FE ReportConsumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has urged the government to immediately formulate rules and regulations of the recently passed Consumers Rights Protection (CRP) Bill 2009 aiming at implementing for the benefit of the consumers. Leaders of the non-government consumer...
FE ReportBegum Rokeya University (BRU), Rangpur started its academic activities with some 300 students and 12 teachers in six departments Saturday. Adviser to the Prime Minister Alauddin Ahmed inaugurated the academic activities of the country's 31st public university at noon...
RANGPUR, April 4 (BSS): Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Nazrul Islam Saturday said the number of students studying in 32 public universities in the country is 0.15 million (1.5 lakh) while 0.17 million (1.7 lakh) students are...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 04: Authority of the Rajshahi University (RU) took a decision to set up close circuit (CC) cameras at different important points and residential halls of the campus to ensure security.RU Proctor professor Chowdhury M Jakaria said...
Over 70 people were injured and around 1200 houses damaged as violent storms lashed Jamalpur and Sirajganj districts Friday midnight, reports UNB.In Jamalpur, a storm hit five villages in Sarishabari upazila, leaving around 50 people injured and over 200 houses...
FE ReportConcord Group Chairman SM Kamal Uddin has been elected president of Bangladesh Concrete Products and Block Manufacturers Association (BCPBMA) for the term 2009-2010, says a press release Saturday. Managing Director of Unique Group Md. Noor Ali (senior vice president),...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 4 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday sent back 10 Bangladeshis through Bangabari border in Gomostapur Upazila who entered India illegally nine months ago.The police said the 10 Bangladeshis, including women, went to India illegally seeking jobs...
The elections to the posts of 25 registered graduates of Dhaka University (DU) will be held outside Dhaka on May 23 and 31 and in Dhaka on June 7, reports BSS.Voters, who want to collect their 'voter cards' at their...
A cyclone, two or three heat waves and flash floods are likely to sweep across the country in April, the Met office said Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.Met office chief Sujit Kumar Dev Sharma told the news agency that precipitation had been...
Dr Mustafa Kamal Mujeri joined Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) as director general (DG) on April 1, said a press release. He took over from Dr Quazi Shahabuddin who was the DG, BIDS during the past six years. Before...
Law Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed has slammed Jatiya Party (JP) chief and former President HM Ershad for including Islam in the Constitution during his 1981-1990 regime, reports bdnews24.com."The amendment to include religion was contrary to the main principle, secularism, of...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 4: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hasan Mahmud Saturday said that there was no alternative to acquiring time- befitting quality education to keep the nation's head high in world forums and be able to face the challenges...
RANGPUR (BSS): Prime Minister's Adviser for Education, Social Development and Political Affairs Professor Dr Alauddin Ahmed Saturday assured the people of the region that Rangpur would soon become a division.The government will establish Rangpur Science and Technology University (RSTU) as...
Leaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Saturday demanded constitution of a permanent wage structure for the journalists and employees in the newspaper industry and formulation of a national newspaper policy in order to establish discipline in the sector, reports...
MEHERPUR (UNB): State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam Saturday said 80 per cent cases relating to women and children repression are false and fabricated."In most cases, poor and helpless people become victims," he said at a seminar titled 'Legal...
NATORE, Apr 4: A man was killed and 18 others were injured in a bloody clash between two groups of Awami League (AL) and BNP at Dahia village in Singra Upazila Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad...
SHERPUR, Apr 4: To dispel skepticism stemming from the resignation of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) chief, Agriculture Minister and presidium member of the ruling Awami League (AL) Matia Chowdhury said the anti-corruption activities would move in its natural course, reports...
A meeting of the cultural sub-committee of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) was held at the AL chief's Dhanmondi office in the city Saturday to make success the programmes on 'Bangla New Year' and the historic Mujibnagar Day to be organised...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 4 (BSS): Family members of Abul Kalam Asad alias Rajib, final year MBBS student of Dhaka Medical College (DMC), who was killed in Monday's clash on the DMC campus, sought intervention of Prime Minister (PM) for arresting and...
PABNA Apr 4: A local leader of Awami League (AL) was hacked to death by assailants in his house at Sonapur village in Ataikula Upazila under Pabna early Saturday, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Shafiqul Islam, general secretary of...
A 10-member parliamentary delegation left Dhaka Saturday morning for Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to attend 120th Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) general assembly, reports UNB.The six-day assembly will begin in Addis Ababa from Sunday, said a Jatiya Sangsad press release.Deputy Speaker Shawkat...
The two-day 34th UCB National Athletics Championship concluded Saturday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with Masudul Karim emerging as the fastest man while Nazmun Nahar Beauty the fastest woman, reports UNB.Masudul Karim of Bangladesh Army clinched the gold medal of...
India 379 and 51 for 1 lead New Zealand 197 (Taylor 42, Zaheer 5-65) by 233 runsWELLINGTON, Apr 4(AFP): India took a big step towards winning their first Test series in New Zealand since 1968 after racking up a 233-run...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has submitted a 30-member Bangladesh preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket to be held in June next in England, UNB reports.Bangladesh, which were placed in Group A of the shorter version of cricket with...
Bangladesh became group champions in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group-IV with a match to go when the hosts blanked Qatar 3-0 at the National Tennis Complex Saturday, bdnews24.com reports. Shibu Lal beat Jabor Al Mutawa 6-0, 6-0, Amol Roy...
BSS senior reporter Syed M Mamun was reelected general secretary of Bangladesh Sports Journalists' Association (BSJA) for the next two years in it]s biennial general meeting held at its office in the city Friday, reports UNB.Earlier, Monjurul Haque (Independent) was...
Rayer Bazar AC registered the 2nd consecutive victory in the super league match of the Green Delta Metropolis 2nd Division Hockey beating all-losers Shantinagar Club by 5-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka Saturday, reports UNB....
Despite setting a new record in the qualifying round, Sinthia Naznin Tumpa finished second in the 10m air pistol on the third day of the 23rd IFIC Bank National Shooting Championship at the BKSP in Savar Saturday. Tumpa of Dhaka...
MIAMI, April 4(AFP): Once invincible Roger Federer was reduced to a rare bout of racket-bashing Friday as he was toppled in the semi-finals of the Miami ATP Masters 1000 by Serbian Novak Djokovic. Djokovic, ranked number three in the world,...
M Azizur RahmanInternational Oil Companies (IOCs) have made a mass exodus from the country's hydrocarbon blocks, leaving them with only one more stretch to explore and raising serious questions over Bangladesh's energy security.The IOCs, which have rights to explore oil...
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