The integrated checkpost at Agartala along the Akhaura-Agartala part of the India-Bangladesh border will be inaugurated on Sunday.
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Experts call on media to focus more on raising TB awareness
Experts at a meeting on Wednesday called on the media to play more effective role in raising awareness about tuberculosis.
Second opposition alliance in offing!
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, Krishak Sramik Janata League President Kader Siddiqui, Bir Uttam, Jaitya Samajtantrik Dal President ASM Abdur Rob and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury held a meeting at latter’s Baridhara residence on Wednesday…
President seeks Norwegian support in shipbuilding
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday sought Norwegian support in shipbuilding and ship recycling sectors of the country. He sought the assistance while newly-appointed Ambassador of Norway to Bangladesh Merete Lundemo presented her credentials to him at Bangabhaban.
Arrest ordered for 17 against Hallmark scam
A court has asked police to arrest 17 runaway accused in the cases over Hall-Mark scam.
FBCCI demands Mintoo’s release
Bangladesh’s apex trade body the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has demanded the release of Abdul Awal Mintoo, an adviser to Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia and a former FBCCI president.
Burning people is murder: Joy
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy says attacks in which people end up burnt are an act of ‘murder’.
Japan, Germany concerned at ACC law amendment
Japan and Germany have expressed their concerns over passage of the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill 2013 in Parliament.
Bangladesh should now be extra alert
Dr. M. S. Haq I recently wrote an article on political reconciliations in Bangladesh. It was published in Bangladesh by the green watch (the online daily), the financial express, and the news today on 22 October 2013, 02 November 2013,…
No new India-Bangladesh passports from Nov end
Agartala: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Kolkata under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has decided not to issue fresh India-Bangladesh Passports (IBP) after November 30, an official said here on Wednesday.
Graft case against two police officials for taking bribe
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed a case against two police officials for taking bribes of Taka one crore.
Decision on fresh agitation awaited, no turning back: BNP
The BNP-led Opposition has not announced any fresh agitation plan after its 84-hour shutdown across Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s battle with fake, substandard medicine
Despite a backlash to its recent crackdown on the sale of counterfeit medicines in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, the government has vowed to continue fighting the growing industry of illicit, substandard, counterfeit and life-endangering medicines.
Cabinet meets Nov 17 after ministers’ resignation
The Cabinet’s first meeting after ministers tendered their resignation letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be held on Nov 17.
The Indo-Pak equation: Who will blink first?
By Bikram Vohra They did it again. In the still hot debris of the death by ambush of five Indian soldiers and a shrillness in the hostility, Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh had a lukewarm coming together in…
Khaleda goes to her Gulshan office after five-day gap
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia went to her Gulshan office after a five-day pause on Wednesday night.
US: Tougher sanctions in Iran could lead to ‘war’
By Al Bawaba News The White House warned Congress on Tuesday that imposing tougher sanctions on Iran could lead to “war” by leaving the president only with the option to use force to halt Tehran’s nuclear program.
Jaya Bachchan to make small screen debut?
Noted actress Jaya Bachchan is likely to make her small screen debut with a fiction show on Sony Entertainment channel.
New US Asst Scy of State Nisha Deshai due soon
The new US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal is coming to Bangladesh next week after her visit to Japan.
Khoka, Salauddin implicated in bus blaze
BNP leaders Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Md Salauddin have been implicated in a case concerning the torching of a running bus at Matuail in Dhaka.
Hasina terms BNP, Jamaat terrorist outfits
Terming BNP and Jamaat terrorist outfits, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday blasted the opposition leader saying that she was out there to fulfill her vengeance through burning people to death during hartals as she failed to grab power through…
70 RMG units shut in Gazipur, Savar due to unrest
Production at 70 ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Gazipur and Savar were suspended for Wednesday after workers clashed with cops demanding implementation of the new salary structure recommended by the government-appointed wage board.
JL leader shot dead in Munshiganj
Miscreants gunned down a local leader of Jubo League (JL), an associate body of the ruling Awami League, in Ratanpur area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
PM should resign to resolve crisis: Fakhrul
The BNP has demanded the Prime Minister’s resignation to ‘solve the current political impasse’. Party spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said forming a poll-time government would only add fuel to the fire. “We believe collecting resignation letters from the ministers…
Drug peddler jailed in Jamalpur
A mobile court convicted a drug peddler and sentenced him to six months jail for possessing ganja in Bakshiganj upazila here on Monday afternoon.
‘Khaleda should resign from JS,’ says Nasim
Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim has asked Khaleda Zia, the Leader of the Opposition, to resign from her post. He said this on Tuesday, a day after the BNP demanded the Prime Minister’s resignation as a step to solving the current…
2 held with yaba in Narayanganj
The Narayanganj Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two persons and recovered 2,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Langalbandha area on the Dhaka- Chittagong Highway under Narayanganj Port Thana here on Monday.
Dyeing factory gutted in Gazipur
A dyeing factory was gutted by a fire that broke out at Konabari in the city on Tuesday morning.
Schoolgirl drowns in Sunamganj
A schoolgirl drowned as a boat capsized in the Jadukatha river near Chanpur in Jamalganj upazila on Monday.
Tk 50 lakh clothes, other goods seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes and other goods worth Tk 50 lakh from Sadipur border here on Monday night.