Culture Desk The 196th birth anniversary of legendary Bengali poet and father of Bengali sonnet Michael Madhusudan Dutt will be observed today with pomp and grandeur.
Category: Bangladesh
Arrange free, neutral Dhaka City polls: Sujon to EC
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujon), a civil rights body, on Saturday urged the Election Commission (EC) to arrange “free, neutral and peaceful” Dhaka city polls.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka ranks 4th worst
Dhaka, Jan 25 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked fourth worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Saturday morning.
Tragic end of a victim of predawn Mirpur slum fire at DMCH
Dhaka, Jan 25 – A woman who suffered severe burns in a fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur’s Chalantika on early Friday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning.
Mayor candidates of AL, BNP to declare election manifestoes
Dhaka, Jan 24 – Mayoral candidates both the Awami League and the BNP for Dhaka North and South city corporations polls are going to place their electoral manifestoes separately through press conferences this week to disclose their plan of action…
10 chosen for Bangla Academy Literary Award
Ten personalities have been chosen for the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar (Bangla Academy Literary Award) 2019. Bangla Academy Director General Habibullah Siraji announced the names at a press conference at the academy’s Poet Shamsur Rahman Auditorium on Thursday. The award…
Daylong bird fair held on JU campus
A daylong ‘Bird Fair’ was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday to protect birds and other wild animals to safeguard ecological balance.
Sixteen Jamaat-Shibir men held in Chapainawabganj
Police here on Friday arrested 16 leaders and activists of Jamaat –e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area in Sadar upazila with cocktails and gunpowder.
Khaleda’s family planning special appeal for her release
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday said they are planning to make a special appeal seeking her release from jail as they are worried about her life.
AL nominee attacks independent candidate’s office
The office of ward number 56 independent councillor aspirant was vandalised and torched, allegedly by Awami League-backed candidate in Borogram area in Kamrangirchar on Friday afternoon.
New AL committee pays tributes to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
The newly-elected Bangladesh Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) and Advisory Council, led by AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his…
AL conspiring to hinder BNP victory in city polls: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 24 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the ruling party is conspiring to hamper their party’s victory in the elections to two Dhaka city corporations. “As Awami League has become politically bankrupt,…
49,558 river grabbers in country: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday informed parliament that there are 49,558 river grabbers across the country with highest 5,906 occupiers in Cumilla district. He placed the statistics in Parliament replying to a question from Awami League…
HC to hear Sunday a writ for staying Dhaka city polls
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The High Court will hear on Sunday a writ petition filed seeking a stay on the upcoming Dhaka City corporations polls slated to be held on February 1.
PM asks BD mission to help Andrew Kishore
Culture Desk Prime minister Sheikh Hasina asked the Bangladesh High Commission in Singapore to extend full support for the treatment of ailing playback singer Andrew Kishore recently .
Bangladesh ranks 146th in corruption index: TIB
Bangladesh jumped three notches in the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) said Thursday.
Cold-related diseases affect 5,825 people in 24 hrs
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,825 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 888 of the patients received treatment for acute…
AL nominees on door to door visit BNP men sensing conspiracy
Dhaka, Jan 23 – The Awami League mayoral candidates for Dhaka North and South city corporation elections are wooing votes from door to door making attractive pledges for the people in their respective city while the opposition BNP candidates sensing…
Go for ballot; defer polls again, if necessary: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to defer the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations again, if necessary, for holding it with ballot papers instead of EVMs.
‘BCL men’ beat 4 students at DU suspecting link to Shibir
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men have allegedly beaten up four students of Dhaka University (DU) suspecting them of being activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir.
Outstanding loans of bank directors hit Tk 1716 b: Minister
The outstanding loans of bank directors in the country now stand at Tk 171,616.1247 crore at the end of September 2019, which is 11.21 percent of the total loans disbursed by all banks.
Declare Capital Dhaka ecologically critical area: High Court
Dhaka, Jan 22 – The High Court on Wednesday commented that the capital city Dhaka should be declared as Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) in order to save the environment and protect the city from pollution.
e-Passport to brighten Bangladesh image: PM Hasina
The introduction of e-Passport will brighten the image of Bangladesh further in the digital world, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday.
Publish ad in newspapers asking Sinha to turn up: Court
A court here on Wednesday directed authorities concerned to publish an advertisement in two national dailies asking former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and 10 others to appear before it on February 20 in a case filed on charges of…
Kurigram shivers as mercury falls to 7.2°C
Kurigram, Jan 22 – People in Bangladesh’s northern district Kurigram is shivering as a moderate cold wave started sweeping over the region on Wednesday, after five days of reprieve.
BGMEA Bhaban demolition work starts
Dhaka, Jan 22 – The demolition work on the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association building (BGMEA Bhaban) formally started on Wednesday.
Ward-level BCL committees to support AL nominees in capital
Dhaka, Jan 22 – Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has formed ward-level committees to campaign for Awami League (AL) mayoral candidates contesting Dhaka city polls.
ACC grills Mayor Sayed Khokan’s APS Sheikh Quddus
Dhaka, Jan 21 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday grilled Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayed Khokon’s Assistant Personal Secretary (APS) Sheikh Kuddus and personal assistant (PA) of 11th Jatiya Sangsad Whip Shamsul Huq Chowdhury, Ezaz Chowdhury over amassing…
HC makes Ibrahim Khaled director, chairman of ILFSL
Dhaka, Jan 21- To Protect the greater interest of the common shareholders and the depositors of the corporate sector of the country, the High Court has appointed Ibrahim Khaled, former deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank, as an independent director…
Tk 205b to set up 329 tech school, colleges in BD
Dhaka, Jan 21 – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared a Tk 20,525.69-crore project to establish 329 technical school and colleges (TSC) at Upazila level, aiming to create skilled human resources.