The High Court has directed the government to issue within 48 hours a machine readable passport (MRP) to BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Moudud Ahmed. The bench of Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the order…
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Gallantry award for civilians on cards: Minister
The government has planned to honour civilians with gallantry award for their heroic role in the War of Liberation, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque told Parliament on Wednesday. Taking part in the general discussions on thanksgiving motion on…
Bogra Sonali Bank burglary: 3 high-ups suspended
Three high officials of Sonali Bank Ltd have been suspended in connection with the looting of Tk 30.80 lakh from its Adamdighi branch in Bogra district. The action was taken against Sonali Bank General Manager (Head Office) Hasan Iqbal, its…
BCL men go berserk for tender in Pabna
Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League went on the rampage and vandalised the local Education Engineering Department office after failing to win the tender for work worth Tk 1.75 crore in lottery. Executive engineer of Pabna EED ATM Faruk Al Maruf…
ACC interrogates BNP leader Anny
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday quizzed BNP leader Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny over his alleged involvement in acquiring wealth illegally, said an ACC official. The commission deputy director Monzur Morshed interrogated Anee at the ACC head office for one…
Muhith blames global recession for revenue shortfall
Minister for Finance AMA Muhith on Wednesday told Parliament that the current political situation in the country and ongoing global economic recesses have fallen direct and negative impacts on realising of government revenue, investment, import and export trade. “Resulting in…
Oil, gas exploration deal signed
State-owned Petrobangla has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Santos-Kris Energy, an Australia-Singapore joint venture, for hydrocarbon exploration in the shallow sea Block-11 in the Bay of Bengal. Petrobangla’s subsidiary, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX), will…
TCB to sell 5 essential items before Ramadan
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said that the government has decided to start selling five essential commodities in open market to check price hike 15 days before Ramadan begins. “Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has taken preparation so that…
ACC team to probe Taka 3,500 crore Basic Bank graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday reconstituted its probe team to investigate alleged embezzlement of about Tk 3,500 crore from the state-run BASIC Bank Limited, said an ACC official. He said with this the commission reconstituted the team for the…
12 household toxins should be banish from one’s home
Healthy home alert! To save money, protect your health, and help the environment, give these toxic tenants an eviction notice.
BNP wants immediate national election
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the government to immediately hold an inclusive national election to restore democracy. “Whatever has happened, happened… let’s take the country forward by holding a free, fair and credible election under a…
Hasina assails those who talk against Gopalganj
In an apparent reaction to Khaleda Zia’s recent remarks over Gopalganj, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said those who have failed to forget their old lords are against the country’s independence and they do not like Gopalganj. “Those who…
Low quality zinc fertilisers flood Khulna markets
Expected yield eludes farmers Different types of inferior quality zinc sulphate fertiliser are being sold openly at the fertiliser and pesticide shops in the markets of nine upazilas of Khulna district, including the city, much to the detriment of agriculture…
BNP leader Khandakar Mosharraf held
Police picked up BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday night. A team of Gulshan Police Station picked up the BNP leader from his Gulshan residence around 10:25pm, his son Barrister Maruf Mosharraf told UNB over phone. He…
2 held with 388 bottles of Phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 388 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Jamalpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
One held with Phensidyl in Satkhira
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a drug peddler along with 300 bottles of Phensidyl in Ramchandrapur area of the district town on Tuesday afternoon.
136 accused held in Sylhet
Police in separate drives arrested 136 accused in different cases from different areas of the city and four districts of Sylhet division early Tuesday.
Khoka resigns as Dhaka City BNP convener
BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka has resigned from the post of convener of the party’s Dhaka metropolitan unit. “I don’t want to handle this responsibility anymore. I have asked the leader (Khaleda Zia) to reorganise the Metropolitan city unit. She…
9 BNP, JCD men sent to jail in N’ganj
A court here on Tuesday sent nine local activists of BNP and its student body Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) to jail rejecting their bail petitions in a case filed for bomb explosion.
Light pollution ‘affects bats’ tropical seed dispersal’
Light pollution could affect the regeneration of tropical rainforests because it disrupts the behaviour of seed dispersing bats, a study suggests.
2 dailies, 7 journos cleared of contempt charges
The High Court has ignored contempt of court charges against Samakal, Naya Diganta and seven journalists. Justices Naima Haider and Zafar Ahmed cleared them of the charges after they apologised unconditionally during hearing on the contempt rule on Wednesday. Lawyer…
Ozil’s vanishing act a real worry for Arsenal
Loldon – When Arsenal paid a club record 42 million pounds for Mesut Ozil last August it was with nights like Tuesday in Munich in mind.
Padma bridge, Ramphal plant among 6 priority projects: PM
Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told Parliament that her government has given priority to implement six important projects including Padma multipurpose bridge and Rampal coal-based power plant projects with a view to speeding up…
Indian Premier League to open in United Arab Emirates for election
The opening matches of the Indian Premier League will be held in the United Arab Emirates to avoid a clash with the country’s general election.
G7 warns Russia on ‘annexing’ Crimea
Leaders of the G7 group of nations have called on Russia to stop all efforts to “annex” Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Last communication reveals Malaysian plane was all okay before it vanished
The last communication received from a Malaysia Airlines plane suggests everything was normal on board minutes before it went missing over the South China Sea, Malaysian authorities say.
Sri Lankan hangman resigns in shock at sight of gallows
A newly recruited hangman in Sri Lanka has resigned in shock after being shown the gallows for the first time.
Confusion deepens over missing plane
Search teams are scouring waters off both sides of the Malaysian peninsula, amid confusion over a missing Malaysia Airlines plane’s last known location.
Messi another player when he’s with Argentina: Pele
Pele says Lionel Messi is not as good for Argentina as he is for Barcelona as a result of a lack of understanding with his international teammates.
2 bikers killed in Barisal road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Razar Char in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.