owners Association (BBTOA), which maintains vehicles of 30 districts, has decided...
Stressing the importance of women education, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urged Sunday young womenfolk to work hard for overcoming the present challenges and those lying ahead, reports UNB. She made the call while addressing a symposium on 'What Should...
Renowned broadcast journalist and web editor of Voice of America (VOA) Mr Anis Ahmed inaugurated a course titled "TV News Presentation" in the city Saturday as the chief guest, says a press release. The course was organised by Bangladesh Institute...
UNFPA debate grand finale held The grand finale of the UNFPA Debate Festival was held at the NAEM auditorium in the city Sunday. Viquarunnisa Noon School and College became champion defeating Holy Cross College in the grand finale. Education Minister...
Buet teachers oppose new VC Khaleda Teachers' association of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Saturday opposed the newly appointed vice chancellor Prof Khaleda Ekram, also the first woman in the post, two days into her appointment. —...
The government set up Sunday Bangladesh Journalists' Welfare Trust as per subsection of 3 (1) of the Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust Act 2014, reports UNB. The law came into effect on August 25 when a gazette notification in this regard...
Parliament on Sunday passed a bill, titled 'Bangladesh Atomic Energy Control (Amendment) Bill, 2014, aiming to relax the qualifications to become chairman and members of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Control Authority, reports UNB. State Minister for Science and Information &...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagoang divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal divisions till 6:00 pm...
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Generals began a meeting in Dhaka Sunday with a focus on exploring new avenues of cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region to combat international militancy and terrorism. At the outset of the 38th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) it was pointed...
Monira Munni | 2014-09-15 00:00:00
A big gap has surfaced in the findings of separate surveys conducted by two state agencies on the apparel sector, raising a question over the actual number of workers engaged in the country's largest export-oriented industry. After carrying out a...
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