Haris Seferovic scored in the last minute of injury time to grab Switzerland a dramatic 2-1 win over Ecuador in their World Cup Group E match in Brasilia, Brazil, on Sunday night. Seferovic's winner capped a remarkable comeback by the...
Comparing the killing of 10 people at Kurmitola Bihari camp at Pallabi in the city with medieval barbarism, President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury demanded that the government form a judicial probe body to investigate the...
The High Court has adjourned a hearing on two writs by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till Wednesday. Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque adjourned the hearing on Monday following a plea by Khaleda’s lawyers. Mahbub Uddin Khokan, one of the BNP chief’s...
A court in Nilphamari has sentenced seven people to the gallows in a murder case. Two others got life term in the murder case. The Judge of the Additional Sessions Judge's Court, Nilphamari, pronounced the judgment on Monday in the...
Public Administration Ministry’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Md Ibrahim Hossain Khan has been appointed as new administrator of the Dhaka City Corporation (South). Ministry of Public Administration notified Ibrahim’s appointment on Monday. On May 25, previous administrator MD Alamgir...
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Coast Guard Bill, 2014’ with a provision of maximum punishment of death sentence for mutiny in the force. The approval came from the regular weekly meeting of the...
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Stocks closed flat on Monday after previous session’s sharp decline as investors went for late hours selling spree amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain as session progressed. Eventually, DSEX, the prime index...
The central bank’s foreign currency reserve has crossed $ 21 billion, setting a new record. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Division’s General Manager Kazi Saidur Rahman said the reserve was $ 21.03 billion at the end of...
LGRD Minister and Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Monday said the government does not know anything about the arrest of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in Narayanganj 7-murder case, in Kolkata. 'We don't know anything in this...
President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Akihiko Tanaka on Monday said Bangladesh will be the economic power in South Asia soon if it can strengthen regional cooperation, expand the garment industry and ensure formal industrialisation. He made the remark...
Hitting out at the Prime Minister for her remarks that Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman should be remanded in Ziaur Rahman murder case, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said the names of the killers of their party...
The city corporations will shortly start eviction drive to remove the signboards, billboards and banners that contain advertisements in English language or in mixed language, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister told Parliament on Monday. At present, a process is on to...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday slashed its forecast for the United States (US) and urged policymakers to keep interest rates low and raise the minimum wage to strengthen growth. The global crisis lender said in its annual report...
The Home Ministry has sent a letter to the Foreign Ministry seeking steps for bringing back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect of the Narayanganj seven-murder case, from India. “A letter has been sent to the Foreign Ministry to bring Nur...
The Cabinet fixed Monday the office timing during Ramadan from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm for all offices of government, semi-government, autonomous and semi- autonomous bodies. The decision was taken in the weekly cabinet meeting held at Bangladesh Secretariat with...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Monday signed deals to provide Bangladesh 120.986 billion Japanese yen(equivalent to US$1.184 billion) to implement five projects, according to a news agency. The 0.01 per cent-interest loan carries 10 years grace period and 40 years...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Monday said BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam are not democratic. “Election can’t be perfect with BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and Hefazat-e-Islam as they are not democratic,” he said taking part in the general discussion on the proposed...
During its ongoing drive against chemical-tainted fruits, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) destroyed 990 maunds of mango, 80 maunds of blackberry and 119,000 litchis in 12 hours till 8am Monday, according to a news agency. Sources at the DMP headquarters said...
West Bengal police is looking for the owner of the flat, from where Nur Hossain was arrested with two accomplices Saturday night. The police is also checking the background of the two men who were nabbed and shown arrested with...
RANGPUR, Jun 15 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar today emphasised on enhancing integrity in NGO activities, innovation and adoption of effective ways and time-befitting projects to ensure service deliveries to the backward people with transparency for attaining sustainable uplift. The...
Criticising ministers for their contradictory versions about the arrest of Narayanganj seven-murder case prime suspect Nur Hossain, BNP on Monday alleged that the current illegal regime lacks coordination in running the state as the ministers are busy plundering public money....
MYMENSINGH, Jun 15 (UNB): Students and interns at Mymensingh medical college continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Sunday protesting an attack on a student of the medical college by miscreants. Intern doctor Tuhin announced the strike at...
The government is thinking of introducing online National ID (NID) card services, Law minister Anisul Haque has said. The minister said this in reply to a question by MP Abdul Latif from Chittagong-11 in Parliament Monday, according to a news...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 15 (BSS): More than twenty farmers in the district's Godagari Upazila have attained unprecedented success in cultivation of flower commercially for the first time in the region as an alternative crop. They cultivated gladiolus sticks on around 30...
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JESSORE, Jun 15: Maruful Islam, Mayor, Jessore Municipality has decided to increase holding taxes within the municipality soon. But he said the taxation would not impose burden on the dwellers. The mayor disclosed the information at a press conference held...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 15 (BSS): A mobile court has destroyed 4200 kilograms of mango mixed with formalin and carbide and fined Taka 0.11 million against six traders in Baneshwar and Biraldaha Mango markets under Puthiya Upazila of the district on Saturday....
RANGAMATI, Jun 15 (BSS): A youth was electrocuted in Biharpur area of Rangamati town on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Promith Chakma, 30, son of Shushantu Chakma of Biharpur. Witnesses said Promith Chakma was seriously injured when he came...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jun 15 (UNB): A schoolboy was killed and five other people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Shimrail village in Kosba upazila on Saturday noon. The deceased was identified as...
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PABNA, Jun 15: Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from her bedroom at Laskarpur village in Pabna sadar Upazila Sunday. Police said they could not ascertain whether she committed suicide or was killed by her husband. Following the...
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