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Long tailback in journeys making life miserable
Dhaka-Huge tailbacks on different highways and ferry ghats and bus operators’ schedule collapse, for the third consecutive day on Saturday, made the trips of the Eid holidaymakers, including children, woefully miserable.
India reiterates its support to BD war crimes trial
India has reiterated its support to the ongoing trial of war criminals in Bangladesh, saying the process has a wide popular support here.
Those for removing Zia’s grave livie in fools’ paradise: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday warned that the government will have to pay a heavy price if it tries to relocate Ziaur Rahman’s grave from parliament area in the capital.
RU teacher found dead at residence
A female teacher of Rajshahi University’s Journalism department, Akter Jahan Jolly, was found dead at her university residence on the campus on Friday afternoon.
Father of national female footballer assaulted
Father of national U-16 female football team’s goalkeeper Taslima was allegedly physically assaulted by a teacher of her school in Kalsindur village in Dhobaura upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
Mosque imam found dead in Sylhet
Dhaka-Police recovered the hanging body of an imam from his room at Dakkhin Mobarakpur (Andarkona) Jam-e Mosque in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday.
Khaleda met with her family members in KSA
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday met her elder son Tarique Rahman and younger son late Arafat Rahman Koko’s family members in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to information received from the KSA.
Neo-JMB couples on remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed two suspected “Neo-JMB” couples on remand for different terms in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act.
Hannan Shah admitted to CMH in critical condition
Dhaka-BNP Standing Committee Member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka Cantonment yesterday in a critical condition.
Charge Sheet against Tarique, Salam in sedition case
Detective Branch (DB) Inspector Emdadul Haque of police on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet of a sedition case against four persons, including BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman former chairman of ETV Abdus Salam.
Risha killer confesses
Dhaka-Obayedul Khan, arrested in connection with the murder of Willes Little Flower School and College student Suraiya Akter Risha, on Monday made confession to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the killing.
Dr. Amin lands in jail
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent Dr Mohammad Abdul Amin, a deputy secretary of the Public Administration Ministry to the jail in a case filed against him on the charge of amassing wealth illegally and…
BNP demands removal of Qamrul & Mozammel for breaking oath
Dhaka-Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded the resignation of Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq immediately as what he said they have been convicted for breaching their oaths through contempt of court.
DMP asked DMCH to remove militants’ bodies from morgue
Dhaka-The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has told the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) that it cannot take the 13 bodies of militants killed in Kalayanpur,Narayanganj and Mirpur as it was yet to receive reports of different tests on the bodies…
HC declared 15% imposed tax to Pvt. uni was illigal
Dhaka-The High Court (HC) yesterday declared illegal the 15 percent income tax imposed by the government on the private universities and private medical, dental and engineering colleges.
River girdling are important for public health
The rivers girdling the Dhaka city, the Buriganga, Balu,Turag and Shitalakhya are important not only to its environment, public health and the economy but rampant encroachments are leaving them narrow gradually despite drives against the occupiers the recovered lands are…
BSC will purchase 16 vessels from China
Dhaka-Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) will procure 16 vessels from China. Of them, six ships will be mother bulky carrier and 10 lighter bulk carriers.
11 Sep declared as Eid holiday
The government has announced September 11 (Sunday) as general holiday for the government employees to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha peacefully.
5 sentenced to death for killing businessman in Gazipur
A court here today sentenced five people to death and one to life term imprisonment for killing a businessman in Gazipur in 2008.
Mother Teresa declared as a Saint
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.
Copenhagen police didn’t think the gun attack was ordered by IS
A Danish police say they have no evidence that a gun attack in a Copenhagen suburb known for its hashish trade was ordered by the Islamic State group.
Five million families to get rice at TK 10 a kilo
The government will sell rice at Tk 10 per kg to 50 lakh ultra poor families across the country under the “Food-friendly Programme”.
Hong Kong Election: Voters turn out in force
Voters turned out in force Sunday for Hong Kong’s most crucial election since the handover from Britain in 1997, the outcome of which could pave the way for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing’s control of the city.
JU goes on 13 days vacant
Jahangirnagar University (JU) is going to a 13 days vacation from Sep 6 on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha.
Dipon’s killer on remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Abdus Sabur, who was arrested from Tongi on Saturday in connection with the murder of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon and murder attempt on blogger Ahmedur Rashid Tutul on a…
Hearing on charge framing against 25 BNP-men
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the hearing in a case against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 24 others to December 29.
Hartal declared on 3 dist of Ctg today
Five Bengali settler-groups have called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the three districts comprising the Chittagong Hill Tracts on Sunday, demanding the repeal of a law passed to resolve land disputes in the region.
BNP feels reorganisation of party is necessary to drive movement
Terming the Awami League-led government ‘fascist and autocratic’ one, BNP senior leaders on Saturday underscored the need for reorganising their party to make its movement for the ‘restoration’ of democracy a success.
Rosatom to Help Fighting Cancer
Dhaka-Rosatom, Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) and IAEA signed an agreement to join their efforts in implementing the Program of Action for Cancer Therapy.