Dhaka, Dec 4 – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday approved a chargesheet against 11 people, including former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, in a case filed for reportedly misappropriating Tk 4 crore.
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SC to hear BNP chief Khaleda’s Appeal for bail Thursday
Dhaka, Dec 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will hear today on an appeal filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging a High Court order that had turned down her bail petition in the Zia Charitable…
Chief of Army Staff Gen. Aziz to visit Myanmar
Dhaka, Dec 4 – Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff Chief General Aziz Ahmed is going to pay a visit to Myanmar on December 8 to strengthen the bilateral relations and to talk on various issues including Rohingya crisis.
Don’t let plunderers, killers return to power: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Dec 04 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon all to remain alert so that bribe takers, interest mongers, orphan’s money looters, money launderers, grenade and bomb attackers, and arson terrorists cannot return to power as they…
Denied services by doctor, woman gives birth at hospital gate
Dhaka, Dec 03 – A woman gave birth to a baby at the main entrance of Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib General Hospital here on Sunday night after allegedly being denied services at the hospital by the duty doctor.
Khaleda eligible to get bail, says Dr Kamal
Dhaka, DEC 03 – Jatiya Oikya Front Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is eligible to get bail from the apex court in the corruption cases she was convicted.
No hike in bulk power tariff, no hike in retail, agree BERB, TEC
Berc concludes four-day public hearing Dhaka, December 03, 2019 – Both Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BERB) and the technical evaluation committee (TEC) of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) are of the same opinion that if the bulk supply tariff is…
SA Games: Al Amin secures 2nd gold for Bangladesh
Bangladesh won the second gold medal in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games in Nepal on Tuesday as Al Amin, a member of Bangladesh Army, secured it in Men’s Singler Karate 60 kg category.
23 fishermen held; 29 maunds crab seized in Bagerhat
Members of Forest Department detained 23 fishermen and seized 29 maunds of crab, a trawler and some crab-catching traps from Bogi area in East Sundarbans area of Sharankhola upazila here on Monday night.
US-Bangla to operate six flights to Cox’s Bazar daily
US-Bangla Airlines will operate six flights to Cox’s Bazar responding to rising demands of passengers from December 10.
BNP plans to take to streets ahead of election anniversary
Dhaka, Dec 3 – BNP is likely to come up with simultaneous action programmes across the country from December 5 in its efforts to mount pressure on the government to release its chairperson Khaleda Zia and register its protest against…
Crab farming recoups loss at virus infested BD shrimp farms
$26.81 lakh earned in five months from crab export KHULNA, DECEMBER 03- The shrimp farmers here who counted suffered repeated losses due to virus attacks in farms and natural disasters are now showing greater interest in crab cultivation as it…
Vote for Miss Universe Bangladesh Shirin Akhter Shela
The Miss Universe Organization has just announced that the Global Vote for this year’s competition is now open. You can now vote for Miss Universe Bangladesh (contestant number 8) to enter the Top 20 until 10:59 AM BDT on Saturday,…
BNP’s rally in Dhaka, other divisional cities on HR Day Dec 10
Dhaka, Dec 2 – BNP will stage rallies in the capital and other divisional cities across the country on December 10, marking the International Human Rights Day.
Create scope to address needs of climate migrants: PM Hasina
Madrid, Spain – December 02, 2019 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the international community to initiate discussions on the creation of an appropriate framework to address the needs of the people who got displaced due to climate…
Dipu Chakma wins first gold for Bangladesh in SA Games
Dipu Chakma won the first gold medal for Bangladesh in taekwondo in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) in Nepal on Monday.
Petrol pump owners suspend strike
Petrol pump owners and workers on Monday suspended their strike until December 15 after a meeting with Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC ).
81 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs
Eighty one new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Monday.
NID errors can be corrected at EC, its Upazila offices
Dhaka, Dec 2 – The national identity cards having minor errors can be fixed easily as the Election Commission has taken an initiative to install advanced card management software for removing hassles in availing of NID card-related services by people,…
Have to fix sociial sickness created in 29 years of rule: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will continue its drive against corruption, terrorism, militancy and drugs to eliminate these social menaces from the country as those are the results of 29 years of Zia, Ershad and Khaleda’s misrule.
Month of Bangladesh’s Victory begins
Dhaka, Dec 2 – December, the month of Victory when Bangladesh was emerged victorious as an independent country in 1971 after the surrender of Pakistani occupation forces following a nine-month war, began on Sunday.
Students throng ousted DU teacher’s ‘class in corridor’
Dhaka, Dec 1 – Rushad Faridi, an assistant professor of the Economics Department of Dhaka University (DU) who was sent into forced retirement in 2017, held a class in the corridor of the Social Sciences building on Sunday protesting the…
Seven Agri Varsities’ Cluster Admission test held
Mymensingh, Dec 1 – For the first time, seven agricultural degree offering universities’ cluster system admission test in 2019-20 academic year was held on Saturday morning.
সম্মিলিত সামাজিক আন্দোলনের জাতীয় পতাকা মিছিল ও সমাবেশ অনুষ্ঠিত
১ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৯ – আজ ১ ডিসেম্বর ২০১৯ বিকাল ৩ টায় শাহাবাগস্থ জাতীয় যাদুঘরের সামনে ‘সম্মিলিত সামাজিক আন্দোলন’ ও ‘সাম্প্রদায়িকতা-জঙ্গিবাদ বিরোধী মঞ্চে’র উদ্যোগে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অসাম্প্রদায়িক চেতনা বাস্তবায়ন, শোষণ ও বৈষম্যহীন বাংলাদেশ প্রতিষ্ঠার দাবিতে জাতীয় পতাকা মিছিল ও সমাবেশ সম্মিলিত সামাজিক…
‘Channel i Band Fest 2019’ kicks off today
Culture Desk To celebrate the month of victory, Channel i is going to organise the 6th ‘Channel i Band Fest 2019’ at its premises on today.
94 new dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs
Ninety four new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Sunday.
Launch attacked in Patuakhali to continue strike; 3 injured
Patuakhali, Dec 1 – Three staff of a launch were injured after water transport workers, who decided to continue their strike, attacked the vessel when it reached Patuakhali from Dhaka on Sunday morning.
PM Hasina leaves for Madrid to attend COP25
Dhaka, Dec 1 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning left Dhaka for Madrid, Spain, to attend the 25th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25).
Local solar incubator that cuts cost, boosts poultry output
SYLHET, DECEMBER 01, 2019-A group of researchers of Sylhet Agricultural University made a solar-powered incubator that is affordable and guarantees a higher percentage of hatching at the same time.
CU halls-raid after BCL factions clash; local weapons seized
CHITTAGONG, DECEMBER 01, 2019 – Locally-made weapons were recovered from four residential halls on Saturday night after a clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Chittagong University.