Mohammad Shahidul IslamFor those who are fond of a destination for eco-tourism, Bangladesh is truly irresistible. For a small country in South Asia that measures only 144,470 square kilometres there are definitely a lot to see and enjoy.Located between India...
Md Shariful IslamTrafficking in women and children is today a major social and political concern globally as well as nationally. It has also become the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world. An estimated 1-2 million women and children are...
Terming the current political situation complex, noted personalities of the country on Friday said chance for getting rid of the political instability is slim unless the caretaker government (CG) issue is settled, reports UNB.They said that finding an amicable solution...
Speakers at a programme on Friday demanded speedy trial of all identified war criminals, saying that the nation would get rid of stigma through handing down capital punishment to them, reports UNB.They made the demand while addressing a human chain...
Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain has said there is no legal bar to reappointment of ATM Shamsul Huda as the chief election commissioner (CEC) - a view echoed by senior Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta, reports bdnews24.com.Jatiya Party (JP),...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is taking preparations to make success the January 29 mass procession in the capital to intensify the current movement for restoration of non-party caretaker government (CG) to oversee the next general elections.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is...
BTRC has rejected a proposal by the telecoms ministry and the parliamentary standing committee on it to take experts on board a committee to evaluate applications for three types of licences, reports bdnews24.com "BTRC is legally mandated to evaluate applications...
The government has declared public holiday in Narsingdi Pourasava areas due to mayoral and councillors' elections on January 19 to facilitate the voters to exercise their franchise, reports BSS.All government, semi-government, autonomous bodies, private offices, government and private educational institutions...
SYLHET, Jan 13 (UNB): Pro-BNP-Jama'at teachers and Islami Chhatra Shibir activists have threatened to enforce a nonstop strike at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) if their demands to ensure 'peaceful coexistence' on the campus are not met by...
BAGERHAT, Jan 13 (UNB): Police arrested two Jama'at-e-Islami leaders, including its district unit nayeb-e-ameer, from Doshmoni area in the town on Friday morning.Abu Jihad Khan, officer-in-charge (OC) (Inquiry) of Sadar Model thana, said they arrested district Jama'at nayebe ameer Moulana...
FE ReportFormer students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Friday at a human chain demanded immediate formation of a judiciary committee to probe into Jubayer killing and ensure fair trial of the killers.They also demanded fair trial of all eight killings that...
FE ReportLeaders of Bangladesh Garment Workers' Unity Council (BGWUC) demanded implementation of their 7-point charter of demand and protested against unbridled increase in house rent at a human chain.BGWUC organised the human chain in front of the National Press Club...
FE Report The government has allocated Tk 15 million to make deprived street children's education programme 2012 a success.The programme with the assistance of UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) aimed at giving education to deprived children, and make them self-reliant...
A joint reminiscence meeting on Square Group chairman late Samson H Chowdhury will be held today (Saturday) at the Celebrity Hall of Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city, reports UNB. International Chamber of Commerce, (ICC), Bangladesh, Federation of Bangladesh...
Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhal Haque said more than 60 million people have received health services from the community clinics during last three years of the present government, reports BSS."At least 60 million people have taken healthcare services from the...
RANGPUR, Jan 13 (BSS): Agriculture scientist and experts have stressed mass adoption of Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) technology in Boro farming to produce more rice at reduced costs using 30 per cent less irrigation waters. They said the technology...
Lack of health knowledge among the people of Chalan Beel area in northern region of the country lead infant and young child to malnutrition, reports BSS.According to health experts, large number of children under two years in Chalan Beel area...
MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 13 (BSS) - The ferry services between Mawa and Kaurakandi route were restored at 9.00am following disruption of services for six hours due to dense fog.Vehicles and passengers of the southern region were standard due to suspension of...
SYLHET, Jan 13 (UNB): At least three shops were gutted by a fire at Tilagarh in the town Friday noon. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at about 2pm and soon...
TANGAIL, Jan 13 (UNB): An unidentified man was crushed under the wheels of a train at Shalla in Kalihati Upazila early Friday.Yunus, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) thana, said the man died on the spot as a train hit...
Prof Dr SM Abdul Khaleq, Chairman of Sylhet Education Board, died of cardiac arrest at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital Friday morning, reports UNB. He was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and breathed his last at about 7am....
KHULNA, Jan 13 (UNB): A 5-day digital expo organised by Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), Khulna, will be inaugurated at hotel Tiger Garden in the city today (Saturday).The theme of the fair is 'Digital education is the base of digital Bangladesh'....
DINAJPUR, Jan 13 (BSS): One person was killed and another one seriously injured when a grenade blasted near Shaheed Captain Mahbub cantonment at Khulahati, Parbotipur on Wednesday.Parbotipur Upazila Chairman Hafijul Islam Pramanik said two young men were playing at Chak...
KABUL, Jan 12 (AFP): Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents warned Thursday that their support for peace talks did not mean they had surrendered in the 10-year war against US-led coalition forces. The comment came as the United States announced that it would...
PA-AN, Myanmar, Jan 12 (AP): Myanmar's government signed a cease-fire agreement Thursday with ethnic Karen rebels in a major step toward ending one of the world's longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for better ties with the West. The...
TAIPEI, Jan 12 (AFP): Taiwanese police said Thursday they were probing an Internet firm for allegedly violating election law by running a popular online game predicting the outcome of Saturday's presidential vote.The Internet gaming firm Fun Town was forced to...
RAMADI, Jan 12 (AFP): Gun attacks in Baghdad and predominantly Sunni west Iraq Wednesday left five policemen and a town mayor dead, security and medical officials said.The violence comes three weeks after US troops completed their withdrawal from Iraq, with...
TEHRAN, Jan 12 (Reuters): The United States, which has denied any US role in the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist and condemned the attack, won Japan's support Thursday for tougher sanctions against Tehran over a nuclear programme that the...
DAMASCUS, Jan 12 (AFP): World powers are demanding journalists in Syria be protected following the death of a French reporter in a rocket attack hours after President Bashar al-Assad vowed to defeat a "conspiracy" against his regime.Meanwhile, hundreds of Syrian...
WASHINGTON, January 12 (AFP): Ten years after the first "war on terror" inmates arrived at the US-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, hundreds of protesters rallied in Washington on January 11, demanding the facility be closed for good."Ten years too long,...
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