Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two people along with 60 kgs of bomb making materials in Nimtali Biswa Road area in Chittagong city on Sunday morning. The arrestees were identified as Sirajul Islam, 45, of Pairul area in...
Benapole is preparing to lay to rest the seven children who were killed in a road accident at Chougacha Upazila in Jessore on Saturday night. Classes were cancelled in the schools in Sharsha Upazila on Sunday and black flags fluttered...
At least 60 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a slum in Amin Jute Mills area in Chittagong city on Sunday morning. Jasimuddin, Deputy Assistant Director of Chittagong Fire Service, said the fire originated from electric short...
A total of 54,412 students have got scholarships in Primary School Certificate examinations. Among them 21,978 students have been selected for talent-pool scholarships and 32,434 for general scholarships. Minister for Primary and Mass Education Mostafizur Rahman announced the list of...
The Awami League (AL) has expelled eight rebel candidates of the party trying to contest upcoming Upazila Parishad polls in three upazilas in Sylhet district. Of those who defied the party’s decision, four were contesting for position of chairman and...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking the launch of Bangla language in all spheres of life. Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the petition. He said the writ petition was filed for...
The draft of the proposed public service law is at the final stage and will be placed in parliament very soon, said Prime Minister’s international affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi in the city on Sunday. Addressing the inaugural session of a...
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Stocks went down Sunday with turnover on the premier bourse dipped below Tk 4.0 billion-mark as investors went for selling spree amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the Labour and Employment Ministry to take effective measures for the welfare of the workers by creating a congenial working atmosphere and ensuring appropriate wages for them. It is one of the main...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said the government is verifying the authenticity of the reported audiovisual message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri against Bangladesh. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after a...
India, the second-largest exporter of over-the-counter and prescription drugs to the United States, is coming under increased scrutiny by American regulators, says the New York Times. The concerns range from safety lapses, falsified drug tests and sale of fake medicines....
The High Court has asked why Section 19 of the Representation of the People Order, which allows uncontested candidates in parliamentary elections to be declared winners, should not be declared illegal. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam Sunday ruled out the possibility of the existence of international terrorist outfit al-Qaeda in the country. He, however, observed that the much-talked-about al-Qaeda’s audio message against Bangladesh posted on the internet is almost...
The army personnel will work as striking force in 97 upazilas from Monday ahead of the first phase election slated for February 19. “The members of the armed forces will be deployed in 97 upazilas, two days before the (first...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6pm tomorrow (Monday). Night and day temperature may remain...
Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi Sunday said it is nothing but a ‘self-disservice’ to constantly raise issues based on ‘selective evidence’ from opinion polls about political and the recent national election. “By constantly raising issues based on...
Two alleged robbers were killed in separate incidents of ‘shootout’ with cops in Moulvibazar and Jessore districts early Sunday. In Moulvibazar, a robber ringleader was killed in a gunfight with police at Bhatera in Kulaura upazila in the early hours....
Now the country is governed at the dictate of just one person, not by the rule of law, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged Sunday. “The country is governed by the order of a single person, not by...
Some 3,280 primary schools in the country are eligible for upgrading to Class VIII according to a feasibility study conducted as per the recommendation of the National Education Policy 2010. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman stated this in...
US Ambassador Dan Mozena on Sunday expressed ‘satisfaction’ over Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the 16-point action plan the US administration has tagged as a condition for restoring the GSP facility for its exports to the US market. Mozena met...
The High Court stayed for three months the proceedings of two cases filed against four bloggers under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act Sunday. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah also issued a...
A meeting of the Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) will be held on Monday. The meeting will begin at 6 pm at the Jatiya Sangsad office of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said a press release. Awami League president Sheikh Hasina...
The ringleader of a forest robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Karamjal tourist area of the Sundarbans in Dakope upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Siraj Shikdar, chief of the...
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Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club take on Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club in the IFA Shield final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata today. The match begins at 6:30pm (BST) and will be telecast live on satellite channel Star Jalsha Movies....
The government has termed Saudi government’s recent decision to open Iqama transfer and profession change for the Bangladesh nationals working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a ‘major diplomatic success and a milestone’ in the Bangladesh-Saudi bilateral relations. “This is...
Bangladeshi workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arab (KSA) can from now on transfer their sponsorship and change professions as its labour ministry has already lifted the ban in this regard. The ban withdrawal will come into effect tomorrow (Sunday)....
RAB captain Nahid, hit on his head by an iron rod, during a midnight raid at Savar's Aminbazar , has been hospitalised with serious wounds, officials said. RAB additional Director General Ziaul Ahsan told bdnews24.com that five persons running an...
Another suspect of killing a local Awami League leader was found dead in Sirajganj Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, of Tentulia area under Sadar upazila of the district. Locals noticed his body lying...
Mystery shrouded the death of a young housewife in Chittagong on Saturday. Family memberas claimed that she committed suicide by jumping off the rooftop of a five-storey building in the port city early today but locals suspected that she might...
The half-day hartal (shutdown), enforced by the local unit of BNP, is progressing peacefully in Singra upazila of Natore on Saturday. No picketing by BNP activists centering the shutdown was seen anywhere. Most of the business establishments remained closed in...
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