Cumilla, July 16 (UNB) – A case was filed here on Tuesday over the killing of an accused by another accused in a courtroom during hearing on Monday. Assistant sub-inspector Firoz of Bangara Police Station, who was present at the…
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Raushon agrees to Ershad’s burial in Rangpur
Dhaka, July 16 (UNB) – Showing respect for the love of people of Rangpur for her husband and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, Raushon Ershad on Tuesday gave permission to bury him at Polli Nibash in his hometown Rangpur. She…
Barguna Rifat murder: Police interrogate wife Minni
Barguna, July 16 – Police interrogated Aysha Siddika Minni on Tuesday morning over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in broad daylight in the district town on June 26. A police team went to…
Suspected drug trader killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’
Rajshahi, July 16 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in the city early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Alamin, son of Mohonlal of Harpur under Kashiadanga Police Station in the city.…
Rohingya crisis: Int’l Criminal Court team due Tuesday
Dhaka, July 16 (UNB) – A delegation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), led by its Deputy Prosecutor James Kirkpatrick Stewart, arrived here on Tuesday morning on a weeklong visit to Bangladesh to talk to senior government officials and representatives…
2.6 million join the Bangladesh job market every year
Dhaka, July 15 – About 26 lakh workers are added to the job market every year, but they fail to get jobs as they are not skilled enough as required for their employment. Side by side, the country’s workforce fails…
HC asks for inquiry into alleged inaction of Feni Magistrate
Dhaka, July 15 – The High Court on Monday directed the government to conduct an enquiry against Feni Additional District Magistrate PKM Enamul Karim, also the president of the governing body of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa, in connection with the…
A murder suspect stabs to death another suspect in Comilla
Dhaka, July 15 – A murder accused has been stabbed to death by another suspect of a murder case in front of a judge inside a courtroom in Comilla. The incident took place at the courtroom of Fatema Ferdous, judge…
8 BNP lawyers get advance bails in sabotage case
Dhaka, Sept 17 (UNB) – The High Court (HC) here on Monday granted advance bail to 8 BNP-affiliated lawyers, including Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, in a sabotage case. A bench with Justice Md Habibul Goni and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the…
Rangpur Jatiya Party against burial of Ershad in capital
Rangpur, July 15 (UNB) – A grave was dug here for Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who passed away on Sunday, as the leaders of the party’s Rangpur unit on Tuesday announced to thwart any move to bury him in…
Bride, bridegroom among 9 killed as train hits microbus
Sirajganj, July 15 (UNB) – Eight members of a bridal party, including the bridegroom and bride, and the driver were killed and three others injured as a train smashed a microbus at an unmanned level crossing at Panchakroshi in Ullapara…
Plan underway for education TV channel: BD Minister
Dhaka, July 15 (UNB) – A plan is underway to launch an education TV channel to air all the good classes of good teachers, taking the benefits to rural students, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni. “We can show the…
HM Ershad’s 2nd namaz-e-janaza held at Parliament complex
Dhaka, July 15 – The second namaz-e-janaza of Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad was held at the Parliament Building Complex at around 10:55 am on Monday morning. His body will be taken to the party’s central office at Kakrail to…
Seoul-Dhaka relations to reach new heights: South Korean PM
Dhaka, July 14 – South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon yesterday said the relation between Bangladesh and Korea will reach to a new height through cooperation in various fields of business and trade. “I am moved and impressed by the…
Destroy Aedes mosquitoes: HC directs Dhaka City corporations
Dhaka, July 14 – The High Court on Sunday directed the two Dhaka city corporations’ authorities to take effective steps within 24 hours on priority basis to eradicate and destroy Aedes mosquitos and take other preventive measures to stop the…
Aziz Coop chairman accused of Taka 3bn embazzlement
Dhaka, July 14 – Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against the chairman of Aziz Co-operative Commerce and Finance Credit Society Limited, M Tajul Islam, for allegedly embezzling Tk 300 crore of customers and on charge of money…
Wife complains of bid to save real killers of Refat Sharif
Dhaka, Julu 14 – Ayesha Siddiqa Minni on Sunday claimed that conspiracies were afloat against her in a bid to save the “real killers” of her husband Rifat Sharif, who was brutally hacked in broad daylight in Barguna.
JFA Football: Thakurgaon outplay Rajshahi by 4-0 goals
Dhaka – Thakurgaon District outplayed Rajshahi District by 4-0 goals in a Group B final round match of the JFA U-14 National Women’s Football Championship’ 2019 at the Bir Shrestra Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Sunday.…
Fizz’s wedding reception held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, popularly known as Fizz, celebrated his wedding reception at a grand function Saturday in his village home of Tetulia under Kaliganj Upazila, 40-kilometer away from Satkhira District headquarter. Mustafiz, who got over an…
Law against rape will be toughened: State Minister
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB) — Initiatives will be taken to toughen the existing law on torture and rape as per the proposal of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Begum Fazilatunnesa said on Sunday. She…
Fakhrul mourns Ershad’s death
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB) – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep shock at the death of Jatiya Party chairman and deposed military ruler HM Ershad. In a condolence message, Fakhrul prayed for the salvation of Ershad’s soul…
District admins get 31-point governance directive from PM
Dhaka, Jul 14 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday issued a 31-point directive to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to ensure good governance and proper development of the country. The prime minister gave the directives while inaugurating the five-day…
Rewilding BD: Scott Trageser’s wildlife photos at Art Café
Dhaka, 13th July (UNB) – US-based wildlife photographer Scott Trageser’s solo exhibition ‘Rewilding Bangladesh’ commenced Saturday evening at city’s Art Café. Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation, arranged the exhibition. With the vision to inaugurate…
Chittagong City outer ring road collapses before inauguration
Chittagong, July 14 — Parts of a mega infrastructure project adjacent to the Bay of Bengal caved in on Saturday, prompting people to raise allegations of irregularities and corruption.
‘Detained 519 Indian fishermen to be sent back’
Dhaka, July 13 (UNB) – A total of 519 fishermen, who were detained for Bangladesh’s water territory in Patuakhali, will be sent back to their country following the due process, said Bangladesh Coast Guard on Saturday. “Bangladesh has already communicated…
PM mourns Ershad’s death
Dhaka, Jul 14 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad. In a condolence message,…
Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad dies
Dhaka, July 14 (UNB) – Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who was ousted in 1990 after his nine years of autocratic rule, died on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka. He was 89. Ershad,…
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad passes away
Dhaka – Opposition Leader of the Parliament and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here this morning.
Imran, Indira take oath of office
Dhaka, July 13 – State Minister Imran Ahmad, who was promoted to a full minister, and newly appointed State Minister Fazilatunnesa Indira took oath of office on Saturday. President Abdul Hamid administered the oath to them at the Darbar Hall…
Hindu groups take strong stance against family law reform
Dhaka, July 13 – Hindu community groups on Saturday strongly opposed the demand raised by some rights groups to reform their family law and urged the government to refrain from doing so.