Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government would examine the existing quota system in public jobs by May 7.
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4.9-magnitude quake hits northern Myanmar
YANGON, April 9 – An earthquake of 4.9 magnitude struck Myanmar’s northern Mandalay region in the early hours of Monday, according to the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. -BSS
Rape accused killed in Jashore ‘gunfight with Rab’
Jashore, Apr 9– An accused in a case filed for violating an eight-year-old girl was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Kholadanga Mandalgati in Sadar Upazila of Jashore district early Monday.
3 JCD men held from near Khaleda’s motorcade on remand
Dhaka, April 7 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Sunday put three persons, arrested near BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s motorcade in Shahbagh area on a day’s remand. Those, who have been placed on remand are- Saiful Islam Tuhin,…
Monument for foreigners killed during liberation war
The government, for the first time, is going to build a monument at Ashuganj of Brahmanbaria district, in memory of the foreign friends, who were killed in the Liberation War of 1971.
EC does not have authority to deploy army: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the Election Commission (EC) does not have any authority to call out army for election duty but could request the government for troop deployment if the law enforcement agencies fail to maintain…
Sun, surf and sand a setting for innovation on Gold Coast
For people at the Commonwealth Games, the opening ceremony was like catching up with a dear old friend celebrating a 21st birthday.
Boro rive and paddy procurement prices Taka 38 and 26
The government will procure Boro rice at Tk 38, paddy at Tk 26 and coarse rice at Tk 37 per kg in the upcoming Boro season, said Food Minister Quamrul Islam.
ACC arrests land Minister’s PS for graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday arrested Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s personal secretary Kutub Uddin Ahmed on graft charge.
Rohingya, Teesta to dominate Dhaka-Delhi talks Monday
Dhaka, April 8 – Bangladesh and India will discuss the whole range of bilateral issues, including the much-sought Teesta water sharing and Rohingya issues, during the official talks to be held here on Monday. -UNB
Safety nets saved one-third very poor from extreme poverty
The State of Social Safety Nets 2018: Safety nets protect vulnerable households from impacts of economic shocks, natural disasters, and other crises • An estimated 36 percent of the very poor escaped extreme poverty because of social safety nets, providing…
Draft law on higher court judge appointment ready: Anisul
DHAKA – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said the draft law for appointing judges in the higher court has been prepared and it would be sent to the cabinet for approval soon. -BSS
Reform election system, says Ershad
Mentioning that there is no election in the country these days, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday demanded that the polling system be reformed.
World Health Day observed Saturday
Dhaka, April 07 – The World Health Day-2018 was observed on Saturday in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the world though the holding of different health awareness programmes.
China vows to fight US ‘at any cost’ as trade spat worsens
Washington, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) — China vowed on Friday to fight the U.S. “at any cost” after President Donald Trump proposed slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the world’s two…
Teenagers in love found bound slain in old mine well
They were teenagers in love, bonding after overcoming personal struggles and dreaming of a family and future together. When they vanished days after Christmas, friends and family combed Utah’s west desert for months in search of answers.
Trump proposes 100bn in new tariffs on China
President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping an additional $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of the trade dispute between the two countries.
Trump’s fearmongering about migrant caravan
US Congress Should Reject Draconian Asylum Policies President Donald Trump’s three-day Twitter rant on migrants in Mexico and call to send National Guard troops to the border comes along with a new push from the White House for immigration legislation.
Suspected robber killed in BD capital ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Apr 6 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police near Joy Kali Temple in city’s Wari area of Capital Dhaka early Friday.
China’s tit-for-tat response to US $50 billion tariffs
Geneva, 4 Apr (D. Ravi Kanth) – China, in a tit-for-tat response to the unilateral crowbar trade measures being imposed by Washington on Chinese goods, signalled on Wednesday that it would slap tariffs on more than 100 American products in…
Attempt to kill Joy case report submission on arrest May 9
Dhaka, April 5 – A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed May 9 for submitting the report on execution of the arrest warrant in a case filed for plotting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and her ICT adviser Sajeeb…
North Korea’s Kim meets IOC chief in Pyongyang
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un has met Olympics chief Thomas Bach in Pyongyang, thanking him for helping to bring about a “dramatic thawing” of tensions on the Korean peninsula, the country’s state media said Saturday.
PP, counsel of Kunio Hoshi murder case, goes missing
The public prosecutor, also the counsel of Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi murder case, Rathish Chandra Bhowmik, went missing on Friday morning as two bikers picked him up from in front of his house at Tajhat area, outskirts of the divisional…
Dhaka to seek Moscow’s support over Rohingya issue
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali leaves here for Moscow on Sunday on a two-day visit when Rohingya issue is expected to come up prominently as Dhaka wants to seek Moscow’s support to resolve the protracted crisis.
Rising debt to hinder development, think-tank fears
Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, reveals that persistently increasing outstanding debt along with high debt-service payment every year is likely to lower development finance and escalate intergenerational debt burden.
Tearful Malala visits her Pak hometown
Mingora, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived in her hometown of Mingora for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her there in 2012 for advocating girls’ education.
PM attends Milad for her grandfather
A Milad and Doa Mahfil was held at Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi in the city after Maghrib prayers today. The Milad and Doa Mahfil was arranged on the occasion of the 43rd death anniversary of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman, father of…
Light rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers
When temperature is gradually increasing with approaching hot weather, light rain has brought relief to the people of Dhaka city.
Two lovers commit suicide together under train
Two teenage ‘lovers’ from an indigenous community allegedly committed suicide jumping before a running train at Northon of Kulaura upazila early Friday.