A Dhaka court ordered Sunday judicial investigation into the custodial death of young businessman Mahbubur Rahman Sujan, reports UNB. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Zahirul Haque passed the order after victim's wife Mamtaz Sultana Lucy filed a case with the court against...
Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban has received the Certificate of Excellence 2014 from 'Trip Adviser', the world's largest travel site, in recognition of its spectacular, attractive and artistic architectural design, reports UNB. The certificate has been given based on the...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali highly praised Sunday the role Ameerah Haq played in her long career with the United Nations, reports UNB. "We're very proud of her for the success she showed in various capacities at the UN. Ameerah...
US Secretary of State John F Kerry greeted Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on the occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. In his letter to the Foreign Minister, Kerry said, "The richness and diversity of Muslim communities reminds us of...
MOULVIBAZAR, July 20 (UNB): Three members of a family were killed and two others injured when a pick-up hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Mirpur Natunbazar in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj district Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Nirupam Acharya...
NARAYANGANJ, July 20 (UNB): A court here placed Sunday Ali Muhammad, a close aide to Nur Hossain, on a six-day remand in connection with the sensational seven murders. Senior Judicial Magistrate Monwara Begum passed the order when police produced him...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury joined an iftar party attended by Bangladeshi community members in the United Kingdom, reports UNB. The UK Bangabandhu Parishad arranged the iftar party in honour of the Speaker at a hotel of East London Saturday,...
Mohammad Shafiul Azam and Engineer Mohammad Zahed Murad have been unanimously elected president and general secretary respectively of the Hathazari Samity, Dhaka, reports UNB. The 31-member executive committee of the Hathazari Samity was elected for the next two-year term in...
Dr Syed Saad Andaleeb has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of BRAC University. The Board of Trustees of the university approved his appointment recently. He took over Sunday, says a press release. Before joining BRAC University Dr...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Thousands of people had thronged the counters of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) depots and railway stations since Saturday night to take advance tickets for going home before the Eid-ul-Fitr, although the ticket sale started on Sunday morning. Yearning of...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Construction of industrial parks outside Dhaka city keeps getting delayed lingering the city dwellers' grapple with pollution and other industrial hazards. Two industrial parks have missed their deadlines on work completion while the fate of some others is hanging in...
Kamrun Nahar | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Department-in-charge of Shoppers World Ltd Nazir Hossain cannot leave the shopping centre until 2:00 am every night and he has been doing it since the beginning of this Ramadan. His customers usually pour in after Tarabi prayer. They buy things...
The High Court directed the government Sunday to enforce a law in two months through issuing a gazette notification to ensure people's right to safe food to protect public health from injurious effects of adulteration of foodstuffs, reports UNB In...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves the city for the UK this (Monday) morning on a three-day official tour to attend the first-ever Girl Summit to be held in London on July 22, reports UNB. The Summit is aimed at mobilising...
Following their emotional reunion in Dubai after over three years, BNP chairperson Khaleda and her eldest son and party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman reached Madina, Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning to perform Umrah as Royal guests, reports UNB. A...
Syful Islam | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The government is going to fix today the export earning target for the current fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 at US$33.20 billion, up by 10.02 per cent or $2.70 billion from the actual earning in the just-concluded fiscal, sources said. The...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Enhancing private-sector credits and reduction of lending rates for industries are expected to be high on the agenda as bankers meet today to work out means of smooth run of banking operations, officials said. Besides, the weaknesses in banks' action...
GAZA CITY, July 20 (agencies): More than 60 Palestinians were killed Sunday as Israeli forces pounded northern Gaza, sending thousands more fleeing in terror in the deadliest assault on the enclave in five years. Sunday's bloody toll prompted urgent efforts...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a rule Sunday facilitating the collection of 1.0 per cent surcharge levied on both imported and locally produced mobile handset from the current fiscal year (FY) -- a measure that would make the...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Illegal consignments of gold have continued to flow at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) as customs officials hauled another consignment of 32 kilograms of the precious item worth around Tk 160 million from the airport Sunday, officials said. Two passengers...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Fake local currency notes have entered the market as dozens of money counterfeiting groups are active ahead of Eid-ul Fitr, detectives revealed it after arresting several currency forgers in the capital over the last few weeks. They said persons involved...
Miscreants have shot an engineer near the Adabor Police Station to snatch away Tk 250,000 from him. Within a few hours of this incident, a businessman carrying Tk 50,000 was shot by muggers in Kamalapur. Transactions are usually high before...
CHITTAGONG, July 20: Five members of a family, including four children, were killed in a fire that broke out in Sarkerhat area of Hathazari upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Rina Akhtar (12), Sima Akhtar (10), Jhuma...
Chinese stocks were flat in morning trade on Monday amid worries that upcoming share offers will drain market liquidity, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slipped 0.10 per cent, or 2.04 points, to 2,057.03 points. The Shenzhen Composite Index,...
US President Barack Obama called for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ between Israel and Hamas on Sunday, after the bloodiest day of fighting in Gaza raised the number of Palestinians killed to 476. The United Nations Security Council opened urgent talks on...
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