Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Begum Khaleda Zia said Bangladesh would be happy if Turkey would be included in the European Union (EU).Her comment came when she made a courtesy call-on with Turkish...
RAJSHAHI University, Feb 13 (bdnews24.com): Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) Rajshahi University unit expelled nine members Saturday for an assault on journalists at the troubled campus last week.Eight journalists and Assistant Proctor Prof Mustak Ahmed were injured in the attack Thursday.A...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 13 (BSS): Hathazari police of the district during a midnight raid arrested 24 more activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from ICS-controlled messes adjacent to the Chittagong University (CU) campus.Police said the ICS activists were arrested on charges...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Feb 13: A court today allowed two days' remand for 86 arrested Shibir activists and a Jamaat leader to interrogate them in connection with incidents on Friday following murder of university student Mohiuddin Masum. Earlier, the police produced...
JESSORE, Feb 13 (BSS): The government has decided, for the first time, to distribute over 2.2 million computerised professional identity cards among the farmers of 10 South-Western districts to boost agricultural production in the country.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources...
BENAPOLE, Feb 13 (UNB): A local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was seriously injured in a bomb attack at Navaron under Sharsha Upazila Saturday.Witnesses said unidentified assailants threw two bombs at Akbar Ali while working in front of his house...
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad said that the grand alliance would remain in power up to 2021 if all the allies stay together, reports bdnews24.com. The JP is a major ally of the Awami League-led coalition government. "No party...
PABNA, Feb 13 (UNB): Police arrested a fugitive accused of Rajshahi University (RU) student Faruq murder case at Parfaridpur village under Faridpur Upazila Friday.The arrestee is identified as Ramzan Ali, son of Nazim Uddin of the village and Manager of...
Various political and social organisations have taken an elaborate programme to observe 'anti-autocracy student movement day' today (Sunday), reports UNB. In a joint statement, president of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front Fakhruddin Kabir and General Secretary Jonardan Datta Nantu said a large...
FE ReportDhaka is ranked the second worst city in the world in an annual global survey of livability that assesses living conditions in 140 cities. The survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a business information arm of The...
Turkish President Abdullah Gul assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of giving necessary support and assistance for implementation of development programmes of her government, as the two leaders talked a wide range of issues of greater bilateral cooperation, reports UNB.Gul especially...
FE ReportBoard of Investment (BoI) executive chairman SA Samad Saturday said Bangladesh's policy acts as disincentive to potential foreign investors, saying they often want to bypass the tendering derided as lengthy and complicated. "In Bangladesh, system and policies are not...
FE ReportResentment is brewing among the taxmen after the ministry of finance reneged on its pledge to pay incentives worth Tk178 million to thousands of top performing revenue officials.The revenue board had promised to distribute the amount to 9,269 officials...
FE ReportPrime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina inaugurates today (Sunday) one unit of the two-unit 240-megawatt (MW) Shiddhirganj peaking plant, more than one year after the original schedule for initiating operation.This is the first power plant the PM is going to...
FE Report The country's overall import orders recorded a rise by over 9.0 per cent in January this year over the previous month of the last calendar year, officials said Saturday. Opening of fresh letters of credit (LCs) against imports,...
Turkish President Abdullah Gul was given a hearty send-off when he left Dhaka for home Saturday evening after a two-day state visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruq Khan, Turkish Ambassador in Bangladesh Zakir Ozkan...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 13: Four children of a family were burnt to death and about 40 non-brick houses were completely gutted in a devastating fire at Baizid Bostami in the port-city early Saturday. Fire-fighters said the fire broke out in the...
Mahmudur RahmanTHERE is something vulgar beyond the veneer of the outcry of democratic rights and such that permeate the recent controversy surrounding Shah Rukh Khan's latest film release My Name is Khan. It smells of money and the eternal clash...
FE Report Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Saturday time has come to strengthen cooperation between his country and Bangladesh in trade and investment and tap potentials of undertaking joint ventures in a third country.Addressing at a breakfast meeting with the...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Feb 13: China is the world's fastest growing economy and ups and downs there could affect the global recovery, is an incontrovertible fact that is acknowledged worldwide. Investors reacting nervously to Beijing's move to restraint credit...
FE ReportNobel laureate Amartya Sen said Saturday deprivation of women leads to deep health related problems, including high mortality of mother and child, and laid emphasis on removal of gender disparities as a deterrent."Malnourished mother, underweight babies and teenagers, higher...
FE ReportThe Rapid Action Battalion Saturday arrested an alleged Islamic militant for threatening to blow up a five-star hotel in the city during the just concluded South Asian Games, the elite force said.The RAB said Anisuzzaman Rajib was arrested from...
FE ReportLaw enforcers early Saturday picked up a young man for interrogation in connection with the killing of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader ABM Faruk, who was gunned down last night.Hours after the murder, members of Rapid Action Battalion detained...
DUBAI, Feb 12 (AFP): The Indian Premier League (IPL) is exploring the possibility of broadening its horizons by staging games like the Champions League Twenty20 in the United States as early as next year.IPL chairman Lalit Modi held talks here...
Afghanistan's dream of a place at the World Twenty20 was placed on standby after their defeat to Netherlands at Dubai International stadium, reports Cricinfo. Put in to bat in an electric atmosphere with a crowd of well over 2,500, Afghanistan...
With an increasing number of new vehicles hitting the road everyday, officials concerned fear that Dhaka may turn into a dysfunctional city within a couple of years, reports UNB.According to statistics, nearly 524,000 vehicles now ply the city streets everyday...
Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury observed that it was impossible for present workforce of DAE to meet the demands of 75 million when the population has doubled.The minister said this while addressing a function at the Krishibid Institute in the city...
SHERPUR, Feb 12 (BSS): Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira said here today (Friday) that the fugitive condemned killers of Bangabandhu would be brought back home at any cost.The present government must build a Golden Bangladesh as dreamt by Father of...
The BNP will hold a joint meeting at its central office at Naya Paltan in the city at 11am tomorrow (Sunday) to chalk out programmes to observe the Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day on February 21, reports BSS.BNP...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 12: Progressive Teachers Society (PTS), a pro-Awami teachers organisation of Rajshahi University (RU) demanded Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)- free university campus from a press conference.PTS organised the press conference Friday at Juberi lounge. Convener Shanawaz Hossain...
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