Bogra – At least three people were injured as two crude bombs exploded on the compound of Bogra Sadar Police Station on Tuesday.
Category: Governance
UK welcomes positive aspects of Khaleda’s proposal
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson on Monday welcomed the many positive aspects of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s press conference statement, and hoped that all sides would approach the dialogue in a spirit of compromise and trust.
EC starts drafting election code
The Election Commission on Monday started drafting the electoral code of conduct for political parties and candidates, and will complete it this week incorporating some major changes.
President for Singapore to set up manpower training instt in B’desh
President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged Singapore to set up a training institute in Bangladesh under joint collaboration for developing skilled workforce especially in the construction, hospitality and service sectors.
PM says economic freedom a must
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought people’s cooperation to ensure economic freedom for the citizens of Bangladesh.
Oishee’s bail refused again
A Dhaka Court on Monday refused bail to Oishee Rahman in the murder case of her parents- Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and Swapna Rahman.
‘Terrorist’ held with bombs in Jessore
Police arrested a suspected terrorist in possession of two hand bombs in the district town early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shahadat Hossain alias Laito Shahadat, 28, of Shankarpur of the town.Police said tipped off, a team of police…
Sec 144 imposed in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla
The local administration on Monday imposed section 144 in Hasnabad Bhitikandi Bazar of Daudkandi upazila as opposition BNP and ruling Awami League called separate meeting at the same venue and at the same time.
Hundred-member BD youth team leaves for India today
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Sunday said youths could be the bridges of understanding between India and Bangladesh overcoming all the challenges ahead.
Fake currency worth Tk 33.60 lakh recovered, one held in city
Police arrested an alleged fake currency trader and recovered fake Bangladeshi currency worth about Tk 33.60 lakh from his possession along with equipment for making forged currency from the city’s Shah Ali thana area on Saturday evening.
Govt allocates Tk 619.86 cr to launch EGPP for the poorest
The government has allocated Taka 619.86 crore as labour wages for launching first-phase of the special Employment Generation Project for the Poorest (EGPP) throughout the country from November next, official sources said.
Huge phensidyl seized in Satkhira
The members of the Border Guard Bangladesh last night seized 1,100 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup worth abut Taka 4.50 lakh from Padmashakhara area paddy field under sadar upazila of the district.
Huge current nets, banned Hilsa fish seized in Munshiganj
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guards in separate drives, have seized 180,000 meters of contraband current nets from Meghna river of Bokchar and Gazaria area under Munshiganj district on Friday.
Khaleda to exchange greetings with Hindu leaders Saturday
Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with the leaders of the country’s Hindu community in the city on Saturday on the occasion of Durga Puja.
65 fishermen in 4 dists punished for defying hilsa ban
Seven fishermen were jailed for separate terms in Bhola and Munshiganj while 58 others fined in Bagerhat and Barguna on Friday for catching hilsa defying a ban.
Expat murder: Traders observe shutdown in Gopalganj
Traders in the district town of Gopalganj kept the shutters of their business establishments down on Thursday protesting the killing of Austrian expatriate Sheikh Masudur Rahman Rabet.
Bridge collapse snaps northern region’s rail links
Rail communications of the northern region with the rest of the country, including the capital, remained suspended since Wednesday morning as an under-construction bridge collapsed in Parbatipur upazila.
Dipu Moni to visit China, S Korea after Eid
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni will undertake a bilateral visit to China from October 20 to 22 to hold talks with her counterpart and other senior officials on bilateral issues.
PM greets wounded freedom fighters
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday greeted the war-wounded freedom fighters and their families on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Indian High Commission building catches fire
A fire broke out at the Indian High Commission building in the city’s Gulshan area on Tuesday afternoon.
Durga Puja celebration ends
Dhaka – Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Monday with emersion of idols in ponds, lakes and rivers in the city and elsewhere in the country on Vijaya Dashami.
Cruden lauds role of NGOs for eradicating child marriage
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden has appreciated the ‘valuable contribution’ that the NGOs and civil society organizations are making for eradication of child marriages and to address the other development challenges.
Detained ICT staff confesses to leaking out draft verdict
Detained Faruque Hossain, a staff of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, on Sunday made confessional statement before a magistrate of Dhaka Court revealing that Mehdi , assistant of Barrister Fakhrul Islam, the counsel for condemned convict war criminal Salauddin Quader…
Another Ctg madrasah blast victim dies
Another student, who was injured in the explosion at the hostel of Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasah in the port city on October 7, succumbed to his injuries at a public hospital in the capital on Sunday.
11-day ban on Hilsa fishing from Sunday
The government has put a ban on catching, transportation and hoarding of hilsa fish from October 13 to 23 across the country to boost its production through protection of mother fish.
Dhaka-Beijing meet to explore BCIM prospects
Dhaka and Beijing will discuss prospects for the proposed Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor here tomorrow (Sunday) with a view towards expanding trade and investment under the ambit of sub-regional cooperation in the four Eastern South Asian countries.
PM to open Bahaddarhat flyover Saturday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Bahaddarhat and Dewanhat flyovers in Chittagong tomorrow (Saturday), opening those for traffic soon after the formal inauguration.
3 get life term for killing cabbage farmer in Rajshahi
A trial tribunal in Rajshahi on Thursday convicted three persons and sentenced each of them to suffer life imprisonment for killing a cabbage-farmer in the city.
Azharul’s indictment order Oct 28
Closing arguments on charge hearing matter from both the prosecution and defence lawyers, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 set October 28 whether it would indict detained suspect 1971 Al Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam of Jamaat-e-Islami for his involvement in crimes against…
B’desh-UK joint military training ends at Qadirabad Cantt
The closing ceremony of ‘Bangladesh-UK Joint Counter Improvised Explosive Device Training’ was held at Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering on Thursday.