A meeting of the Shari`ah supervisory committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) was held in the city on Saturday. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, vice-chairman of the committee and head mufti (Islamic scholar) of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum presided over…
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the construction work on the country’s first-ever tunnel under the Karnaphuli River will begin in the next fiscal year. The minister said this while talking to reporters after inaugurating the repaired Kalarpol Bridge…
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited has launched an experience centre in Cox’s Bazar. Managing Director and CEO of Robi Supun Weerasinghe on Saturday inaugurated the experience centre at a ceremony aimed at ensuring quality services for its subscribers in…
Visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani on Sunday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take initiatives for the repatriation of Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh. Madani made the request when he met the Prime Minister…
Another Jahangirnagar University (JU) teacher testified on Sunday to Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 in the case lodged in connection with the killing JU student Zubair Ahmed. JU professor Dr SM Badiar Rahmed of the Department of Bio-Chemistry of the university…
The High Court on Sunday declared illegal the recruitment of over 4,000 nurses holding diploma degrees by the government. After hearing a writ petition, an HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the…
There are some 2 75,964 posts remain vacant with different ministries and departments of public administration. State Minister for Public Administration Ismat Ara Sadek on Sunday disclosed this in Parliament while replying to a question from ruling party lawmaker Ebnamul…
The post of public primary school headmaster have been upgraded from Class III to class II. The salary for assistant teachers is also going to be raised. The teachers will enjoy the upgrades immediately (from Mar 9), said the Ministry…
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent newly elected chairman of Savar upazila, Alhaj Md Kafiluddin to jail rejecting his bail pleas in two separate cases. Earlier on Sunday, Kafiluddin surrendered to the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Dhaka in two…
Pointing at BNP, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said that the law enforcement agencies will not turn a blind eye to its conspiracies to topple an elected government before the expiry of its tenure. “It won’t happen that…
Different political parties and organisations on Sunday sent a letter to the chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) urging him not to hike power tariff ignoring public interest. In the letter, representatives of the parties and organisations who attended…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said it is the current regime that is supplicating foreigners, not her party, and warned of dire consequences if it does not arrange a fresh national election immediately. “The government is saying that we’re…
The BNP has made its ‘biggest political mistake’ by not participating in the 10th parliamentary elections, says Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam. This is a ‘loss’ they would not be able to recompense very easily, he said on…
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jun on Sunday said both Bangladeshi and China should strengthen cooperation between their militaries and law enforcement departments to ensure their respective national security and stability. He said both the countries are ‘victims of terrorism…
While the High Court granted bail to three BNP leaders, the Supreme Court cancelled HC bail granted to five of its leaders in separate cases on Sunday. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court scrapped bail granted by the High…
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman on Sunday said it is not possible to eliminate militancy and communal violence from the country with its existing constitution. “A constitution of hotchpotch can neither eliminate communal violence…
The European Union (EU) is ‘not satisfied fully’ and it is very important to keep up the efforts over the next few weeks to present a picture (to the global media) which is a ‘promising one’. He also said next…
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka metropolitan police on Sunday submitted the charge sheet against Oishee Rahman and three others for their involvement in the murder of Special Branch (SB) Officer Mahfujur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman.
“United States now borrows about $4 billion per day, nearly half of that from China”, — Ian Bremmer has stated in one of his book in 2012.
The strategic location of Bangladesh which connects the nations of South and Southeast Asia helps Dhaka to play a pivotal role in regional forums like Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), ASEAN and the Forum for…
The chief cameraman on Oscar-winning film Gravity has won an award for his work at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
London – Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o made fun of manager Jose Mourinho’s doubts about his age with an ‘old man’ celebration during his side’s 4-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
A training workshop on ‘Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software’ organised for the teachers of different departments under the Faculty of Business Studies ended at Begum Rokeya University here on Saturday.
District Shilpakala Academy accorded reception to five cultural personalities here on Saturday for their outstanding contribution in the cultural arena.
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over cutting an old tree at Ghopghat in Madhukhali upazila on Saturday afternoon.
A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a piece of land at Akalborish village in Kalkini upazila early Sunday.
Two upazila polls candidates were fined in Burichang upazila of the district for violating the electoral code of conduct on Saturday.
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 35 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Sahebganj area in Raiganj upazila on Saturday.
A police constable died of cardiac arrest at Shahjadpur Police Station early Saturday.
Dhaka – The Asia Foundation’s Books for Asia program in Bangladesh will celebrate the International Women’s Day by distributing 4000 books across a wide variety of disciplines, such as English, Business, Management, and Computer Science, to 22 Girl’s colleges from…