Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday turned down a request for extension of deadline for submission of nomination paper of Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections by two or three days. Rejecting the Shoto Nagorik Committee proposal for…
Though BNP leaders collected nomination papers to contest the polls, the party-led 20-party alliance on Wednesday termed a ‘serious conspiracy, blueprint and farce’ the announcement of schedule for Dhaka and Chittagong city polls at a time when its movement is…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 40 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Begunbari in Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday.
Police arrested six leaders and activists of BNP for ‘sabotage plan’ from different places of the district on Tuesday night.
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 500 kilograms of jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 centimetres in length) from two launches in the Meghna River here early Wednesday.
Two alleged criminals were arrested while trying to snatch a motorcycle from a man in Gojar Beel area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
Police recovered the body of a retired public hospital doctor in sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
A-two day long Digital Innovation Fair-2015 has begun at in Fulchhari upazila headquarters in the district on Tuesday with a call to reach services to the doorsteps of the people.
In accordance with national population census, the total population of Gaibandha district is 23,79,255 — 11, 69, 127 males and 12, 10, 128 females-, BBS sources said here on Tuesday.
The 27th meeting of Town Level Coordination Committee (TLCC) of Faridpur pourashava was held yesterday at Ambica Memorial Hall.
Sadar upazila fisheries administration with the help of locals seized 250 kilograms of hilsa fry from a pickup van at Dalalbazar area and arrested one person in this connection on Tuesday.
Some 45 poor and distressed women were imparted skill development training for improving their living and livelihood training through income-generating activities.
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Glaciers in the upstream basin of the Brahmaputra, a 2,900-km-long river that originates from Tibet and flows into the Bay of Bengal, are likely to reduce alarmingly by the middle of the 21st century, according to an international body which…
The central bank has asked all banks to keep open their branches in Dhaka and Chittagong next weekend to facilitate submission of deposits by candidates in the city corporation polls.
Cult television thriller “The X-Files” will return for a limited series with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprising their FBI agent roles, Fox Broadcasting network said on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia is moving heavy military equipment including artillery to areas near its border with Yemen, US officials said on Tuesday, raising the risk that the Middle East’s top oil power will be drawn into the worsening Yemeni conflict.
By Jessica Cheam The man largely credited for Singapore’s rise from slum to eco-city since its independence in 1965, Lee Kuan Yew, died on Monday morning aged 91. Singapore’s founding father and first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died on…
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was received by Mr. Martin Schulz, President of European Parliament at his office in Brussels on 24 March 2015. They discussed about creating an European social business program aimed at turning unemployed youth into entrepreneurs,…
Jordan will sign an agreement with Russia’s State Corporation- ROSATOM for construction of a nuclear power plant in their territory by the end of current month. Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khalid Toukan disclosed the information while addressing a…
North Korea is in the process of developing a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Admiral Cecil D. Haney confirmed during testimony to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. The existence of such a program, suspected for at least the…
The British House of Commons has recorded an early day motion (EDM) supported by 10 MPs noting with alarm the lack of free and open democratic process in Bangladesh. The motion sponsored by liberal democrat Huppert Julian calls upon the…
Speakers at a discussion here Tuesday recalled the life and works of late journalist Saiful Islam Talukder, who died on March 14, for his outstanding role for realising demands of journalist community. “Talukder always worked sincerely to the cause of…
SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD DHAKA, Bangladesh—A heavy crackdown on antigovernment protesters in Bangladesh has been fueling anger and fear within the country’s opposition movement, creating an opening for militant extremism to take root here, rights advocates and others say. More than…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said over 12 crore people, out of the country’s 16 crore population, are mobile phone subscribers while 4.5 crore use the Internet. He said this while responding to a supplementary question…
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Tuesday said their party will join the elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong if a level-playing field is created for all. “Our decision over joining the polls…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited with the technical support of mobile-based service provider SSL Wireless launched online payment service through internet and mobile banking. The service was inaugurated at Islami Bank Tower in the city on Tuesday, said a press release.
Leaders of the ruling Awami League and 14-party combine on Tuesday said dialogue with BNP amounts to undermining the spirit of the country’s Liberation War. “Holding dialogue with BNP means giving them political concession despite carrying out subversive activities by…
The AL leadership is yet to announce the name of its nominee for Mayor of Dhaka city south although Syed Khokan has already become lound in his claim of getting the paarty nomination Khokon, son of former Dhaka mayor Mohammad…