The government has banned using primary school students to greet MPs and ministers. An order from the Primary and Mass Education Ministry on Monday warned of 'tough' measures against headmasters and governing bodies of concerned schools if the order is...
A launch capsized in Patukhali's Lohaliya River on Monday with over 100 passengers on board. Patuakhali river port's Deputy Director Badrul Alam said that the launch sank after being hit by another Dhaka-bound vessel, 'Anchal-2', around 6pm. — bdnews24.com
CHITTAGONG, Jan 27: A court here on Monday issued a warrant for the arrest of ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former mayor of Chittagong City Corporation and City Awami League president, in a corruption case. Judge SM Ataur Rahman of the Divisional...
Bangladesh needs US$ 2.8 billion by 2021 to address health hazards caused by the adverse impacts of climate change, according to an official estimate. “If the climate change keeps on hitting the country, we’ll need US$ 2.8 billion to address...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is all set to emerge as the uncontested winner in Rangpur-6 constituency today (Tuesday) once the Election Commission is done with screening nominations. The commission has, in fact, only one set of nomination papers to examine,...
An alleged leader of ‘Mesbah Bahini’, a terrorist outfit, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of the joint forces at Magura village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Robiul Islam, second-in-command of ‘Mejbah...
Asian markets were mixed Tuesday after suffering a heavy sell-off in the previous session, with traders still nervous over emerging economies as they await the Federal Reserve's next move on its stimulus programme. The dollar edged higher against the yen...
An elderly woman and her son were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Noyabazar area in Chauddagram upazila in Comilla on Monday. The deceased were identified as Halima Begum, 60, wife of Kuddus Ali of Samuganj...
The dollar edged up to 102.67 yen in early Asian trade from 102.56 yen in New York as investors moved back into the unit after it sank to as low as 101.77 yen in Tokyo at one point Monday. The...
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The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading Tuesday amid see-saw. After first 30 minutes of trading, the prime index...
The son of the assassinated former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has called on the country's authorities to take military action against militant groups. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said politicians must "wake up" to the threat posed by armed groups...
Two alleged terrorist leaders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with the members of law enforcement agencies in Jessore and Khulna districts on Tuesday. In Jessore, Robiul Islam, second-in-command of ‘Mesbah Bahini’, a terrorist outfit and son of Abdur Rob of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will meet President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this (Tuesday) afternoon. Sources at Bangabhaban said the meeting between the President and the Prime Minister was due at around 4:30 pm, according to UNB.
ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, President of Chittagong city unit Awami League and former mayor of the port city, has been granted bail by a Chittagong court in a case filed for amassing wealth and concealing information to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)....
The National University (NU) has published the results of its admission test for the 2013-14 session. Eighty-three percent of the candidates have cleared the test, 49 percent of them are female, a media statement from the university said. Students can...
Brief scores at lunch: SL 139 for 1 (Silva 66*, Sangakkara 11*) trail BD 232 by 93 Kaushal Silva made his fourth fifty in as many Tests, but it was achieved on a fortuitous morning session for him, in which...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the sole candidate for Rangpur-6 (Peerganj) parliamentary seat, has been elected MP. The seat had been vacated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A gazette announcing Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury’s election will be released in a few hours,...
Unknown miscreants shot dead a young man at his Sher-e-Bangla Nagar residence in the city this (Tuesday) morning. The deceased was identified as Sajjad Hossain, 25, said sources at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) quoting police. The sources said...
At least 50 shops were gutted by a devastating fire that broke out at a market in Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong on Tuesday morning. Local sources said the fire originated from an electric shot circuit at a shop in the...
In a late development on Monday night, three cricket boards wrote to the International Cricket Council (ICC) asking that the discussions on the proposal referring to the restructuring of the ICC’s administration and financial distribution model be deferred. After Cricket...
As many as 3,700 candidates have cleared Rajshahi University’s Social Sciences Faculty (‘E’ unit) entry test for the 2013-14 session. Of them 750 examinees would be admitted to the faculty, Social Science Faculty Dean Md Ansar Uddin has said. The...
Twenty-five of the Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve respective export targets for the first half (July-December) of the current fiscal (2013-14), mostly because of moderate growth of export and also slow growth over target. The key Bangladesh missions...
Police have arrested eight people posing as detectives from Dhaka’s Rampura. A team of policemen from the Detective Branch (DB) nabbed the fake cops late on Monday night, Masudur Rahman Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has said. Some...
A Dhaka court has sent BNP Chairperson’s adviser Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain to jail rejecting both bail and remand petitions in a case filed for vandalism and attack on police. Judge M Rezaul Karim of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court passed...
The Jatiya Party has nominated Kurigram-2 MP Tajul Islam as the Opposition Chief Whip in the 10th Parliament. The decision was taken on Tuesday at its Parliamentary Party meeting presided by Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad. “We have unanimously decided that...
Two people have been trampled to death by wild elephants in Bandarban Sadar Upazila. The incident took place in Bhagyakul area of Sualak Union early on Tuesday. The victims are Md Sajib, 7, and Diluara Begum, 45. Four to five...
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Bangladesh Prime Minister in the 10th parliamentary elections. The Armenian premier also greeted Sheikh Hasina for the convincing victory in the election by Awami League in the...
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her participation and active role in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Colombo in November last. Rajapaksa conveyed his appreciation to Sheikh Hasina through...
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