A devastating fire damaged property worth around Tk 1.5 crore of Surichala Textile and Dyeing Factory at Kaliakoir of the district. The fire originated from an electrical short circuit of Melba textile section waving machine around 2:00 pm Friday.
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Mamata shelves Teesta report
Believe it or not, the report on the Teesta river that West Bengal government had commissioned last year has been shelved unceremoniously. Hydrologist Kalyan Rudra submitted his ‘preliminary’ report to chief minister Mamata Banerji in person in early December, highly…
US cancels over 2,600 flights for snowstorm
A snowstorm of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the northeast with a vengeance on Friday, with up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow forecast along the densely populated corridor from the New York City area to Boston and…
Ferry with 50 passengers sinks in Meghna
A passenger ferry carrying up to 50 people sank in the river Meghna at Gazaria in Munshiganj Friday morning. bdnews24.com Narayanganj Correspondent reported the MV SM Sarash sank near Ismani Char around 8:00am after a sand-laden boat hit it, said…
Govt landed in own trap: BNP
The government is following a dual policy on war crimes trial, alleged the BNP Friday blaming the government for the recent controversy arising over the war crimes trial. “Now the government itself has landed in the trap it had laid,”…
Nafis pleads guilty, sentence May30
Quazi Mohamamd Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis of Bangladesh pleaded guilty at a United States court as being involved in a plot to blow up the New York Federal Reserve building. The court will pronounce his sentence on May 30.
Grand rally ends with vows
The ‘grand rally’ at Shahbagh intersection ended with a vow to spread the ongoing movement from Teknaf to Tetulia demanding death penalty for all war criminals, including Abdul Quader Molla, and a ban on the politics of Jamaat-e-Islami.
Lawmakers express solidarity to Shahbagh demo
The ruling Awami League lawmakers expressed solidarity to demonstration at Shahbagh to press home their demand of death penalty of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah for his involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.
Circular for 34th BCS exam out
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday issued the circular for the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination to fill some 2,050 vacant posts of different cadres.
13 picked for Ekushey Padak
Thirteen distinguished personalities, including poets Rafiq Azad and Asad Chowdhury, have been nominated for the Ekushey Padak-2013 for their outstanding contributions to society and the country.
Hall-Mark Chairman granted bail
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jesmin Islam in 11 cases filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for Sonali Bank loan scam. Senior Special Judge M Jahurul Haque granted the bail after hearing of the cases.
Jamaat greater Ctg strike Sat
The Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday called a dawn-to-dusk shutdown in greater Chittagong region for Saturday as the Islamist party was denied a rally in the port city.
Verdict disqualifies Molla of ‘division’ facility in jail
The special privileges or division that Jamaat-e- Islami stalwart Abdul Quader Molla had been enjoying in jail has been revoked after the International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced him to life in prison for his war crimes in 1971.
Grand rally at Shahbagh Friday
People of all walks of life will stage a grand rally at Shahbagh Square at 3:00pm Friday to press home their demand of death penalty of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah for his involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war…
Jannatul Ferdous first BD woman paratrooper
Captain Jannatul Ferdous has attained rare pride to be the first Bangladeshi woman paratrooper. On Thursday she landed dawn from a fighting aircraft around 1000 meter high at Panichhara Paratrooping Zone of Jalalabad Cantonment of the district.
Protestors attack Hanif
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special aide and Awami League leader Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif was thrown bottles at in Shahbagh Thursday afternoon. bdnews24.com reporter said Hanif arrived Shahbagh at around 5:30pm, willing to speak at the mass gathering of mostly youths…
‘Compromise, please’
The newly elected officer bearers of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Thursday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hold dialogue with the opposition to avoid further political instability. They made the statement during a…
Sedition plea against Khaleda rejected
A Dhaka court has scrapped a plea for a sedition case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia over her Washington Times article as the plaintiff had not taken prior permission from the government before filing the case.
60 held, 53 injured countrywide
At least 60 Chhatra Shibir activists were held and 53 people including 10 cops injured in different parts of the country during Wednesday’s dawn-to-dusk hartal. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is observing hartal in protest against the verdict of its leader Abdul Quader…
‘Let us be hanged then’
Students at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have demonstrated demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant General Secretary Abdul Quader Molla.
4 more Bangladeshis among 22 dead in UAE crash
The United Arab Emirates says four more Bangladeshi expatriate workers have been identified among the 22 killed in Monday’s road crash in that country. It was previously reported that there were 16 Bangladeshis among the 22 victims of the road…
BGB for heightened security: Tuku
Members of the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to reinforce security in the wake of heightened threats of creating chaos in the country, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku has said.
Govt to appeal on Molla
The government will appeal against the verdict sentencing Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla to life in jail within the 30-day deadline, an official said Wednesday.
Changes to 87 seats proposed
The Election Commission has proposed geographical changes to 87 parliamentary constituencies out of 300 for the 10th national elections in a draft, said EC Secretariat’s Joint Secretary Biswas Lutfur Rahman.
Traditional healders lead way to fighting malaria
Traditional healers in Benin possess sophisticated knowledge regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants, and strategies should be developed to exploit this and promote the plants’ conservation, says a study.
BNP’s no reaction on Quader Mollah verdict
Opposition BNP did not express their any reaction over the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 that sentenced Jamaat leader Quader Mollah to life term in prison.
BB awards license to 6 new banks
Some six new banks have been given license by Bangladesh Bank (BB) to start their business. The banks are NRB Commercial Bank, Union Bank, South Bangla Agricultural Bank, Midland Bank, Meghna Bank and NRB bank.
Verdict disappoints people: Tuku
State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku on Tuesday said the verdict against Jamaat leader Quader Mollah disappointed people of the country.
Ex-Bridges Div Secy gets bail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to former Secretary of the Bridges Division Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Superintendent Engineer (River Control) of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority Kazi Mohammad Ferdous in the Padma bridge graft case.
ECNEC nods 11 dev projects
The government has taken massive development programmes for power sector to increase electricity generation for meeting the increasing demand. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved five projects for power sector involving Tk 5,298 crore.