Trashing the media reports on Padma Bridge project fund transfer, Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the money allocated for the much-awaited Padma Bridge project is not being diverted to anywhere. “Padma Bridge is a sensitive national issue. Reports...
Newly-appointed Vice Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Prof Dr Farzana Islam paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. During the visit, the first woman vice-chancellor of country's public university apprised the President of various academic...
A last ball six by Vusi Sibanda helped Zimbabwe beat Netherlands in the qualifying round of the World T20 in Sylhet on Wednesday. Zimbabwe chased down the 140-run total set by the Dutch on the last ball after a well-constructed...
Transport owners and workers will go on an indefinite strike in the district from Thursday morning demanding the unconditional release of their three fellows. Police arrested driver of a ‘Kabya Paribahan’ bus Rezaul Hossain, its supervisor Abdul Momin and helper...
The election to Sreepur upazila (UZ) parishad in Gazipur, which was originally scheduled for March 15, will now be held on March 31. The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday announced the fresh schedule for the election which was postponed in...
Bangladesh Navy has not found any sign of the missing Malaysian plane MH370 during their search operation in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas for the last five days. Naval Headquarters Director Naval Operation Commodore SM Hakim came...
Nazmul Maksud Murad, an accused in the case for attempting to kill Sheikh Hasina, was brought back home from the USA on Wednesday. Special Super of Criminal Investigation Department Abdul Kahar Akand disclosed the matter at a press briefing at...
Nazmul Maksud Murad, an accused in the case for attempting to kill Sheikh Hasina, was brought back home from the USA Wednesday. Special Super of Criminal Investigation Department Abdul Kahar Akand disclosed the matter at a press briefing at the...
Elite cricket giant Australia beat New Zealand by 3 runs in an ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Wednesday. Replying to Australia’s 200 runs, New Zealand scored 197 for 9 in 20 overs...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the people to resist acts of terrorism so as to exercise their voting rights peacefully in the ongoing upazila parishad elections. “I call upon the people of the country to resist any kind of terrorist...
Pro-Russian activists have taken control of the HQ of Ukraine's navy in the Crimean city of Sevastopol. Ukrainian navy chief Serhiy Hayduk has reportedly been detained and the Russian flag is flying over the base. Many Ukrainian personnel have left....
Taking a swipe at the critics of rental and quick rental power plants, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the rental and quick rental power plants in the country would prevail as long as people have the demand. “When...
Bangladesh on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China to set up a 1320-MW coal-based power plant in Patuakhali, a location also close to the Sundarbans. According to Chinese Ambassador Li Jun in Dhaka, who was present at...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday sought more FDI from the US in the fields of education, women's development and ICT. The minister came up with the request when Charge de Affaires of US Embassy in Dhaka Jon Danilowicz...
The High Court has declared illegal the need for HSC students to separately clear objective, creative and practical in order to pass three science courses. The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain issued the order...
LONDON: Europe's main stock market indices were mixed at the close on Wednesday as traders waited for Janet Yellen's first news conference as head of the Federal Reserve and digested Britain's Germany's DAX closed up 0.37 per cent to 9,277,05...
BNP on Wednesday lodged complaints with the Election Commission about the violation of polls code by the ruling party men in Jhenidah’s Harinakunda upazila election slated for March 23. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi lodged the complaints by...
Among other law enforcement agencies, the government sanctioned highest Tk 625.9 million allocation to Ansar and VDP during the 10the parliamentary elections. Law Minister Anisul Huq, also responsible for the Election Commission in parliament, informed the House on Wednesday while...
The recruitment test for the post of assistant teachers at the preprimary section of government primary schools in 17 districts has been postponed for the third time. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education on Wednesday postponed the written test...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Mar 18: Farmers of potato growing upazilas of Godagari, Tanore, Puthia, Durgapur and Paba of Rajshahi are reluctant to store their potatoes in the cold storages this year because of recurrent losses for the last couples of years. It...
BNP on Wednesday lodged complaints with the Election Commission (EC) about the violation of polls code by the ruling party men in Jhenidah’s Harinakunda upazila (UZ) election slated for March 23. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi lodged the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
MAGURA, Mar 18: At least 51 fake freedom fighters are enjoying government financial facility in Magura, it is alleged. They are taking government allowance illegally by showing fake certificates. Though this wrongdoing is going on for a long time concerned...
Bangladesh has expressed concern over the ‘drastic fall’ in water flow of the Teesta River and sought steps to ensure adequate water flow on Bangladesh side. Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, now in India on a three-day visit, discussed the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
JESSORE, Mar 18: AAPI Walmart Foundation organised a workshop on empowerment of women through vegetable productivity improvement held at the conference room of deputy commissioner, Jessore Tuesday. Department of Agricultural Extension, Jessore extended its support to hold the workshop. The...
In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister for what he said making derogatory remarks about BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said Sheikh Hasina deserves a doctorate degree on falsehood and propaganda. “The Prime...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-19 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Mar 18: Farmers and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Tangail are expecting a bumper production of wheat in the district as they have already exceeded the target of the crop this year. Additional 900 hectares of land have been...
Japanese Foreign Minister (FM) Fumio Kishida is likely to arrive in Dhaka on Friday on a three-day visit to hold talks for promoting bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Kishida plans to hold talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 18 (UNB): At least 10 people sustained injuries as police opened rubber bullets to quell unrest between two clashing groups of locals at Railway Colony in the town on Monday. Witnesses said a scuffle took place between two...
COMILLA, Mar 18 (UNB): A schoolgirl was killed as a covered van crushed down her near Bagur Bus Terminal on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chandina upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Tanni,8, daughter of Khokon, a resident...
GAIBANDHA, Mar 18 (BSS): Two villages under Shaghata upazila in the district were brought under rural electrification network by Gaibandha Palli Bidyut Samity (GPBS) recently. A simple function was also held on the ground of Hat Bharatkahli Eidgha of the...
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