Shirshendu Biswas, a class IV student of Government Jubilee High School in Sadar upazila who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a bridge over the Payra River in his neighbourhood, received the PM’s letter on Monday which…
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3 more Tempaco victims recovered
Remains of three more fire victims were recovered from the fire-ravaged ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area on Monday, raising the death toll in the fire incident to 39.
Workshop on caeer grooming held at BAU
Mymensing-A workshop on career growth in facilitating rural entrepreneurship, professional CV writing and selling power excellence held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh yesterday (Monday).
RU to launch digital attendance system in Oct
Rajshahi-The Rajshahi University (RU) went one step further towards of digitization while it’s going to launch “digital attendance monitoring system” which is for the first time in the country. This system will be introduced to take attendance of the university…
World Pharmacist day observed at RU
Rajshahi-Title with “Pharmacist Caring for You” world pharmacist day was observed at the Rajshahi University (RU) campus on Sunday.
Fake DB police on remand
A Dhaka court on Monday placed four fake members of DB Police, arrested on Saturday in the capital, on a day remand each.
Govt must sit with parties before forming search committee: BNP
A pro-BNP intellectual yesterday suggested the government not to form search committee like the previous time to form the new Election Commission.
Tajuddin gets bail on BASIC bank scam case
The High Court yesterday granted a four-week bail to Ahmed Tajuddin, chairman of UK Bangla Trading Ltd, in a BASIC Bank scam case.
Case for war crimes against 3 brothers
Mymensingh-A case was filed against three brothers with a Mymensingh court today (Monday) for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation in 1971.
Dhaka HC orders Tempaco Factory owner account freezed
Dhaka-The High Court yesterday directed the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to freeze the bank account of factory owner of ‘Tampaco Foils Limited’, which was devastated by a fire on September 10, leading to the death of at least 39 people.
PM clearing urgent files online from USA
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in the USA, is clearing urgent files from there through email so that official activities do not get stalled for her absence in the country.
Padma Bridge construction will be visible from Dec: Obaidul
The construction of Padma Multi-purpose Bridge will be visible from December and January months, Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader told Parliament yesterday.
‘World River Day’ observed at JU
Securing the slogan ‘Shusto Nodi, Shusto Nogor’ World Rivers day at Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed with fanfare and festivity here at the campus yesterday.
Sangshad session begins
Dhaka-The 12th session of the 10th Parliament began yesterday with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Opposition Jatiya Party (Ershad) lawmakers participated in the session.
Kalyanpur arrested militant Reagan on 6-day remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Raqibul Hasan Reagan on remand for 6 days to interrogate him in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery Attack case.
JS takes obituary reference on Larma after 33 years
Parliament yesterday adopted an obituary reference of a leader of the hilly people Manabendra Narayan Larma after 33 years of his death.
BNP demands formation of EC through dialogue
BNP on Saturday urged the government to form the Election Commission (EC) through dialogue with opposition parties instead of making a search committee.
It’s all about national election: Fakhrul
Claiming that it never talked about midterm polls, BNP on Saturday demanded a fresh election to make the country’s parliament truly representative one.
Decomposed body recovered from Tempaco
A decomposed body was recovered from the fire-ravaged ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area on Saturday, raising the death toll in the fire incident to 36.
Fight took place in court during 7 murder case hearing
A scuffle over lunch packs broke out among some of the Narayanganj 7-murder accused, including prime accused Nur Hossain, during the noon-break in Saturday’s hearing at a Narayanganj courtroom.
World have to go through a ‘transformative journey’ : Prof Mustafizur
Dhaka-Bangladesh needs to keep fighting at global forums to realise the commitments made by the developed nations for implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at national level and achieve global peace, said a leading economist here on Saturday.
Newborn miracle baby taken on Dhaka for better treatment
The newborn miracle baby, who was found alive while being buried at Alipur graveyard of the district town on Thursday morning, was taken to Dhaka on Saturday by a helicopter for better treatment.
IBBL deposit, investment stand at 648,248 million
Deposit and investment of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited stood at Tk.648,248 million and Tk. 569,866 million respectively till August 2016.
No rule of law, people’s lives and property is now at stake: BNP
BNP on Friday claimed that terrorists have got a free hand to carry out brutal activities as there is ‘no rule of law’ in the country.
No possibility of Mid-term election: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any mid-term election in the country, questioning the necessity of such polls.
People killed like birds in road accidents during Eid holidays: Obaidul
Dhaka-Shouldering responsibility of the anarchy in transport sector, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday admitted that people have been killed in road accidents like birds during the holidays of Eid-ul-Azha this year.
No BD national injured in Manhattan explosion
There is no Bangladesh national among those injured or affected by the explosion occurred at Chelsea in Manhattan, said a Bangladesh diplomat in New York quoting preliminary information on Sunday.
Petrol pump owners threatens indefinite strike from October
Country’s petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers threatened to go on an indefinite strike from the first week of October if the government ‘fails’ to resolve their problems by the time.
Mobile court charges 4 clinics and diagnostics Taka 24 lakh
Dhaka-A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday fined four clinics and diagnostic centres in the capital’s Shyamoli area Tk 24 lakh on various charges of irregularities.