The ro-ro ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi route remained suspended from Monday afternoon after the newly-established ro-ro terminal at Mawa was devoured by the Padma River. BIWTA marine officer at Mawa M Shajahan said the mighty river gobbled up the terminal...
A senior Lebanese security official says that the military has received the remains of a soldier who was held by Islamic militants and believed decapitated. The official said they received the remains of Sgt. Ali Sayid on Monday. It came...
Sony is trying to woo Japanese game fans to the PlayStation 4 home console that went on sale in November in the US and Europe, but didn't arrive at stores here until February. Atsushi Morita, appointed head of Sony Computer...
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said a national-level dialogue is needed to amend the constitution to restore parliament’s authority to impeach Supreme Court judges. “A national-level dialogue is essential to amend the constitution to give back parliament its...
Foreigners who want to buy Alibaba Group shares in the Chinese e-commerce giant's US public offering will need to get comfortable with an unusual business structure. Alibaba's online and mobile commerce businesses will be controlled by a ‘variable interest entity,’...
The bumbling young militant first drops the rocket launcher on the toes of his boss before taking aim and firing toward a military checkpoint outside of an Iraqi town — not realizing he's fired it backward at his leader. The...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday celebrated its 36th founding anniversary with a fresh vow to restore people’s voting rights through a spontaneous movement. The celebration of the founding anniversary began with hoisting party flag atop all the offices...
Tarique Rahman's wife Zubaida Rahman has been dismissed from work by the health ministry for six years of absence. Health Minister Mohammad Nasim told Parliament Monday that the "law is the same for everyone" and Zubaida had been fired, in...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged Monday that the government has failed to take any effective measure to assuage the sufferings of the flood-hit people in the northern and central regions. In a statement, Khaleda expressed grave concern over the mounting...
E-file management system instead of traditional filing system has been launched at the Communications Ministry, aiming to improve efficiency and bring in dynamism and transparency in the administrative process. Communications Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the e-filing programme at the Roads...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) Bill, 2014 was placed in Parliament Monday with a proposal to set up a corporation to be named as ICB. Finance Minister AMA Muhith introduced the bill in the House. According o the bill,...
A businessman and his wife have been found shot dead at their Banani DOHS home in yet unclear circumstances, police say. Police identified the businessman as Abdur Rab, owner of Afsar Group, and his wife 'Rokhsana'. Dhaka City police's Deputy...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is moving to restructure the small and medium enterprise (SME) credit policy to shift the focus on the manufacturing sector. According to sources at the central bank, the existing SME credit policy focuses on promotion of...
Home Secretaries of Bangladesh and India will begin a three-day talks in Dhaka on Wednesday. Sources at the Home Ministry said the talks will cover steps to stop cross-border smuggling, illegal trespassing, reduction of frontier tension, problem of some frontier...
JAMALPUR, Aug 31 (BSS): Flood situation in the district remained unchanged through the water level in the river Jamuna receded during the last 24 hours. Bangladesh Water Development Board sources said, during the period river Jamuna dropped 6 inches of...
SATKHIRA, Aug 31 (UNB): A sexagenarian man, who was injured in a clash between two groups at Bongshipur village in Shyamnagar upazila on Saturday afternoon, died at Satkhira Sadar Hospital on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ahadullah Gazi,...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 31 (BSS): A youth was electrocuted at Fakirhat area under Sitakunda upazila of the district early today. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Roni, 25, son of Monir Hossain, hailed from West Rupsha village under Faridgonj upazila of...
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MAGURA, Aug 31: A van puller was killed in a road mishap in Magura Sunday noon. The deceased was identified as Rezaul Islam , son of Yakub Sheikh of village Norshinghati under Magura sadar Upazila . BSS report from Rajshahi:...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 31 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi today underscored the need for taking preventive measures against those involved in cyber crimes to rein in the growing menace. They added that cyber crime is the unlawful act wherein...
SHERPUR, Aug 31 (UNB): Two people drowned in floodwater at Kandapara and Kamarerchor villages in Sadar upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid, a student of class VII of Char Sripur High School and a resident of...
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MAGURA, Aug 31: A seminar on implementation of national women development policy-2011 was held in Magura on Sunday. Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB) Magura district committee arranged the seminar at Syed Atar Ali public library hall room. Magura...
CHANDPUR, Aug 31 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a sexagenarian man, who went missing for the last three days, from Ramchandrapur village in Hajiganj upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mostafa Munshi, 65, of the same village....
NETRAKONA, Aug 31 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion titled 'Methods for safeguarding women and children in the flood-hit areas' here today underlined the need for constructing separate flood-shelters with bathrooms and toilets, ensuring proper health care and security arrangements to...
RANGPUR, Aug 31 (BSS): Academicians from both at home and abroad have underscored the need for extension and research activities on non-formal education at university level in Bangladesh to turn the socially backward and unprivileged people into able and worthy...
82 students will test for one seat in Jagannath University (JNU) for the first year honours courses under the academic session 2014-2015. A total of 2, 25, 959 students submitted their applications through online under five faculties for admission test...
NARSINGDI, Aug 31 (BSS): Many of the rural women are becoming active towards attaining their social dignity after engaging themselves in various income generation activities by their own initiatives instead of relying on the government and non-government jobs. Lovely Akhtar,...
Trained youths get loan facilities in Joypurhat Department of Youth Development (DYD) has distributed Taka 97.1 million as soft term loan among 7,498 trained youths to conduct their income generating activities in Joypurhat. A total of 24,974 unemployed youths including...
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