After long 26 years, Imam Gazzali Institute, an educational institution run by Jamaat-e-Islami, has to quit the ancestral house of celebrity film actress in the Indian subcontinent Suchitra Sen in Pabna district town as the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Sunday with a view to increasing scopes of cooperation between the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for dealing with money laundering and other financial crimes.
The Election Commission said Sunday 196 candidates will contest in the election of 13 upazila parishads on May 19.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has been implementing five major projects involving Taka 427.31 crore at present aims at bringing a qualitative change particularly in the field of infrastructural and environmental elevation in the metropolis.
The 358th ATM booth of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has been inaugurated at the Sector-11 of Uttara in the city recently.
CHITTAGONG, May 4, 2014 (BSS) – Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) and district police recovered two unidentified bodies including a girl in separate incidents from city’s CRB hills and Mirsari upazila today.
A minor girl was killed in an accident at Beparipara on Jamalpur-Mymensingh road under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.
Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested a drug peddler with 1.5 kg ganja from Bara Khochabari Bazar in the district on Saturday.
Speakers at a discussion here have stressed popularising the use of eco-friendly and fuel saving cooking furnace ‘Bandhu Chula’ to save huge firewood and improve public health and environment.
A housewife was chopped to death allegedly by her husband at Bashbaria village under Gangni upazila on Saturday.
An addicted young allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Bandaghata in the district town on Saturday.
A youth was beaten to death by his rivals at Piadapara village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday.
At least 50 people fell sick after taking food at a marriage ceremony at Farakpur village in Bheramara upazila on Saturday night.
A youth was hacked to death by some unknown miscreants in Moloy Bazar area in Daudkandi upazila on Saturday afternoon.
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Two people walk next to ice blocks in the Lake Cachet II in Aysen, Chilean Patagonia on April 6, 2012.
This has been a season to forget for Barcelona. The Catalan club has endured tough times on and off the pitch in 2013-14 and on a sunny Saturday at Camp Nou, its hopes of ending the campaign with a major…
The Afghan government has declared a day of national mourning for hundreds of people killed when a mudslide engulfed their village on Friday.
East Ukraine is braced for more unrest, as troops from Kiev prepare to continue “anti-terror” operations and pro-Russian gunmen reinforce barricades. Ukrainian soldiers advanced on several cities on Saturday to regain control of buildings seized by the gunmen. But in…
The wife of slain Narayanganj city Councillor Nazrul Islam has alleged that the police operation at prime accused Nur Hossain’s house is an eyewash. Selina Islam Beauty told bdnews24.com on Saturday that police’s failure to react immediately after the abduction…
The death toll from Saturday’s launch capsize in Kolagachia river in Golachipa uapzila rose to 12 with recovery of five more bodies on Sunday morning. Officer-in-charge of Golachipa police station Fakhruddin said divers pulled out five bodies from the river…
A youth was beaten to death by his rivals at Piadapara village in Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohon Mollah, 30, son of Sadek Hossain Mollah of the village. Quoting local people, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police…
The government considers forming a “coal club” aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among the public and private sector operators of the coal-fired power plants. Power Division has invited officials of coal-fired plant projects to a meeting on Sunday at…
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday said Bangladesh and India must invest for each other’s futures and work together to make the best use of India’s northeast’s potential ensuring a win-win situation. “The destinies of our two people are…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) to form a team with local engineers and expert professionals for designing and constructing the country’s big structures like bridges and tunnels. She also stressed the importance…
Fifteen civil society organisations promoting human rights on Saturday accused the government of favoring multinational companies (MNCs) with tax rules. They also demanded stopping further extension of value added tax (VAT) net as planned for the upcoming budget as it…
Tau Investment Management, a New York-based growth equity firm, which is committed to investing US$1 billion in transforming global supply chains, will make its official launch here on Sunday. Over the next three years, Tau will first target textile and…
Veteran Indian journalist Kuldip Nayar says he believes Narendra Modi will not be the next Prime Minister of India and that he has reasons to believe that. Speaking at a roundtable in Dhaka on Saturday he said even if Modi…
Accusing the government of trying to cling to power through resorting to killings and abductions, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said people are counting days to get rid of the ‘barbaric rule’ of Awami League.…