Disclosing that 44,488 cases filed under the Narcotics Control Act remained pending, the Home Minister said Sunday the government would overhaul the act for speedy disposal of cases, reports UNB. "Many narcotics-related cases can't be disposed of for lack of...
BNP's spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed the hope on the New Year's Day that democracy will be 'regained' in 2012, reports bdnews24.com. "The past three years were those of the government's failures…the years of people's disappointment," the acting secretary-general...
The main opposition BNP will hold a rally in front of its central office at Naya Paltan in the city today (Monday), in protest against price hike of fuel and fare of passenger buses, reports UNB.Leaders and workers of the...
BARISAL, Jan 01 (UNB): Bangladesh Post Office will introduce Postal Cash Card system in Barisal postal zone. A training programme of the 51 upazila postmasters of Barisal, Patuakhali and Faridpur postal division was held Saturday to introduce the system at...
A large number of leaders and workers of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were injured in attacks by police and ruling party activists in Shariatpur, Gopalganj and Meherpur Sunday, reports UNB.They came under the attacks while they were observing the 33rd...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1 (UNB): Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League, activists assaulted and stabbed a police constable at Shah Makhdum Hall of Rajshahi University on Thirty-first night.Constable Abdur Rashid was admitted to the Rajshahi Medical College...
Arafat AraThe authorities culled nearly 16,000 chickens and destroyed 46,740 eggs in the past two months as the avian influenza has started returning at the onset of winter, said officials.According to the Department of Livestock Services control room around 2,768...
All primary and secondary schools and madrasahs across the country celebrated the 'Textbook Distribution Festival' Sunday, marking the free distribution of textbooks among students on the first day of the new year, reports UNB.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid formally inaugurated...
BENAPOLE, Jan 01 (UNB): The government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attaches importance to developing ports and waterways. Goods carrying containers will be shipped to capital by waterways from Chittagong to ease container jam at Chittagong Port and lessen...
Leaders of different journalist organisations Sunday urged the government to send abroad senior reporter of the Bangla daily Kaler Kantha, Nikhil Bhadra, who suffered serious injuries in a road accident, within 72 hours for better treatment, reports BSS.They also said...
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has brought a major amendment to its official website that warns the mariners on piracy and removed the name of Bangladesh from the 'high risk' area, reports UNB. For more than 20 years, IMB has...
KERANIGANJ, Jan 1 (UNB): Three young men riding a motorcycle were killed when a speedy rice laden truck dashed them down at Rajendrapur on Dhaka-Mawa highway Sunday.Chan Badshah alias Ujjal (17), and Dulal (36) died on the spot. Fatally wounded...
GAZIPUR, Jan 1, (UNB): At least seven people were injured in a devastating fire which broke out at Virgo Pharmaceutical Ltd at Bhawal of Hatiar in Sadar Upazila Sunday. Firefighters and management of the pharmaceutical claimed the loss caused by...
JHENIDAH, Jan 01 (UNB): A retired college teacher here invented three designs of fuel-friendly irrigation pumps to ensure continuous irrigation to the agricultural land at a lower cost. The pumps will be able to lift double quantity of water even...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 1 (BSS): Speakers at a book distribution ceremony here Sunday called for expediting the mosque-based pre- primary and mass education activities for mental development of children side by side with physical one.Besides, they said that the teachers and...
Wing Commander (Retd) M Hamidullah Khan Bir Pratik was laid to eternal rest at Banani graveyard in the city with full military honour Sunday, reports UNB.Hamidullah, also BNP Freedom Fighter Affairs secretary, was buried at 12:40 pm who died at...
A team of five universities of United States of America (USA) called on Dhaka University (DU) vice chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique at latter's office Sunday, reports UNB.Director of the School of Social Work, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Prof...
Siddique Islam The growth rate of operating profit of the country's private commercial banks (PCBs) declined in the just-concluded calendar year -- 2011, as the banks were mostly hit by plunging stocks, slashed spread and liquidity problems.A number of PCBs...
FE Report The government increased Saturday the fare of diesel-run inter-city buses by Tk 0.15 per kilometre in the line with recent fuel oil price hike.To this effect, a gazette notification will be published today (Sunday) that will help implement...
FE ReportThe New Year -- 2012 -- under the Gregorian Calendar begins today (Sunday) with a hope of optimism about sustained growth and well-being of the common people amid some daunting challenges. The year, 2011, has gone into the eternal...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryAs the world bids adieu to 2011, the new year dawns today amid both promises of a better global future and tougher challenges, in order to fulfill the cherished hopes of the seven billion inhabitants of our planet....
M Azizur RahmanA fresh round of energy price hike is on the cards in the new-year as the authorities planned to raise rates of a raft of fuel products in an effort to stem mounting losses of state-owned power and...
GOPALGANJ, Dec 31: A 100 mega watt (mw) power plant was inaugurated Saturday in Gopalganj. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the first ever power plant in Gopalganj fulfilling the long-cherished dream of the local people. This has also paved...
The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has dropped Bangladesh-made sleeping bags from a list of import-items from the least developed countries (LDCs) entitled to enjoy duty-free access for some particular items, traders said here on Saturday.Sleeping bags were...
Khalilur RahmanShipping Minister Shahjahan Khan has announced that high quality motor launches will be pressed into service on the country's river routes in order to improve the present standard of services rendered to the passengers. It is indeed a piece...
FE ReportTwo pair of additional trains will be added to Dhaka-Narayanganj and Dhaka-Joydevpur routes from January 11 as more people are leaning on rail commuting, Railway Minister Suranjit Sengupta said Saturday.The minister, who took over the newly formed ministry on...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The regulator has revised its restriction imposed earlier on the non-life insurance companies, allowing them to cover a maximum 25 per cent of the risks associated with the businesses owned by an insurance company director or his...
Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 31: More than $6.3 trillion have been wiped away from global stock markets as the impact of eurozone debt crisis reverberated across the world calling into question the strength of the mightiest currency in the...
Speakers at a discussion Saturday demanded formation of two or three more tribunals for quick completion of the trial of war criminals, reports BSS.The speakers called upon the Awami League (AL) led 14-party alliance and other pro-democratic forces to bring...
Leaders and workers of BNP and its front and associate organisations Saturday paid last respect to valiant freedom fighter (FF) Wing Commander (retd) M Hamidullah Khan (Bir Protik), reports UNB.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia flanked by the party leaders paid last...
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