Monira Munni | 2014-08-22 00:00:00
The government has initiated a move to resolve the dispute over payment of compensation to workers of the five Tuba Group units which have been declared closed, officials have said. The move has come as labour leaders and workers of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-22 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 21: Workers of the Atlantic Garments in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) protested on Thursday against a move to announce a lay-off in the factory from September 1 over what the authority called their failure to receive...
The Ministry of Education Thursday sought advice and opinions to amend the existing 'Public Examinations (Offences) Act 1980 (Amended 1992), aiming to check examination-related crimes. "The existing law has been uploaded on the Education Ministry's website with a view to...
A passenger bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) caught fire near Airport intersection in the city Thursday. Fire Service Control room sources said the bus caught fire due to mechanical fault in the BRTC articulated bus at about 11:55...
The government has launched train service on Faridpur-Pachuria section after 16 years aimed at giving better train service to the common people of the area. "We are committed to improve train services across the country," Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment...
Customs Intelligence officials seized 4.2 kg gold worth Tk 22 million and arrested a person in this connection at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning. The arrestee was identified as Khurshid Alam, a resident of Sitakund upazila of Chittagong...
Flood situation in the northern regions of the country has worsened as fresh areas in Kurigram, Sirajganuj and Gaibandha districts were inundated leaving nearly 0.26 million people marooned, reports BSS. Local sources said nearly 0.26 million people in three northern...
FE Report | 2014-08-22 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed three separate cases against an incumbent lawmaker and two former state ministers of the Awami League-led grand alliance government for amassing wealth illegally and concealing information on assets in their statements submitted to...
FE Report | 2014-08-22 00:00:00
A vacation bench of the High Court (HC) dropped Thursday a writ petition, filed challenging the newly formulated National Broadcast Policy-2014 which was from its cause list, saying that the petition is premature as any law is yet to be...
FE Report | 2014-08-22 00:00:00
The government formed a committee Thursday for submitting a report to help refund money of the deprived members of Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) by September. "We formed a committee with the responsibility of assessing recommendations of the Jubok Commission," Commerce...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 21 (UNB): A man was killed and two others were injured as a train crashed into a pick-up van on a level crossing in City Gate area in the city on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as...
The High Court (HC) has asked for reports on whether cable networks in Bangladesh have permission to broadcast Indian television channels, reports bdnews24.com The vacation bench of Justices Sheikh Hassan Arif and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman gave the order...
The Ro Ro Ferry Ghat of Mawa has been reset after 45 hours. However, ferries are using only Ghat Number 1 to load and unload vehicles. At about 6.45pm on Thursday, the Ro Ro Ferry Ghat was reset temporarily at...
The Non-government Teachers’ Registration and Certificate Authority has published the 10th teachers’ registration examinations results with 31.73 per cent pass rate. A total of 356,962 candidates took part in the teachers’ registration examinations this year. Of them, 223,037 candidates participated...
A total of 38 meritorious students from various Departments of Dhaka University (DU) have been awarded ‘The Duke of Edinburgh International Award’ for their outstanding performances in the extra-curriculum activities. DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique distributed certificates...
The government has taken initiatives to turn the text books of primary school into multimedia books aimed at making those readable in computer, laptop, tablet and other handy devices. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has launched a project...
An International seminar on 'Reforming Madrasa Education' will be held at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Saturday (Aug 23). Department of Al-Quran and Islamic Studies of IU has arranged the seminar. IU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Hakim Sarker...
The S&P 500 set a new record on Thursday as Wall Street stocks powered higher, shrugging off geopolitical problems elsewhere and gaining from fresh signs of strength in the US economy. The S&P added 5.86 points (0.29 per cent) to...
European stocks climbed on Thursday, cheered by hints the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates sooner than expected in view of US growth, despite mixed eurozone data. Frankfurt’s main DAX index jumped 0.93 per cent compared with Wednesday’s close...
A retired army major has been remanded in five-days' police custody for a Facebook status criticising Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Police said Md Shamsuzzoha, 45, has been working as senior specialist for Grameenphone. He was arrested from GP House in...
Asian shares gained on Friday after the S&P 500 index notched up a new record high, as traders awaited a keynote speech by the US Federal Reserve chief for clues on the timing of interest rate hikes. Hong Kong added...
The theft of a portion of underground telephone cables connecting Niketon, Tejgaon and Gulshan areas of Dhaka city have caused as many as 3,500 telephones to go dead since Thursday morning, Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) has said. In a...
Government Railway Police (GRP) men on Friday recovered 40 gold bars worth Tk 24 million (Tk 2.40 crore) at Kamalapur Railway Station in the city. The GRP personnel arrested a man for possessing the precious metal. The arrested is Mohammad...
Customs Intelligence officials seized gold bars weighing 7.3 kilogram worth Tk 36.5 million (Tk 3.65 core) at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport in Kurmitola in the city on Friday. The Customs officials also arrested a man in this connection. The...
Two children were killed and two otherpeople injured in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a truck at Garadia village at Singair Upazila in Manikganj district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Alvi, 5, son of Tazul...
Three people have been killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Pakundia of Kishoreganj. ‘The accident occurred near Barati under the Pakundia municipality around 11:45 am,’ said Inspector Shams Uddin of Pakundia Police Station. The dead victims...
Two people, including a Saudi Arabia expatriate, drowned as a boat capsized in a water body in Sylhet Sadar Upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Mainul Islam, 40, and his nephew Maruf Hassan, 10. Local sources said Mainul...
Mystery shrouded the death of a housewife in the city. The body of Momata Rani Pal Tumpa, 20, has been recovered from the house of her husband, Shovon Ranjan, in Wari in Old Dhaka. The victim was an honours 1st...
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