The High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia that had challenged the legality of the appointment of a special judge who framed charges against her in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) incurred a loss of some Tk 6.15 billion in the current fiscal year till April, Railways Minister M Mujibul Haque told Parliament on Thursday. The revenue of Bangladesh Railway was Tk 5.57 billion in the first 10...
A two-day fair titled, ‘DCCI Entrepreneurship and Innovation Expo’, will begin at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city on Sunday. Finance Minister AMA Muhith will open the expo as the chief guest. Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh,...
This summer, Samsung Electronics Bangladesh is offering all its customers amazing offers with the purchase of Samsung TVs. Customers can now win up to 100 per cent discount through scratch cards at the time of their purchase. Upon winning 100...
India’s Assam state government has opposed a proposal from the Indian central government to grant visa-free entry of Bangladeshi nationals below 18 years and above 65 years of age, reported Indian media on Thursday. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Thursday recovered some 105 fishing trawlers, seized by forest robbers on different times, from the Sundarbans. Lt Commander Alauddin Nayon, operations officer at Mongla Coast Guard, said they conducted a drive in the Kalindi...
No Bangladesh national was abducted from the Tariq Noor Al Huda construction company in the Iraq city of Mosul though Bangladeshi workers used to work in that company, said the Bangladesh Ambassador to Iraq Wednesday. “No Bangladesh national has been...
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim told parliament that over 53 million children were given MR vaccines this year, according to a news agency. Replying to a scripted question from Didarul Alam MP (Chittagong-4), the minister said Wednesday a total of 53,644,603...
A third bench of the High Court (HC) on Wednesday started hearing on two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the appointment of a special judge who framed charges against her in the Zia...
Mango growers and traders in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday threatened to enforce a day-long hartal in the district on Sunday if alleged harassment continues in the name of anti-formalin drive. The ultimatum was announced at a press conference organised by the...
BNP alleged Wednesday that the government has struck a deal with a Chinese company to construct Padma Bridge in a bid to loot public money. “The government has inked an agreement with China to construct the Padma Bridge as a...
Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful has been banned from all forms of cricket for eight years for match fixing. A Special Tribunal, investigated fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League, delivered the verdict on Wednesday. Dhaka Gladiators managing director Shihab Chowdhury,...
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina Wednesday informed the Jatiya Sangsad that a total of 233 foreign non-government organizations (NGOs) are now working in Bangladesh. "As many as 342 foreigners and 15,815 Bangladeshis are working with these...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has awarded two National Internet Exchange (NIX) licenses for the first time to route domestic internet traffic. BTRC chairman Sunil Kanti Bose handed over the licenses to Bangladesh Internet Exchange Trust (BDIX) and Novocom...
RANGPUR, Jun 17 (BSS): Speakers at a press conference here today called for popularising technical and vocational education to attain the status of a middle- income nation realizing vision 2021. They were addressing the press conference arranged at the conference...
The parliamentary committee on the Home Ministry on Wednesday strongly suggested the government to take steps so that no working-class people and other foreign-bound passengers are subjected to any harassment at the airport immigration. The standing committee made the recommendation...
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MAGURA, Jun 17: Food procurement drive is facing a setback in Magura due to price hike of rice. An uncertainty is prevailing in achieving paddy procurement target in the district. Farmers are reluctant to supply paddy under government procurement as...
NARAIL, Jun 17 (BSS): Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Basupati area on the Narail-Lohagora road in Lohagora upazila in the district Monday. The victims were Rabiul Islam alias Habibur, 35, son of Mannan Khan of Matiadanga...
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PABNA, Jun 17: Three persons were killed in separate incidents in two upazilas in Pabna Monday. A youth died from electrocution at village Chandpur under Debottar union in Atghoria Upazila of the district Monday night. The deceased was identified as...
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GOPALGANJ, Jun 17: A wide variety of summer fruits have arrived in Gopalganj district headquarter markets. Mango, litchi, pineapple, banana, black-berry, jack-fruit etc. are available in the district markets in abundance. But the price of fruits are high and beyond...
NOAKHALI, Jun 17 (UNB): A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man along with his younger brother and sister for killing his wife in 2005 and sentenced them to death. The convicts are Ibrahim Khalil, 35, his younger brother Abdullah...
GAIBANDHA, Jun 17 (BSS): Speakers at a function on Tuesday stressed the need for overall development of womenfolk by participating in all uplift works to build a women friendly society. "As the country's half the population is women, it is...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jun 17 (UNB): A man committed suicide after killing his two daughters in Durlobhpurpara in Gomostapur upazila Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mosidul Haque, 32, son of Badrul Alam of the area, and his two daughters Opi, 10,...
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NILPHAMARI, Jun 17: Syedpur Railway workshop is now engaged in repairing the coaches burnt and damaged during the opposition parties' blockade and hartal for use in the ensuing Eid-ul-Fitr. Workshop sources said out of 22 such repairable coaches 15 of...
Twin sisters drown in Jessore The bodies of twin sisters -- Rimi and Jhimi, 4, daughters of Shahidul Islam of Dhaldah village under Sharsha in Jessore were recovered from a pond Monday morning. The babies drowned in a nearby pond...
KIRKUK, June 17, (agencies): Militants have seized most of a key Shiite majority town in northern Iraq, a government official said Tuesday, in fighting that has killed dozens of civilians and combatants. Security forces and civilian fighters still hold parts...
BANNU, June 17 (agencies): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged Afghanistan's leader to help stop insurgents escaping a major military offensive near their border, as residents who fled the area anxiously awaited news Tuesday from those left behind. Sharif...
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