The two-day biennial national council of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal will begin in the city Saturday. The council will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh with Sramik Dal president and BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan in the...
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Chittagong Abahani Ltd by 2-1 goals in the 2nd phase opening match of the Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier League at Bangabandhu National Stadium Friday, according to a news agency. Forward Sohel Mia put Ctg Abahani ahead...
Paying homage to journalist ABM Musa who passed away recently, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday described him as a legend in journalism. “ABM Musa was a legend in journalism. His pen was always sharp, active in...
Chief Executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers’ Association (Bela) Syeda Rizwana Hasan Friday sought security for her family as they suffer from a sense of insecurity though her abducted husband has been released unhurt by abductors. She came up with the...
Jim Yong Kim | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
For a very long time, the rich have known to some extent how the poor around the world live. What's new in today's world is that the best-kept secret from the poor, namely, how the rich live, is now out....
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
An Awami League (AL) leader's anger on Tareque Zia is understandable but not the way he expressed it. Tareque Zia served a number of salvos from 1971 that challenged the claims of the ruling party on issues of our independence/liberation...
Shazzad Khan | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Since a week or so this scribe has been observing that the country's potential future leader (as claimed by BNP) Tarique Rahman has made some remarks that sparked arguments, disputes, even fury from many quarters. Most of the time, I...
As the Rana Plaza tragedy approaches its first anniversary -- a grim reminder of the terrible catastrophe -- on April 24, one of the issues that has emerged prominently is the compensation for the victims. However, compensation in no way...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
They are not the last frontiers of Bangladesh but one nestled between a meandering and translucent lake and hills and the other between enchanting hilly peaks and a sea of gathering velvety clouds are natural choices for a retreat after...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited is responsible for supplying gas to Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Manikganj, Gazipur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Kishoreganj districts. According to Titas officials, around 250 km of illegal gas pipeline and two...
It is indeed sad that the doctors at BIRDEM hospital stopped their works in protest against an alleged assault on a doctor and vandalism in the hospital by relatives of a patient who died there. The relative of the patient...
Recently we have observed so many international days. Unfortunately, we don't care for water crisis, quite alarming in Dhaka, leading to mass diarrhoea and similar other water-borne diseases. We have spent millions of Takas in the name of National anthem,...
The government arranged a visit for ten foreign journalists to Bangladesh on the eve of Pahela Baishakh in order to show them the success of Bangladesh. The journalists are from the US, the UK, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and Myanmar. It...
Recently, two employees of Titas Gas have been suspended for being engaged in providing illegal connections. Finally, legal steps are taken against corrupt officials of Titas, known for corruption, from where many low level employees like metre readers have made...
Saleh Akram | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The latest round of US-brokered peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators suddenly came to a grinding halt -- not unexpected, but unfortunate. After years of incongruent meetings, such an end was not inconceivable. This time the negotiations plunged into...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury reviewing the book | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Syed Ragib Ali is no stranger in the realm of business and commerce in Bangladesh since he is a leading figure in this field. His presence is felt in many branches of trade and industry - ranging from tea plantation...
Bangladesh has made a strong call for better sharing of ideas and Information on development successes among the Southern nations at the first High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership that ended in Mexico on Wednesday. Finance Minister Mr. AMA...
RANGPUR, Apr 17 (BSS): Speakers at a training course here have stressed for enhancing capacities of all stakeholders including public representatives in strengthening the village courts to ensure justice at the grassroots. The village courts have already started providing justice...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 17: Germs of tuberculosis were found in the bodies of 7,403 people through examination of cough of 90,544 compromising patients in six upazilas of Jhenidah in five years. Among them, 520 people died of the disease. The data...
GAIBANDHA, Apr 17 (BSS): A total of 60 farmers of Laxmipur union of Sadar upazila in the district got seeds of short duration paddy Parija from RDRS Bangladesh free of cost on Wednesday. Deputy Director (DD) of Department of Agriculture...
NETRAKONA, Apr 17 (BSS): A court here yesterday sentenced one person to death, three others to life imprisonment and another two to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing a farmer at Suhagpur village under Kendua upazila of the district in...
BENAPOLE, Apr 17 (UNB): A team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued a girl from Dhanyakhola border area in the town on Wednesday evening while she was being trafficked to India. The BGB team also arrested two people-Masud Rana, 22,...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 17 (BSS): Boosting up the number of trained land surveyors has become indispensable for substantial and sustainable reduction of the existing land-related corruption and litigation, speakers at a certificate-giving ceremony said here today. They viewed that introduction of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Apr 17 : The farmers of four upazilas of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila, Alamdanga, Damurhuda and Jibannagar are expecting a bumper maize production this season. Harvesting of the crop has started which will continue till the last week of April....
Lightning kills Krishak League leader A local Krishak League leader was killed as a lightning strike hit him at Shapla Bonde in Sadar upazila in Kishoreganj on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Matiur Rahman,70, president of Itna upazila...
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 17 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for attempt to kill a man by hurling acid in 2013. The convicts were Kashem Ali, 30, son of Kajem Ali...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 17 (BSS): One person was killed allegedly by his uncle over a piece of disputed land at Karnakhali-Mirzapur village under Shibganj upazila of the district on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Abdul Karim, 30, son of Mozammel...
PANCHAGARH, Apr 17 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed as the vehicle he was riding rammed into a roadside tree at Goalpara intersection in Atwari upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mahbub Alam,28, son of Amanullah Bachchu, a resident...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 17: A man was beaten to death by his son over non-payment of electricity bill of their grocery store at Betbaria village of Maheshpur upazila in Jhenidah. The deceased was identified as Bisharat Ali (55), son of late...
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