Dhaka – A two day long International Workshop on `Revival of Waqf for Socio-Economic Development’ held on 4-5 November 2017 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Dhaka.
Month: November 2017
Case against college students: Inquiry report deferred
Shaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday deferred the submission of the investigation report in the case filed against the students of seven colleges, affiliated to Dhaka University, to December 5.
Taka 13bn to help enhance income of farmers
Dhaka – The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the “Smaller water resources development (2nd phase)” project involving an estimated cost of Tk 1,285.96 crore in a bid to boost agricultural production and thus increase incomes…
Man found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A man was found dead in an abandoned house at Chupua village in Raicoat union of Nangalkot upazila early Tuesday five days after he had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Khorshed Alam, 45.
10 shops gutted in Satkhira
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kumira Bazar in Patkelghata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.Molla Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Patkelghata Police Station, said that the fire originated at a grocery shop…
Transport worker body recovered in Natore
Dhaka – Police recovered a body of a transport worker from the beneath of a bridge in Dattapara area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
3 child workers among 4 killed in Sylhet stone quarry
Dhaka – At least four people, including three child workers,were killed and one still remained missing as a portion of hill collapsed on them while they were extracting stones from a hillock in union No 1 of Kanaighat upazila on…
5 hurt in Amin Jute Mills fire
Dhaka – At least five people, including two firefighters, were injured in a fire that broke out at a warehouse of Amin Jute Mills in Chittagong on Tuesday.Three of the injured, including firefighters Mainuddin, 48, and Abdur Rab, 40, were…
1600 kg hilsa fry seized from Noakhali
Dhaka- Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday seized 1600 kg hilsa fry (Jatka) from Hatiya in Noakhali district.The Coast Guard men also sealed off eight cold storages as they were preserving hilsa fry violating a government ban.
3 held with Phensidyl in Dhaka and C’nawabganj
Dhaka – Law enforcers in separate drives have arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 1,439 bottles of Phensidyl from Dhaka and Chapainawabganj.In Dhaka, Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a drug dealer from Monipuripara of the capital on Monday…
5 students among 6 killed in Sylhet hillock collapse
Dhaka – At least six people, including five madrasah students, were killed and another was injured as a portion of hill collapsed on them while extracting stones from a hillock in Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday morning.The deceased were…
AFC U-19 Champs: Bangladesh to play Sri Lanka Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in their 4th and last Group B match of the AFC Under-19 Championship Qualifiers at the Hisor Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Wednesday. The match will kick off at 3pm Bangladesh time.Bangladesh…
JFA Football: Mymensingh emerge group champions to reach semis
Dhaka – Mymensingh District emerged Group B champions to reach the semifinal of the JFA U-14 National Women’s Football Championship with all-win record beating Tangail District by 3-0 goals in their last group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on…
BPL 5: Rajshahi Kings invite Sylhet Sixers to bat
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings won the toss and invited the table topper Sylhet Sixers to bat first in the match of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday.There is one change…
Youth Asia Cup: Young Tigers to fly for Malaysia Wednesday
Dhaka – A 15-member Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team will fly for Kuala Lumpur Wednesday morning to compete in the ACC Youth Asia Cup 2017 scheduled to be held in Malaysia on November 10-19.Mohammad Saif Hassan will lead the Young Tigers…
Bangladesh moves four steps forward in Hockey World Ranking
Dhaka – Bangladesh has moved four steps forward from 34th slot to 30th place Hockey World Ranking following their recent outstanding performances in the Hockey World Leagues and Continental Cup.Bangladesh finished 6th in the last month’s eight-nation Hero Asia Cup…
Tharanga’s doughty show goes on for Sixers
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings have a gigantic task for their maiden win in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 as their opponent Sylhet Sixers set them a target of 206 runs, the highest in the meet till the date,…
CPA delegation calls on PM Sheikh Hasina
A delegation of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban here this evening. The delegation is now in Dhaka on the occasion of the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference that began on…
BNP again shifts date of its proposed Suhrawardy Uddyan rally
Dhaka – The BNP has deferred again the date of its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to November 12 instead of November 11 to mark the party’s “National Revolution and Solidarity Day.”
CPA seeks urgent global action to end Rohingya crisis
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) on Tuesday urged the international community to come up with urgent actions to resolve the humanitarian crisis facing by Rohingya people. The CPA made the call in a statement unanimously adopted by its 63rd general…
Khulna-Kolkata train service from 9 November
With staring from Kolkata, the much awaited Khulna-Kolkata direct train service “Bandhan Express” is set to launch on November 9 in a bid to ease communication between two neighbouring countries. The new train service between Khulna and Kolkata would start…
Stocks maintain uptrend on higher transaction
Stocks maintained upward trends on Tuesday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up on higher transactions. The day’s trade value at DSE increased to Taka 744.50 crore from Monday’s Taka 671.99 crore and the daily…
UN increases pressure on Myanmar to end violence against Rohingya
The UN Security Council has called on Myanmar to rein in its military campaign in Rakhine state and allow hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya driven from their homes to return. In a unanimous statement backed by China, the council…
BCL men ransack Chittagong VC office
A faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) allegedly vandalised the academic building of Chittagong University and the vice-chancellor’s office on Tuesday demanding suspension of a university teacher. The unruly BCL men also ransacked two private cars, several motorcycles and 20…
5 subtle signs of kidney cancer
Because your kidneys are located deep within your lower back, signs don’t always present themselves right away. Small, subtle changes could signify a dangerous tumor. If you have kidney cancer, you may notice one or more of these common signs.…
Agri-incentives worth Tk 15.72 cr distributes in Rangpur div
The government has completed distribution of special agri-incentives in terms of seed and fertilisers worth over Taka 15.72 crore among 1.40-lakh flood-hit farmers of Rangpur division. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DA) at its regional office said distribution…
Infozillion-BD to offer MNG service
Joint venture firm Infozillion BD Teletech Consortium Limited will provide the much awaited mobile number portability (MNP) service, as the telecom regulator has selected it for the job. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will formally announce the name of the…
Tiger Zinda Hai trailer out, Salman, Katrina are back and how!
One of the much talked about and highly anticipated trailers Tiger Zinda Hai is out! And we must say it has all the ingredients of a high octane action masala potboiler Bollywood film. Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif rock the…
Noor ,Jaya to get ‘Ritwik Ghatak’ honors
Entertainment Desk Every year artists who plays special roles in movies and theaters are honored with a ‘Ritwik Ghatak Honorary Award’. This year, a number of Indian as well as Bangladeshi actors will receive this prestigious award. From Bangladesh, Asaduzzaman…
‘Thor,’ swinging his mighty hammer, smashes Hollywood’s slump
After a dismal October for Hollywood, Disney and Marvel Studio’s “Thor: Rognarok” proved a smashing success over the weekend weekend, pulling in $122.7 million in North American theaters for a global total of $306 million, industry figures showed Monday. How…