JHENIDAH, Dec 26 (UNB): A local Jubo League leader, critically injured in an attack Friday night, died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Shariful Islam (45), vice-president of Kumrabari union unit of Jubo...
Foreign Secretary Moha-mad Mijarul Quayes said Sunday the government had not yet been officially informed by India of its intent to deploy special security forces on its high commission premises in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.The secretary told reporters at his office:...
KHULNA, Dec 27 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former Upazila chairman and local leader of the ruling Awami League (AL) M Akram Hossain from Shiromoni Bus stand area in Fultala Upazila Saturday night.RAB sources said a team...
Half of the country's adult population carry the bacteria of tuberculosis (TB), a leading NGO said urging the government to accelerate the programmes of controlling the air-borne disease, reports BSS. Dr Fahim Ahmed Chowdhury of BRAC health programme said that...
FE ReportRice price has been on the increase for the last one month. The poor people have been hit hard by the price rise.In the last one month, the coarse rice price increased by 10.64 per cent per kg, medium...
FE ReportA BDR jawan died at the Pilkhana headquarters in the city Sunday morning, a release said.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Rokonuzzaman (29), who was transferred to the Bangladesh Rifles Pilkhana sadar rifle battalion from 16-rifle battalion in Netrakona.The...
DU CorrespondentThe National Front of Teachers and Employees (NFTE) demanded immediate execution of the proposed education policy to eliminate disparity and deprivation and consolidate the interest of the country's majority.The front in a statement, signed by its chief coordinator Prof...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday vowed to build a 'Green and Blue Bangladesh' through massive afforestation and preserving all the country's rivers, canals and water bodies, reports UNB.The Prime Minister also stressed the need for regular talks with neighboring India...
FE ReportLast batch of 8,209 pilgrims who went to perform the holy hajj under the government arrangement returned home Sunday.By Sunday evening, over 52,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims returned home safely from Saudi Arabia, hajj officials told the FE, adding that a...
Our Correspondent KHAGRACHHARI, Dec 27: The fraudulent case filed accusing Khagrachhari Hill District Council (KHDC) Chairman and two others at chief judicial magistrate's court on last October 28 was dismissed today (Sunday) in hill town Khagrachhari.Chief Judicial Magistrate Iktiarul Islam...
Sadat Hossain Salim was elected as the President of Dhaka Club Limited (DCL) for the third consecutive term at the election of the Club, says a press release.He bagged 619 votes and rival got 357 votes. The annual general meeting...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 27 (UNB): Miscreants hacked to death a security guard of a ship-breaking yard at Bhatiari under Sitakunda Upazila Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rais Uddin (60), employee of The AB Ship-breaking Yard and hailed from Bibirpara village under...
The 11th anniversary of death of Photojournalist Moazzem Hossain will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday), said a press release. Mr Moazzem was the founder general secretary of Bangladesh Photo-journalists' Association and a senior photojournalist of Bangladesh Observer.A Qurankhwani will be arranged...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank (BB) would target 'inclusive growth" in its next half-yearly monetary policy due in January after the country weathered the global economic crisis "remarkably well", its governor said Sunday.Atiur Rahman said major sectors including exports, imports, remittance and...
FE ReportDhaka stocks hit a new mark Sunday as the market heavyweight Grameenphone rallied for the fifth consecutive day and financials gained late on expectations of better-than-expected year-end performance of leading banks.The DSE General Index (DGEN) --- the most representative...
S M JahangirA number of jute mills are facing closure as the supply scarcity of the fibre has deepened even after a ban on export was imposed by the government, the industry sources said.The price of raw jute has again...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation of the media in maintaining uninterrupted run of the hard-earned democracy in the country, as she said it is sine qua non for protecting people's rights and interests, reports UNB.She made the call when...
The holy Ashura commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed in the country today (Monday) with religious fervour and mourning over the tragedy, reports UNB.This day in the Hijri year...
FE ReportThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has been functioning without its secretary for one month thanks to the reluctance of the government to strengthen the key ministry of the government, officials said.The normal activities of the ministry and its six...
FE ReportCity dwellers are now feeling the pinch of acute gas crisis with the advent of winter due to low gas pressure and inadequate supply.Residents of different areas including Mirpur, Moghbazar, Cantonment, Jatrabari, Mohammadpur, Lalbagh, Dhania are worst affected, said...
FE ReportTrading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is going to import red lentil from Nepal, said sources.The consignment from Nepal will reach the country by mid-January, and TCB will sale the item through its distributors, said a source at the government...
A case was filed Sunday against six people for Saturday's explosion at a ship-breaking yard at Madambibir Haat in Sitakunda under Chittagong that left four workers killed and 15 others injured. SI Azam Khan of Sitakunda police station filed the...
An annular solar eclipse will be visible from Saint Martin's Island and Cox's Bazar on January 15. During the annular eclipse the moon cannot blanket the sun totally, and a thin circle or ring of the sun is visible round...
Siddique Islam The central bank has increased its refinancing fund for housing loan to Tk 7.0 billion from the existing Tk 5.0 billion to meet growing demand for the popular low-interest bearing credit facility."We've raised the amount to cater to...
FE ReportA lawyer was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants at his house at Dhalpur in the city's Jatrabari area early Sunday, police said.The victim, Advocate Shamsul Haque Rinto (45), was a resident of 60/28/C, Dhalpur in Jatrabari.Mazharul, the victim's...
FE ReportThe government Sunday said the clock would be moved back by one hour at 11:59pm, not exactly at midnight on December 31, dispelling confusion over turning clocks back from the Daylight Saving Time (DST). For the last couple of...
The Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) companies are getting an extension for six months to carry on their business, reports BSS.A proposal for the extension has been forwarded to the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for approval, an NBR...
THE decision of the government to introduce from this year the system of holding nation-wide public examination at the primary school level was initially received with marked scepticism. It was apparently a hurried decision. There were doubts whether the examinations,...
Shahiduzzaman KhanBANGLADESH as a most vulnerable country sought 15 per cent of the US$30 billion fund agreed at the Copenhagen climate conference to tackle the adverse impact of the climate change. The country argued at the United Nations (UN) climate...
Sirajur RahmanBANGLADESH, as was reported earlier, decided to take the issue of sea boundary demarcation with India and Myanmar to the UN Arbitration Tribunal. This belated move would save further setbacks for Bangladesh. Both the neighbours put Bangladesh at a...
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