Dhaka, May 8 – BNP on Tuesday voiced deep concern over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent reported remark in London about Khaleda Zia’s imprisonment, saying it will erode people’s confidence in the judiciary. In a statement, party secretary general Mirza…
Dhaka, May 6 – The Holy Ramadan, the Islami month of self-restraint for self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begann in Bangladesh on Tuesday as the new crescent moon was sighted on Monday. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and…
Dhaka, May 5 – A 111-member new committee of Gono Forum has been formed with Dr Kamal Hossain reelected Gono Forum’s president and Reza Kibria made its general secretary. Mostafa Mohsin Montu has been dropped from the post of party…
Sherpur, May 2 (UNB)– Police are looking for a 40-year-old man who is suspected of raping an eight-grader in Sreebardi upazila on Wednesday. The victim was alone at her house in Shankar Ghosh village around noon when Ujjal Mia, the…
Government Should Prioritize Safety in Relocation Efforts Brad Adams, Asia Director Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen recently warned that the coming monsoon season will bring serious risk to Rohingya refugees living in settlements in Cox’s Bazar. But instead of calling…
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের সিনিয়র নায়েবে আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মাদ ফয়জুল করীম বলেছেন, সম্পত্তিতে নারী-পুরুষের সমান ভাগ নিশ্চিতকরণের নামে কুরআনের আইনের পরিবর্তনের পায়ঁতারা করলে তাদেরকে ছেড়ে দেয়া হবে না। শরীয়তের আইন পরিবর্তনের সাহস দেখালে তার দাঁতভাঙ্গা জবাব দেয়া হবে। তিনি বলেন,…
May 1, 2019 SANDRP In 2018-19, for the third year in succession, power generation from India’s large hydropower projects was below 10% of total electricity generation. In 2016-17, for the first time in independent India’s history, power generation from large…
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Huawei has recently signed a 5G Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Cambodia. Prime Minister of Cambodia, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Li Jin’ge, Vice President of Huawei and HE Sok Puthyvuth, chairman of Telecom Cambodia…
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) on Tuesday proposed raising the tax-free income tax celling for individual taxpayers to Tk 3.5 lakh from existing Tk 2.5 lakh considering the increased living…
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – Summit Group’s LNG terminal started operation on Monday night, said its officials on Tuesday. The Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) which is known as LNG terminal arrived in the country on April 21 and…
Dhaka, Apr 30 – The High Court on Tuesday accepted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal challenging her conviction in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. The bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice SM Kuddus Zaman also stayed a Tk…
Dhaka, Apr 29 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party’s MPs-elect have taken oath at party acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s instruction. Two hours after their party’s four MPs-elect were sworn in, Fakhrul came up…
Dhaka, Apr 28 (UNB)- The fishermen and commuters around the Bay of Bengal will be able to communicate with a wider range of mobile network as Grameenphone has recently improved its deep-sea network capacity. Grameenphone is providing this deep-sea network…
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – Stating that the current parliament does not represent people, BNP on Monday alleged that the country is now held hostage to the whim of a particular party. “We would like to clearly say the current…
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – Following the footstep of Zahidur Rahman Zahid MP (Thakurgaon-3), BNP’s four other MPs-elect took oath as members of the 11th Parliament on Monday. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the swearing-in around 5:40pm at the…
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions. The decision was taken on Monday at…
Dhaka, Apr 29 (UNB) – President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged specialist physicians to serve patients more sincerely and take an initiative to reduce their consultation fees as these are beyond common people’s capacity. “You (doctors) are engaged in a…
Barishal, Apr 29 (UNB)- Barishal University’s vice-chancellor Prof Dr SM Imamul Haque has been sent on a 46-day leave amid protests by students and teachers on the campus. An order issued Monday said the President, the university’s chancellor, granted the…
Dhaka, April 29, (UNB)- Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday launched a 10-day-long training for bus drivers in Dhaka. Md Nazrul Islam, secretary for road transport and highway inaugurated the training workshop at BRTA office in Banai aiming…
The Heads of Mission of the European Union, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom participated in the 5th plenary of the EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue on Sunday 28 April 2019 at the Commerce Ministry. They…
The global pace of new oil and gas pipeline onstruction has tripled in less than two decades, a multi-billion- dollar boom in infrastructure that experts warned Thursday could torpedo hopes for limiting global warming. In the first worldwide survey of…
Dhaka, Apr 24 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is actively considering formation of a commission to identify the masterminds behind the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She said this…
Dhaka, Apr 24 (UNB) – Claiming that people have questions about the 11th parliamentary elections held on December 30 last, Gonoforum MP Mukabbir Khan on Wednesday demanded an immediate fresh national election so that all can exercise their voting rights.…
Dhaka, Apr 25 (UNB) – Local solar module manufacturers have demanded a provision in the upcoming national budget for the mandatory use of 20-30 percent local products in different public development projects like Kabikha (food for work), Kabita (money for…
Dhaka, Apr 23 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday alleged that the country is now under the grip of “unelected” people selected by Awami League. “Democracy is now locked in Awami League’s box. In parliament, all…
Dhaka, Apr 23 (UNB)- Speakers at a roundtable discussion on Tuesday suggested that the potentials of dairy sector should be utilized by providing grants to the farmers and reducing the production cost of milk. The theme of the roundtable programme…
Rio De Janeiro (Xinhua/UNB) — Brazil captain Neymar has enough time to be in peak condition for the Copa America after a foot injury, national team coach Tite said on Monday. Neymar returned to the pitch for Paris Saint-Germain in…
Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB)-The two-day-long 4th BPO Summit wrapped up on Monday with a call on public and private sectors to expand digital markets. Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Division, Department of ICT and Bangladesh Association of Call Centre and…
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Apr 21 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here this afternoon on a three-day official visit when the two countries are expected to sign seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). A special Biman flight that left Hazrat…
Rajshahi, Apr 21 (UNB) – Three girls drowned in the Padma river in Bagha upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jeam, 17, a class XI student of Mirganj College, Esha Khatun, 9, a student of Bagha Government Primary…