BNP’s mass rally at the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan began in the afternoon today (Monday) to formally thank the country’s people for what the party said boycotting the January 5 polls. The rally began around 2:15 pm with the recitation of...
Police recovered the body of another accused in the case filed for attack on Asaduzzaman Noor’s motorcade at Dhalagach Naria Danga in Saidpur upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Atiqur Rahman Atique, 26, joint general secretary of Tupimari...
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Stocks edged lower Monday, breaking eight straight sessions’ winning streak with declining turnover as investors booked marginal profit from their previous purchase.The market started in a positive trend in the morning and the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of the Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill, 2014 with a provision to provide 50 per cent special allowance to higher court judges. The approval was given at the regularly weekly...
The High Court on Monday stayed for six months the share transaction of Union Bank, owned by former president and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad. High Court judge Rezaul Hasan passed the order after a hearing on a petition filed...
Terming the new regime illegal, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday alleged that the government is carrying out repressive acts after getting isolated from people. “Today, the country is passing through a very critical time because of the government’s continued...
Three more Members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 10th national election were sworn in on Monday. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the new MPs at a simple ceremony at the Speaker’s office of Jatiya Sangsad. The...
A defamation case has been filed against Bengali daily 'Jugantor' for carrying a ‘false’ report on former ministers MK Alamgir and Dipu Moni. Juba League leader of Chandpur’s Kochua chapter Kazi Enamul Haque Shamim filed the case at Chandpur Senior...
SATKHIRA: Issuing a strong note of caution to the militants and terrorists responsible in the recent attacks on minority community and pro-Awami League men, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said none of them will be spared and everyone will have to...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested deputy managing director of Jamuna Bank Mozammel Hossain in connection with the swindling of about Tk 1,200 crore from five banks by Bismillah Group. ACC assistant director M Mahbubur Rahman with the...
Although one year and a month has elapsed since the filing of the much-talked-about Padma Bridge corruption case, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) could not yet complete its investigation into the graft allegation. “The ACC has no relation with the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Monday said the growth projection of the current fiscal year (2013-14) would be revised downwards from the targeted 7.2 per cent as he thinks it would be 6.3 per cent this time. “The GDP growth projection...
THAKURGAON: Eight dwelling houses of four Hindu families were gutted as miscreants torched those at Chameswari Napitpara village in Sadar upazila early Monday. Police and affected families said the miscreants set fire to the houses of Dodi Mohan, Satyan, Jiten...
The BNP-led 18-party alliance and its component Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called separate day-long hartals in Pabna and Bogra districts for Tuesday and Thursday respectively on separate grounds. In Pabna, district Jamaat will enforce the dawn-to-dusk hartal on Tuesday protesting...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Monday stressed the need for product diversification in the state-owned sugar mills to step out of the trend of losses. At a meeting with the officials of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC)...
The BNP-led 18-party alliance and its component Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called separate daylong hartals in Pabna and Bogra districts for Tuesday and Thursday respectively on separate grounds. In Pabna, district Jamaat will enforce the dawn-to-dusk hartal Tuesday protesting the arrest of...
Global unemployment climbed by five million people in 2013 to 202 million despite green shoots in the world economy, signalling a jobless recovery, the International Labour Organisation said in Geneva on Monday.Business activity is picking up but the misery of...
SHARJAH: Azhar Ali hit a century in Pakistan’s five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the third test Monday to level the series 1-1. Ali blazed 103 off 137 balls with six fours and captain Misbah-ul-Haq remained unbeaten on 68 as...
The government has planned to float a strong platform soon along with top business leaders in an effort to help businesses overcome the challenges for maintaining an ‘impressive’ track record on economic growth and development. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed is...
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Monday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as the Prime Minister. In a congratulatory message, the Brunei Sultan wished a success of the prime minister for the new term and expressed his interest to continue...
BRUSSELS: The EU will mediate in a dispute on cost overruns so that work to upgrade the Panama Canal—one of the world’s most important shipping routes—can go ahead as planned, an official said Monday. “I can confirm that the (three...
BANGUI: The mayor of Bangui, Catherine Samba-Panza, was Monday elected interim president of the Central African Republic tasked with restoring peace to the country torn by sectarian bloodshed. Samba-Panza was elected in a second-round vote by the transitional parliament, securing...
Our Correspondent | 2014-01-20 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jan 19: Sale of banned note and guide books, published for students of Class I to X is going on unabated in Rangpur district while the concerned authorities seem to be oblivious to the matter. Most of the bookshops...
Our Correspondent | 2014-01-20 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Jan 19: Transplantation of Boro paddy has begun in full swing in four upazilas of Chuadanga district and will continue till last week of February. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 36,714 hectares of land...
FARIDPUR, Jan 19 (BSS): The father and his married daughter were killed here this morning when a motorcycle driven by the father met an accident at Manikdah of Bhanga-Sadarpur regional road under Bhanga upazila. According to Bhanga police, the dead...
BARISAL, Jan 19 (UNB): Collection of land revenue in the district has increased by Tk 90 million to Tk 789 million in 2013 compared to the previous year. Sources at the Barisal district Land Revenue and Land Registration offices said...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 19 (BSS): Boosting production of local yarn can help revitalizing the silk sector to regain its lost legacy, said the sericulture and silk related experts and professional. They viewed that the local consumption could be met up through...
Our Correspondent | 2014-01-20 00:00:00
PABNA, Jan 19: The authorities of the Pabna Government Girls School decided to build a statue of Suchitra Sen in the school compound in memory of the legendary actress. Suchitra Sen studied here in Government Girls High School till she...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets were largely flat Monday after losses in Asia as traders reacted to China’s latest economic growth data. London’s FTSE 100 index of top companies dipped 0.03 percent to stand at 6,831.11 points around midday in...
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