Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday stressed the need for scrapping the Supreme Judicial Council and restoring the article 96 of the Constitution saying that this system does not go with the parliamentary democratic system. She made the comment while...
Muslims across the country have observed the Holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr, the night when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed upon the Greatest Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), with due religious fervor and solemnity on Friday night....
A man was killed and four other people were injured in an attack by a marauding buffalo in Bakalia area of Chittagong city on Friday night. The dead is Nurul Islam, 50, a carpenter and a resident of the area....
Muggers stabbed to death the driver of an auto-rickshaw at Chowdhurypara in Halishahar in Chittagong city early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Khokon, 22, a resident of Abbaspara under the police station. Witnesses said a gang of muggers intercepted...
Grameenphone (GP) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) signed an agreement recently for facilitating the collection of GP’s sales proceeds from all across Bangladesh. The agreement was signed from Grameenphone by Mr. Vivek Sood, CEO and Mr. Mainur Rahman Bhuiyan Acting...
A university student, who was allegedly kidnapped by a trader in Bandar Bazar in Sylhet city on Monday night, was found dead in a canal at Manikona village in Fenchuganj Upazila on Friday. The dead is Khaled Ahmed, a student...
The Tripura University will launch a massive media campaign to attract Bangladesh students, its Vice-Chancellor Anjan Kumar Ghosh has said. The Tripura University is a federally-funded university that is seeking to create several centres of excellence. In 2012, it conferred...
Taking a swipe at the Prime Minister for her remark that there would be no dialogue with BNP, party spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said it has only exposed her (Sheikh Hasina’s) intention to keep BNP away from election....
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sent a card to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with greetings for Eid-ul-Fitr. The party’s Assistant Office Secretaries Abdul Latif Jony and Asadul Karim Shahin on Saturday took the card to Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s...
Trashing the rumour of entente with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Awami League always (AL) does politics for people, never of any entente. She said this while responding to a question at a press conference which...
Keeping in mind the ever growing customers, Banglalink has successfully modernised its network to cater to the increasing communication needs of its valued subscribers. The modernised banglalink network is now ready to serve millions of people all over Bangladesh, including...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr in advance and wished happiness and prosperity for all. The JP Chief will exchange Eid greetings with the people from all walks of life on...
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will travel to the Netherlands on Wednesday to discuss the downed Malaysia Airlines jet with his Dutch counterpart. Najib said in a statement on Saturday that he and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will discuss...
Russia is lashing out at the latest round of Ukraine-related sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU), saying they endanger the fight against international terrorism. The sanctions, announced on Friday, impose travel bans and asset freezes on 15 people, including...
Independent think-tank Unnayan Onneshan has expressed concern that the country’s financial sector is facing multifarious problems, particularly high rate of interest, excess liquidity and decline in the growth of credit flow to the private sector. In its latest monthly economic...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said USA and Canada pass judgment on Bangladesh's elections and at the same time they shelter Bangladeshi murderers, which demonstrate their double standards. She was briefing the press on Saturday afternoon on her recent UK...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has dismissed the possibility of a dialogue with the BNP, saying, ‘We will see them on the streets.’ She was speaking at a press briefing at Ganabhaban on Saturday. ‘The next election will be held democratically...
Foreign Ministers from seven nations are calling for an extension of the 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Saturday also urged world leaders to negotiate a long-term truce that addresses Israel's concerns about...
A cop, who sustained bullet wound during a drive in a house for recovering arms in the district on Friday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 30, Assistant Sub-inspector of...
The United States (US) shut down its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under US military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department...
The Russian central bank moved on Friday to shield the country's economy from tightening Western sanctions over Ukraine, raising its main interest rate in a bid to forestall a resurgence of capital flight. The Bank of Russia surprises with a...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with eminent citizens and diplomats in the city on the Eid-ul-Fitr day. The BNP chairperson will exchange greetings at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on the Eid day, her media wing member Sayrul...
Accusing the government of distorting British Prime Minister David Cameron’s remark he made during a meeting with Sheikh Hasina about Bangladesh’s January-5 election, BNP Saturday cautioned that such attitude may dent the country’s ties with foreign countries and international agencies....
For all occasions Bengali women's preferred dress is sari. And handloom saris have a special appeal. In that market segment, Tangail saris have carved their own niche. Tangail sari has been reinvented, anew, both in weaving and wafting style, as...
All rounder Shakib Al Hasan Saturday get permission to participate in the players transfer formalities ensuing domestic cricket season despite ban on him. The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) allowed him to participate in player transfer formalities although Bangladesh...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Saturday night ending her week-long visit to Saudi Arabia. The BNP chief reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:20pm in a regular flight of Emirates Airlines. Senior BNP leaders, including BNP acting secretary...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home Saturday night ending her weeklong visit to Saudi Arabia. The BNP chief reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:20pm in a regular flight of Emirates Airlines, according to a news agency. Senior BNP leaders,...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam leaves Dhaka for Benin, a West African country, on Sunday to attend a four-day ministerial conference. The conference titled ‘New Partnerships for the Development of Productive Capacities in LDCs’ will be held...
Supporters of slain Swechchasebak League (SL) leader Lokman Matbar allegedly torched 15 houses at Santospur village in Sadar upazila of Shariatpur on Saturday in protest against the killing of their leader. The arson attack took place after the police confirmed...
Former opposition chief whip and BNP publicity secretary Zainul Abedin Farrqoue filed a general diary (GD) with Senbagh Police Station, Noakhali as he received death threat over phone. Farroque told UNB that a youth phoned him from a T&T number...
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