Police arrested Jubo League central committee member Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar and his five associates from the capital early Wednesday in connection with Monday’s gunfight that killed two people.
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Muhith doubtful about issuing Padma order before Dec
Voicing his high hope that the bidders will respond to the international tender for Padma Bridge Project floated on Wednesday, Finance Minister AMA Muhith expressed his doubt about issuing the order by December next due to the ‘tight schedule’.
500-km border remains unprotected: BGB DG
Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed on Wednesday said the country’s over 500-km border areas, out of 4,427 kms, are still unprotected.
Another Indian mobile vendor in for market share
Yet another Indian handset vendor has entered the Bangladesh`s mobile market with Zen Mobile by launching a series of phone’s features.
‘Ticfa agreement won’t guarantee GSP’
Eminent economist Prof Anu Muhammad on Wednesday said there is no guarantee of getting Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facility even after signing of Ticfa agreement.
Britain is open for business, envoy says
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson on Wednesday underlined that Britain is open for business when speaking about the proposed pilot of a visa bond scheme for visitors assessed to pose a high risk of overstaying.
Menon criticises Muhith for being miserly with education sector
Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday in Parliament criticised Finance Minister AMA Muhith for his reluctance to allocate more fund in the budget for the education sector.
Shibir to enforce half-hartal in 4 dists Thursday
Islami Chhatra Shibir will enforce a daylong hartal in three northern districts while a half-day one in Comilla on Thursday.
Bagladesh-India to review power initiatives
A Bangladesh delegation led by Power Secretary Monowar Islam is in the Indian capital New Delhi to what the Indian High Commission in Dhaka says “give impetus to power sector cooperation”.
Rana, 5 garment owners responsible for casualties: BGMEA
BGMEA, the association of ready-made garment factory owners, has held the promoter of Rana Plaza and owners of five garment factories it housed as responsible for the casualties and recommended punishment for them.
FDI went up in 2012 Bangladesh
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh has gone up by 13.75 percent in 2012, despite a weak global investment climate.
Bangladesh’s export potentials to EU untapped
Bangladesh’s export potentials to the European Union countries still remained untapped despite ‘best possible’ market access, the head of EU delegation in Dhaka, Ambassador William Hanna said on Wednesday stressing on diversification of export basket.
Banks to remain open Saturday: BB
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday directed the scheduled banks to keep their branches open on June 29 (Saturday) to facilitate the revenue collection.
‘Shikhan’ educating underprivileged children
Disadvantaged and distressed children are receiving education at 95 schools in 13 unions of Balaganj upazila of Sylhet under a project titled ‘Shikhan.’
Firearms carrier gets life term in Rajshahi
One person was sentenced to life-term imprisonment by a trial tribunal here on Monday for possessing firearm illegally over four years back.
Father, son murdered over land dispute in B’baria
A man and his son were killed allegedly by their rivals over a plot of disputed land at Gulkhar village in Akhaura upazila of the district early Wednesday.
Khulna Metro to have three new police stations
The government is going to set up three new police stations in Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) area after a gape of long 27 years.
Army man killed in Bogra road crash
An army personnel was killed as a bus hit his bicycle at Ariabazar Bandar in Shajahanpur upazila on Tuesday morning.
Clash over land dispute at Mongla: 5 wounded
Five persons including a woman were wounded at Mitakhali in Mongla under Bagerhat in a clash over a plot of a land on Sunday night.
Re-fresher course for teachers held
A day long re-fresher course for the teachers of Mandir –based child and mass education programme was held at local circuit house here Yesterday (Monday).
Hiron’s alleged life-threat against pro-Hasanat AL leader
A pro-Hasanat district AL leader alleged that city AL president and defeated outgoing mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron gave life-threat to him for holding press conference against him.
British Airways to let passengers to switch on mobile phones
British Airways is to become the first European airline to let passengers switch on their mobile phones and other devices just after landing.
Newly-wed housewife commits suicide in Comilla
A newly-wed housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree branch at Bangari village in Debidwar upazila early Tuesday.
‘Artificial Pancreas’ a major step towards diabetes
Doctors h Doctors are reporting a major step toward an “artificial pancreas,” a device that would constantly monitor blood sugar in people with diabetes and automatically supply insulin as needed. A key component of such a system — an insulin…
Indigenous youth found dead in C’nawabganj
An indigenous youth, who went missing on Monday, was found dead at Madhaipur village in Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday morning.
Pain reliever medicines are likely to suffer stroke
Researchers found that patients who had taken pain relievers and cold medicines containing caffeine were more likely to suffer a hemorrhagic stroke.
Mannan’s manifesto focuses on modern Gazipur city
BNP-led 18-party alliance supported mayoral candidate in the maiden Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election Professor MA Mannan on Tuesday announced 11-point election manifesto pledging to build Gazipur as a modern city.
BlackBerry’s new apps to manage Android, Apple devices
BlackBerry launched a service on Tuesday allowing government agencies and corporate clients to secure and manage devices powered by Google Inc’s Android platform and Apple Inc’s iOS operating system.
Ex-Public Health engineer dies in Sherpur road crash
An elderly man, who was critically injured in a road accident on the Jamalpur-Sherpur Highway in the district, died on Monday night.
Microsoft to offer ‘Age of Empires’ for Android phones
Microsoft Corp will offer its popular “Age of Empires” game for Apple Inc’s iPhone and other smartphones through a tie-up with Japan’s KLab Inc, seeking to capture growth in a booming mobile game market.