Dhaka, April 30 – Some 2123 people were killed while 5558 others were injured in as many as 1871 road accidents across the country in the first four months of the year.
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Holy Shab-e-Barat Tuesday night
The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tomorrow night with due religious fervour and devotion.
The growing popularity of dance: Minu Haque
Dhaka, April 28 – On the eve of International Dance Day today, Ekushey Padak recipient dancer and choreographer Minu Haque urged the media to showcase dance as a prominent performing art of Bangladesh.
BCL won’t be run at the dictate of any syndicate: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here today said that Bangladesh Chhatra League will not run at the dictate of any syndicate, who wants to influence in electing new leadership of student…
EC sounds tough against poll duty negligence
Khulna, April 29 – Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday said the EC would not backtrack in taking action against those involved in negligence of duty and violation of election code of conduct in the upcoming…
Buddha Purnima celebrated across Bangladesh
DHAKA, April 29 – The Buddhists today celebrated Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the community, amid festivity and religious fervor across the country.
India, Pak, China to have joint military drill
In a first, India and Pakistan will be part of a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia in September, which will also be joined by China and several other countries.
Garment factory in Dhaka City catches fire
Dhaka, April 29 –A readymade garment factory caught fire in the city’s Rampura area on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out at ‘Asiana Garments’ located on the 5th floor of a 12-storey building around 1:47 pm, said Kamrul Hasan, duty…
PM leaves Sydney for home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here this afternoon for home wrapping up her three-day official visit to Australia to join the Global Summit of Women.
Unique floating nuclear power unit has set sail in Russia
Saint-Petersburg, 28 April – Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s, so far, only nuclear floating power unit (FPU), has set sail from the Baltic Shipyard. The unit is en route to its final destination – Pevek, Chukotka (in Russia’s Far East), where…
Women parliamentary leaders for more inclusive politics
Female parliamentarians worldwide have called for immediate reforms to stop sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments.
Trump says he has a responsibility to end Korean conflict
President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders’ bold but vague vision for peace into reality after more than six decades of hostility.
N. Korea glorifies summit with South; analysts less sure
North Korea’s state media on Saturday trumpeted leader Kim Jong Un’s “immortal achievement” a day after he met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and repeated past vows to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula and work toward a formal end…
Tabling Jamaat rival factions scuffle at Kakrail Mosque
A scuffle took place between the followers of Indian Tabligh Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and their rivals in the city’s Kakrail Mosque.
Gazipur district Jamat Ameer, 44 activists arrested
Dhaka, April 27 – The Gazipur district detective branch of police detained at least 45 leaders and activists of Jamaat-E-Islami including it’s Gazipur city Ameer SM Sanaullah, who had withdrawn recently his nomination paper as an Independent candidate in Gazipur…
Moral strength is a must to achieve success: Prof Sayeed
Eminent educationist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed on Friday said no one can achieve anything good unless he or she is morally strong.
Keep up pressure on Myanmar from different levels: PM
Sydney (Australia), April 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday stressed the need for keeping up pressure on Myanmar from different levels in various ways for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
BNP pays last homage to ex-minister M Shamsul Islam
Dhaka, April 27 – BNP on Friday paid last respects to its former standing committee member and former minister M Shamsul Islam, who died at a city hospital on Thursday, by placing wreaths at his coffin.
Jubo League man gunned down in Chattogram
Chattogram, April 27 – A local Jubo League activist was shot to death by miscreants in Bakalia area of the city on Friday afternoon over grabbing cable TV trade.
2 suspected robbers killed in Rajshahi, Laxmipur ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Apr 27 – Two suspected robbers were killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights in Laxmipur and Rajshahi early Friday.
Issue gazettee notification on job quota abolition by April
Dhaka, April 26 – Leaders of quota reform movement on Thursday issued an ultimatum to the government for issuing a gazette notification on abolishing the quota system in government job as per the prime minister’s words within April. Otherwise, they…
Asia’s largest tortoise slowly wins race with Whitley Award
A conservation biologist specialising in reptiles was yesterday (Wednesday 25 April) presented with a prestigious Whitley Award by HRH The Princess Royal. Shahriar Caesar Rahman, Co-Founder of the Creative Conservation Alliance is working to preserve Asia’s largest tortoise in a…
TCB to start OMS of essentials to check price hike
Dhaka, April 26 – The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh or TCB will start selling essential commodities from May 6 in open markets across the country including capital city Dhaka in a bid to keep the prices at tolerable limit ahead…
56th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Friday
The 56th death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq will be observed in the country in a befitting manner tomorrow.
Tarique no longer a Bangladesh citizen: Anisul
Dhaka, April 26 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is no longer a Bangladeshi citizen.
‘No Bangladeshi killed by Indian BSF this year’
Dhaka, April 26 – Director General (DG) of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) KK Sharma on Thursday said no Bangladeshi national was killed this year along Indo-Bangla border till to date as his force started maintaining non-lethal strategy.
RSF criticises Bangladesh’s ICT Act
Dhaka, April 25 – Criticising the Information and Communication Technology Act of Bangladesh, Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) has said growing media self-censorship is the result of endemic violence against journalists and media outlets in the country.
Tea estate security guard killed over grazing cattle in Sylhet
Sylhet, Apr 25 – A security guard of a privately-run tea estate was stabbed to death allegedly by some young people following a brawl over grazing cattle inside the tea estate at Fatehpur in Goainghat upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday.
Saudi King Salman launches Entertainment City
RIYADH (BSS/AFP) – Saudi King Salman will launch the construction of an “entertainment city” near Riyadh Wednesday, authorities said, part of a series of multi-billion dollar projects as the kingdom seeks to diversity its oil-reliant economy.
Justice demanded on Rana Plaza anniversary
Dhaka, April 24 – A labor right body, Labor Safety Forum, on Tuesday demanded for proper and quick delivery of justice for Rana Plaza tragedy and meting out punishments to people responsible for the catastrophe.