Food Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Wednesday said the government will procure 10 lakh metric tonnes of rice and paddy this year.
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Khaleda instigating Army: Hasina
Accusing the opposition leader of making desperate attempt to foil the country’s democratic system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Khaleda Zia is instigating the Army as she does not believe in democracy.
B’baria tornado death toll rises to 31
Death toll climbed to 31 in the tornado that hit Sadar and Bijoynagar upazilas of the district.
Govt agents vandalise temples : Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that government agents were vandalising temples and churches in a bid to destroy the country’s communal harmony.
Ex-BNP minister Majid Ul Haque dies
Dhaka – Major General (Retd) Majid Ul Haque, a former BNP minister, died of lung infection at the city’s Appollo Hospital early Monday, hospital sources said. He was 87.
Life sketch of Zillur Rahman
BSS, Dhaka President Zillur Rahman, who appeared as an icon of political decency having firm commitment, breathed his last yesterday at the age of 85 living an eventful life which eventually installed him as the 19th president of Bangladesh.
President’s demise: Condolences galore
Presidents, Prime Ministers, foreign ministers of different countries and foreign forums on Thursday expressed deep shock at the sad demise of President Zillur Rahman.
No strike in Dhaka City Today
The BNP has called off the shutdown in Dhaka metropolitan for Thursday but said it will enforce the strike in all Upazilas of Dhaka district.
Recent pilgrims barred from 2013 Hajj
Pilgrims who went for Hajj in the last five years will not be able to go for pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in the coming Hajj season.
Khaleda sits with party policymakers tonight
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit in a meeting with her party’s national standing committee members tonight (Tuesday night) to discuss the country’s overall political situation and chalk out the opposition’s next course of action programmes.
Opposition’s hartal ends: Two dead
The 36-hour hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended amid stray incidents of violence that left a BCL man dead in Tangail on Tuesday.
Sylhet city Jamaat Ameer on 5-day remand
A court here on Monday placed Sylhet city unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, who was arrested on charge of planning to carry out sabotage, on a 5-day remand.
25 cases filed over pre-strike violence
Police on Monday filed 25 cases with 20 police stations over Sunday’s pre-shutdown violence in capital Dhaka.
Sylhet Jamaat ameer held in capital
A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained Sylhet metropolitan Jamaat ameer and also former president of central shibir Eahsanul Mahbub Jubaer from capital’s Uttara area early Sunday.
Jakarta wants stronger trade ties with Dhaka
Indonesia wants more comprehensive economic ties with Bangladesh and looks for fresh investment in prospective areas reducing the existing trade gap between the two Muslim countries, its visiting Foreign Minister Dr Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa said on Thursday.
Govt won’t cancel GP license: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday categorically said the government would not cancel the licence of the Grameenphone, a leading mobile-phone operator in the country.
Hartal observed: 64 held, 51 hurt
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, was observed Tuesday amid stray incidents.
Six vehicles torched in pre-hartal violence
Pro-hartal elements torched at least six vehicles in the capital, Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
BNP enforces instant hartal in Thakurgaon
Local BNP enforced an instant hartal in the district on Monday evening protesting the arrest of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Gayebana Janaza offered at Nayapaltan
The 18-party alliance offered ‘Gayebana Namaz-e-Janaza’ of Jamaat-BNP activists killed during countrywide clashes with policemen following ICT verdict against Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee.
Rab official hurt in Prajanma Chattar bomb blasts
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) official was injured as unidentified miscreants exploded three crude bombs at the Shahbagh Ganojagaran Mancha in the city on Friday afternoon.
Jamaat leader Selim Uddin arrested
Jamaat-e-Islami Executive Work Council member and party’s Dhaka Metropolitan unit Assistant Secretary General Selim Uddin was arrested in the early hours of Friday from Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar following an International Crimes Tribunal arrest order.
Jamaat ban plea in HC cause list
An old petition seeking cancellation of Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration, two of whose leaders have already been convicted by the war crimes tribunals for their role in the 1971 Liberation War, has been added to the High Court’s cause list.
Amnesty calls for protecting Hindus
The Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh government for giving better protection to the minority Hindus in the country.
Historic 7th March observed
The historic 7th March, a red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, was observed across the country on Thursday.
Arrested BNP lawmakers released
The four women lawmakers of opposition BNP have been released after eight hours of their detention.
BNP top leaders file bail petitions
Seven top leaders of opposition BNP including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam filed bail petitions with the High Court in five cases of Saturday’s torching, vandalizing vehicles and attacking on police.
Former AL gs Abdul Jalil passes away
Ruling Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member, also Mercantile Bank Chairman, Abdul Jalil breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on Wednesday evening. He was 74.
Eight Independence Awardees for 2013 named
The government has finalized names of eight persons for the Independence Award-2013 for their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level.
Delhi in touch with Dhaka over Pranab visit
Ahead of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s visit to Bangladesh, New Delhi is in touch with Dhaka and monitoring the evolving situation in the wake of widespread violence that erupted after the International Crimes Tribunal awarded death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader…