The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) on Wednesday asked their students to join their classes from Saturday as they have already taken responsibility of Dwip’s treatment.
Month: April 2013
No progress in import of Myanmar electricity
Despite Bangladesh’s effort to import electricity from neighbouring Myanmar, there is no virtual progress in this regard in last two years.
BGB recover Tk 106 cr smuggled goods
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has so far recovered various smuggled goods worth about Tk 106 crore from across the country in the first three months of the current year.
Cop among three injured in gunfight at Tarabo
A policeman and two other people were injured in a gunfight between police and carjackers at Tarabo in Rupganj thana of Naryanganj district on Tuesday night.
Allow undisclosed money in real estate: REHAB
Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) on Wednesday demanded among other things the scope to invest legally earned undisclosed money in the real estate sector for five to ten years from next fiscal. They placed the demands during…
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Bangladesh, Zimbabwe in basement battle
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh begin Test cricket’s basement battle Wednesday as the two teams look to measure their personal progress in a two-match series.
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Why stop rickshaw-pullers wearing lungi: HC
The High Court has asked why the decision to stop the rickshaw-pullers wearing lungi entering Baridhara at the capital’s Gulshan would not be declared illegal.
BNP blasts PM’s stand against caretaker govt
Accusing the government of carrying out repression on the opposition, MK Anwar said, “There’s no peace in people’s minds.
Lightning kills 4 in Cox’s Bazar
Four people, including two women, were killed in separate lightning strikes at different places of the district on Tuesday.
Bridges Division seeks Padma design
The Bridges Division of the Communications Ministry has moved a proposal seeking an increase in the contract value of the Padma Bridge’s detailed design consultant.
Violence overshadows govt achievements: FM
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday said the achievements of the government in human rights areas have been overshadowed by the mindless violence and atrocities carried out by Jamaat-Shibir men and their alliances in the last few months.
Dhaka strongly condemns terror strikes in Boston
Bangladesh on Tuesday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Boston during the famous Boston Marathon where three innocent lives were lost, including that of a child, and many others were injured.
Migration arrangement not a problem: Minister
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said the decision to send workers to Malaysia on a government-to-government (G to G) arrangement cannot be a matter of confrontation between the government and the private recruiting agencies.
No plan to cancel Amar Desh declaration: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday said the government has neither cancelled the declaration of Amar Desh nor it has any plan to do so.
Citizen committee to protect rail stations: Minister
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque on Tuesday said citizen committee will be formed in all rail stations across the country aiming to protect properties of railway from subversive activities.
Dhaka-Delhi-Thimphu meet on hydro-power Thursday
The first meetings of the India-Bangladesh-Bhutan working group on water and power and the working group on transit and connectivity will be held in Dhaka on Thursday and Friday respectively.
Hearing on Jamaat registration adjourned
The larger bench of High Court division on Tuesday adjourned until April 18 the hearing on a rule following a writ petition against the registration of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party.
Ban on providing new gas connections goes
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday lifted a previous ban on providing new gas connections by the government to households and industrial units.
Two tri-nation river alliances in offing
The influential Indian English daily has reported from New Delhi that India has already approved the composition of a working group on water and power that will coordinate with Bangladesh and Nepal to harness the tremendous potential for development of…
Baseball biopic 42 tops US Box office
Baseball biopic 42 has topped the US Box office earning $27.3m (£17.8m) in its opening weekend.
British Muslims against UK history curriculum
Muslim Council of Britain attacks new plans for teaching history in British schools, for omitting reference to Islam’s trade, cultural and military achievements
Rankings at stake in Bangladesh tour
Zimbabwe and Bangladesh players will aim to improve their rankings in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings when the two sides go head to head in a two-Test series that starts in Harare Wednesday.
Govt must take responsibility for any chaos: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said the ruling Awami League must take the responsibility in case of any chaotic situation in the country for its desperate bid to cling to power. “They (govt) want to hang onto…
OIC warns against violence against Myanmar Muslims
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has warned against the spread of violence against Muslims in Myanmar to neighbouring areas.
Panel to probe bomb blasts near vehicle in Khulna
A two-member probe panel was formed on Sunday to look into Friday’s crude bomb explosions near Khulna City Corporation vehicle in front of the Chamber Bhaban in Khulna city. The vehicle was to carryIndian Commissioner Pankaj Saran.
B’desh yet to get details of TAPI gas pipeline project
Despite its keen interest to join the four-nation Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Bangladesh is yet to get any technical details of the region’s mega energy scheme.
Elections in five city corporations ‘before Ramadan’
Elections to five city corporations, including the newly-formed Gazipur one, are likely to be held before Ramadan, election commissioner Javed Ali said on Monday.
Services chiefs to work as per oaths
DHAKA – The army, navy and air force chiefs today pledged before a parliamentary body to discharge duties to uphold the constitution as per their oaths.