President Zillur Rahman invited 10 more political parties including ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP to dialogue before formation of new Election Commission. The invitation was sent to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to sit in a dialogue on...
SYLHET, Dec 26: A training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) caught fire at the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Monday, but no casualties were reported. - bdnews24.com
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Monday asked prosecution to resubmit charges against former Jama'at-e-Islami chief and key war crimes suspect Ghulam Azam within Jan 5, reports bdnews24.com. The three-judge panel ordered to rearrange the report before submission as it was...
The government is 'double-dealing' to take the people's attention away from the opposition's demand of caretaker government to other issues, the BNP spokesperson said Monday, reports bdnews24.com. "On one hand, [the government] is not allowing opposition's processions and rallies to...
Workers' Party proposed formulation of a law to appoint election commissioners during a dialogue with President M Zillur Rahman Monday on the institution of a new Election Commission (EC), reports bdnews24.com. An eight-member delegation of the party, headed by its...
NARSINGDI, Dec 26 (UNB): Tareq Ahmed Tareq, arrested Sunday from Dhaka airport in connection with the Narsingdi Mayor murder, was given to five-day police remand when produced before the court Monday. Tareq, managing director of Hossain and Company and son...
Three years into the re-establishment of democracy in Bangladesh, the continuous process of democratisation is stagnating in Bangladesh, according to the results of a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a think-tank affiliated with The Economist, reports UNB. The latest...
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will join dialogue with the President at Bangabhaban today (Tuesday) over the formation of the new Election Commission, reports UNB. LDP secretary general Prof Jahanara Begum told the news agency over cellphone that a delegation of...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Dec 26: Unidentified gunmen today shot dead chairman of a union parishad at his village home at Satkania Upazila of the district. He was president of Juba League, youth front of the ruling Awami League, of Nalua...
Urban planners and environmentalists at a meeting Monday urged the government to introduce quality community train service with a view to reducing miserable traffic congestion in the capital city, reports UNB. They said at present, the government has some big...
The cabinet has approved Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill-2011 authorising investigation into suspicious transactions in banks and other financial institutions, and freezing of bank accounts, reports bdnews24.com. The approval came at a regular cabinet meeting at the Secretariat on Monday, with prime...
FE Report The world has accepted Bangladeshi Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's call for 'people's empowerment', Health Adviser to the PM Prof Dr Syed Modasser Ali said Monday. While speaking at a view exchanging discussion held at the Dhaka Reporters'...
FE Report Armed muggers snatched Tk 1.0 million from two employees of a firm in the capital's Kakrail area in broad daylight on Monday, police said. Witnesses said the miscreants fired gunshots in the air to scare the people nearby...
Zahidul Huq, a veteran journalist died in the city Saturday last. He was 77. He left behind wife, three sons, two daughters in law and one grandson and many admirers to mourn his death. Mr Huq started his career in...
Yaba, the Thai word for 'Crazy Medicine' is a round pill form. They are brightly colored in red, orange or lime green and carry logos such as 'R' or 'WY'. They are small and round, roughly six mm in diameter...
The OECD - advisor to the member governments on economic policy - very judiciously opined that growth had been undermined by poor policies and much of the current weakness is due to a generalised loss of confidence in the ability...
The status of women with regards to health, nutrition, education, and economic activities in Bangladesh has remained considerably inferior to that of men since Independence. In custom and practice, women remain subordinate to men in almost all spheres of their...
In assessing the impacts on the livelihoods of rural people, we have categorised sample households and their villages into three groups: (a) 'developed' - where both paved roads and access to electricity exist; (b) 'semi-developed' with either paved road or...
Consumers in Bangladesh have no respite from the whims of people engaged in import, manufacture and sale of daily essentials. If they decide to play with sugar today, it could be any other item tomorrow. This time the refiners --...
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on December 26 held talks with China's leaders during a visit to Beijing dominated by concerns over nuclear-armed North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il. China is North Korea's closest ally, and Noda has...
There is a common misconception among urban parents that the more food their children eat, the healthier they will be. Recent investigations on urban health behaviour and its consequences reveal that there has been an increase in childhood obesity among...
At around 10:10am on December 18, 2011, my driver rang me in a staggering voice, "Our car is totally damaged and Khalu is hurt". At first, I could not understand what he was talking about, because at that moment, along...
For a while, we forgot that this is the land where Sirajuddowla and Mir Jaffar both lived. This land thus epitomises both the tragedy of Sirajuddowla and the treachery of Mir Jafar. It is said that democracy has been regained...
The electronic age is near completion. This year I received scores of electronic-generated Christmas cards from around the world, many from students and government officials in Bangladesh. Added to those are all the paper Christmas cards I received hand-delivered, which...
Justin Yifu Lin When weather forecasters predict the uncertain path of hurricanes, they often tell local residents to "hope for the best, but prepare for the worst." This motto is appropriate for the current global economic climate and prospects for...
SYLHET, Dec 26 (UNB): At least nine people including two school teachers were killed and 50 others injured in a fatal road accident at Sarighat in Jaintapur upazila Monday afternoon. Police and witnesses said a Sylhet bound bus collided with...
Veteran politician and leading organizer of 1971 Liberation War Abdur Razzaq was laid to eternal rest amid a ceremonial state honour and tributes at the Banani graveyard, report agencies. A namaj-e-janaza, the fourth in the country, was held at the...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 26: New political icon of Pakistan politics legendary cricketer Imran Khan held two mammoth public rallies the tenor of which was anti-US. He called the US Secretary of State Hillary Chachi. It has dawned upon...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in the city Monday her government by no means would compromise on some issues with regard to the country's democracy, freedom of press and national interests, reports BSS. "We will not compromise on the issues...
The Indian government has withdrawn the 14 per cent duty imposed on all types of jute and jute goods, clearing the path for duty-free export to the neighboring country, reports UNB. India had imposed 14 per cent duty, including 4...
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