Dhaka, Jan 01 – Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday informed that the government made a master plan to reduce five to six lakh cases from the existing backlog of the cases within this year.
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How our rivers fared in 2019
Nazrul Islam The year 2019 saw both good and bad developments for our rivers. On the good side, the first thing to be mentioned is the High Court’s judgement of February 3, declaring rivers as a “legal entity,” having rights…
Mobile signals come back to border areas: BTRC
The mobile networks, which were blocked in frontier areas of the country for security reasons, have been restored on Tuesday night.
Crude bomb goes off near JCD’s event venue in city
Two crude bombs went off in front of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) in the city where BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was celebrating its founding anniversary on Wednesday.
Joining city polls to expose vote fraud further: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party is taking part in the upcoming city polls to expose further that no credible election is possible under Awami League.
Rifat Murder: Court indicts wife Minni, 9 others
A court here on Wednesday indicted Aysha Siddika Minni and nine others in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Rifat Sharif was hacked to death in broad daylight on June 26.
Bangladesh saw 388 extrajudicial killings in 2019: ASK
Dhaka, Jan 01, 2020 – Alongside an increase in incidents of rape, the country saw 388 cases of extrajudicial killings in the year of 2019, said a new report on Tuesday.
Maradona is coming to Bangladesh
Sports Correspondent There had been speculations for some days that Dieogo Maradona would come to Bangladesh and finally the football federation has confirmed that the Argentine football great is visiting the country.
Nazrul Conference begins in Habiganj
A five-day long National Nazrul Conference began at district Shilpakala Academy in the town on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi phones Sheikh Hasina to extend new year greetings
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to extend the greetings of the new year 2020.
Won’t accept movement holding students hostage: Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government will not accept any programme or movement that holds students or others hostage.
Dhaka to construct modern building for BIMSTEC Secretariat
Dhaka 01 January 2020: The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Md. Shahriar Alam MP said that the Government of Bangladesh will construct a multi-storied modern building for the BIMSTEC Secretariat. The new building will be constructed at the present location…
HC denies bail to man charged with illegally storing onion
Dhaka, Dec 31 – The High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a detained businessman of Lakshmipur, Md Main Uddin, in connection with a case filed against him on the charge of illegally storing 42 sacks of onion.
HC rule against Bangladesh Bank circular for gender bias
Dhaka, Dec 31 – The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to explain why its circular issued on December 1 that imposed restriction for married women candidates to give their husband’s address as their permanent address should not be…
1,030 file for election as Mayor or Councillor in Dhaka
Dhaka, Dec 31 – A total of 1,030 aspiring candidates submitted their nomination papers to the Returning Officers (RO) to be candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls scheduled on January 30.
RU to go on 12-day vacation from Jan 5
The Rajshahi University (RU) is going to a 12-day-long winter vacation from January 5 to January 16.
Ducsu VP Nur moves to private hospital
Getting released from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Vice-president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur moved to a private hospital in the capital on Tuesday.
Anti-Corruption Drive that raised hope in 2019
The crackdown on corruption and casino business was one of the most-discussed topics in the outgoing year of 2019 that led to the arrest of around 275 people, including some Juba League leaders and ward councillors of Dhaka.
Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC exams
Girls performed better than boys in this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
Children to be groomed with modern education: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government wants to provide modern and tech-based education to children so that they could grow up properly to cope with the new era.
Mongla Seaport to be upgraded at a cost of Tk 7.67bn
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared seven projects involving Tk 4,460 crore, including Tk 767 crore to upgrade Mongla Seaport.
2020 to be year of ‘restoration of democracy’: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday hoped that the New Year, 2020, will be the year of ‘restoration of democracy’.
In memory of those we lost in 2019
We lost renowned cultural personalities in 2019. Renowned lyricist, composer, music director and freedom fighter Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passed away on January 22. He received Ekushey Padak in 2010 and won National Film Award for Best Music Director twice for…
Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC exams
Girls performed better than boys in this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
New platform launched to ‘restore democracy’
Dhaka, Dec 31 – ‘Ganotantra Uddhar Andolon’, a new platform of opposition parties, was launched on Monday in the city with an objective to ‘restore democracy’ in the country.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka again ranks second-worst
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second-worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning.
87.90 pc pass JSC, JDC exams; GPA-5 achievers up
Dhaka, Dec 31 – The results of this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC ) examinations have been published with the pass rate 87.90 percent.
সিটি নির্বাচন নিরপেক্ষ নাহলে রাজনৈতিক অঙ্গন অস্থিতিশীল হবে
গনতান্ত্রিক মূল্যবোধকে পদদলিত করে আইয়ূব খানের উন্নয়ন ও স্বৈরশাসক এরশাদের উন্নতির কীর্তিসমূহ তাদের অবধারিত পতনকে ঠেকাতে পারেনি যা সকল দল ও মতের ক্ষমতাসীনরা স্মরণ রাখলে তাদেরই মঙ্গল হবে।
বাম জোটের কর্মসূচিতে হামলার নিন্দা করেছে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ
বাম জোটের মিছিলে পুলিশ লাঠি চার্জ করে নেতাকর্মীদের আহত করার প্রতিবাদ ও নিন্দা জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব প্রিন্সিপাল মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ ও যুগ্ম মহাসচিব মাওলানা গাজী আতাউর রহমান। এক বিবৃতিতে নেতৃদ্বয় বলেন, বাম জোটের কর্মসূচিতে পুলিশি হামলা, বেধড়ক লাঠিপেটা…
BNP lawmakers urged to resign, join movement for democracy
Dhaka, Dec 30 – The 20-party alliance leaders yesterday called upon the BNP lawmakers to resign from parliament and take to the streets for the restoration of democracy and the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia.