Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source said. "The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing...
A man was killed in a road accident near Science Laboratory Road in the city on Saturday. The dead is Badal Mollah, 40, hailed from Singair upazila of Manikganj district. He was an employee of a printing press in Arambagh...
Continued falling rate of growth in agriculture and industry sectors may cause GDP growth to decelerate for the third straight fiscal, Unnayan Onneshan, an independent think-tank, says in its current issue of the Bangladesh Economic Update. Pointing out that the...
Some 17.5 million people could comfortably be accommodated in the capital by effectively implementing the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) without filling wetlands and low-lying areas as it envisages, according to urban planners. “As per DAP, about 17.5 million people could...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia has threatened to topple the government through mass upsurge. The former prime minister criticised the government's record-breaking initiative of singing the national anthem in chorus at a meeting of the Bangladesh Federal Union...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says 'politically rehabilitated war criminals' will not be spared and may face prosecution. “Those who have grabbed power through coup and conspiracy after the assassination of Bangabandhu will be tried on the soil of Bangladesh, Inshaallah,”...
Elections officials have started counting after by-polls for the Tangail-8 constituency ended Saturday. No untoward incident has been reported so far. Tight security was in place to ensure a free, fair and trouble-free election. Voting started at 8am and ended...
Political stability and rule of law are essential for investment that can fuel economic growth, former caretaker government adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam said Saturday. “Investment will grow only when the political environment is peaceful,” he told a discussion on...
Hawkers have to pay Tk 8.50 billion every year as toll to different agencies across the country, alleged Jatiya Hawkers’ Federation (JHF) at its third national conference in Dhaka on Saturday. Addressing the conference at the Photo Journalists’ Association auditorium,...
CHITTAGONG: New Zealand beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the World Twenty20 Super-10 match in Chittagong on Saturday. New Zealand restricted the Netherlands to 151-4 after they sent their rivals to bat before chasing down the target for the...
Stressing the importance of amending the constitution to bring a change in the country’s political culture, former caretaker government adviser Dr Akabar Ali Khan on Saturday said government’s term should be reduced to 3-4 years from the existing 5-year one....
MOSCOW: Russia Saturday pledged it would not invade mainland Ukraine following its seizure of Crimea and said it favoured the ex-Soviet state becoming a federation as a way of defusing the crisis. Tensions have run high after Russian President Vladimir...
The curtain falls on election campaign in 74 upazilas (UZs) of 35 districts on Saturday midnight, 32 hours before the start of voting there. The voting will take place from 8am to 4pm on Monday without any break in the...
A Chinese and an Australian ship have failed to identify remains from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight after their first day in a new search area. The two ships retrieved objects from the Indian Ocean but none was confirmed to...
Environment activists on Saturday demanded of the authorities concerned to cancel the leases of lands on all riverbanks, including that of the Buriganga. They also demanded the removal of Bangladesh Inland Water Transports Authority (BIWTA) chairman for leasing out riverbanks...
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday observed that the Election Commission (EC) is not yet functioning independently in true sense. Speaking at BBC Bangladesh Sanglap at BIAM auditorium, the minister said there remain some weaknesses in the EC...
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss possible areas of mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and China in general and Bangladesh and Yunnan Province in particular. Jiheng, who is leading...
South Africa beat Ireland by a huge 86 runs in a Group-A match of the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 at Sylhet Stadium on Saturday. Replying to South Africa’s 165 runs, Ireland were bowled out cheaply for 79 runs in 15.1...
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday aired an apprehension of massive vote rigging in the fifth phase upazila (UZ) election slated for Monday. “Government supporters are preparing for massive vote rigging in the fifth phase, too,” he...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the people of the country have little headache over who had been the country's first president. Ershad made the comment while talking to local journalists after he had arrived at his Palli...
A woman who suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in a house at Majibarghat in Kamrangirchar on Saturday morning died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the evening. The deceased was identified as Aklima Begum, 50, a...
Children in Sylhet on Saturday painted pictures to sensitise people to resist forced marriage and raise awareness against it. Deputy British High Commissioner Nick Low hosted a competition at the district council auditorium in Sylhet and awarded prizes for the...
Europe's main stock markets mostly gained on Friday following positive eurozone numbers but London was unchanged after weaker-than-expected British growth data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index was flat at 6,588.87 points around midday. In Paris, the CAC 40 index gained...
England women’s team beat Bangladesh women’s team by huge 79 runs in a Group-B match of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 at Sylhet Stadium Friday. Replying to England women’s 137 runs, Bangladesh women’s team scored 58 runs for 9 wickets in...
Rice cultivation in many northwestern districts have long been facing greater difficulties for inadequate irrigation during the dry or Boro season due to the depletion of groundwater table, reveal some recent surveys, according to a news agency. This depletion of...
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a non-government organisation, Friday alleged that the Election Commission does not exercise its authority to curb vote rigging and anomalies to ensure a fair election. Sujan, working on good governance, also alleged that the commission lost...
Defending their party chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Zia’s assertions, BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah Friday described how late Ziaur Rahman was the ‘first president’ of the country. Ziaur Rahman was virtually the ‘president’ of...
Southwest China’s Yunnan Province Governor Li Jiheng arrives in the city Saturday on a three-day visit to discuss how cooperation in the areas of connectivity, trade, agriculture, tourism, energy and education can further be strengthened with Bangladesh. He will lead...
Around 7,000 chickens infected with Avian Influenza, commonly known as bird flu, were culled at a government poultry farm in Jessore Thursday night. District Livestock Officer Abdur Razzak said they had informed the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of...
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