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CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 15 (BSS): A Chapainawabganj court on Monday afternoon sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment and also fined him Taka 50,000, in default, to suffer two-year more in jail.The convicted person was Sayem Ali, 20, son of Abdul Malek...
MYMENSINGH, Aug 15 (UNB): A newly-wed couple was found dead at a house at Churkhai Kandapara in Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Julhas Uddin, 26, son of Ahmed Ali, and Anjana Khatun, 24, wife...
National Mourning Day and the 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed in districts on Tuesday with due respect and solemnity, reports BSS.In Rajshahi, the day was observed with a fresh vow to...
KHULNA, Aug 15 (bdnews24.com): At least 15 students of Khulna Medical College Hospital and nine medicine traders have been injured after a clash erupted between the groups outside the hospital on Monday.Three students among the injured - Anan from the...
It has been more than 11 years since journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi were found dead in their flat at Pashchim Razabazar in Dhaka. However, the law enforcement agencies are yet to complete an investigation into the murder...
Duck farming is gaining popularity among village people. Duck eggs are bigger in size and have higher nutritional values than chicken eggs. So, these eggs are selling at a higher price. Duck meat is also a good source of animal...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-08-16 00:00:00
The Customs department has found several loopholes that exporters are utilising to take advantage of the cash incentives the government offers for exports. Such malpractices are being used to first, launder funds by way of trade-based money transfer. Second, by...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-08-16 00:00:00
The opaque purchasing practices of global apparel brands seem to be posing problems for various RMG-exporting countries, limiting the scope of not only fair trading but also of smooth management of apparel factories. Bangladesh, like some other major suppliers of...
The size of the distressed assets in the country's banking sector, as shown in the Bangladesh Bank (BB)'s latest Financial Stability Report (FSR), is bound to stir up concern afresh. Commendably enough, the central bank has prepared the FSR for...
SAUME SAPTAPARNA | 2023-08-16 00:00:00
There is a world of taste in Dhaka's bustling streets. The city's street cuisine is a feast for the senses, from the spicy odours of fuchka and jhalmuri to the sweet smell of gulab jamun. It's is a way of...
ADITYA BASUNIA | 2023-08-16 00:00:00
In the heart of the colourful cities of Bangladesh, where bustling streets meet the weary faces of commuters, exists a group of unsung heroes: the elderly rickshaw pullers, workers, and sellers. Their faces, etched with lines of experience and the...
HELAL UDDIN AHMED | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
The meeting between Prime Minister Mujib and President Castro was arranged near the end of NAM summit. On the day of the summit, news reached Algiers at noon that food-riot and looting had started in Chile following disruptions in food...
S A KARIM | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
The conspirators were so sure that Mushtaque would agree to be on board that no effort was made to contact him until a few days before the coup attempt. Khondakar Mushtaque and Khondakar Rashid shared the same family name. Khondakars...
SHEIKH HASINA | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
Road 32, Dhanmondi It was not dawn yet. Azan, the call for prayers from a faraway mosque was flowing through. All on a sudden sound of gunshots filled the air. Shots were being fired around a house on road 32...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
It is rather hard to point to a time when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman graduated from a politician into a statesman. And yet there all those moments in Bangladesh's history when we can definitively point to phases which threw light...
MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 14 (UNB):Seventeen more members of the newly formed militant outfit 'Imam Mahmud's Kafela' were arrested while fleeing at Karmadha in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday.Quoting local people, Abdus Salek, officer-in-charge of Kulaura Police Station, said the...
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and the rest of the country on Monday, reports UNB.The earthquake was felt at 8:49pm Bangladesh time and the epicentre of the earthquake was 47 km ENE of Sylhet at a depth of 35 km,...
War-crime convict Allama Delwar Hossain Sayeedi passed away on Monday night while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He was 83, report agencies. Dhaka Central Jail Jailer Mahbubul Islam confirmed the matter Sayeedi was taken to Shahabuddin...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
Foreign Ministry has sent a letter to the US State Department requesting the US government to take necessary steps to send back Rashed Chowdhury, the convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to Bangladesh immediately."Few days ago, we have sent...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
Traffic system in Dhaka and Chattogram will witness a new shift in next two months as Dhaka Elevated Expressway opens on September 02, Karnaphuli Tunnel on October 28 and Agargaon-Motijheel metro in mid-October.Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader disclosed...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
The much-awaited Universal Pension Scheme gets going Thursday to bring Bangladesh's growing elderly population under a sustainable social-security system, with state exchequer paying half of poor's premium.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would inaugurate the scheme virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban....
FE REPORT | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
The death toll from dengue fever in the country has crossed 400 this year, with 18 deaths registered on Monday.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 18 deaths in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
A total of 1,237,357 new taxpayers were added by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in the last fiscal year due to the fiscal measures incorporated in the Finance Bill-2022.From June 1, 2022, the revenue board made the submission of...
The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 48th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today (Tuesday) with due respects and solemnity. Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally killed...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
Value addition to exportable garments increases faster to 65.97 per cent in the last fiscal, the highest in a decade, as expanding local backward-linkage industry spurs the growth.The main export sector of Bangladesh, ready-made garment (RMG), used to depend on...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature...
Syed Manzur Elahi, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, East West University (EWU) and a former adviser to a caretaker government, inaugurating cafeteria on the EWU campus in the city on Monday. Professor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, Chief Adviser of EWU and a...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-15 00:00:00
Flood situation in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts is likely to improve from today (Tuesday), as water level of the Teesta River may fall. It may flow below the danger level at Dalia and Kaunia points in the next 24...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 14 (UNB): A delegation from the United States Congress on Monday visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. They arrived at the Cox's Bazar airport and immediately travelled to the Rohingya camps this morning. The delegation includes...
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