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...
NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (BSS): Despite a steady upward trajectory in Indo- Bangla ties in recent months, India may be falling short in taking this relationship forward, says The Times of India in a year-end analysis.Giving an example, the newspaper's...
Leaders of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) Saturday said they have lost an ardent soldier of Bangabandhu at the death of Abdur Razzak, one of the organisers of the War of Liberation and a leader of the party, reports BSS.Proper respect...
Though official figures show that the law and order situation was almost static during the outgoing year, the growing incidents of disappearance and secret killing had been the major concern for the public towards the end of the year, reports...
TUNGIPARA, Dec 31 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina here today said there would be no problem of admission for students in the next classes even if hundred per cent students pass the secondary level.The government would be able to...
TUNGIPARA (Gopalganj), Dec 31 (BSS): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 0.5 million for the treatment of elderly politician, journalist and writer Nirmal Sen.Sheikh Hasina who arrived here today on a daylong official visit, handed over the cheque...
Speakers at a roundtable Saturday called for launching social movement to establish and ensure the rights of the disabled, particularly of disabled women, through an amendment to the constitution, reports UNB."The rights of persons with disability will have to be...
President M Zillur Rahman Saturday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of M Hamidullah Khan, Bir Protik, reports BSS.M Hamidullah Khan, the valiant freedom fighter, was in charge of the administrative affairs of Sector-11 during the War of...
DU Correspondent Justice Habibur Rahman, also former caretaker government chief, has said that the law and order situation in the country was not satisfactory during the outgoing calendar year.Reviewing the year, Mr Rahman said although the government has achieved many...
Prof Dr M Nasiruddin Munshi and Dr M Mizanur Rahman were elected president and secretary general respectively of Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB), reports BSS.The LAB election-2012 was held at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research of Dhaka University...
KERANIGANJ, Dec 31 (UNB): A fake National Security Intelligence (NSI) officer was arrested in Keraniganj Saturday.The arrestee is Mirza Shahadat Hossain, alias Harun, alias Kobbat (45).Mainuddin Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Keraniganj model thana said that Shahadat, introducing himself as an NSI...
FE Report The first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the 'Sakal Belar Sathi Sangathan', a non-profit, non-political and social welfare organisation, was held at the premises of the Shahidbagh Registered Non-government Primary School, Pallabi, Dhaka, Saturday last, says a press...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Dec 31: Five persons have died, three of them crushed under the wheels of a passenger bus, and 36 others injured in a road accident at Sitakund of the district on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Saturday morning.The incident took...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Dec 31: The law enforcement agencies have cancelled permission given to the Ntv to stage a concert programme today at Chittagong on the occasion of celebrating the 31st December. Officials at the City SB (City SB) of...
Murad Rahman, a master's student of English department of Jahangirnagar University (JU), died Saturday falling from the rooftop of a 4- storied residential hall, reports BSS.Murad is the resident of room no. 431/B of Shaheed Salam Barkat Hall and hailed...
FE ReportMrs Suraiya Hossain, wife of late Mozaffar Hossain Manik, former executive editor of the New Nation, died at the city's Holy Family Hospital Saturday morning. She was 73.Mrs Hossain was admitted to the hospital about a week ago with...
Rezaul Haq Chowdhury Mushtaq and Mohiul Islam Mohim have recently been elected President and General Secretary (GS) respectively of Chattagram Samity Dhaka.The election was held at Chattagram Bhaban, 32, Topkhana Road in the city recently, said a press release.Other office...
A recent news report published in a Bangla newspaper was disquieting. According to the report, in pursuance of a ban on vehicles carrying heavy transports over four bridges and 15 culverts along the 47-kilometre road from Ashuganj to Akhaura, the...
Risks and dangers in the banking sector arise primarily from a regulatory framework that is not adapted to the market structure. Large financial institutions become too-big-to-fail because the regulator does not have any means to properly discipline and regulate them....
Brazil beamed with pride on news that it has powered past Britain to become the world's sixth biggest economy but officials say it will take another 20 years before the country can match the Europeans' standard of living."From a psychological...
A new year -no matter on which calendar - is always a special occasion for people around the world because it evokes hopes for the better in the days to come. Ethnic communities, people bonding together on the basis of...
Diesel, kerosene, petrol, octane and furnace oil have been made costlier by Tk 5.0 a litre each as the government raised the petroleum prices through an executive order from late last week. The new price of per litre diesel and...
The New Year 2012 is on, leaving behind 2011 which was eventful from the beginning. To be frank, most part of 2011 was simply nightmarish. Thousands of people suffered due to nasty share market debacles and they registered angry protests...
Oil prices ended 2011 up 13 per cent as a fresh wave of supply concerns capped a year of unrest and disruptions in North Africa and the Middle East that overwhelmed concerns about the economic health of large consuming nations.Iran's...
It was a busy summer city when the vehicles were in traffic signal at Matscho Bhaban Mor (corner point of Fisheries Building) in Segunbagicha. Some hawkers were selling their goods to the passengers. At that juncture, a child hawker started...
Incidents of mugging are on the rise in Dhaka. One person was killed and many others injured seriously, in the eight mugging incidents during the month of December, according to newspaper reports. It is really alarming. Such incidents create panic...
Our dearest Rasul (SM) says, ''Fighting with one's own self to refrain from committing evil acts is indeed a big fight.'' Real Jihad is therefore, to continue doing good and to avoid committing misdeeds to gain the blessings of Allah...
One of the major consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, is the future of nuclear energy itself. As an instant reaction Germany decided to close down some eight aged nuclear reactors on its soil built in the eighties....
The current state of capital market seems to be very unlikely, unexpected and somewhat ridiculous on. The long-cherished market rescue package is not producing any good results for advancement of general market index! We are really perplexed by looking at...
The cool and cool cup Bangladesh versus Pakistan cricket tournament 2011 drew its curtain last month. Bangladesh played one T-20, three ODIs and two Test matches, all in their home grounds, and they were comprehensively defeated by the visiting team...
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