The High Court here on Monday granted six-month anticipatory bail to former Health and Family Welfare Minister and BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case. An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar Ahmed passed…
The government is examining the matter of giving permission to two closed private TV channels—Diganta TV and Islamic TV to resume their operation. Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu told the Parliament while replying to a question from Jatiya Party…
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has set a target of producing around 1.25 lakh tonnes sweet potato from around 8,000 hectares land in the country’s northwest region during the current season.
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday alleged that the government is pushing the country’s political situation towards a deeper crisis through its increased repressive acts. “Retaining power through a farcical election, this illegal government keeps on arresting the leaders and…
Four political parties — Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB), Gano Forum and Nagarik Oikya — on Sunday slammed the government for its move to commercialise education in the country’s public universities. Addressing a human chain,…
Speakers at a function here on Sunday stressed the need for providing quality and standard services to the municipality dwellers regularly through ensuring transparency and accountability.
More than 3324 dropout students from the distressed and underprivileged communities in the city are getting financial grants valued at around Taka 1.79 crore for continuing their institutional learning in the city Grants of Taka 64.32 lakh have, so far,…
BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman on Monday called for changing the government accusing it of killing democracy through the January 5 parliamentary elections. “We want downfall of this autocratic government. It has killed democracy,” he told a discussion –The…
A BRAC official identified as Zafar Iqbal, 40 was killed yesterday in a road crash under Madhukhali upazilla on Dhaka-Khulna Highway.
US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Monday reconfirmed America’s views on January 5 elections saying there has been no change in USA’s position which called for immediate dialogue to hold election as soon as possible. He, however, said it…
Police recovered body a young girl with slit throat in Soyedabad area in the town on Sunday night.
Train communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet, which remained suspended following a derailment in Gangasagar area of Akhaura upazila, resumed after about 10 hours early Monday.
Parliament on Monday witnessed a debate as question was raised over Jatiya Party’s stance simultaneously in the treasury and opposition benches. The debate resumed when independent lawmaker Rustom Ali Faraji questioned the role of opposition Jatiya Party that shared the…
All types of export and import-related activities at Hili land port will remain closed for the next four days from Monday because of the ongoing road reconstruction works on the Indian side.
An unidentified young man died after fell down slipping off a running train at Rupdia railway station on the Jessore-Khulna route on Sunday evening.
Some 4,254 private sector small and medium industries under the BSCIC across the country incurred loss of Tk 7150.25 crore due to the “destructive activities by the BNP-led 18-party alliance over the trial of the war criminals.”
German Maria Hoefl-Riesch retained her Olympic super combined title in Sochi after an impressive slalom display.
Fulham defender Dan Burn has likened defending against Manchester United to playing in the Conference.
Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead eight people, including an eight-year-old girl and her father, at a faith healer’s house in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
Italy has reacted angrily to an Indian decision to try two Italian marines, accused of killing two fishermen, under an anti-piracy law.
“I came to tell the world I’m an openly gay man,” the defensive lineman told ESPN. “If I work hard, if I make plays – that’s all that should matter.”
French President Francois Hollande and US counterpart Barack Obama have issued a joint call for an “ambitious” global climate change agreement.
Thousands of homes along the River Thames are threatened with flooding as water levels continue to rise.
Although the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead divides its time between Rick and Carl’s increasingly contentious relationship and Michonne’s crisis of faith, its conclusion leaves you with a sense that you could almost put “Happily Ever” in front of…
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and a group of locals in Golachipa area of the city on Sunday night. Quoting Rab sources, officer-in-charge of Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station…
Police recovered the bodies of two people with the throats slashed from Natudah village in Damurhuda upazila on Monday morning.
A teacher of the National University has been indicted for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family on Facebook. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-ur-Rashid passed the order on Monday after rejecting a defence petition. He will hear…
The High Court has asked how Chief Whip ASM Feroz, accused of loan fraud, has become a Member of the Parliament. Justices Salma Masud Chowdhury and Md Habibul Gani issued the rule after a preliminary hearing on a writ petition…
Growing genetically modified ‘BT Brinjal’ is Bangladesh’s own decision and the US development agency engages with the process considering its need and environmental safety. The agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury last month distributed saplings of ‘BT brinjal’ to some farmers amid…
A fresh hearing on the 1981 murder of Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor will begin from Feb 27. The new judge of the First Additional District and Sessions Judge Court on Monday fixed the new date to hear the arguments…