Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman has been awarded the “Central Banker of the Year 2015” for the Asia-Pacific. The Banker, a magazine of the London-based Financial Times, announced the award on Monday. Dr Atiur received the award for his…
Year: 2015
Khaleda indisposed for pepper spray urges all to be vocal
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has still remain confined at her political office at Gulshan since Saturday with he entrance of the House locked by police from outside. Her physician told journalists Khaleda is repeatedly having breathing problems and skin rash…
Mobile court convicts one hemp trader in Faridpur
A mobile court yesterday (Monday) evening convicted one drug peddler and awarded one year rigorous imprisonment for possessing 4.800 kg of hemp (Ganja) in Shovarampur area adjacent to this town.
Blankets distributed among distressed people in Gaibandha
Janata Bank DistrictsLimited (JBL) distributed blankets to the people with disability and the distressed of the town here last few days to mitigate their sufferings caused by cold wave.
Strawberry farming gains momentum in Rajshahi region
Commercial farming of strawberry has started gaining momentum in Rajshahi region as its cultivation is easier and highly profitable.
Digital fair opens in Faridpur
A three-day ‘Digital Innovative Fair-2015’ organized by local district administration was inaugurated here today at local Ambica Memorial ground.
Abducted schoolboy rescued in Noakhali
Duttapara police last night rescued a schoolboy, after two days of his abduction, from Sobhanpur area under Chatkhali upazila in Noakhali district.
2 Myanmarese nationals held with 70,000 yaba tablets
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Myanmarese nationals and recovered 70,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from their possession at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazaar early Tuesday.
3 robbers arrested after ‘gunfight’ in Satkhira
Police arrested three suspected members of a robber gang after a ‘gunfight’ with them at Choigharia on the Satkhira-Jessore highway in Sadar upazila early Monday.
3 sentenced to death for raping female health worker in Chittagong
A tribunal here on Monday sentenced three men to death for raping a female health worker of a non-government organisation (NGO) in 2005.
Before arrest Mirza Fakhrul urged all to join movement
Police arrested Bnp Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as he came out of the National Press Club ending his little over 24-hour stay to avoid arrest. The managing committee of the club was under pressure from the pro-AL…
24-hour drama at National Press Club ends with Fakhrul’s arrest
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhru Islam Alamgir, who took shelter there to evade arrest, talked to the media before leaving Tuesday Amid mounting pressure from AL and pro-AL journalist union leaders on its management committee. He was arrested at…
N’ganj Bnp president Taimur, 10 others hurt in police action
At least 10 BNP leaders and activists, including its district unit president Taimur Alam Khandaker, were injured in a clash with police on Tuesday morning. Witnesses said local leaders and activists of BNP, led by Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, brought…
Attack on Judge’s car: SC Bar Council VP among 250 charged
Some 250 pro-opposition lawyers, including Bar Council vice chairman and BNP chairperso’s adviser Khandker Mahbub Hossain, have been sued on charges of obstructing law enforcers and attacking the car of Justice Farid Ahmed on the High Court premises on Monday.…
PM’s media adviser against using JPC in pol programs
Prime Minister’s Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury today called for not using the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) as the centre of any political party’s programmes. He made the call at a press conference at JPC this evening.
Chairman of closed ETV ‘arrested in Pornography case’
BSS reported: The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) early Tuesday arrested Ekushey Television Ltd (ETV) chairman Abdus Salam from in front of ETV office at Karwan Bazar in the capital. “ETV chairman was arrested in connection with…
Press Club’s free space for all should not be controverted
Mostafa Kamal Majumder There had been a new dimension in the movement of the opposition and the government’s technique of tackling the same. While the programme for the ‘democracy killing day’ of the Bnp-led 20-party alliance had began with the…
Donna Douglas, Beverly Hillbillies star, dies at 82
US actress Donna Douglas, best known for playing the tomboyish Elly May Clampett in 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, has died at the age of 82. The Louisiana native appeared in more than 270 episodes of the popular show, which…
Syrians entering Lebanon face new restrictions
New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon have come into effect, further slowing the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war. Previously, travel between the two countries was largely unrestricted, but now Syrians will have to obtain a visa.…
AL to resist blockade, businesses want talks, program withdrawn
Awami League activists will remain on streets all over the country to face the blockade programme called by the BNP and its allies, communication minister Obaidul Quader said on Monday night. He said that the workers and leaders of the…
10 injured in clash between BCL factions in SAU
At least ten Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists were injured in a clash between two factions of its Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) unit over occupying hall seats on Sunday night.
Fire guts 35 houses in Rangamati
At least 35 houses were gutted as a fire broke out near the Public Health Department in the district headquarters on Monday morning.
Man killed by wife in Gazipur
A man was allegedly stabbed to death by his wife following a dispute over watching TV serial in Telipara area of the city on Sunday.
10 Molotov cocktails recovered in Rajshahi
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 10 Molotov cocktails (petrol bomb) and 24 crude bombs from beside a graveyard near Rajshahi University early Monday.
‘Robber’ injured by gunshot in police drive in Satkhira
A suspected member of a robber gang was injured as police fired gunshots at them while they were allegedly taking preparation for a robbery in Monajitpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed in Rangpur
The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (SM) was observed here yesterday with due religious fervour, solemnity and fresh call for following ideals of the greatest man on earth Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH).
Jhantu launches road carpeting works at Harirampur in Rangpur
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu today launched carpeting works of a road at Harirampur area here on Sunday afternoon in the city.
Abducted expatriate rescued in Noakhali
Chandraganj thana police last night rescued an expatriate, after seven days of his abduction, from an abundant house in Choumohoni area under Begumganj upazila in Noakhali district.
Bumper mustard production likely in Rangpur region
A bumper production of mustard is likely in Rangpur Agriculture region during the current Rabi season as the crop is growing excellent after the farmers exceeded its fixed farming target, official sources said.
PM addresses nation, urges BNP chief to look for party’s future
Terming BNP’s boycott of the general election of 2014 as a wrong political decision, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the BNP leader herself responsible for it, none should be blamed. “BNP is out of Jatiya Sangsad because of the…