Bangladesh has not made any formal request to India to bring back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect in Narayanganj 7 murders. A foreign ministry official, however, said that New Delhi assured Dhaka of the 'highest cooperation' if any assistance is...
The 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Information Services Network Limited (ISN) was held recently at IDEB Bhaban in the city. Mr. Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of ISN, presided over the meeting. The meeting was conducted by Mr. Habibul Alam,...
A Dhaka court has again deferred hearing to record testimony in 'Zia Orphanage Trust' and 'Zia Charitable Trust' graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The deposition was to take place in a makeshift court at the Alia Madrasa in...
The visiting Indian national team scored only 19 runs conceding four vital wickets in 11 overs in their third and final One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh at Mirpur in Dhaka on Thursday. Cheteshwar Pujara (3) and Suresh Raina (2) were...
A housewife was killed in a road accident in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Furkani Begum, 25, wife of Abdul Latif of Bishwanathpur-Chhoighoria village. Sub-inspector Atiq Reza of Shibganj Police Station said the...
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The stock market inched down on Thursday with sluggish turnover as late hours selling pressure wiped off early gains.The market opened higher like previous few sessions, but could not sustain. At the end of the session, DSEX the prime index...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government would establish a medical university in every division of the country to ensure quality education and training for the physicians. ‘There is only medical university in Bangladesh which was established by...
Noted economists Dr Mozaffar Ahmed and Swadesh Ranjon Bose have jointly won the Bangladesh Bank Award-2013 (posthumous) in recognition to their immense contribution in research on Bangladesh economy. Both of them were selected by a jury board consisting of five...
Nirvoy Life, a free life insurance product for Grameenphone customers has been opted by over one million customers. Nirvoy Life was launched in June 2013 and rewards Grameenphone subscribers with free life insurance based on the amount of airtime used...
President Barack Obama has not decided how to respond to rampant Sunni militants grabbing swathes of Iraq, but is looking at every option short of sending US combat soldiers back to war. Officials said on Wednesday that Obama had not...
Rain has forced play to stop with India on 37 for four wickets in 12.3 overs in their 3rd and last One-Day International against Bangladesh at Mirpur in Dhaka on Thursday. Pacer Al-Amin Hossain sent two Indian batsmen back while...
Claiming that Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has got institutionally corrupt, BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday renewed his party's demand for disbanding the elite force. 'RAB has become an institution for killing, abduction and enforced disappearance....
Communication at peoples level of SAARC countries should be enhanced to develop better understanding along with upholding regional peace and stability in this part of Asia, speakers at a discussion said. They viewed not only through tourism, the relation may...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has told police not to allow VIPs to drive on the wrong side. He said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Dhaka Traffic Coordination Authority on Thursday. ‘The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has been...
The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) resumed at 4.11pm on Thursday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran. The second session of the 10th Parliament began on...
A bicyclist was killed in a road accident at Horishpur at Natore Sadar Upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Sentu Ali, 23, hailing from Baghrom vilage of the upazila. Highway police said a speeding truck hit the...
India's new government struggled on Thursday to make headway in its 1st foreign crisis as it tried to secure the release of 40 construction workers being held in violence-hit Iraq, home to some 10,000 Indian expatriates. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Nepal is expected to give duty-free access for 74 Bangladeshi products to reciprocate latter that earlier agreed to grant zero-tariff entry to 108 Nepali items, according to a source in the Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal. 'Nepalese government agreed to grant...
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Thursday approved a Malaysian firm’s tender for the distribution of machine readable passports (MRPs) among the expatriate Bangladeshis living in Saudi Arabia. The Malaysian firm, IRIS Corporation Berhad, will charge US$ 9 for providing each...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) writ challenging the validity of section 19 of the RPO empowering MP candidates to be elected unopposed. The HC division bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reminded again the dodgy doctors of losing their jobs even if they do not stay at their places of posting for a certain period as per their service conditions. “Condition is there, if the...
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...
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