The 14th convocation ceremony of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 1:00pm at Bangladesh Military Museum in the city. President Md Abdul Hamid and Chancellor of the university has kindly consented to preside over the...
JU Correspondent | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
The ongoing admission test of Jahangirnagar University (JU) under the academic session 2013-14 has been rescheduled on Tuesday. According to the new schedule the admission test of February 27 will be held on March 3 at the same time and...
FE Report | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
The officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate seized gold and cigarette worth Tk 31.0 million in two separate incidents at Hazrat Shahjala International Airport (HSIA) Tuesday, says a press release. The customs intelligence personnel recovered 40 gold bars weighing...
Discussion meeting on Information Technology Centre for Research and Information (CRI) organised an exchange of views meeting on 'Information Technology, Education and Employment' in the city Tuesday. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mustafizur Rahman Fizar was present as the chief ...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday distributed cheques of financial assistance among the dependants of army officers, killed brutally during the February 25-26 (2009) carnage inside the BDR (now BGB) headquarters at city's Peelkhana, reports UNB. She handed over the...
Two people sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at Chandni Chawk Market in the city's New Market area on Monday night, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Fire Brigade and Civil Defence (Dhaka) assistant director Rafiqul...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country and chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshhai divisions today (Wednesday). Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged...
Some cabinet members and central leaders of the ruling Awami League (AL) Tuesday called upon the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to pursue constructive politics shunning the path of violence and destructive activities, reports BSS. Speaking at a discussion to pay...
The curtain falls on the tense election campaign in 116 upazila parishads (UZs) of the country's 52 districts Tuesday midnight, 32 hours before the voting opens in the upazilas, reports UNB. The voting will take place from 8am to 4pm...
The High Court (HC) dismissed Tuesday a writ petition filed seeking its directives for a dialogue between Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports UNB. Passing the order, the HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge-sheet against five people, including three officials of Jamuna Bank, in the case of misappropriation of around Tk 81 million, reports UNB. The anti-graft watchdog at its regular meeting recently approved the charge-sheet,...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday asked the counsel of convicted BNP leader and former minister Abdul Alim to submit the summary of his appeal prayer by March 11, reports BSS. An appeal plea was filed with...
PIROJPUR, Feb 25 (UNB): A court here Monday sent 11 BNP leaders and activists to jail in a case filed for arson attack. Pirojpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Sumaiya Khanam passed the order when all the accused surrendered before the court...
Prime Minister (PM) of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her appointment as the PM of Bangladesh, reports UNB. In his message to Sheikh Hasina, Akhmetov expressed his confidence in great future of relationship between Kazakhstan...
RANGPUR, Feb 25 (UNB): BNP-supported candidate Nur Mohammad Mondal was elected chairman of Pirganj Upazila in the upazila parishad (UZ) polls Monday. Nur Mohammad bagged 74,992 votes while Awami League blessed candidate Chhayadat Hossain Bakul polled 70,877 votes and AL...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 25 (UNB): Police arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Andarkillah Library Market area of the port city Monday on charge of arson and vandalism.
TANGAIL, Feb 25 (UNB): The police recovered six pistols, 41 bullets and four hand bombs in a bag, believed to be dumped by activists of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), from Garobazar area in Ghatail Upazila Tuesday morning. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of...
FARIDPUR, Feb 25 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a local Awami League (AL) leader from Bashagari area in Nagarkanda Upazila Monday night. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Matubbar (55), president of Fulsuti Union unit AL of the upazila...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
Japan's Sumitomo Corporation, one of the biggest corporate entities in the world, has put on hold its multi-billion dollar investment plan for developing a mega industrial park in Bangladesh primarily because of a land crisis. It wanted 200 acres of...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Tuesday that the government has completed its all measures to bolster its one-party rule by snatching people's basic rights, reports UNB. "All the basic rights of people are being snatched...
Munima Sultana | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
The government has finalised the alignment of the Balukhali-Gundhum border road that will connect Bangladesh and Mynmar in order to establish regional connectivity through its link with the Asian Highway and the BCIM. The special works department of Bangladesh Army...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
The process of implementing the new VAT law from 2015 is facing difficulties due to a delay in disbursement of necessary funds for a relevant project. The VAT and Supplementary Duty Automation Project, approved on October 8 last, still did...
The first meeting of the joint working group (JWG) for cooperation in textiles sector between Bangladesh and India will be held here on Thursday, said an official, reports UNB. Bangladesh and India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-02-26 00:00:00
The government has moved for a fresh hike in gas tariff for all consumers as all state-owned gas marketing companies are now preparing to submit tariff hike proposals to the energy regulator separately, a top government official said. "We will...
The country paid on Tuesday homage to 74 victims including 57 army officers, who were brutally killed during a barbaric carnage at the headquarters of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB), in capital's Pilkhana on February...
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