Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad strongly condemned Sunday Israeli aggression against Gaza and called for an immediate end to the atrocities on the civilian population there, reports UNB. In a statement, Ershad, also the Special Envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hear on July 21 the two civil miscellaneous petitions (CMPs) filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia against a High Court order that rejected her two writ petitions in the Zia Charitable Trust...
Protesting the speech of BNP's acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jatiya Party (JP) secretary general Zia Uddin Bablu, Sunday in a statement urged BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to seek apology to the nation, reports BSS. Suggesting Mirza Fakhrul...
JOYPURHAT, Jul 13 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi nationals from Hatkhola border under Panchbibi Upazila Sunday. 3-Battillion BGB commander Lt Col Abdur Razzaq Tarafdar said the BSF troops picked up Alam Hossain and Shafiqul Islam...
The Ministry of Public Administration handed over cheques on Sunday of Tk 60 million-Tk 0.5 million each to the families of 120 government officials and employees-who have died during their service in civil administration, reports UNB. State Minister for Public...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said a few more months would be needed to 'completely eradicate the people's sufferings' on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway, reports bdnews24.com. While visiting the road at Sitakunda Sunday, Mr Quader ordered his ministry to keep the...
FE Report | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) approved Sunday a charge sheet against 25 people including seven Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) officials for their alleged embezzlement of money by showing false statement. The charge sheet was approved at a regular meeting of ACC...
LALMONIRHAT, July 13 (UNB) Four members of a Hindu family, including two women, were injured when a group of miscreants attacked them over a land dispute at Shafirhat village under Patgram Upazila Sunday. The injured were identified as Pushpa Rani...
The 28th convention of the Federation of Bangladesh Associations in North America (Fobana), the largest organisation of Bangladeshi expatriates in the USA, will begin on August 29, reports UNB. The three-day convention 'Fobana Bangladesh Convention New York-2014' will be held...
CHITTAGONG, July 13 (BSS): At least four dwelling houses were gutted at Baroipara area under Chandgaon thana in the city Sunday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an oven at around 6:20 am and it quickly engulfed the...
DU Evening MBA results published Results of the test for admission to MBA (Evening) Programme under the Faculty of Business Studies of Dhaka University (DU) were published Sunday. Successful candidates have been asked to appear before the viva-voce board at...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a many places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions until...
The parliamentary standing committee on Environment and Forests Ministry on Sunday recommended launching a joint drive with the members of Rapid Action Battalions (RAB), police and other law enforcement agencies to stop the widespread use of polythene shopping bags, reports...
JU Correspondent | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
Teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Sunday formed a human chain protesting ongoing genocide being carried out by Israel in Palestinian city Gaza. Over 250 teachers and students took part in the protest programme in front of the new...
CHITTAGONG, July 13 (BSS): An anti-adulteration mobile court Sunday fined three business establishments Tk 0.17 million for running business without certificate and not maintaining cleanliness. Executive magistrate of District Administration Ashraful Alam conducted drives at Razakhali area of city's Chaktai...
FE Report | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The central bank will send a detailed investigation report on the BASIC Bank Limited to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for taking legal action against the main accused behind the scam. "We'll submit the detailed investigation report on the BASIC Bank...
Expressing her dissatisfaction over the slow pace of work regarding the country's first satellite, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the officials concerned to take more prompt actions to launch Bangabandhu Satellite to orbit by March 2017, reports UNB. She...
Ziaur Rahman | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The country reaped an all-time record amount of 34.449 million tonnes of rice from 11.384 million hectares of land in the just-concluded fiscal (2013-14) -- a little more than enough to meet the known demand. According to provisional official estimate,...
Syful Islam | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The government is mulling formation of a free trade area (FTA) with GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries aiming to raise exports to the oil-rich nations, sources said. In this regard Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has studied the possibility of formation...
MADARIPUR, July 13 (UNB): At least six people were killed and 35 others injured in a road accident near Ghatakchar Bazar in Sadar upazila on Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Madaripur Police Super Khandakar...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The surge in foreign borrowing by private entities the net inflow of which stood at around US$4.6 billion until last March has dampened the domestic credit market. Business circles say the foreign loans of local private firms have been on...
Monira Munni | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
Apprehension is getting rife about oncoming labour unrest in about 506 of the garment factories located in Ashulia, Gazipur, Narayanganj and Chittagong over payment of wages and festival bonus ahead of Eid. A report by the Industrial Police carries such...
LONDON : The soccer World Cup in Brazil on its first evening not only put a spotlight on the sport and its passionate fans, but also the economic and social frictions in the host country. Protesters in the streets of...
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Agencies): Israeli forces dropped leaflets in northern Gaza Sunday to warn residents to move away from Hamas sites to avoid airstrikes. The warning came as the death toll in Gaza reached 168, with more than 1,100 people...
Though leading Indian media outlets described recent verdict on maritime delimitation as a victory for Bangladesh, NDTV ran a story on Sunday claiming India was not the loser, reports UNB. The report titled 'UN Tribunal Resolves 40-Year-Old Maritime Dispute between...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-07-14 00:00:00
The revenue board has finally decided to allow Grameen Bank (GB) to avail a refund of Tk 100 million paid as tax as the Nobel-winning microfinance institution would go on enjoying tax-exemption facility with retrospective effect on its income. After...
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