Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Rab) yesterday claimed that it was Awami League that had paved the ground for killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “The party of those are now blaming JSD for preparing ground for killing of Bangabandhu was responsible…
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given permission to 5,000 more pilgrims in addition to its fixed quota for Bangladesh to perform hajj this time, according to sources of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh. The permission came two days after Bangladesh’s…
A woman was beaten allegedly by the owner of a tailoring shop she used to work for in the city’s Ambarkhana area on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Nazma Akhter, 30, a resident of Shekhghat of the city.
Two construction workers died from electrocution while another was injured in Burichang upazila headquarters on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahsin,35, and Ismael,37.
Detectives rescued a minor boy from Shah Makhdum area of the city on Tuesday evening four days after his abduction. The rescued was identified as Meherab Hossain, 3, son of Enamul Haque, a resident of Jamghora village of Ashulia on…
BNP Standing Committee Member ASM Hannan Shah slammed Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his comments about university teachers saying they were ‘insulting’ and reflected his ‘negligyence’. He also told reporters on Wednesday after a programme in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar about his…
By adding a more realistic sense of touch to its iPhone, Apple Inc may have conquered a technology that has long promised to take us beyond merely feeling the cold glass of our mobile device screens. In its latest iPhones,…
NASA is inviting space enthusiasts to send in their names that will go on the next mission to Red Planet and the deadline is Tuesday.In March, 2016, NASA will launch the InSight mission to Mars – a robotic, stationary lander…
At least 20 people have been injured during a clash between students of a private university and police in Dhaka’s Rampura. The students of East-West University on Wednesday afternoon blocked the Pragati Sarani at Aftabnagar demanding withdrawal of the value…
Teachers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Wednesday boycotted all class-exams for indefinite period protesting against the 8th national pay scale and demanded a separate wage structure. Sources said, an emergency meeting was held at the Microbiology and Hygiene gallery…
Information commissioner Professor Dr. Khurshida Beguem Sayid said on Tuesday that Patriotism, honesty and Intellectual development should be pursued to implementation of the ideal of Bangabandhu. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mijubur Rahman makes a nation and this is Bengali nation.
After months of speculation, Grammy Award winner Sam Smith confirmed on Tuesday he will sing the theme for the next James Bond movie, “Spectre”, the first time in 50 years that a British male solo artist has recorded the title…
Substitute Neymar scored two second-half goals to inspire Brazil to a 4-1 win over the United States in Massachusetts on Tuesday. The Barcelona striker came on at half time with his ahead 1-0 quickly doubling their lead with a penalty…
At least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean seeking refuge in Europe this year and next, the United Nations said on Tuesday, giving estimates that already look conservative. The UN refugee agency UNHCR called for more cohesive asylum policies…
UNB, Satkhira An alleged Yaba peddler was bullet-injured in a clash between police and drug peddlers at Ichhakur in Shyamnagar upazila early Tuesday. The injured was identified as Mansur Ali,45, son of Hamid Sheikh, a resident of Chandipur Badoghata village…
Indian government has decided to allow minority refugees from Bangladesh and Pakistan to stay in India even after expiry of their visas on humanitarian grounds.
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday claimed BNP is the party that has done the utmost damage to the country’s politics “Who ruined the country most? BNP. They damaged country’s politics most. They started politics of vengeance here. They…
Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable money transfer brands, has launched a Mega Consumer Promotion in association with its partner Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited in Bangladesh. This is one of Xpress Money’s largest consumer promotions launched this year.…
Danielle Nierenberg Conventional agriculture isn’t cheap. From the use of artificial fertilizer and pesticides to the obesity epidemic, our current food system has a number of hidden costs to the natural environment and human health, far outweighing the benefits of…
Dhaka – A mobile court seized unregistered 51 types of medicines worth around Tk 10 lakh from the pharmacy of Apollo hospital and fined the hospital Tk 16 lakh on the charge of selling the unapproved medicines on Tuesday.
Police arrested a fake member of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from Ullapara upazila of the district on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Dipak Chandra, son of late Anil Chandra, a resident of Amdanga village in Ullapara upazila.
At least 25 people were injured, 15 among them bullet-hit, in an attack by a rival group over establishing supremacy in Shanikdia area of Sadar upazila on Monday night.Sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station Sohel Hossain said Aslam Hossain, general secretary…
A young housewife and her minor daughter were strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over a dowry-related feud at Tarali village in Kaliganj upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sabina Khatun,24, wife of Abdur Rauf, a resident of…
An elderly man with physical disabilities drowned in a pond at Kanainagar village under Mohammadpur Police Station on Monday. The deceased was identified as Akhil Biswas, 40, son of Ananto Biswas, a resident of the village.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charges against Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi in a case, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed for accumulating wealth beyond his known sources of income. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of the Special Court-3…
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed 13 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and its student front IslamiChhatra Shibir on a three-day remand each in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Mohammad…
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 19 alleged members of a doper gang including its three alleged ringleaders from different places of the city in three separate drives from Monday noon till evening. The law…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised an orientation program on September 7 Monday at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on on the occasion of joining of newly recruited probationary officers. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank was…
We have been demanding for re-determination of 8th national pay scale and also a individual pay scale, but the government has devaluated us by approving the pay-scale ultimately without considering our demand. We have been compelled to struggle on the…
Dhaka – The CSE-30 index has been revised on the basis of performance of the CSE-listed companies. The new index will be effective from September 20.. CSE 30 index is reviewed twice in a year, says a press release on…