The organogram committee, headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, will sit in a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the proposal for upgrading 301 Upazila election officials in terms of pay scale.
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Passports go missing from manpower bureau
As many as 122 passports with visas, taken by two Baira-enlisted manpower export companies, have gone missing from the office of the state-run the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).
Young girl commits suicide in Sylhet
A student of Sylhet Agriculture Institute committed suicide by hanging at Agriculture Institute in Rukeya Hall under Sylhet on 20 August Tuesday noon.
Chinese Navy hospital ship arrives at Chittagong Port
Chittagong — Chinese Navy hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at Bangladesh’s southeastern port city Chittagong on Monday, beginning its one-week mission to provide free medical service to locals.
9 held with arms in 4 dists
Nine people were arrested along with arms and ammunition in Jessore, Bagerhat, Pabna and Madaripur districts on Saturday night and Sunday.
Dhaka-Delhi to sign ‘cooperation deal’ on textiles Monday
Bangladesh and India will sign a ‘pact on cooperation’ in textiles sector in New Delhi on Monday.
Ex-official: Iran is world’s 6th missile power
Iran’s former defense minister says his country is ranked sixth in the world in missile production.
4 arrested in sundarbans for using poison in canals
Four miscreants were arrested along with boat, net and bottles of poison from the Eastern Division of Sundarban forest on the charge of catching fish from the forest after pouring poison in the canals on Thursday.
Felani Killing: Her father goes to India today to testify
Two Bangladeshi witnesses, a lawyer and a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) representative will go to India on Sunday to make their depositions before a special court constituted by Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar at the trial of the…
BSF exchange sweets with BGB on India’s 67th Independence Day
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the frontier of Bangladesh celebrated the 67th Independence Day by exchanging sweets and greetings with their counterparts from Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).
One awarded life term for killing cousin in Netrakona
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to suffer life term in jail for killing his cousin at village Gamruli-Horipur under Kendua upazila of Netrakona district in 2000.
BSF troops in eastern frontier to learn Bangla
All ranks of the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in India’s eastern frontier would be assigned with a special task from Independence Day — to learn Bangla in its spoken and written forms.
EC to act on Jamaat’s registration after final court verdict
Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Zabed Ali on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) will act over the legal dispute on the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami after the final disposal by the apex court.
Khaleda turns 69
Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia turns 69 on Thursday.
Milky Murder: Chanchal’s aide Shahidul on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed M Shahidul Islam, a close associate of Jubo League leader Sakhawat Hossain Chanchal, on a four-day remand in the Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case.
CrPC amendment underway to expedite cases: Shafique
The government is working to bring changes in the existing Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to ensure the quick disposal of cases, said Law Minister Shafique Ahmed on Tuesday.
Rony’s again refused bail
Dhaka’s Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Tuesday denied bail to Awami League MP Gulam Maula Rony in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of The Independent Television.
Rony’s bail plea rejected again
A Dhaka court on Tuesday again rejected the bail petition of ruling party MP Golam Maula Rony in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of Independent Television.
PM receives donation for Rana Plaza victims
The officials and employees of Energy and Mineral Resources Division and other organisations under it on Monday donated their one day’s salaries to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for the Savar Rana Plaza collapse victims.
Tribunal turns down SQ Chy’s time plea
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday promptly ditched the time plea moved by war crimes accused BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury from the dock, asking his counsel to finish the summing–up arguments by the first half on Tuesday.
Bhola blackout: engineer suspended
The Executive Engineer of Bhola’s Power Development Board (PDB) Mohmmad Ali has been put under temporary suspension for dereliction of duty as the district’s 1800,000 residents have been without power since Saturday night due to some technical snag.
Felani murder trial begins Tuesday
Over two and half years into the incident, the trial of the murder of Bangladeshi girl Felani will begin on Tuesday at a special court constituted by Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar of India.
General Ashab made envoy to Kuwait
DHAKA – The government today announced appointment of Major General Mohammad Ashab Uddin as the country’s new ambassador to Kuwait.
Gazipur mayor, councillors take oath
Dhaka – Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Prof MA Mannan and its 75 councillors, including 19 women, took oath on Sunday.
3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
DHAKA: Three United States soldiers were killed in Afghanistan’s eastern borderlands on Sunday, US and Nato officials said, the first Nato combat deaths this month.
Gunmen kill 5 Yemeni soldiers at checkpoint
SANAA – A Yemeni military official says gunmen believed to be from al-Qaida have killed five soldiers at a checkpoint in a southern province.
Amnesty for restoring ethnic minorities’ land rights
Dhaka – Amnesty International (AI) has recommended the government of Bangladesh taking ‘concrete steps’ to restore the land rights of ethnic minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). In a recent article published in its official blog, the AI also…
ICT defers Nizami’s trial hearing till Aug 19
DHAKA – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today deferred the hearing in the trial of Matiur Rahman Nizami, charged with committing crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation, till August 19.
Mojahid files appeal
Dhaka – Convicted Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojahid on Sunday filed an appeal with the Appellate Division against his capital punishment in the case of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
AL man murdered in Khulna
KHULNA: An activist of ruling Awami League was killed by miscreants in Gabtali area of the district on Saturday night.