Dhaka – The parliamentary standing committee’s reports on five bills related to the rise of remuneration and privileges for the President, Prime Minister, Speaker, Ministers and MPs were presented today. Chairman of The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and…
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Increased BD apparel exports can create more jobs: WB reports
Increased appeal exports could create more and better jobs in Bangladesh if the country makes improvement in productivity and product quality by enforcing a better safety condition and other compliance policies, said a World Bank report. The report, released on…
SSC, equivalent exams results on May 11
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 11. “Yes, the results of SSC and its equivalent examinations will be published on May 11,” Education Secretary Sohrab Hossain told UNB…
Create more scope for education of poor students: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed taking more initiatives so that the country’s poor and meritorious students have a greater access to education. “More initiatives should be there so that the poor and meritorious students get greater scope of…
Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism held in Geneva
Bangladesh has said it rejects any narrow and misinformed interpretation of Islam, religion of peace, and denounced the use of religion to justify violent extremist acts.
Jamuna Bank manager missing in Comilla
The manager of the local branch of Jamuna Bank Ltd went missing from the city on Thursday evening.
UN official: Don’t target refugees over Brussels attacks
The U.N. official in charge of aiding Mideast refugees said on Tuesday that anger over the attacks in Brussels shouldn’t be directed at those fleeing Syria’s bloody civil war or violence elsewhere in the region.
Explosions at Brussels airport, more than 31 died
Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city’s metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats.
N.Korea launches two Scud missiles
Cross-land launch a message to South, displays confidence in missile system, researchers says JH Ahn North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM), presumed to be Hwasong-6 (Scud-C/D), into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) Thursday morning. “North Korea today…
Businessman Nur Mohammed remanded over cocaine seizure
A court here on Sunday placed Nur Mohammad, chairman of Khan Jahan Ali Group, on a three-day remand in a case filed in connection with the seizure of liquid cocaine at Chittagong Port on June 8 last year.Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate…
2 people die in Tel Aviv shooting
Two people have died and and seven others have been injured after a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle at a bar in Tel Aviv, Israeli police say.
Terror attack plot on Brussels,3 arrests
Three people detained on Thursday in connection with an alleged plot to target Brussels on New Year’s Eve are to be held for a further 24 hours, Belgian prosecutors say.
Dubai skyscraper catches fire
A huge fire has broken out in a high-rise hotel in central Dubai close to the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa.
Facebook unblocked
State Minister for Telecommunications Tarana Halim told the media on Thursday that the government has cleared the decision to unblock the social media site.
7 ppl beaten to death as suspected robbers
Locals at Narayanganj’s Arhaihazar Upazila have beaten to death seven suspected robbers.
1 killed,14 cop injured in road crash
A man was killed and 14 policemen were injured as a covered van turned turtle and a microbus plunged into a roadside ditch in an accident at Chuknagar Nornia on the Khulna-Satkhira road in Dumuria upazila on Tuesday morning.
10 injured in eviction drive at Tejgaon: Mayon seeks cooperation
At least 10 people suffered injuries as police sprayed rubber bullets during an eviction drive against an illegal truck stand and shops in the city’s Tejgaon area on Sunday.
Alternative servers for facebook is violation of law: Tarana
STAFF REPORTER State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim yesterday said those who are using social media like facebook through alternative servers are violation of law.
Gun attack in Shia mosque at Bogura kills one injured three
The muazzin of a local Shia mosque was killed and three devotees were injured as gunmen stormed into the mosque at Haripur village in Shibganj upazila on Thursday evening and opened fire on them.
Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday, saying the jet had repeatedly violated its air space, in one of the most serious publicly acknowledged clashes between a NATO member country and Russia for half a…
Belgian police arrest 16 in anti-terror raids
Several Belgian media outlets are carrying reports that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected Paris gunman on the run from police, was spotted by police in Liege on Sunday but escaped in a black BMW.
Pakistan High Commissioner has been asked to visit the ministry
A senior foreign ministry official on Sunday night told that High Commissioner Shuja Alam had been asked to visit the ministry on Today.
High security measures intensified for Jamaat-e-Islami’s shutdown
Security forces on high alert amid Jamaat-e-Islami’s countrywide shutdown
IS claims to have a regional leader in Bangladesh
The Islamic State claims it now has a ‘regional leader’ in Bengal, meaning Bangladesh.
ECNEC approved infrastructures for Paira Deep Sea Port
The Executive committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project for developing necessary infrastructures and facilities to operate Paira Deep Sea Port involving Tk 1128.43 crore.
Underground railway project will continue along with the metro rail project
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said underground railroads will be constructed in the capital alongside the metro rail ones.
BD Army became enriched with first female pilots
Bangladesh Army has set an institutional milestone by enrolling two female officers for its aviation basic course for the first time after they successfully conducted solo and dual flying modules as trainee pilots at Tejgaon Old airport runway on Wednesday.
Changes in Schengen visa application process
As part of the worldwide introduction of the Visa Information System (VIS), the Schengen States launches the VIS in Bangladesh (and in the neighbouring countries) on 2 November 2015.
HC rule on legality of ‘Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance 2015’
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking to know why six sections of the Money Laundering Prevention Ordinance 2015 should not be declared illegal.
Boy killing: 16 get life term in Jessore
speedy trial tribunal here on Sunday convicted 16 people of killing a youth in Jessore in 2006 and sentenced them to life imprisonment.