Speaker of the Parliament Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Sunday said she is ready for the dialogue between ruling party and opposition.
Month: May 2013
Ziauddin’s contempt rule settled
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 disposed of its rule brought against Ahmed Ziauddin, a Bangladeshi legal expert in Belgium.
President emphasizes ensuring quality education
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday emphasized ensuring quality higher education at all universities across the country.
61 BD men return from Sri Lanka
Some 61 Bangladeshi nationals, who were detained by Sri Lankan coast guard in February, returned from Sri Lanka.
Drilling of 9th Bakhrabad gas well begin
The state-owned Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL) has started drilling at the ninth well of Bakhrabad Gas Field in Muradngar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.
Proposal by 10-day : WB to assist BD for RMG industrial park
The World Bank (WB) will propose to Bangladesh within 7-10 days regarding financial and technical assistance for construction of garment industrial park.
MA Mannan takes over as MD of Islami Bank
Managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mohammad Abdul Mannan, who has been reappointed to the post for another three years, took over the charge on Sunday.
Charge framing in Biswajit case May 26
A Dhaka court on Sunday fixed May 26 for charge framing against 21 accused in Biswajit Das murder case. Judge of Dhaka’s Metropolitan Session Judge Court Md Jahurul Haque passed the order Sunday after taking the case into cognizance. Of…
Slum children get free school bags
Free school bags were distributed among the students, slum children, of Swapnopuri School at Mohammadpur in the city on Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Nihshartho Bhalobasha at Cannes
Ananta and Barsha starred film Nihshartho Bhalobasha will have its world premiere Friday at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
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BGB member killed in clash with Hefazat buried
A BGB member was killed in a clash with Hefajat –e-Islam activists at Narayanganj was buried at his village Saljhor under Bhurungamari upazila in Kurigram district recently. The dead body was taken in his village from Dhaka by a helicopter…
Moulvibazar Diploma Engrs form human chain
As part of central programme, Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB), Moulvibazar district unit, formed a human chain to press home their two-point demands at Moulvibazar Press Club premises on Tuesday.After the human chain, IDEB, Moulvibazar Unit sent a memorandum…
12 shops looted in Chitalmari
Some 12 shops of different items of Nalua bazar under Chitalmari Upazila in the district were ransacked and looted by the opponents on Thursday in the morning, it is alleged. As result, the owners of the shops and shop keepers…
30m cft gas to be added to national grid
UNB, Brahmanbari Drilling of no. 20 well of Titas gas field in Brahmanbaria has been completed. Upon completion of the drilling, 30 million cubic feet (cft) gas from this well could be supplied to the national grid. To resolve the…
Fugitive rape accused arrested
Police arrested a fugitive accused in a rape case from Baroichara bus stand in Sripur upazila of the district on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Ripon Biswas, 24, son of Montaj Biswas at Takhalpur village of the upazila. Officer-in-charge…
Jhalakathi farmers beam at good sesame yield
Farmers in the district are taking delight in the highest production of sesame seeds they have got this season. This year, sesame was cultivated on 800 hectares of land in the district against the targeted 1,049 hectares. Sources said being…
Youth held with Phensidyl in Magura
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 30 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Vainamore bus stand in the district town on Friday. The arrestee identified as Abul Kalam,24, hails from Jessore district town. Officer-in-charge (OC) Jahangir Alam of…
18 fined for trading shrimp fry illegally in Pirojpur
A mobile court in Pirojpur sadar upazila on Saturday fined 18 people Tk1,000 each on charge of trading shrimp fry illegally. Officer-in-charge M Tajuddin Manik of the Detective Branch (DB) of police said acting on a tip-off, a team of…
Cyclone cause water-logging, disrupt power supply
Barisal Correspondent Barisal city suffered from water logging and lack of power and water supply for more than 12 hours on Thursday due to hit of Mahasen, the first cyclone of the season formed in the Bay of Bengal. The…
Juba Dal calls hartal in Rangpur Div today
The divisional unit of Juba Dal, the associate body of BNP for youths, has called a half-day hartal in Rangpur division for Monday demanding release of its central president Moazzem Hossain Alal and BNP leaders Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Barkatullah…
Rabindra Festival ends in Moulvibazar
Our Correspondent A day long Rabindra-Festival on the occasion of the 152nd birth anniversary of Bishwa Kobi Rabindranath Tagore was at Moulvibazar M.Saifur Rahman Auditorium on Thursday night. Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy, Moulvibazar unit organized the festival The festival included discussions…
Abducted school girl rescued after 80 days
Bogra Correspondent An abducted school girl was rescued by the local police from Dupchanchia bus stand area on Friday noon. The rescued girl was identified as Farjana Khatun, 16, daughter of Mojahar Ali of Atgram village under Chamrul union of…
RAB seize phencidyl, hemp in Bogra
Bogra Correspondent Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized 60 bottles phincidyl in a toolbox of a bus and two kilograms of hemp under the position of two drug traders from the different places in the district on May 17 and 15.…
Death preferable to life at Guantanamo
By Marjorie Cohn, More than 100 of the 166 detainees at Guantanamo are starving themselves to death. Twenty-three of them are being force-fed. “They strap you to a chair, tie up your wrists, your legs, your forehead and tightly around…
Sweden hosts Eurovision as Bonnie Tyler makes debut
The Swedish city of Malmo is gearing up to host the Eurovision Song Contest final with 26 countries set to perform for millions of TV viewers.
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Khaleda to be handled with iron hand: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned opposition leader Khaleda Zia of dire consequences if she does not refrain from destructive activities like arson attacks and murders.
53 BNP men rearrested at Kashimpur Jail gate
Some 53 BNP leaders and activists were rearrested at Kashimpur Central Jail gate on Saturday after their release on bail in various cases filed in connection with the recent violence in the city.