NEW YORK, May 22 (bdnews24.com): BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached New York ending her week-long visit to London. She touched down at John F Kennedy International Airport at 3pm Saturday (local time) by a Virgin Atlantic Airlines flight. America-Bangladesh...
Home Minister Sahara Khatun has said Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique's remarks on Limon Hossain, who was reportedly shot by RAB, and his father are indeed government statement, reports bdnews24.com. Sahara Khatun Sunday also said such remarks, however,...
Aingata Sahayata Pradan (amendment) Bill 2011 and Dhaka Elevated Expressway Project (land acquisition) Ordinance-2011 were placed in the House Sunday, reports BSS. Aingata Sahayata Pradan (amend) Bill 2011 has been placed in the House with a view to making the...
RANGAMATI, May 22 (bdnews24.com): Police have recovered the body of UPDF leader Animesh Chakma, who was killed in a gunfight at Barkal Saturday. Barkal police Sub-Inspector Mohammad Idris said they had recovered the body from Kaptai Lake, adjacent to the...
BAGERHAT, May 22 (UNB): Inter-district transport owners' association and transport workers' union jointly started an indefinite strike on all routes in four southern districts of the country from Sunday morning demanding ban on plying of illegal vehicles like Nosiman and...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 22: A Chittagong court has sent 17 leaders and activists of LDP including upazila chairman of Chandanaish to jail as they surrendered in a murder case. The lawyers of the accused prayed for their bail but the...
Asaduzzaman PallabThe government is planning to take over Dhaka Vegetables Oil in a bid to stabilise the soybean market by terminating the recent rampant price hike of the product. Currently owned by a private entrepreneur, Dhaka Vegetables has been shut...
President M Zillur Rahman Sunday gave directives to Minister for Information and Cultural Affairs Abul Kalam Azad to take efforts for making the country's print and electronic media more people-oriented, reports BSS. "Make print and electronic media more people-oriented so...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 22: Two textile mills in Kalurghat heavy industrial area in the city have been fined Tk five million on charges of polluting the Karnafuli river water through discharging industrial waste. Director of Environment (enforcement and monitoring) Magistrate...
The High Court (HC) Sunday asked the government to put an end to forced labour of any kind, especially in brickfields, reports UNB. Passing the interim order upon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) writ petition, a division bench headed by...
The vice-chancellors of public universities have expressed firm determination to produce quality graduates and post graduates from respective universities and have decided to set up higher education complex for raising the country's higher education to international standard. This was voiced...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, May 22 (BSS): Four students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) were expelled Sunday for one year from the university for harassing female students. The expelled students are Mohammad Nurunnabi Nabin of Economics Department, Mohammad Mirazul Islam of International Relations...
CHITTAGONG, May 22 (BSS): Moderate to heavy rainfall for the second consecutive day today disrupted civic life and business activities in Chittagong city. Nearly half of the city went under water. At the same time, most of the district experienced...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 22: City Mayor M Monjur Alam was trapped in rain water submerged areas for sometime as he went to see the plight of city dwellers at Reazuddin Bazar and Tinpole following heavy showers. The mayor was stuck...
President M Zillur Rahman has laid emphasis on ensuring quality higher education at minimum cost especially at private universities. The President made the observation when newly appointed chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof AK Azad Chowdhury called on...
Deep convection is taking place over North Bay, a Met Office weather bulletin said Sunday, reports BSS. Squally weather may continue over North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla have been...
RANGAMATI, May 22 (bdnews24.com): Police have recovered the body of UPDF leader Animesh Chakma, who was killed in a gunfight at Barkal Saturday. Barkal police Sub-Inspector Mohammad Idris said they had recovered the body from Kaptai Lake, adjacent to the...
BAGERHAT, May 22 (UNB): Inter-district transport owners' association and transport workers' union jointly started an indefinite strike on all routes in four southern districts of the country from Sunday morning demanding ban on plying of illegal vehicles like Nosiman and...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 22: A Chittagong court has sent 17 leaders and activists of LDP including upazila chairman of Chandanaish to jail as they surrendered in a murder case. The lawyers of the accused prayed for their bail but the...
Nazmul AhsanThe Core Committee on Transit has identified a number of factors --including internal and external costs of Bangladesh for building infrastructure -- that will act as the determining issues about assessment of the country's actual benefits accruing out of...
Faulty pilings for construction of a building at Nakhalpara in Tejgaon have caused four tin-roofed houses to collapse and nearby buildings and streets to develop chinks, reports bdnews24.com. The houses crumbled in the small hours of Saturday due to the...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryThe prospect of settling the intractable Middle East (ME) crisis through negotiations appears remote. A stubborn Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made a Nelson's eyed assessment of the situation; this is unlikely to bring about positive results...
FE ReportA significant part of the economy remains untaxed, posing a threat to public financing and much-needed investment in the country's rickety infrastructure, officials said Saturday. Revenue officials making a retreat outside Dhaka to devise ways to boost government revenue...
FHM Humayan KabirThe Planning Commission (PC) will hold today (Sunday) its meeting to finalise the development budget for the next fiscal. It has framed a Tk460 billion annual development programme (ADP) for fiscal 2011-12 with one of its basic goals...
M Azizur RahmanThe government has sought opinion afresh from experts about the draft national coal policy to ensure a transparent and pragmatic course of action for development of the country's untapped coal resources, officials said Saturday. "We have sought opinion...
FE ReportA number of capital market stakeholders and experts Saturday urged the government to make the next national budget capital market friendly. "The government should take into account the present situation of the stock market while formulating the national budget...
Six killed as tornado lashes five dists At least six people were killed as tornado lashed Mymensingh, Sherpur, Chuadanga, Joypurhat and Natore districts Saturday. In Natore, a minor fell in a canal and drowned as he was blown away by...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over all the seven divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0 pm today (Saturday). Moderately heavy falls at places are also likely, Met office...
LONDON, May 21 (UNB): BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said here Saturday that holding midterm election has now become people's demand in the wake of the government's 'failures' in all fronts. Talking to reporters at Heathrow International Airport before flying for...
Opposition BNP will join parliament session today (Sunday) provided four cases against the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia are withdrawn Saturday, reports UNB. "They (AL) have withdrawn nearly 8,000 cases against themselves on the plea of political harassment. We don't need...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
