A four-storey highly vulnerable building with some 1,000 people of 140 families in the city’s Pallabi area was being evacuated on Monday.
Day: May 20, 2013
Ban on rallies, meetings govt’s last card: BNP
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar on Monday alleged that the government is using the ‘ban on rallies and public meetings’ as its last card to cling to power and subdue the opposition.
No ‘permission politics’ in democracy: BNP
Taking a swipe at the government for ‘restricting rallies and meetings for a month’, BNP standing committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan on Monday said his party will not accept the politics of undertaking.
3 Hefajat leaders placed on 4-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed three leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam, arrested on Sunday night, on a two-day remand each in two cases filed over the May 5 city violence.
Rights group for time-bound CHT Accord execution
The Human Rights Forum Bangladesh (HRFB) on Monday demanded time-bound actions to implement the CHT Peace Accord.
New BGB sector, two battalions launched
A new sector and two battalions of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have started journey in Cox’s Bazar and Khagrachhari districts to ensure better border management.
Pak High Commissioner meets President
President Abdul Hamid on Monday laid emphasis on exchanging visits between lawmakers of Bangladesh and Pakistan under Bangladesh-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Association.
17-day fresh remand sought for Shibir chief
Police on Monday sought a 17-day fresh remand for Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delwar Hossain in two cases.
Editors’ statement on Mahmudur irks Inu
Defending the government action against vernacular Daily Amar Desh and two private channels, Diganta TV and Islamic Television, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday said there is no link between the freedom of press and the shutdown of the…
Swiss-Bangla political consultation Tuesday
Assistant State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Ambassador Beat Nobs arrived here on Monday on a three day visit.
Stocks maintain uptrend
Share prices at the country’s both bourses—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –- continued to gain on Monday.
Yahoo ‘to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn’
Yahoo’s board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say. The acquisition is expected to be announced as early as Monday.
Latif Siddique pulls up US envoy
The Textiles and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddique has tersely objected to US envoy Dan Mozena’s asking managements to allow trade union rights in readymade garment factories.
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Sharapova sparks French Open fears
Sharapova, a former two-time winner in Rome, announced her decision to pull out prior to her scheduled semi-final meeting with Italian seventh seed Sara Errani on Friday.
Tk 1 crore revenue loss from forests
The government is being deprived of revenue worth about Tk1 crore every year due to corrupt practices by some dishonest officials and employees in the Sunamganj forest department.
Road accidents kill 5 injure 15 in Pabna, Comilla
Three people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in Pabna Sadar upazila early Sunday and on Saturday night.
Dacoit-injured man succumbs to death in Hospital
Amal Krisna Dey (65) who was fatally injured in the hands of the dacoits expired in hospital while he was being given treatment.
Missing man found dead at Borolekha
Police recovered the body of a ‘missing’ man infront of a bridge Adompur village area in Borolekha Upazila of the district town on today around 10am.
18 councilor candidates’ nomination cancelled
Ahead of only 30 days from the Sylhet City Corporation election scheduled to be held on June 15, scrutiny of the submitted nomination papers started on Wednesday.
College student killed in Sylhet
A college student, who was admitted to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital on Thursday night after being critically injured in a traffic accident, died on Friday morning.
Thousands of cyclone victims still shelterless
Food relief items provided through district and upazila administration, started to reach to the cyclone Mahasen affected people along the south-east coastal areas of Barisal Division.
Bumper watermelon harvest in Thakurgaon
Watermelon growers of Thakurgaon district have achieved a bumper production and are getting fair price of the fruit this year. Favourable weather and absence of virus attack helped the growers achieve the feat this season.