Destiny Group Managing Director (MD) Rafiqul Amin and its director Mohammad Hossain have filed bail petitions with the High Court (HC) in two money-laundering cases, reports UNB. The two petitions were scheduled to come for hearing at the bench of...
Croatia's defense ministry says a military fighter jet has crashed near the capital and its pilot has ejected. The MIG-21 is believed to have taken part in a flyover Tuesday during the formal celebrations marking the 19th anniversary of Croatia's...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 4 (UNB): A fresh case has been filed against Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the sensational seven-murder case, on charge of transferring a firearm, whose licence had been revoked, to other person. Sub-inspector (SI) Ajit Kumar Mitra...
Former lawmaker Begum Anwara Zaman died of a heart attack at a city hospital Monday, reports BSS. She was 70. Begum Zaman left behind a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death. She...
The 65th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Sheikh Kamal was the founder president of country's leading sports club Abahani Krira Chakra...
Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said Monday that NAM should mobilise its collective strength and send out a strong message to Israeli authorities by imposing trade embargo, denying visas to Israeli politicians, officials and businesspeople accused of...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Bangladesh has achieved significant progress in women empowerment and gender equality, reports BSS. She made the comment when the head of the Iranian parliamentary fraction of women and family affairs Fatemeh Rahbar called on...
Left-leaning organisations warned Monday that the government would lose ground under its feet if it fails to force Tuba Group to pay all dues of workers, reports UNB. The movement waged by Tuba Group workers for realising their dues will...
Newly appointed World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Bangladesh Dr Navaratnasamy Paranietharan appreciated Monday Dhaka's 'strong leadership' in implementing WHO programmes in the country, reports UNB. The WHO's support in Bangladesh's health sector will continue in future the way it...
The draft of a regulation to set ceilings for fees taken by Bangladesh's English-medium schools has been finalised, a court has heard, reports bdnews24.com. The Ministry of Education submitted the draft regulation to the court Monday following a writ petition....
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 4: Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has repaired only 30 kilo metres of road out of 100 kilometres which have been damaged during the recent monsoon. If the situation favours, the CCC will complete rest of the repairing works...
Bangladeshi nationals living in Yunnan province of China are safe following the earthquake that claimed some 398 lives there so far, reports UNB. "The Bangladesh mission in Kunming contacted members of the Bangladesh community living in different areas under the...
LG and Good Neighbours Bangladesh (GNB) will launch a health campaign from August 6 to provide deprived children and women with health services. The services include blood grouping, health check-up and distribution of health materials and health awareness education. As...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 4 (BSS): Two persons, including a female student, were killed in separate incidents in the city Monday and Sunday night. The victims were identified as Nusrat Jahan Setu (15) and Mohammad Sipon (26). Police outpost sources at the...
Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers out of Ebola virus All UN peacekeepers, including Bangladeshi peacekeepers ,are out of Ebola Virus infection since its outbreak in West Africa. The UN has been undertaking proactive preventive measures at all levels, said an ISPR press...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions today (Tuesday). Moderately heavy to heavy falls are also likely...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Thailand's military junta has indicated that elections in the country may take place late next year and a transitional government is expected to be formed within the next few weeks. The armed forces in the country took power on May...
Liton Chandro Sarkar | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
In the Global Innovation Index (GII)-2014 Switzerland is the leader for the fourth consecutive year. The United Kingdom moves up by one rank to the second place, followed by Sweden. A new name among the top 10 this year is...
Any hope that the long-awaited court verdict on a number of child deaths caused by spurious paracetamol syrup would put a brake on pharmaceutical malpractices is simply misplaced. A report carried in this newspaper last Sunday highlights how extensively a...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Land is precious. It is more precious in a densely-populated country like Bangladesh. With a population of about 150 million living in an area of 147 thousand square kilometres, the density of population is 953 persons per square kilometre. The...
Md Nurul Islam Sohel | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
Of late, it has been realised that business expansion through setting up concrete structures is no more a viable business strategy and not efficient either. In every industry, e-commerce is revolutionising the way business is conducted. New business models are...
The TUBA Group workers have been demonstrating for their arrears of wages and Eid bonus for the last couple of days. The BGMEA assured, after having a meeting with the government authorities that they would take urgent steps to pay...
In south-western China, a deadly earthquake of 6.3 magnitude killed 400 people. The number is likely to go up. The earthquake has caused thousands of buildings to collapse making thousands injured. Communication networks have seriously been damaged making it difficult...
Watch out for this name in the world of science. For this young man will one day make Bangladesh proud of his future achievement in theoretical physics. As we learn from a media report, Mir Mehdi Faruk is the recipient...
Various types of unfit vehicles are plying on different routes in Chunarughat upazila raising the risk of accidents and causing frequent gridlocks. These vehicles do not have fitness certificates and dodge fees for route permits and road taxes depriving the...
Jamaluddin Ahmed | 2014-08-05 00:00:00
This article deals with the public accountancy (audit) profession. It has summed up a review of literature on how public accountancy has emerged as a highly prestigious profession and positioned itself as a critical component of the market economy. Self-regulated,...
GAZA CITY, Aug 4 (Agencies): A child was killed and 30 people wounded in a strike on a refugee camp in Gaza City Monday just minutes into an Israeli-declared truce, medics said. Witnesses and several AFP correspondents based at a...
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