A mobile court in Natore on Friday seized 135 sacks of fake Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertiliser from a shop at Walia Bazar at Lalpur upazila on Friday. The court also fined the owner of the shop, Moazzem Hossain, Tk...
Although 2 years have elapsed since after the arson attack on a dormitory of the century-old MC College in Sylhet, the investigation report on the incident has not yet been made public. Sources said the college authorities, police and district...
Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and United Kingdom have reached a new peak after her visit to London, claims Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. ‘I think this visit has been successful and fruitful for Bangladesh’s socio-economic development. This will take our relations...
Two people were killed and six others injured on Saturday when a truck carrying buffaloes and a pickup van collided head-on at Magura Sadar Upazila. The accident took place at Kochundi on Magura-Dhaka highway, Highway police’s Sub-Inspector (SI) Oziar Rahman...
A half-day railway and road blockade programme, called by the workers of 2 jute mills in Mirerdanga, Khulna, which remained fully closed for the last one year, demanding reopening of the mills and payment of their arrears, got underway on...
A half-day railway and road blockade programme, called by the workers of 2 jute mills in Mirerdanga, Khulna, which remained fully closed for the last one year, demanding reopening of the mills and payment of their arrears, got underway on...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced the monetary policy (MPS) for the first half of the current (2014-2015) financial year on Saturday (July 26). The central bank earlier set July 27 for announcing the MPS, but rescheduled the date because of...
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The central bank unveiled an ‘investment-friendly, cautious’ monetary policy Saturday with an aim to achieve maximum economic growth by slashing inflationary pressure on the economy. “We’ve sought cooperation from the stakeholders to help implement the investment-friendly, cautious monetary policy properly,”...
Southeast Bank Foundation as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities has donated two modern ambulances to “Tareque Memorial Hospital” situated at Chhagolnaiya, Feni Saturday. Ayesha Shireen Rahman, Project Director, Southeast Bank Foundation handed over the keys of the...
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...
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