Munima Sultana | 2014-07-13 00:00:00
A substantial volume of public money spent every year on the construction of a number of bridges goes down the drain as the latter are found to be not compatible with the existing roads and also with the designs. Now...
Faruque Ahmed | 2014-07-13 00:00:00
Maritime experts have suggested the government create appropriate organisations and take up necessary plan of actions to protect, conserve and commercially exploit its sea resources. The size of the country's territorial waters is now almost equal to that of its...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-13 00:00:00
The government of China has sought to invest nearly US$ 1.0 billion in modernisation and repair of 24 mills under the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement. The state-run China Northeast Electric Power Engineering Company (NEPC)...
JHENIDAH, July 12: Two activists of an outlawed party were killed in two incidents of 'shootout' between their cohorts and police in Kotchandpur and Harinakunda uapzilas of Jhenidah district early Saturday. One of the deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid,...
At least 10 people, including two policemen, were injured in a clash between the workers of a garment factory and police at Kachukhet in the city Saturday. Police said about 2000 workers of two garment factories took to the street...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina visited Saturday ailing journalist and former lawmaker Baby Maudud at the United Hospital in the capital. The PM stayed there for some time and enquired about her health condition. She also wished her early recovery. ...
Brazil’s miserable World Cup campaign ended to a chorus of boos on Saturday as the hosts slumped to a 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in the 3rd place playoff match. A penalty from Robin van Persie and a Daley Blind...
US oil and gas services giant Halliburton has announced its first joint venture for hydraulic fracturing services in China, teaming up with private Chinese firm SPT Energy Group. Halliburton on Saturday said it had signed an agreement with the SPT...
Bangladesh-origin UK citizens will be in trouble as the United Kingdom Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to Home Office rules for UK citizens who want their overseas spouses to live with them in Britain. The verdict has...
The Power Ministry is likely to revise its rooftop solar power provision to ease the process for obtaining new power connections. The existing provision, introduced in 2010, makes it mandatory that if a residential consumer wants to have an electricity...
A young man was killed in a road accident at DOHS under Cantonment Police Station in the city on Sunday. Two other people were also injured in the motorbike accident. The dead is Shamim, 19, son of Abdus Sobahan, hailed...
Miscreants slaughtered a couple in a house in Akua area in Mymensingh town on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Abdul Haq, a retired government officer and his wife Raihatunnessa. Kotwali Model Police Station officer-in-charge Abu Md Fazlul Karim...
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) International Airport arrested a Pakistani national along with 5 million Indian Rupee on Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Abdur Rahim, 34, a citizen of Pakistan. Assistant Commissioner Customs Ishrat Jahan said Rahim came...
Miscreants killed a minor boy and dumped his body in a pond in Kosaigari village in Adamdighi upazila in Bogra district at some time between Thursday and early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mushfiqur, 3, son of Bipul Pramanik...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that the government has no plan to thwart any movement of BNP, but warned that no atrocities will be tolerated in the name of movement. ‘We have no problem if they (BNP) continue...
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan told a rally at Kulpaddi in Madaripur that BNP is trying to make an issue out of an island that does not exist. Referring to the background of the demarcation of the maritime boundary, he said,...
Police have traced out a Chittagong-based businessman 40 days after he went into hiding failing to pay back his debts. Shahidul Islam, owner of a motor parts outlet in Chittagong’s Kadamtali, went ‘missing’ on June 2. His wife filed a...
Police arrested a young man along with firearms and bullets from Dhaka Bus Stand in Chapainawabganj town on Saturday night. The arrestee was identified as Mizan, 25, hail from Telkupi village of Shibganj upazila. Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Jasimuddin...
The prices of most of the share in the country’s two bourses – the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of...
Lionel Messi will attempt to emulate his idol Diego Maradona at Sunday as he leads Argentina into battle against Germany in a heavyweight World Cup final pitting Europe against South America. Rio de Janeiro's famous Maracana Stadium is the setting...
The Appellate Division on Sunday deferred a hearing on 2 petitions filed by Khaleda Zia on the legality of appointment of a judge who indicted the BNP Chairperson in two graft cases. A 5-member bench headed by Chief Justice M...
Brazil's poor performance at this year’s FIFA World Cup has left Amitabh Bachchan highly ‘disappointed’ and the Bollywood megastar wonders what has happened to his favourite team. After losing to Germany in the semi-finals, Brazil failed to secure even a...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has landed in Vienna to join negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme as they enter their final week. Talks have been continuing between Iran and the P5+1 group, with a deadline of 20 July for...
Israel has carried out overnight air strikes against Gaza's security headquarters and police stations, in the heaviest bombardment since operations began on 8 July. It also said its troops had carried out a brief raid against a rocket-launching site in...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladesh nationals from a border point in Panchbibi Upazila in Joypurhat district on Sunday morning. Joypurhat BGB 3-Battillion Commander Lt Col Abdur Razzaq Tarafdar said BSF troops picked up Alam Hossain and...
Gunmen have stormed two buildings in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 29 people, officials say. At least 20 of those killed were said to be women. The attack took place late on Saturday in the neighbourhood of Zayouna in...
Afghanistan's two presidential election candidates have agreed to an audit in an attempt to resolve a dispute over the result of last month's vote, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Both contenders, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have...
A biker was killed as he was crushed by a speedy truck near the fish market in Hatikamrul crossing in Sirajganj district on Sunday morning. Police and local sources said Rezaul Karim, 40, son of Abu Bakkar of Boira village...
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