DU CorrespondentNo classes were held at Dhaka University (DU) Tuesday, the first day of a two-day strike, called by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) following Monday's clash. However, all pre-scheduled examinations were held as usual.The strike was observed peacefully. JCD brought...
Speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid has advised the opposition party to join the parliament session to discuss the Bangladesh-India deal, instead of talking wide of the mark outside the House."The opposition party is disseminating propaganda that the present government is going...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia placed floral wreath and offered fateha at the mazar of shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on his 74th birth anniversary, reports UNB. This day in 1936, the army-chief-turned-politician was born in...
The Appellate Division adjourned Tuesday for two days a hearing on two petitions seeking a stay order on the 2005 High Court judgment declaring the Fifth Amendment to the constitution illegal, reports bdnews24.com. A full six-member Bench of the Division,...
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami has said that the Prime Minister's claim of a successful India tour is "self-deception". He said the three deals signed during the visit proved that India is diplomatically successful, while Bangladesh gained nothing from...
The government has decided to withdraw 411 more 'politically motivated' cases.An official spokesman said the decision was taken Tuesday at the 12th meeting of the inter-ministerial committee formed to deal with such cases filed with ill intentions of "political harassment,"...
A parliamentary panel has recommended introduction of 'direct to home (DTH)' television service which may break the monopoly of the cable TV operators in the country, reports bdnews24.com. The information ministry-related standing committee Tuesday observed that the DTH service would...
Sonia H MoniSmall traders at Shankhari Bazar, in the old town, have drawn lot of customers on the eve of Saraswati Puja as the Hindu devotees gathered there to purchase items related with the religious festival.Most of the shops in...
Parliament passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting use of antibiotic, growth hormone, steroid and harmful pesticides in animal and fish feeds, reports bdnews24.com. The bill was passed in the wake of a self-imposed ban by the Bangladeshi Shrimp Exporters to the...
The Oxford International School and South Point School and College have been selected in the 1000 best schools across the world under the German PASCH (partner school).This project is an initiative by the German Foreign Ministry-and the Goethe-Institute of Bangladesh...
KISHOREGANJ, Jan 19 (UNB): Two more bodies were recovered from the Dhaleshwari river Tuesday, raising the death toll in Monday' s boat capsize to five.The rescuers recovered bodies of Jibon (6) and Rupali Sarker (10), from the river. Three other...
GAZIPUR, Jan 19 (BSS): A large number of devotees from 28 countries, including India, Pakistan, Indonesia and Malaysia, have arrived to attend the three-day Bishwa Ijtema (world congregation) of the Muslims beginning on January 22.The devotees were staying in different...
KOLKATA, Jan 19 (PTI) : They came in thousands, from far and near. Some queued up at night for one last glimpse. Some cried and yet others broke into spontaneous shouts of "Long live comrade Jyoti Basu" as the Marxist...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 19 (AP): Relief workers say pockets of violence in Haiti's devastated capital are hindering a slow increase in much-needed aid delivery, and some residents have banded together to protect the few possessions they have left.As thousands of others...
BEIJING, Jan19 (Reuters): China urged other powers Tuesday to show more flexibility in dealing with Iran's disputed nuclear programme, playing down prospects of sanctions after six countries met to discuss the standoff.While Western powers have looked to further sanctions against...
COLOMBO, Jan 19 (AFP): The death toll in political violence ahead of the January 26 presidential elections in Sri Lanka, rose to five with three persons, including two party workers being killed in separate incidents on Monday.A supporter of Sri...
Ukraine hospital blast leaves 7 dead, 17 missingLUGANSK, (Ukraine), Jan 19: Gas canisters exploded in a Ukrainian hospital on Monday causing the collapse of several floors of the building that killed seven people and left 17 missing, officials said. "Four...
Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai On STAR Plus Wednesday at 9-00 pm.The story revolves around how a simple and sweet girl gets married in difficult situations and yet cannot be with her husband. Watch to find out what will Dhaani do...
BEVERLY HILLS, Jan 19 (AP): Blasted by DJs at multiple post-Golden Globe Awards parties, Madonna's '80s anthem "Holiday" set an upbeat tone for the night despite rain, economic woes and concern over the earthquake victims in Haiti.Celebrities flocked to several...
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FE Report The central bank unveiled Tuesday an inclusive half-yearly monetary policy that, it hoped, would help attain higher economic growth and keep inflationary pressure under control."Financial inclusion is a key feature of the new monetary policy," Bangladesh Bank Governor...
Shamsul Huq ZahidThe government is planning to offer a few facilities and incentives to one-child families as a part of its multi-faced campaign to popularize family planning, state minister for health and family planning Mujibur Rahman Sarkar told the parliament...
FE ReportThe country's textile, knitwear and readymade garment industries leaders urged the government to take immediate steps in restoring gas supply as production in their factories has declined by around 50 per cent due to gas crisis Tuesday."Textile production has...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is desperately trying to mobilize funds worth $1.4 billion fund from local or foreign sources to foot its petroleum oil import bill for the year 2010, official sources said.The BPC has requested the Ministry of...
KOLKATA, Jan 19 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with a number of top Bangladesh leaders paid glowing tributes to veteran Marxist and longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu at high-profile state funeral at Bidhansabha Bhaban Tuesday.Indian ruling...
The government has further relaxed the export ban on raw jute despite the scarcity of the fibre in the domestic market.Under the move, the government has allowed export of entire raw jute, for which letters of credit (LCs) were opened...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The ongoing severe cold wave and dense fog sweeping across the country have wreak havoc on the cultivation of potato, winter vegetables and Boro paddy, agricultural experts said.The four to five-day cold spell is likely to impact...
FE Report Chittagong port looks to build strategic partnership with the Malaysian Penang port as the government moves to modernise the country's main gateway by sea, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said Tuesday.He said Bangladesh was keen to make Malaysia's Penang...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed higher for the fourth straight session amid minor fluctuation Tuesday, lifted by Grameenphone and insurers.The DSE General Index (DGEN), the market's main gauge, gained 33.35 points or 0.67 per cent to end at 4956.73, after touching...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) passed the 'Fish and Animal Feed Bill-2009' Tuesday with provision for ensuring production, supply and marketing of quality feed for fish and animals. Fisheries and Wildlife Resources Minister Abdul Latif Biswas proposed the passage of the bill...
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