At least 500 workers of a garment factory fell sick after having tap water at the factory in Bhogra area of the city on Wednesday.
Month: June 2013
John Kerry’s visit June 25: TICFA treaty likely
United States Secretary of State John F Kerry would pay a short visit to Dhaka on June 25.
Cylinder-blast in UAE 5 Bangladeshis killed
At least five Bangladeshis and four others were killed and seven others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a pesticide factory in Sharjah of United Arab Emirates.
Respect rules for fair polls: Duncan
The visiting UK minister of state understands dialogue between the two major political parties in the current political standoff is ‘difficult’ but reminded them of the fundamental rules of democratic politics so that elections could be conducted.
Opposition walks out again
Opposition MPs on Wednesday rejoined Parliament after walking out following an altercation between senior BNP lawmaker Moudud Ahmed and Jute and Textile Minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
Salahuddin, Shahjahan, Alal freed
Opposition BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed and Mohammad Shahjahan, and Jubo Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal were freed on bail on Wednesday evening.
BNP not joining budget session
Opposition BNP will not join the budget session on Thursday.
Budget to be placed today
The national budget for the fiscal year 2013-2014 will be placed before the parliament on June 6.
Ban on YouTube lifted
An eight-month old ban on popular video sharing website YouTube in the country has been lifted, BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose told bdnews24.com on Wednesday.
$198mn ADB loan for regional highway, land ports
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will give US$ 198 million in loan to help upgrade a critical regional highway and two land ports in Bangladesh for boosting connectivity and trade across South Asia.
Smartphone sales to grow 18%
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to grow by 18 percent a year to reach 1.5 billion units and to account for 73 percent of all mobile phone shipments in 2017, according to Canalys.
Schoolboy jailed for stalking college girl
A mobile court sentenced a schoolboy to two years’ imprisonment on charge of harassing a college girl sexually in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday. The convict, Roni, 17, son of Minhaj Uddin, is a resident of Sadhuti village of the upazila.…
Contraband worth Tk40 lakh seized in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized huge contraband items worth Tk40 lakh from Tulsidanga area in Kolaroa upazila of the district on Thursday. Mujibur Rahman, Nayeb subedar of BGB 38 Jhaudanga BOP, said the border force…
Record highest boro yield in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi are in a upbeat mood as they could achieve bumper production of boro paddy this year, exceeding all previous records. They could yield highest ever amount of boro despite onslaughts of the tropical storm Mahasen that buffeted…
Man gets life term for killing boy
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing a minor boy. The convict was identified as Alam Hossain, 32, son of Asgor Ali, resident of Katagari village in Tarash upazila. Judge Omme Kulsum of…
Mango trader dies falling from human hauler
A mango trader died after falling from a human hauler (Alam Shadu) near a petrol pump in Fakirhat upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Turfan Sheikh 34, son of Elahi Sheikh of Tentulia village of Satkhira district. Officer-in-charge…
SAU student dies falling from rooftop in Sylhet
A student of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) died after falling off the rooftop of a building in the city’s Mirabazar area early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Masum Ahmed, student of the 19th batch of the Faculty of Veterinary…
48-hr transport strike begins in Rangpur
The transport workers in Rangpur division went on a 48-hour strike on Wednesday morning to press home their 14-point demand. Road communications on at least 54 routes of eight districts of the division with other parts of the country came…
Ziaur Rahman’s Martyrdom observed in Moulvibazar
32nd Martyrdom day of the President the woeful 30th May Ziaur Rahman. In the early hours of the morning of 30 May 1981, he was assassinated by a group ofdisgruntled army officers at the Chittagong Circuit House. Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
KCC polls: Outsiders’ presence panics voters
Voters of the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) have been passing their days amid extreme anxiety due to excessive presence of the outsiders in the city ahead of the election. Particularly the voters of the wards on the Bhairab River and…
RCC mayoral candidates pledge development
Three candidates vying for the mayoral post in upcoming election of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) have expressed their commitment of development of the metropolis if they were elected. Facing the public and responding to their various questions they expressed their…
Zia Parishad complains of EC’s role in BCC poll
Zia Parishad, a front organisation of main opposition BNP, held human chain and rally protesting biasness of EC and administration in BCC election The rally was held in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall, during the meeting of Election Commissioner Muhammad…
Community policing festival held in C’nawabganj
Community policing festival was held in Chapainawabganj on Monday afternoon. Chapainawabganj police arranged a discussion meeting at Chapainawabganj Stadium on the occasion of the association of USA’s high commission office in Dhaka and Bangladesh Centre for Communication Programmes (BCCP) and…
Three held with heroin in Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar Executive Magistrate Suhana Islam conducted a mobile court and arrested three people with 10 grammes of heroin worth Tk 1 lakh from their possession at Hotel Mudubhan in Moulvibazar city on Tuesday. The arrestees are Ram Roy(38),JangirHoussin(50) Sumam Chakorvoty…
Call to enact new law to save forests
Speakers at a discussion at Rajshahi University yesterday urged the government to enact a new forest law to preserve the forest . With the theme of the day “Think. Eat. Save” Institute of Environmental Science (IES) of the university organised…
Meritorious students in Gouripur get reception
Positive Think Bangladesh (PTF) distributed crest and plants among the students of different schools and madrashas who got GPA-5 in the S.S.C and Dhakhil examination in 2013 at Gouripur Upazila in Mymensingh on Sunady. The former Vice President of Bangladesh…
BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj
agriculture BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj Field Day of BRRI paddy was observed at Boiltali under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj on Monday. ACI Crop Care and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj jointly arranged the programme. According…
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Works of Chuadanga stadium near completion
The construction works of a new stadium in the district is nearing completion.
2 foreign pistols, bullets recovered in Rajshahi
Police recovered two foreign pistols, four magazines and 17 rounds of bullets in Kasiadanga intersection on Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj Highway under Rajpara Police Station in the city on Monday afternoon.