Railways Minister Md Mujibul Haque said Sunday a separate railway bridge would be built beside the Bangabandhu Bridge on the river Jamuna, reports BSS. "The government has taken initiatives to upgrade the railway services to the international standard," he said....
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urged all on Sunday to work together to ensure safety and happiness for every mother and asked all to say no to all types of repression towards them, reports UNB. "Let's together say no to...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
Two deputy directors (DDs) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have been sent into forced retirement. They are Md Ahsan Ali of ACC combined Kushtia District office and Md Shafiqul Islam of Patuakhali District office. The order was given in two...
HABIGANJ, May 11 (UNB): A jewellery trader was found dead at his own shop at Syedpur Bazar under Baniachang upazila Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sumon Deb (20), son of Jitu Deb of Raghu Chowdhurypara in the upazila. Quoting...
SAVAR, May 11 (bdnews24.com): Two persons have died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank of a house in Savar's Ashulia. The mishap occurred early Sunday morning at Narsinghapur, said Ashulia thana SI (sub-inspector) Ruhul Amin. The victims...
DIU launches official flight of Daffodil Helicam Daffodil International University (DIU) launched its official flight of Daffodil Helicam at Kalabagan Playground in the city recently. Under the proper guideline of DIU, a group of students from EEE Department led by...
FARIDPUR, May 11 (UNB): A female Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinee was abducted by some stalkers from in front of Boalmari Government College under Boalmari Upazila Sunday. The victim was identified as Sabiha Rahman Misti, an HSC examinee from Kazi...
MS Alam, chairman of Oriental Services AV (BD) Limited, passed away at Apollo Hospitals in the city Saturday. He was 76. He had been suffering from cancer since long. He was buried at Banani graveyard. Oriental Services AV (BD) family...
Wasique Daiyan, a student of class nine from Chittagong branch of International Turkish Hope School, was awarded bronze medal along with a certificate and $100 in recognition of his brilliant performance in the Golden Climate International Environmental Project Olympiad. The...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 11: The government has appointed four members in the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) board for the next three years. Two members from the previous board have been re-appointed while two others are new. A circular issued on May...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at few places over Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
About 49 per cent of the apparel factories are engaged in operation without taking prior permission from the authorities concerned for the extra hours put in by their workers, according to a report. Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments...
Arafat Ara | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
A number of Bangladeshi workers, who went to Malaysia under government to government (G-to-G) arrangement, are not getting their due salary and other benefits as per the contract signed, they alleged. The Bangladesh High Commission to Malaysia also admitted receiving...
Munima Sultana | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The ministry of communication (MoC) is hopeful of completing 29 projects out of over 100 under its Road Division in the current fiscal year. Officials said the ministry has also set a target to complete 55 more projects in the...
FE Report | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
Traffic police started taking legal action against vehicles with tinted glasses in the capital Sunday, a day after the deadline to remove nontransparent glasses in cars, officials said. Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) launched the special drive following...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Sunday the Teesta water sharing treaty between Bangladesh and India could not be signed due to an objection raised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee, reports UNB. "The framework agreement on sharing the water...
Interns at Dhaka Medical College Hospital went on a strike Saturday night protesting the attack on a fellow that disrupted services of the hospital seriously, reports UNB. Medical services at the hospital remained suspended for several hours as the interns...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The government has prepared a medium-term debt strategy (MTDS) with the objective of minimising its cost and risk involving debt portfolio. The MTDS is also aimed at meeting the borrowing requirement of the government in time and development of domestic...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 is set to be placed before parliament on June 5 next. Finance Ministry officials Sunday confirmed the budget announcement date. The size of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, as indicated...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday reaffirmed that her government will ensure the punishment of the culprits who are behind the sensational Narayanganj seven murders, report agencies. The Prime Minister came up with the assurance when family members of slain senior...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
A High Court (HC) larger bench started hearing on about 100 long-pending writ petitions that challenged minimum 0.5 per cent income tax on the companies' annual 'gross receipts' irrespective of whether they made loss or profit, sources said. "Taking the...
Siddique Islam | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
The central bank has asked four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) for taking effective measures so that rescheduled loans do not turn into classified ones, officials said Sunday. The instruction came at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 11: Normal life in the port city has been disrupted due to continuous drizzling since early morning on Sunday. Weather office issued cautionary signal number 3 for Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla seaports. An official said the sky...
Under the influence of the deep convection over the North Bay and adjoining coastal regions of Bangladesh, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Chittagong division during the 24 hours from 2:30 pm Sunday. Due...
The bodies of four Bangladesh nationals who were killed in a fatal road accident in Dubai Saturday would soon be brought back home after settling insurance claims and other compensation, said the Foreign Ministry Sunday. Fifteen Asian workers, including the...
After checking into a New York hospital with cough and cold, exiled writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours. Doctors found the tumours 'quite big' and advised her biopsy to check on possible malignancy. The biopsy report is...
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