Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) reportedly attacked a mobile court of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) while conducting a drive to dismantle illegal billboards at GEC intersection in the city on Wednesday noon.
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Delhi envoy reveals Dhaka’s conflicting stand on Tipaimukh
Indian envoy Pankaj Saran has pointed to an interesting contrast — Bangladesh has concerns over the Tipaimukh hydel project in northeast India but also wants power from it.
Jamaat registration awaits HC verdict
The High Court will deliver the verdict any day challenging the validity of granting the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party by the Election Commission (EC).
Indigenous people engulfed in CHT land conflict: AI
The government’s failure to address rights to traditional lands in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region has left tens of thousands of Indigenous people landless and trapped them in a cycle of violent clashes with the Bangalee settlers, said Amnesty…
5 depot owners punished for selling formalin-treated mangoes
A day after a survey revealed that most summer fruits are treated with formalin, a mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced the owners of five mango depots at Karwan Bazar to 15 days in jail and fined them Tk 2…
Anti-terrorism law to enforce discipline in society: Law Minister
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Wednesday said the new anti-terrorism law will help enforce discipline in the society and public life and establish the rule of law.
Bangladesh-Myanmar talks Today
The three-day seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations between Bangladesh and Myanmar will start in Naypyidaw, the new capital of Myanmar, on Thursday.
WHO adopts autism resolution B’desh placed
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its 133rd Executive Board meeting held in Geneva last month accepted the Bangladesh resolution on autism.
Hilsa accounts for 11pc of total fish output: Minister
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas on Wednesday told Parliament that hilsa accounts for some 11 percent of Bangladesh’s total fish production.
KAFCO suffers Tk6 cr loss for gas crisis each day
Frequent suspensions of gas supply to Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited (KAFCO) in Chittagong continue to make a sharp dent in its income.
Bail petitions in Parag abduction case rejected
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected bail petitions submitted on behalf of four accused and fixed August 11 for submission of newspaper advertisement asking two fugitives to surrender before the court in the case filed for Parag abduction.
Rana’s associates on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed four associates of collapsed Rana Plaza’s owner Sohel Rana, on a four-day remand each.
Illegal clinic business everywhere in Sylhet
The unscrupulous owners of a big number of illegal clinics have been running their businesses in different areas of Sylhet district for a long time. According to civil society sources, most of these clinics have been set up directly or…
417 Jamaat men sued in Sirajganj
Two cases have been filed against 417 Jamaat-e-Islami men in connection with violence in Ullapara upazila during Monday’s nationwide daylong hartal. Sub-inspector Asaduzzaman of Ullapara Police Station filed a case against 32 identified and 150 unidentified Jamaat men on Monday…
2 minor girls drown in Sirajganj
Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Durganagar village in Ullapara upazila on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Pushpa Rani, 3, daughter of Babul Kumar, and Chaiti Rani, 3, daughter of Paritosh Kumar, residents of the village.…
Two traders fined for selling tainted mangoes
A mobile court here on Tuesday realised Tk 70,000 as fine from two wholesalers for selling formalin-mixed mangoes. A mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Habibul Hasan Rumi, conducted a drive in Station Road area of the district town at…
Police restricts vehicular movement in Rajshahi before poll
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has imposed restriction on plying of motor vehicles for successful and peaceful holding of election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) scheduled to be held on June 15. A press release signed by SM Munir-Uz-Zaman, Commissioner of…
Mango trading up in Rajshahi, C’nawabganj
Mango trading has gained momentum with appearance of several varieties of mango in markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, the two districts famous for mango production. During the current peak season, Gopalbhog, king variety of mango for its taste and flavor,…
Hiron seeks apology, Mamun complains of EC bias
Shawkat Hossain Hiron, outgoing Mayor and 14-party alliance backed Sammilito Nagorik Committee nominated Mayor candidate of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) on Tuesday sought apology for his past mistakes and announced a 23-pont election manifesto stressing on changing Barisal to a…
EC’s unwillingness to deploy army ‘proves its loyalty’
BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission is not willing to deploy army during elections to four city corporations slated for June 15 as it is influenced by the government. “The EC…
Farmers expect bumper Boro output in Netrakona
Boro cultivators and crops specialists are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy during this season as harvesting of the paddy is nearing to completion with excellent yield rates in the district. Netrakona District Agriculture Extension Department (DAED) office sources said…
No censorship imposed on media: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday categorically said the government did not impose any censorship on media as they believe in freedom of press.
Moyeen Khan terms govt failure
DHAKA: Opposition BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday categorically said the government failed in every sector in last four and half years.
6 super crops to help beat global hunger
Washington, D.C – On June 8, the UK government granted £30 million to HarvestPlus to develop and deliver six nutritious crops to several million farming households in Africa and Asia. The UK has supported HarvestPlus, an international program of CGIAR,…
Mahmudur Rahman on remand
Daily Amar Desh Acting Editor Mahmudur Rahman was placed on remand for three more days on Wednesday for questioning on a Ramna police case alleging him for stirring religious passions.
Advani stays in BJP
Veteran politician Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday backtracked on his decision to quit senior posts in the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a move that may convince potential partners to stick with the BJP in upcoming elections.
World Bank ‘Padma report’ with Muhith
The World Bank has handed over a probe report into the alleged corruption in the Padma project to Finance Minister AMA Muhith, six months after its investigators left the country.
Coast guard, bandits’ gunbattle rocks Sunderbans
Coast Guard officials said they seized arms and ammunition after a gunbattle with ‘forest-bandits’ in the Sunderbans early on Wednesday.
Weighing words that create uproad in Parliament
Bangladesh’s first woman speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has help on hand. Even as she promised to examine whether an expression by BNP lawmaker Rehana Akhter Ranu was unparliamentary and needs to be expunged from the proceedings, Kolkata’s Ananda Bazar Patrika…
BOSCH Dhaka office opens
German engineering company Bosch inaugurated its office in Dhaka on Tuesday to consolidate its last two decades presence in Bangladesh through local distributors.