Some 20 people were injured as two rival groups of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) staff clashed with each other on Thursday over bifurcation of the corporation, reports UNB. Witnesses said officers and employees of DCC under the banner of DCC...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 1 (UNB): State Minister for Religious Affairs Shajahan Mia sustained minor injuries in a road accident at Cheler Ghat Bridge in Trishal Upazila Thursday. Police said that the district town bound Pajero jeep carrying the minister hit the...
While the opposition BNP has sent a formal letter to the Election Commission (EC), seeking an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for examination, the poll panel has said there is no law to send an EVM to anyone, reports bdnews24.com. BNP...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the Dhaka University (DU) authority to re-evaluate the 'Ga' unit admission test results without getting the students to retake the test, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices A H M Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Jahangir...
Siddique Islam The central bank has received some 37 applications from interested sponsors for setting up new private commercial banks (PCBs) under the amended guidelines, officials said Wednesday. "We've received a total of 37 applications on close of the submission...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday urged opposition leader Khaleda Zia to disclose in the parliament the contents of the letter of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to her over the Tipaimukh Dam, reports UNB. In her valedictory speech in the...
Shahiduzzaman Khan Real estate sector is now passing through a challenging time. Sale of apartments has dropped by at least 50 per cent during the last two years, prompting realtors to reduce the prices of their unsold flats. In order...
The High Court (HC) has asked the government why the bill to split the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) should not be declared a bad law, inconsistent with the constitution, and therefore, void, report agencies. The bench of justices Farid Ahmed...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The insurance regulator, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Wednesday said non-life insurers will be allowed to provide insurance coverage through policies to different kinds of related risks associated with businesses of their respective directors, their spouses,...
FE Report The government is actively considering to create a fund of Tk 10 million for the welfare of journalists, taking the risks associated with carrying out their professional responsibilities into consideration, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad said on Wednesday....
The BNP has called a daylong general strike in the capital to campaign against the decision to divide the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC). The party will seek to enforce the hartal on December 4 as part of other programmes, acting...
BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP has urged the government to stay the operation of the law passed by Parliament to split the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) terming it as unconstitutional, reports UNB. He made the demand at a press...
Former guerilla leader Jyotirindra Bodhipriya (Santu) Larma said he will lead an agitation from the new year for execution of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) accord, reports bdnew24.com. "The accord was signed 14 years ago but so far, there is...
FHM Humayan Kabir The government is set to approve construction of the expensive Tk 54.09 billion Shahjalal Fertiliser Factory project with Chinese loan in a bid to augment the country's urea production capacity, officials said Wednesday. Planning Commission (PC) officials...
German President Christian Wulff left Bangladesh Wednesday afternoon ending a three-day state visit, reports UNB. A special plane carrying President Wulff took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 12:30 pm. President Zillur Rahman earlier saw off the German...
Bangladesh Sarkari Karmachari Sanghati Parishad placed a 7-point demand, including raising their salary by 30 per cent, to Prime Minister (PM), reports UNB. A delegation of the parishad held a meeting with State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan...
Awami League (AL) women candidates Wednesday submitted nomination papers for five women reserved seats in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) to the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They submitted their nomination papers to Returning Officer Mihir Sarowar Morshed at the EC...
War criminal accused BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Wednesday declined to face the trial until his terms and conditions are fulfilled, reports UNB. "It won't be possible for me to attend the trial session from now on unless my...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday urged the trade organisations to devote them in research and development and keep them abreast with the latest information and knowledge about the international market to sustain in the competitive world, reports BSS. "In this...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) board Wednesday approved US$290 million concessional loan to Bangladesh to help country's local government strengthen all its 4,504 Union Parishads (UPs). The Washington-based lender has approved the loan following a successful implementation of the...
The Defence Ministry Wednesday launched a website and database centre to accelerate fair management and administrative activities of the Directorate of Military Land and Cantonment, 3 military estate offices and 15 Cantonment Boards, reports BSS. Secretary of ministry of defence...
FE Report Agriculture Minister Begum Motia Chowdhury Wedensday emphasised maize farming as it is more profitable than wheat. She was speaking at a press conference held at the agriculture ministry to inaugurate the programme for distributing fertiliser and seed worth...
The government would not have borrowed huge amount of money from banks for subsidy if the country's thousands of millionaires paid taxes properly, Planning Minister Air Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandaker said Wednesday, reports BSS. "The government's income could have...
December, the month of victory, pride and glory for the nation, begins today (Thursday), reports BSS. The nation wrested its liberation from the Pakistani occupation forces emerging as an independent country on the world map in this month in 1971....
The World AIDS Day will be observed today (Thursday) across the country as elsewhere in the world, reports BSS. The theme of this year's World AIDS Day is "Getting to Zero." 'Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS...
The 18th death anniversary of Syed Md Badiul Alam, the eldest son of noted Sufi saint Hazrat Mufti Ali Azam Chandpury ® will be observed today (December 1) with due solemnity. On this occasion a Milad-Mahfil will be held at...
The Indian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka Wednesday said that it has launched an investigation into reported "intrusion" of "certain unscrupulous elements and visa agents" into its online visa application system to manipulate the service, reports BSS. "It has come...
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three alleged frauds, including an Indian national, and recovered Tk 22 million fake currency notes of different denominations from across the city Tuesday night, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Masudur Rahman, alias...
FE Report A former governing body member of Saint Gregory's School is reportedly engaged in activities detrimental to academic atmosphere of the institution. He has even hung banners and posters on the campus denouncing school authority. Yar Mohammad, the ex-governing...
Gallery Cosmos will launch its second premises at Villa de Anjuman at New DOHS, Mahakhali in the city at 4:30 pm Friday (December 2), reports UNB. Internationally noted artist Shahabuddin Ahmed will conduct a one day drawing workshop at flat...
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