Barguna – A mobile court on Thursday night sentenced four people to different jail terms for solemnising a child marriage in Char Colony area of the district town.Tipped off that a family arranged the marriage ceremony for an underage girl,…
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2 motorcyclists killed in Khulna road crash
Khulna – Two people astride a motorcycle were killed as they were sandwiched between two buses in Baroitala area of Batiaghata upazila on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Bhola Sarker, 23, son of Naresh Sarker, and Uttam Mallick, 42,…
2 killed in separate incidents in Ctg
Chittagong – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Alkaran area of the city early Friday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Rafiq, 48, manager of a restaurant, was stabbed to death and its another staff was injured…
Bus-truck collision kills 10 in Bogra
Bogra -Ten people were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Bogra highway at Dhankundi in Sherpur upazila on Friday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,UNB news agency…
‘bKash’ agent robbed of Tk2 lakh in Gazipur
Gazipur – Miscreants looted Tk 2 lakh from an agent of mobile money transfer service provider ‘bKash’ after shooting him at Mirerbazar in the city on Thursday.Three people riding a motorcycle intercepted Mohammad Azmir, 22, and shot him while he…
Youth beaten dead in Ctg
Chittagong – A young man was beaten to death inside a brick kiln by its workers at Padua in Lohagarah upazila on Thursday. Mohammad Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of Lohagarah Police Station,said workers of the brick kiln caught Mahiuddin suspecting him as…
Case filed against AL MP for assaulting Banshkhali election officer
Chittagong -A case was filed against Awami League MP Mustafizur Rahman for allegedly assaulting Banshkhali Upazila Election Officer Zahid Hossain. Officer-in-charge of Banshkhali police station Md Alamgir Hossain filed the case mentioning names of three people, including the MP, and…
US Election 2016: House Speaker Ryan to vote for Trump
US House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will vote for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in this year’s election, despite their differences.Mr Ryan wrote in a column “we have more common ground than disagreement”.It is the latest sign Republicans…
Jamaat is root of all homegrown terrorist groups: PM
Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today categorically said that the anti-liberation force Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh, a major ally of BNP, is behind all terrorist activities in Bangladesh, where 16 such cliques in different guises have long been carrying out subversive acts across…
Tax return filing to go online in FY17
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is introducing online tax payment system so the individual and corporate taxpayers can file tax returns and get tax certificates from anywhere and any place without facing hassles.
SC upholds verdict for demolishing BGMEA building
The Supreme Court (SC) today upheld a High Court order that asked for demolishing the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) headquarters building in Hatirjheel area in the capital, declaring it as illegal.
Eight mega projects get Tk 18,727 crore
A total of Tk 18,727.36 has been allocated for eight mega projects for the next fiscal year 2016-17.
Anti-tobacco forum angry with Muhith
Two anti-tobacco organisations have expressed frustration over tobacco taxation alleging that Finance Minister AMA Muhith repeatedly backs tobacco companies while the proposed budget drops the Prime Minister’s directives on tobacco-free state.
Muhith presents Tk 3,40,605cr deficit budget for FY17
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith Thursday rolled out a Taka 340,605 crore deficit budget for 2016-2017 fiscal setting the GDP growth target at 7.2 percent and delineating a set of programmes to transform the country into a modern and…
Increase policewomen in peacekeeping: UN Secy General to IGP
United Nations requested Bangladesh police to increase its female members in UN peacekeeping missions (UNPKM) considering role of female Formed Police Unit (FPU) in the UNPKM.
DCCI happy with Package VAT retention
Dhaka-Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has congratulated the government for the retention of “Package VAT” and expressed mixed reactions over the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.
International nuclear energy forum ATOMEXPO 2016 ends in Moscow
The eighth international forum on nuclear energy- ATOMEXPO 2016, organized by Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation- ROSATOM in Moscow concluded yesterday, June 1, 2016.
Highly ambitious budget, impossible for the govt: BNP
The BNP has termed the proposed budget as highly ambitious and said it erodes the change of development as very slim.
MPs can’t lead school managing committee
The High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme on Wednesday declared, two sections of the private schools and colleges Governing Body and Managing Committee Regulations, 2009 illegal, as these allow MPs to lead those committees and governing bodies.
IBBL AGM approved 20% cash dividend
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 20% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2015. The dividend was approved in the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Bank held on June 2, 2016, Thursday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka.
DCCI happy with Package VAT retention
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has congratulated the government for the retention of “Package VAT” and expressed mixed reactions over the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. The DCCI held a meeting in its board room with…
Khaleda appears before court in graft case
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before a court here today (Thursday) to place her self-defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case. Khaleda appeared before the special court around 10:55 am, her counsel Sanaullah Mia said. Dhaka, UNB News…
Khaleda graft case hearing adjourned till June 23
Dhaka – A court in Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing till June 23 on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s self defence statement in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 passed the adjournment…
PM departs for S Arabia Friday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday afternoon on a five-day official visit to the oil-rich country at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A VVIP flight of Biman…
Khaleda’s statement of self-defence deferred
Dhada-The Special Judge’s Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the deposition of the self defense statement of BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case, to June 23.
BNP calls it anti-people budgetl
Terming it an anti-people one, BNP on Thursday turned down the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17.The party also said there is no reflection of people’s hopes and aspirations in the new budget. Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday placed…
Three awarded life-sentence for killing eng Asad
Dhaka-A tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday sentenced three persons to life term imprisonment and three others to a 10-year rigorous imprisonment each for killing engineer Asad Khandaker of Sirajdikhan upazilla of Munshiganj in 2013.
Pahela Baishak incident report on June 26
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday fixed June 26 for submission of the report after re-investigation into the sexual harassment of several women during the Pahela Baishakh celebration on Dhaka University campus last year.
Asian U-18 Basketball: India emerges zonal champions
Dhaka – India emerged South Asian zonal champions by clinching the title of the 24th FIBA Asia U-18 Boys Basketball Championship Qualifiers that concluded at the Shaheed Suhrawardi National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.With the day’ feat, India has qualified for…
Women’s Cricket: Mohammedan beat Abahani in opener
Dhaka, June 2 (UNB) – Dhaka Mohammedan SC got off to a flying start in the four-team Super League of the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket beating their traditional rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited by five wickets in the opening match…