The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is strengthening its ties with Bangladesh as part of its initiative to protect the global community from the urgent public health threats. Director of the world’s leading public health institute Dr…
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HC asks govt: Don‘t harass or arrest Fakhrul
The High Court (HC) directed the government not to harras or arrest BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in new case for the next two months ‘without proper legal procedure’. An HC bench comprising Justice Hasan Foyej Siddique…
‘No proof of sabotage in Tazreen fire’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said there was no proof of any “act of sabotage” behind the fire at Ashulia’s Tazreen Fashions Ltd, which claimed the lives of over hundred garment workers late last year. He said there…
Mymensingh to be City Corp
The government has decided to upgrade Mymensingh municipality to a City Corporation. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday told Awami League Parliamentary Party at a meeting that the proposal would be placed at the next meeting of National Implementation Committee…
‘Doesn’t matter who participates in polls’
The remark of the Prime Minister comes amid opposition’s threat to boycott the election. Amid opposition’s threat to boycott the next parliamentary election if the government does not restore the caretaker government system before it, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on…
Trade fair stall collapse kills 1
At least one person has been killed and several others injured when a part of the Partex Group pavilion caved in at the International Trade Fair in Dhaka. The victim was identified as Rony Das, 28, a staff of Partex…
Mayor, councilors seek oath: Hartal in Cox’s Bazar Sunday
Cox’s Bazar municipality mayor and councilors elected in January 2011 called half-day hartal for Sunday as they are yet to be administered oath. They made the announcement of the hartal after a mass procession held in the Town area on…
7 female workers die in stampede
At least seven female workers of a readymade garment factory in Mohammadpur’s Beribadh area were killed in a stampede as a fire broke out in there on Saturday. Fire Services Director (Operations) Mahbubur Rahmand told bdnews24.com the fire broke out…
Tougher agitation at right time: BNP
BNP Standing Committee Member Moudud Ahmed has said the party will announce tougher agitation programmes at an appropriate time to mount pressure on the government to restore the caretaker government system. Addressing a discussion in the city on Friday, the…
Only 2 annual exams at secondary level
The government has decided to hold only two ‘terminal’ examinations instead of the usual three to increase class duration at the secondary level education.Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Department Director-General Prof Fahima Khatun told bdnews24.com the decision was taken in…
Nipah claims 5 more lives
The government’s disease monitoring agency has recorded five more deaths from the fatal nipah across Bangladesh since the bat-borne virus made a comeback when it took the life of a minor boy recently in Dhaka. Nipah virus strikes back Director…
PM says, JS polls in next January
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the parliamentary elections will be held in January of the next year.
11,758 to go to Malaysia in March
A total of 11,758 people have been selected as the government completed the first phase of selection of those registered for travelling to Malaysia under arrangements between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur. Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain was present as…
Nipah virus strikes again
The virus that killed nearly 80 percent of its total infections in Bangladesh has struck back killing an 8-year-old boy in Dhaka and leaving his father critically ill, the government’s disease monitoring agency, IEDCR confirms. According to its Director, the…
Try all crimes against humanity: Tariqul
Senior BNP leader Tariqul Islam believes the ongoing war crimes trials have been targeted against Jamaat-e-Islami, its key ally.
‘Kids with bronchiolitis get pneumonia cure’
“I found misdiagnosis of pneumonia … I found misuse of antibiotics,” Prof M S Akbar, a lawmaker and Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, said at the inauguration of a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday. He said pneumonia was…
People regain faith in police: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said the people have regained their confidence in the police. The premier came up with this statement while addressing a programme arranged on the occasion of ‘Police Week-2013’ at Razarbag police line on Tuesday. Mentioning…
DC Harun awarded ‘PPM’ for beating Farroque: MKA
The home minister came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at capital’s Rajarbagh Telecom Babhan following a meeting with the top officials of police on Tuesday. He said, “Police were directed preventing rally on the streets as the…
Govt ‘knows Bachchu’s location’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has said the government has information on the whereabouts of former Jamaat-e-Islami member Abul Kalam Azad, also known as Bachchu Razakar, the first war crimes accused convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal-2. Responding to queries…
ICT awards AK Azad death penalty
Many called the verdict historic , as this may be the prelude to similar judgements against other Islamist leaders who sided with Pakistan in 1971 and may be found guilty of involvement and for abetting “crimes against humanity”.
Why pepper spray use not illegal: HC
The High Court on Monday questioned the legality of using chemical based riot control options like pepper spray on people.
Padma bridge case meeting WB terms likely
The Anti-Corruption Commission will file cases on any day next week against persons involved in the corruption conspiracy in the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project, according to highly placed source in the ACC. “The Commission is now thinking about as to…
‘Arms purchase to help peace mission role’
Dhaka – The US$ 1 billion deal on arms purchase against state credit from the Russian Federation was to ensure, among other thin
‘Pepper spray instead of baton use’
Talking to the media, he claimed that pepper spray was being used in different countries of the world. The Dhaka city police chief said the use of the spray had no serious impact on human body. Replying to a query,…
`I will be remembered`
The World Bank’s Country Director for Bangladesh, Ellen Goldstein on Saturday said she will be ‘remembered’ for the Padma Bridge project, which is currently caught up over alleged graft-related complexities. The outgoing WB official, whose term expires in January this…
BAU closed after 10-year-old dies in BCL battle
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh was closed for an indefinite period on Saturday hours after a minor boy was killed in a gunfight between rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami…
Petrol pump owners call strike from Sunday
Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers on Friday have reiterated their plan for an indefinite strike from Jan 20 as the government is yet to concede their eight-point charter of demands, including a hike in commission on sales of…
Bangladesh second to Sri Lanka
Bangladesh is second in South Asia, just behind Sri Lanka which tops the region in economic growth during 2012, an UN report says. The report “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013” says that growth in South Asia in 2012 was…
‘Russia deals for commission’
The BNP on Friday claimed that the government signed Tk 120 billion credit deals with Russia in a bid to misappropriate public money. The main opposition party also commented that the deals ran contrary to national interest. “The government has…
BB cancels death penalty plan for note forgery
The Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn a proposal to make counterfeiting currency notes a capital offence after Germany’s central bank said it would suspend a plan to help the Bangladeshi bank because of the death penalty threat.