COMILLA, Oct 11 (bdnews24.com): At least 20 people, including three policemen and two passers-by were injured in a clash between two different factions of Juba Dal over holding council. Amir-Wasim group, followers of Comilla BNP General Secretary Amin-ur-Rashid Yasin and...
A permanent Shahid Minar has been inaugurated at Adriatic port city Bari in Italy recently, reports BSS. Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Col (retd) Shawkat Ali inaugurated the Shahid Minar, constructed by Bangladesh Social Welfare Samity recently.Bangladesh Ambassador to...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 11 (BSS): Detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar is expected to be produced before Chittagong court Wednesday next for his suspected links to the country's biggest ever arms haul in Chittagong six years ago.The metropolitan magistrate...
The High Court (HC) has extended the parole of Arafat Rahman Coco, younger son of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia Coco by 20 days, reports bdnews24.com. The court has also declared that Coco could request the government to allow him...
Advisor to the Bangladesh Garment Workers' Trade Union and Bangladesh Communist Party leader Advocate Montu Ghosh was released on bail Monday, reports UNB.Earlier, police arrested him from his residence in Narayanganj on June 30, this year.
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Monday urged the media to help implement the Right to Information (RTI) Act, eliminate militancy and contain corruption, reports BSS. "People will have easy access to information if they know their rights and remain aware...
The embassy of the United States (US) in Dhaka has launched an exciting new arts initiative Sunday in the city titled 'Janmasthan' or Native Land' that brings together American and Bangladeshi artists of all ages to explore the theme of...
FE ReportLeaders of Bangladesh Chemical and Perfumery Merchants' Association have sought government intervention to stop harassment in the name of raid by taskforce and mobile court into chemical warehouses. "The businessmen have largely followed the government's directive to shift all...
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the Bangla daily Amar Desh already serving a 6-month prison term for contempt of court was Monday fined a further Tk 100, in default, to suffer one day in prison for contempt of court, having...
Last week`s downpour has damaged vegetables on 2,500 hectares in six upazilas of Narsingdi while rains coupled with onrush of hill water from India, engulfed 42 unions of Moulvibazar district, reports UNB.According to the Met office, Narsingdi experienced 74.8 millimetre...
Inter-state cooperation is urgently needed for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to mitigate the consequences of climate change as intensity, frequency and devastation of natural calamities have been increasing gradually due to global climate change, reports UNB. "Bangladesh is located...
Speakers have urged the students to acquire advanced knowledge based on information technology (IT) to face the challenges of home and abroad, reports BSS.They were addressing the 55th orientation of fall semester freshmen at International University of Business Agriculture and...
In a bid to promote creative and technical education, a three-day education fair titled 'Creative and Technical Education Fair - 2010' will begin at the Shilpakala Academy in the city on December 9 next, reports UNB. Bangladesh Enterprise of Education...
Member of BCS (Audit and Accounts) Md Motahar Hossain has recently joined as Controller General of Defence Finance (CGDF), said an ISPR release.Before joining the post, he was the economic minister at Bangladesh Mission in Geneva, Switzerland.
Four professors of Dhaka University (DU) have received Ibrahim Gold Medal in recognition of their contributions to researches, reports BSS.They are Prof M Abdur Rashid, Prof AM Ataharul Islam, Prof Khandaker Siddiq-e-Rabbani and Prof Harun-or-Rashid Khan.The awards were given to...
Only a man blessed with immense powers of endurance could sustain a 20-year Test career and Sachin Tendulkar displayed exactly that quality on a day of Indian dominance in Bangalore. Tendulkar batted through the day, along the way recording his...
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AFP): Malaysia maintained their hopes of making a bid for five of the six Commonwealth Games badminton titles on Monday with world number one players Lee Chong Wei and Koo Kien Keat leading the way. Having...
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AFP): Three-time winners Australia will be tested not only by a steely New Zealand, but also by extreme heat when they play the first semi-final of the Commonwealth Games hockey here on Tuesday. The match is...
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AP): Commonwealth Games Federation says women's 100-meter champion Osayomi Oludamola of Nigeria has tested positive for doping.Oludamola won the 100 on Thursday despite finishing second in the race because Sally Pearson of Australia was disqualified for...
GAIBANDHA, Oct 11 (BSS): Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football Tournament-2010 has begun in all the unions of Sadar Upazila in the district from October 10 amid much enthusiasm to the students, the teachers and the guardians.Upazila Nirbahi officer Ashib...
The government has decided to reopen four state-owned jute mills as part of its bid to revive the jute sector and create more job opportunities, reports BSS.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held at the secretariat Monday.Chaired by...
FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh would borrow US$33.8 million from India to upgrade Ashuganj to Akhaura Road to facilitate transportation of goods of the big neighbour to its impoverished seven northeastern states, officials said Monday. Planning commission officials said the government's highest...
FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar strongly urged the people of the country not to worry about the spread of anthrax and not to pay heed to any rumour.They also said that the country is now completely free from anthrax, a...
FE Report The central bank has asked banks to maintain 'harmony' between the grade point average (GPA) and the traditional division system while calculating qualification for jobs in the banking sector. "We're going to minimise the clashes between the two...
FE ReportThe government opened Sunday the pre-qualification bid for construction of planned Padma bridge project, days after it scrapped the previous one.Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), the executing agency of the US$2.4 billion project, invited bidders from countries to participate in...
FENI, Oct 11 (UNB): Indian team threatened to withdraw from a bilateral meeting today when Bangladesh side raised construction of closer dam near Assam Road at the upstream of Muhuri and sparks on its bank causing harm to Bangladesh.The meeting...
After 25 hours of frantic search the rescuers finally traced the bus, which fell into the Turag river on Dhaka-Aricha Highway, at 12.20 pm Monday.Two special wreckers from Savar Cantonment were working to retrieve the bus that plunged into the...
Nazmul AhsanThe image of the government will be tarnished badly if the current rising trend in prices of essential commodities including rice, flour and edible oil continues unabated, warned an intelligence report of the government.The malpractice of a group of...
FE ReportDhaka stocks after suffering the second biggest single-day decline in the previous session returned Monday to their gaining streak. The market opened positively with initial bumps and the momentum continued until the end. Panic among investors that prevailed in...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanBangladesh has sought $1.2 billion in loans from China to help finance the planned deep sea port at Sonadia as it has initiated move to mobilise funds.China's recent interest in financing Asian ports has led the government to...
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