Month: December 2012

Ferry operations remained suspended for several hours at the country’s two key river crossings– Mawa-Kewrakandi and Paturia-Daulatdia — on Friday night, like on many occasions this winter. Ferry services were stopped around 10:30pm on Friday due to heavy fog that…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named the President of the Awami League for the seventh time in a row at the party’s 19th triennial national council on Saturday. The incumbent General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has also been re-elected.…

Anisul Islam Noor The country’s power sector cannot work according to its plan as a group of influential, private power plant entrepreneurs, is creating barrier in different way to implement big power plant projects, an official of Power Development Board…

The results of the Cadet Colleges published on Thursday have been excellent in JSC across the country. Almost all of the candidates passed successfully while most of the students of more than 10 cadet colleges obtained GPA-5. Sylhet Cadet College…

Ratan Tata retired as chairman of Tata Group after a 50-year run on Friday, but kept away from office on his last day at the helm of one of country’s oldest business empires. Tata, who turned 75 on Friday, is…

Mawa-Kewrakandi ferry operations resumed on Friday morning after 10 hours of halt due to heavy fog. BIWTC Mawa terminal Manager Sirajul Haque told bdnews24.com lack of visibility halted ferry services on Thursday midnight, forcing seven loaded ferries to stay put…

Home Minister MK Alamgir ruled out the report published by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) about graft on Friday. The minister claimed the law enforcers now have succeeded more in preventing crimes than that of any other times. “The law enforcers…

BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman said BNP will not let to hold any Upazila Parishad polls in the country before the national election. He came up with the observation while addressing a programme at the Shaheed Minar premises of…

Two people were killed in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area of the capital Friday morning. Of the deceased, one was identified as Aklima, 27, a garment worker. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station duty officer Md Bozlar Rahman told banglanews the accident took place…

Real Estate Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) demanded direct support of the government to enhance the housing sector for the wellbeing of the people through providing them with well-facilitated flats. Leaders of the epic body of REHAB sought the government’s cooperation…

Corruption and harassment have come down in Bangladesh’s service and health sectors in comparison to the last year, says the local chapter of Transparency International. A total of 55.83pc household complained of falling prey to graft of any form, according…

Dec28:Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Friday stated nobody asked Bangladesh to stop the on-going trial of suspected war criminals at the two international war crimes tribunals for their alleged role in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Her…

bdnews24.com Two Advisors to the Prime Minister have advocated continuing with contractual hiring in bureaucratic jobs but the civil servants have opposed the provision of such ‘outsourcing’ proposed in the draft Civil Servants Law 2012. The draft law is expected…

bdnews24.com The government on Thursday appointed former Dhaka University Professor AHM Habibur Rahman to the loan scam-hit Sonali Bank as its new Chairman. The Ministry of Finance issued a gazette to this effect on Thursday. Prime Asia University’s School of…

bdnews24.com The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to sue five associate organisations of Hall-Mark Group for misappropriating a massive amount of money from the largest state-owned commercial bank, Sonali Bank Ltd. The anti-graft watchdog’s Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya…

bdnews24.com The Election Commission (EC) is planning to hold elections to upazila councils before next national polls. Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz said on Thursday the voting in the upazila councils would be held in August next year. The national elections…

bdnews24.com Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan said that a final decision to tour Pakistan will be made by Sunday. Hassan made the remarks on sidelines of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Thursday.…

bdnews24.com Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s defence on Thursday began presenting facts in its bid for a retrial followed by a similar application on behalf of Ghulam Azam. Senior defence counsel Mizanul Islam drew references from an alleged Skype conversation…

banglanews24.com Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, categorically said opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia is playing with snake basket on her head. The premier came up with the allegation while inaugurating the council of Dhaka City Awami…

bdnews24.com Results of Primary and Junior level terminal board examinations are out. 97.35 percent of the fifth graders have passed Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations. 92.45 have passed the Ebtedayee Terminal Examinations (EBT) and 86.97 have passed the Junior School…

Greenwatch report The 805-metre Banani overpass in the capital was opened for traffic movement on Thursday. The overpass will greatly facilitate free flow of traffic over the Banani rail crossing which earlier caused huge tailbacks on the Airport Road, with…

Greenwatch report Former Jamaat chief Ghulam Azam’s counsel on Thursday completed his submission on behalf of his client, while Moulana Delwar Hossain Saidee’s lawyer advocate Mizamul Islam started his submission on behalf of Saidee at 12 noon. The International Crimes…

Staff Reporter Public hearing on power price hike proposal of Rural Electrification Board (REB) was held at Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) in Dhaka on Thursday. REB chairman Brigadier Mainuddin pointed out in the hearing that during the last price…

banglanews24.com DHAKA: Expressing concern, the Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkey envoy to Dhaka Mehmet Vakur Erkul to explain the reason about why the Turkey delegation is lobbying for war criminals by misusing special visa. Acting foreign secretary Mustafa Kamal made…

banglanews24.com DHAKA: Following the Sidr cyclone that hit the South Western part of Bangladesh, the then External Affairs Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee, in November 2007, announced that India would construct shelters for cyclone victims in 11 villages in Bagerhat District.…

banglanews24.com RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Met office recorded the lowest temperature of the district and the year as 8.8-degree Celsius on Wednesday. Rajshahi Met office Acting Officer Ashraful Islam told banglanews that earlier the lowest temperature was recorded at 9.6 degree C…

bdnews24.com Master batsman Sachin Tendulkar thanked the fans for their overwhelming support after he announced his retirement from ODIs, reports Cricbuzz. He tweeted saying, “Words are not enough to express my thanks to each of you for all the love…

bdnews24.com Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim ended a successful year by completing his Masters degree in History from Jahangirnagar University on Sunday. According to a report on the ESPNcricinfo website, the chirpy wicketkeeper-batsman’s area of specialisation was in contemporary South Asian…

bdnews24.com Pakistan held their nerve to clinch a 5-wicket win with two deliveries to spare over India as they resume their bilateral cricket rivalry after five years with the first of two Twenty20 matches on Tuesday. India failed to capitalise…

bdnews24.com The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was rising , with less than an hour left for close of Wednesday’s trade , despite opposition BNP road rallies across the capital. The general index stood over 4,183 points…