Thailand's army chief announced in a televised address to the nation on Thursday that the armed forces were seizing power after months of deadly political turmoil. "In order for the country to return to normal quickly, the National Peace Keeping...
Detective Branch (DB) of police on Thursday pressed charges against 29 BNP leaders, including its acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed in connection with political violence on March 2, 2013. DB inspector submitted the charge-sheet...
President Barack Obama will move Thursday to reduce airport waiting times for foreign travelers arriving in the United States in order to boost tourism, the White House said. Obama will visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York...
Another body was recovered from Meghna River on Thursday, seven days after a launch capsized in the river at Gazaria Upazila in Munshiganj district. So far, 58 bodies have been recovered from the accident site at Daulatpur near Gazaria Launch...
The government has asked a Chinese company to construct the core structure of the Padma bridge, finance minister AMA Muhith has said. China Major Bridge Engineering Co Ltd got the nod at the meeting of the cabinet committee on government...
Russian energy giant Gazprom is eyeing a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange, a spokesman said Thursday, as the firm moves to play a more active role in Asia. Analysts say listing in Singapore could be part of a "strategic...
Bangladesh Krishak Samity on Thursday demanded that 40 percent of the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal year’s budget be spent on agriculture. The organization, a front of CPB, also wanted profitable price for paddy, wheat, maize, and jute, government buying centre at...
A Narayanganj court on Thursday placed former Rab officials — Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and Arif Hossain — on a fresh eight-day remand in connection with the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case. Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin passed the order when Detective Branch...
About 63 percent of the slum children have no birth registration although the Births and Deaths Registration Act 2004 made birth registration compulsory. Among the parents or caregivers of the children who did not obtain registrations, 41 percent did not...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday visited ailing Mominul Hoque, a close associate and cousin (fupato bhai) of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, at Apollo Hospitals in the city. The Prime Minister stayed there for some time...
A court in Bagerhat on Thursday convicted five people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment each for killing a man in 2007. The lifers are Jaidev Biswas, his brother Mahadev Biswas, Sheikh Sirajul Islam, Romen Nath Rai and Shadhan...
The ruling Awami League spent over Tk. 25 million in January 5 parliamentary election, according to its expense return submitted to the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday. A three-member delegation, led by AL office secretary Abdus Sobhan Golap, handed over...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said Bangladesh will be made a hunger-free country by 2030. “The Ministry of Planning has a dream of making Bangladesh free from hunger by 2030. It’ll surely happen. I want support from all...
The fire that broke out in the Sundarbans East Zone under Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat on Wednesday have burnt down several acres of the mangrove forest. Forest guards first spotted the fire near Gulishakhali Camp under Chandpai Range on Wednesday...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday demanded formation of a commission to investigate all the incidents of killing, forced disappearance and abduction taken place recently across the country. She came up with the demand while addressing a press conference at...
A local Jubo League activist was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in Bogra town on Thursday. The victim was identified as Farhad Hossain Shiplu, an activist of the district unit of ruling Awami League’s youth front and son of...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday called upon the developing countries to get united to realise the duty-free-quota-free (DFQF) market access to the developed nations as committed at the Bali ministerial meeting. “The developing countries will have to be united...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said the operation of Basic Bank's Gulshan branch will be closed because of corruption. "I must stop the operation of the Basic Bank's Gulshan branch which got involved in massive corruption. The whole bank's...
BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Thursday alleged that Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approved the submission of a charge-sheet against him and his brother in a house grabbing case ‘to assassinate his political character’. He made the allegation...
Robi Axiata Ltd and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) signed an agreement on internship programme on Thursday. Matiul Islam Nowshad, chief human resources officer of Robi Axiata Ltd, and Bradley Emerson, regional director of CIMA signed the agreement on...
The Awami League (AL) will not contest the by-polls for Narayanganj-5 constituency slated for June 26. The seat fell vacant after the death of Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman on April 30. The main opposition party’s presidium member was elected...
A court in Chittagong on Thursday acquitted former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury of graft charges. Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge SM Mujibur Rahman passed the verdict in compliance with a High Court order. The Anti Corruption Commission filed the case...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 21: System development and repair and renovation works of Rajshahi Zila Parishad Auditorium remained incomplete even after two and a half years of starting of the works. As a result, the Zila Parisahd is being deprived of revenue...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-22 00:00:00
JHENIDAH May 21: Thousands of people under Kotechandpur upazila in Jhenidah have long been suffering as two vitally important union roads here are yet to be made fully pucca. Dora UP office to Raghunathpur bazar road via Kushna UP bearing...
RANGPUR, May 21 (BSS): Speakers at a views-sharing meeting have said the lawyers can play important role in preventing domestic violence, empowering the women and bringing a change in the social mindset towards the womenfolk. Rangpur unit of 'Pollisree', an...
NETRAKONA, May 21 (BSS): The speakers at a daylong workshop here on Tuesday said that the journalists could play an important role through projecting various news items in the media for motivating the people to take birth control methods for...
JAMALPUR, May 21 (BSS): Discussants at a meeting stressed for creating awareness among fish-traders and fishermen against misuse of formalin to save people from deadly diseases. Fisheries Department arranged the meeting at "Mukta Mancha" in Dewanganj upazila on Tuesday afternoon...
SYLHET, May 21 (UNB): Two madrasah students were killed and four other people injured in a road accident at Nazirbazar under Osmaninagar Police Station in the city on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Farhad Hossain, 8, and Shahran Ahmed, 8,...
SIRAJGANJ, May 21 (UNB): A female schoolteacher was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over a family feud at Mulkandi village in Chauhali upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hafiza Khatun, 25, assistant teacher of...
Boy killed by lightning strike in Sylhet A teenage boy died after being struck by a thunderbolt at Udaypur village in Chhatak Upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shaheen Ahmed, 18, son of Almas Ali of...
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