The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has demanded the resignation of former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque as the chairman of Law Commission (LC), a statutory body, for his remark terming the Law Minister as the guardian of the judiciary....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning released a commemorative postage stamp and a first day cover at her official residence Ganobhaban marking the 44th Independence and National Day. A special canceller was used on the occasion. Bangladesh Post Office...
At least 10 people went missing and 12 others were injured when two speedboats collided in Padma River in Char Hazera area under Shibchar upazila in Madaripur on Monday night. AK Masud Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shibchar Police Station, said a...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning placed floral wreaths at National Memorial at Savar in the outskirts of the city marking the 44th Independence and National Day. The President and the Prime Minister placed wreaths...
A man was shot dead and two others were injured by pirates in the Sundarbans under Koyra upazila in Khulna district on Tuesday afternoon. The dead is Abdul Hamid Gazi, 48, son of late Amir Ali Gazi of Chhota Aungtihara...
Barguna Sadar upazila unit BNP president Advocate Abdul Halim has been expelled from the party on charge of violating the party discipline. A press release on Tuesday said the BNP leader was expelled from the party also for his involvement...
The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested five accused in Natore UP chairman Fanu murder case from Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi district on Tuesday. The arrested are Ibrahim Khalil, 55, organising secretary of Singra upazila BNP in Natore district,...
Dhaka University (DU) has honoured Professor Emeritus Anisuzzaman, the first Bangladeshi selected for the India’s third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over a crest to him at RC Mojumder auditorium on the...
A young man was killed and three other people were injured in a crude bomb explosion while placing a wreath at Shaheed Minar at Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Sujan, 23, son...
The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the Education USA Student Advising Center, have remained closed today on the occasion of the 44th Independence Day, a national...
Police have arrested two persons from Dhaka in connection with Monday’s murder of a mother and daughter in Chittagong city. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DB), Chittagong, Babul Akter said the two were nabbed from Dhaka city’s Malibagh area. The...
Bangladeshis created a new history on Wednesday. More than 250,000 people sang "Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomai Bhalo Basi" in chorus at the National Parade ground at Old Airport at Tejgaon in the city in the morning, to rewrite the...
At least four people were killed and 30 others injured in a bus accident in Narayanganj on Wednesday morning. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Most of the injured were rushed to a 250-bed hospital in Narayanganj...
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street as dealers welcomed a better-than-expected jump in US consumer confidence to a six-year high, while there was muted response to a missile test by North Korea. Tokyo added 0.23...
Queen Elizabeth has sent a congratulatory letter from London to the President and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of the country's Independence and National Day. In a letter sent to President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday, the Queen Elizabeth...
The United Kingdom and Australia have set up a new joint Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Dhaka to make getting visas easy for Bangladeshis want to go to the two countries. After the formal inauguration of the Joint Visa Application...
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 resumed on Wednesday after weather conditions in the southern Indian Ocean improved. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) says 12 aircraft are taking part in Wednesday’s operations. The Boeing 777/200ER vanished on...
British minister of state for international development Alan Duncan is due in Dhaka on Mar 31.Officials at the foreign minister said he would come ahead of the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse that killed more than 1,100...
The European Parliament (EP) has called upon Bangladesh’s two major political parties – Awami League and BNP — to ‘engage in a dialogue’ for finding a way forward which would give its people a chance to express their democratic choice...
SHERPUR: A nor’wester, accompanied by hailstorm, lashed 10 bordering villages in Nalitabari and Jhinaigati upazilas Tuesday night, damaging over 200 katcha houses and Boro seedlings and vegetables on a vast tract of land. The storm-hit villages are Sondhakura, Garokona, Gumra,...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says authorities are "throwing everything we have" at the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.He was speaking as weather conditions in the southern Indian Ocean improved, allowing the search to resume. The Australian Maritime...
A team of Pakistani government representatives have arrived in the tribal region of North Waziristan for peace talks with the Taliban. It will be the first direct contact between the two sides since peace moves began last month. The government...
A further 122 objects potentially from missing Malaysian flight have been identified by satellite, Malaysia's acting transport minister has said. The images, taken on 23 March, showed objects up to 23m (75 ft) in length, Hishammuddin Hussein said. Some of...
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Owners of a group of sick mills urged Sunday Prime Minister's intervention in implementation of government's instruction to the banks regarding sick industries in respect of exemption of interests on bank loans. The government in 1992 listed 1585 mills in...
Ruble enters force as Crimea's official currency SIMFEROPOL, Mar 24: The ruble entered force as Crimea's official currency on Monday as Russia seized complete control of the peninsula, but businesses were still dealing mainly in the Ukrainian hryvnia. "From this...
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The apparel leaders Monday gave fresh ultimatum to the government to ensure compensation for the Rana Plaza victims before the first anniversary of the world's worst industrial tragedy. They made the announcement at a protest programme held in front of...
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Jute spinners at their annual general meeting (AGM) held Monday at in the city observed that the sector's excess capacity is causing a reduction in export earning. They said due to having a nearly 0.1 million tonnes of carryover, spinners...
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