Dhaka – Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) chairman Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, popularly known as Santu Larma, on Wednesday threatened to go on a ‘non-cooperation movement’ to put pressure on the government to fully implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)…
Dhaka – Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed in the country on December 13 as the moon of Rabiul Awal of Hijri 1438 was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Wednesday.…
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of 30 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, including BNP vice-chairman Barkatullah Bulu, in a violence case filed in 2014 with Paltan Police Station. UNB news…
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the acquittal of the wife and the son of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury in a case filed over leaking the…
Dhaka – BNP on Sunday urged the government to engage in talks with opposition parties over the formation of new Election Commission (EC) taking their chairperson’s 13-point proposal positively. “People want to get rid of repressive acts, unjust and the…
Chandpur – Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya on Saturday said the door of Awami League is open to everyone except Jamaat and ‘the wicked’. “Many people want to join Awami League swayed by the government’s development…
Dhaka – Awami League leader Dr Abdur Razzak at a roundtable here on Monday apparently turned down a call of BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury to reach a national consensus over the reconstitution of the Election Commission saying it…
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi young man was found dead in Sharjah, one of the 7 United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday.The deceased was identified as Zohur Ali, 28, son of Idris Ali, hailing from Inatabad area of the district town.…
Brahmanbaria: Several temples and houses were vandalised in Haripur union of Nasirnagar upazila on Sunday during a demonstration allegedly over a Facebook post demeaning the holy Kaaba. Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed, upazila nirbahi officer of Nasirnagar, said Ras Raj Das, 30,…
Dhaka: Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners’ Association has called off their strike scheduled for Sunday following assurance from the authorities concerned that their demands will be met. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – A boat race, jointly organised by Nagar Samajik and Sangskritik Kendra and Grameenphone, was held at the Rupsha River in the city on Saturday.Some 28 teams from Koyra, Paikgacha, Terokhada of Khulna, and,Gopalganj, Narail, Madaripur and Faridpur districts…
Chitttagong: A court here will hear on November 13 the charge-framing in an arms case filed over the killing of former Police Super Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu. Metropolitan Session’s Judge Md Shahe Nur fixed the date on Thursday,…
Dhaka: Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday met Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and discussed issues of mutual interest. Officials from Dhaka and Delhi are in discussions over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming bilateral visit to…
Dhaka: Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association announced a strike on October 30 from 6 am until their demands are met in all the filling stations in the country. The association made the announcement in a press…
Dhaka: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked by the met office to keep hoisted distant warning signal No 2 as cyclonic storm ‘Kyant’ over west-central bay and adjoining area has moved westwards over the…
Dhaka: Awami League on Tuesday unveiled the names of 22 more members of its new central working committee secretaries, including eight organising secretaries. Newly elected general secretary of the ruling party Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure at a…
Dhaka: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is the “key sponsor” of Islamist militants and her party is “the factory” of militants. Inu made the comments Tuesday during a human chain organized by Jubo Jote…
Dhaka – Ferry service in the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route, which is known as the gateway to 21 southern districts of the country, has been disrupted for poor navigability.Shah Newaj Khaled, assistant general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), said…
Dhaka – A patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the rooftop of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mahbub Ali, 30, son of Mojaffar Hossain, a resident of Khalpara area in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur…
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a schoolgirl from her house at Bhugilhat village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Runa Khatun, 12, a class VI student of PPB High School…
Dhaka: Newly elected President of Awami League Sheikh Hasina on Sunday announced the names of party presidium members, joint secretaries and treasurer. Sheikh Hasina announced the names of 16 presidium members, four joint general secretaries and treasurer just after being…
Khagrachhari: Police arrested the general secretary of Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP), a United People’s Democratic Front(UPDF)- backed organisation of indigenous students, from Mohammadpur area in Paanchhari upazila on Sunday morning. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – A young man went missing while catching fish in the Kushiara river in Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet on Friday.The victim was identified as Jagrul Miah, 22, son of Abdus Sattar, a resident of Hatubhanga village in the upazila,UNB…
Dhaka: State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Thursday said Teletalk, the state-owned mobile phone operator, will emerge as a strong competitor in the country’s telecom market within a year with its improved network and services. UNB News…
Dhaka: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concerns over the World Bank’s intention of expanding its lending portfolio by providing a loan of $2 billion to Bangladesh as climate finance over the next three years. UNB News Agency Reported.
Dhaka – Petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers threatened to go on an indefinite strike from October 30 if their 12-point demand are not met by the time.Petrol pumps and tank-lorry operations will remain off until the demands are…
Goa (India): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception when she arrived here on Sunday morning to join the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit. The two-day summit kicked off in the Indian southwest state, Goa, on Saturday with…
Dhaka – A young man was killed and five others injured in a clash over a land dispute at Omarpur village in Joyloskor union of Dagonbhuiyan upazila in Feni on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Naim, 30, son of…
Dhaka: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has suspended its assistant director of Faridpur integrated district office M Nasir Uddin Ahmed on charges of dereliction of duty, misuse of power and misconduct. The decision was taken at a meeting of the…
Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid on Thursday assented to six bills passed in the 11th session (budget session) of 10th parliament. The bills are Bangladesh Bridge Authority Bill, 2016, Railway Property (Unlawful Possession Reclamation) Bill, 2016, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority Bill,…