By Olivia Becker Honesty isn’t the first adjective that leaps to mind when describing politicians. But at some point over the past year, acknowledging the truth went from being pretty necessary for US presidential candidates to something that was fully…
M Saifuzzaman Shohagh, a Chhatra League leader of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) unit who was reportedly picked up by Rab members on December 9, was found in Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong district on Wednesday.
Blaming the government for its lack of political commitment to save the country’s rivers, green activists here on Wednesday said the highly polluted rivers surrounding Dhaka city could be revived within five years if proper steps are taken.
A Supreme Court Lawyer on Wednesday sent a legal notice to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia asking her to seek unconditional apology from the nation for raising question about the figures of Liberation War martyrs.
Press Release Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk.5.00 million for setting CCTV at Gulshan-Banani residential area of Dhaka city.
STAFF REPORTER Speakers at a workshop yesterday said that Tk 50,000 crore investment will be required in the poultry sector by 2021 to meet the demand of eggs and chicken.
A fire was caught at a slum gutting a least 50 shanties in the city’s Tejgaon Silpanchal area on Wednesday afternoon.
STAFF REPORTER Diplomats from a number of countries were briefed yesterday by senior BNP leaders at chairperson’s Gulshan office on different election irregularities in which their candidates were not allowed to carry out election camping freely.
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday alleged that the congenial atmosphere for the forthcoming municipality polls is being destroyed due to violation of electoral code of conducts by the government ministers and ruling party lawmakers.
Court Correspondent A court of Dhaka on Wednesday once again deferred the hearing on charge framing against 23 BNP leaders and activists, including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Court Correspondent The defence lawyers of the graft case against Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi on Wednesday partially cross-examined ACC Deputy Director Abdus Sobhan.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Bangladesh 2016.Mehidy Hassan Miraz will lead the youth side while Najmul Hossain Shanto has been named his deputy.
Sri Lanka beat Nepal by a solitary goal in the tournament opening match of the seven-nation 11th SAFF championship, SAFF Suzuki Cup, at Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Wednesday.After the barren first half, Rifnas Mohammed scored all important…
The 26-year-old right-hander kept the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in Australia for the third straight year after pace bowler Mitchell Johnson and his predecessor as skipper, Michael Clarke, won in 2014 and 2013.Smith also scored four centuries and 1,249 runs…
Bangladesh are keen to beat the Afghans to get their mission of winning the competition off to a solid start, the captain told bdnews24.com Tuesday.The tournament is set to start in Kerala on Wednesday.
A total of 40 sewing machines were distributed among the poor women in Melandaha upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.In a view to make them self reliant, Chairman of Adra union Jahangir Alam, under Local Government Support Programme (LGSP-2)…
A total of 250 cold affected people of Madnerpara and Balashighat area under Fulchhari upazila of the district got blankets to mitigate their sufferings from severe cold.Rotary Club of Dhaka Phoenix distributed the blankets as part of social corporate responsibility…
A mobile court here on Tuesday fined three rice traders Tk30,000 for using non-biodegradable plastic sacks instead of jute sacks for rice packaging at Trimohoni in Keshabpur upazila.The mobile court, led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sharif Raihan Kabir, conducted a…
At least nine shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Nangolband Bazar in Shailkupa upazila early Wednesday. Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop around 1pm and it soon engulfed eight…
Robbers looted valuables from the residence of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC- revenue) in the district town early Wednesday.Quoting witnesses, police said a gang of robbers stormed the house of ADC Aleya Begum in the dead of night by cutting…
A young man died from electrocution in Bostapotti area of Jessore town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Alim Hossain, 22, son of Jinnat Hossain, a resident of Kasba Kanthaltala area.
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and his sister over a family feud at Ashwingri Pukuria village in Chowgacha upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rojina Begum, 26, wife of Abdullah…
A BNP-backed mayoral candidate of Birampur municipality was injured as some unidentified miscreants hacked him at Ansar Math in Birampur upazila on Tuesday night.The injured mayoral aspirant was identified as Azadul Islam, also incumbent mayor of the municipality.
The Indian parliament has passed a bill which allows juveniles between 16 and 18 years of age to be tried as adults for serious crimes like rape or murder. At present, those under 18 can be sentenced to a maximum…
Mizanur Rahman is a powerful actor in Stage and TV screen. But he never thinks and never advertises his work, for his success. There is no way to know about him. Mizanur Rahman is involved in acting since 2006 in…
Nairobi/New Delhi (D. Ravi Kanth) — The Nairobi “deliverable” on export competition on Saturday (December 19) provided a major victory for the United States, which secured the green signal to continue with its current trade-distorting agri-export programs with export credits,…
With the aim to increase agricultural productivity through identification, assimilation and extension of best agricultural practices and working strategies, an organization in the name of Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network (BAEN) has recently been formed in a meeting with the participation…
At least 30 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka in the early hours of Wednesday.Fire service officials said one of the shanties at a slum near the Dhaka Udyan at Mohammadpur caught…
21 December, Penang (T Ajit) — The long-term temperature goal and how to operationalize it was discussed at length among Parties before compromise was reached in the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The…
Penang, 18 December (Meena Raman) – The adoption of the Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been heralded by many countries as a historic moment and a critical point in the global effort…