2 minor siblings murdered in Bagerhat BAGERHAT, Sept 12: Two minor siblings were strangulated to death allegedly by one of their relatives at Pailatala village in Morelganj upazila on Thursday night. Police recovered the bodies of Mirajul Hawlader, 10, and...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Sylhet and Chittagoang divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions until 6pm...
People's rights cannot be conceived without the existence of rule of law, in any given territory, a special edition of the quarterly journal of the Hong Kong-based rights group Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) has said, reports UNB. This special...
Syful Islam | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is facing hurdle even during its latest bid, the fourth one, to buy an oil tanker. The corporation initiated the move to buy the tanker almost two years back aiming to enrich its fleet, sources...
Senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Siddharth Nath Singh has said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee funded Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and alleged that the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has involvement with fundamental outfits, reports UNB. Banerjee sent money taken from...
FE Report | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
Transport operators and officials have expressed their concern over facing immense difficulties in handling extra pressure of home-goers ahead of the two major religious festivals. The holiday makers will enjoy official leaves on the two occasions of Muslim and Hindu...
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (AFP): Nearly half of all girls in South Asia marry before they turn 18, according to a United Nations report that lays bare what it calls "glaring inequalities". The report, published by the UN children's agency...
The proposed constitutional amendment seeking to restore parliament's authority to remove Supreme Court (SC) judges might make the judicial process vulnerable to partisan influence leading to politically-induced culture of impunity and miscarriage of justice. "The judicial process may be vulnerable...
The ‘Blue Moon Diamond,’ has been unveiled. The a 12-carat gem was unveiled at Los Angeles County’s Natural History Museum on Friday afternoon. Described as one of the rarest stones in the world, Blue Moon Diamond was found in South...
The 16th Amendment Bill has been introduced to keep the judges 'under pressure', senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Mia claims, reports bdnews24.com. At a discussion he alleged Friday that the ruling Awami League (AL) aimed at 'monopolising' power. Law Minister...
Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which wants to gradually turn its anti-government campaign into a fierce oust-regime one appears to receive a severe blow as infighting in her party-led alliance keeps on simmering over various crucial issues, reports UNB....
DINAJPUR, Sept 12 (UNB): Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said on Friday education should be useful for practical purposes and steps should be taken to involve the private entrepreneurs in the process, if needed. He stated this while addressing a...
A joint meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and the Awami League Advisory Council (ALAC) will be held at Ganobhaban, the official residence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at 5 pm on September 20 (Saturday), reports BSS....
SYLHET, Sept 12 (UNB): A local leader of Awami League (AL) was killed when a truck hit his motorcycle at Nijpat Bandarhati village in Jaintapur Uapzila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mokhlesur Rahman Doula,60, general secretary of Jaintapur...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 12: Teachers of Chittagong University (CU) have asked the police administration and other authorities concerned to arrest the Islami Chhatra Shibir attackers and ban Shibir activities within seven days. They will observe a one-hour work abstention from 13th...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Friday he thinks Jatiya Party (JP) ministers will not resign from the cabinet on the words of their party chief HM Ershad, reports UNB. "The rift that has surfaced in JP is...
Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan paid tributes to Bangladesh's founding father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports bdnews24.com. He went to the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi Thursday night and stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect....
The Secretariat of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) is going to start its formal functioning on Saturday, reports UNB. It is expected to enhance Bangladesh's image to the international community and deepen mutual...
Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah Friday underscored the need for building the country with the spirit of the Liberation War, reports BSS. "Responding to a clarion call of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the people from all...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
The World Bank is going to sit with government agencies next week for a review of the WB-assisted 17 poor-performing projects in Bangladesh. Officials said Friday that the Bank executives will sit with the Economic Relations Division (ERD) and the...
FE Report | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
Railway authorities dismantled makeshift shops and markets along rails in Karwan Bazar area in an eviction drive since Friday morning. The eviction drive was launched following the death of four people being hit by two running trains in that area...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
Tax revenues as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained low up to May in the country and are set to drop far below the target in the next months. The country's overall tax-GDP ratio stood at 8.6...
FE Report | 2014-09-13 00:00:00
The central bank purchased over US$1.0 billion from the commercial banks directly in the first 72 days of the current fiscal year to prop up the greenback and keep the currency market stable. Financial experts say such balancing intervention in...
The government has undertaken rehabilitation programmes to support flood-affected people in 19 districts of the country aiming to overcome their month-long sufferings, reports BSS. Director General of the Department of Disaster Management Mohammad Abdul Wazed said: "As part of post-flood...
A cargo vessel carrying raw materials for a factory has sunk at Mongla Port's Pashur Channel after it collided with another ship. Harbour Master Mohammad Aktaruzzaman said the cargo vessel Hajera-1 sank after it rammed into a ship bearing Panama's...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a Pakistani national with about 10 million fake Indian rupees Friday. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Arif ( 40). Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Farid Al Mamun said Arif landed at the...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: The Taliban gunmen who tried to kill Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner in the country's restive northwest two years ago have been arrested, the army said Friday. Militants shot the teenage activist in the head on her school bus...
Two persons have been killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria district. Pias Miah, 27, died on the spot when a speedy truck dashed a motorcycle in Shashanghat area in the suburb of Brahmanbaria town on Comilla-Sylhet Highway. Another person...
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