Different places where day labourers gather like Upashar, Mirabazar, Bandorbazar and Dargahgate are most of them return home empty-handed almost every day.Most of the labourers have their families back at village homes and they have to send money to them…
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups of occupy Bikka Beel on Kalapur Union area in Srimangal Upazila at the Moulvibazar district on Saturday 8pm.
The government is waiting for court orders to arrest Khaleda Zia even though the BNP chief has been charged with instigating violence and acts of sabotages amid a violent transport blockade. State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told…
A student of class v of a primary school was found dead from inside a bamboo cluster at Jagannathpur village under Jessore sadar upazila.
An SSC examinee stabbed by BCL men over a previous grudge in Bolaka Decorators area under 2nd bridge in Sadar Upazila of Habiganj district on Friday 6pm.
Journalists in Jessore formed a human chain in front of Jessore Press Club on Saturday morning demanding the release of Mosaddek Ali Falu, chairman, ntv.
A rider of a motorbike was killed on the spot at Basundia on Jessore – Khulna highway at around 2pm on Saturday.The accident took place as an oil-tanker knocked down the Khulna bound motorbike coming from opposite direction killing the…
District administration authority of Sylhet distributed tablet PC (computers) among the divisional, district and upazila level officials under the project of National ICT Network for Bangladesh Govt Phase-2(Info Govt) . Deputy commissioner of Sylhet Shohidul Islam distributed these PCs at…
Three people suffered burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Kachijhuli bus stand area of the district town on Saturday night.
Farmers and agriculturists are expecting that around 43,240 tonnes of onion would be produced in seven upazilas of the district during the current season.
District administration disbursed financial grant of Taka 2.05 lakh to the close relatives of the deceased and 25 burn victims on Saturday to help burial and provide treatment cost primarily.
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Miscreants hurled three petrol bombs at the Dhaka-bound ‘Maitree Express’ train at Ishwardi Railway Station in Pabna on Sunday, the first day of the fresh 72-hour hartal enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside a non-stop blockade programme.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bnp) on Sunday urged the business community leaders to suggest that government should resign immediately to create a stable political situation in the country. “The ongoing political stalemate and tension were created due to wrong political…
The economic loss to the countrywide ceaseless blockade and recurring shutdowns would be not less than Taka 75,000 crore, said the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). Reading out a statement here Sunday at the street protest…
Police Sunday held five government officials on charges of distributing anti-government leaflets at the Bangladesh secretariat, Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called upon BNP to return to democratic process saying the party can go to power only under a democratic process, not over the bodies of innocent people, violence or making the students hostages. She said…
Five expelled students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) were sentenced to death and six others to life term imprisonment on charge of killing Zubair Ahmed, an honours final year student of English department of the university, in 2012. Judge ABM Nizamul…
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 Sunday set February 12 to pass an order whether to initiate contempt proceedings against 49 noted citizens, who expressed concern over the punishment of British journalist and blogger David Bergman. The tribunal on January 14…
Robi Axiata Limited has launched an exciting campaign titled ‘Half paisa-per-second call rate and unlimited free Facebook. On Tk 31 recharge, all Robi prepaid customers will be able to enjoy 0.5 paisa/sec call rate to any Robi number and 1…
The Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) on Sunday requested all concerned to take enough cautionary steps before making any comment or presenting any sort of information over the Armed Forces. In a press release, the ISPR said some media houses…
Voting has ended in the Delhi state elections which are seen as a popularity test for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The anti-corruption Common Man party (Aam Admi) of former tax inspector Arvind Kejriwal is in the lead and could…
Shibir man, two youths killed in Dhaka, Jessore, Comilla ‘gunfights’ Three young people were killed in reported ‘gunfight’ with Police and Rab in Dhaka, Jessore and Comilla on Saturday night, according to reports received from different sources. Law enforcers said…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and Raushon Ershad had a meeting with diplomats of various countries stationed in Dhaka on Saturday and reportedly discussed the country’s current political situation. A JP source said the diplomats were invited to dinner at…
The BNP on Saturday denounced the petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus at Tulshighat in Gaibandha that left six people dead and many others injured on Friday, and renewed its stand that the 20-party has no link with subversive…
An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed by own bullets in a ‘gunfight’ with police at local bus stand in Nesarabad upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Bachchu,25, an activist of the upazila unit Jamaat and son of Abdur…
Unidentified miscreants fired four rounds of bullet at the house of Prof. Emajuddin Ahmed, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University at about 9 pm on Saurday. Prof. Dil Roushan Jannat of Political Science Department of the university and daughter of…