Category: Nation

Anisul Islam Noor The prices of vegetables, ginger, garlic fish, egg and rice increased further in the city’s kitchen markets last week to the dismay of the consumers. The retailers have blamed the wholesalers for increase of price while the…

Senior BNP leader Tariqul Islam on Friday blamed the government’s recent decision to hike fuel oil prices as being responsible for the rising inflation in the country and called for a rollback. “The inflation is going up. The World Bank’s…

Agitating teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions postponed their agitation for three month following assurance from Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Friday. A 10-member delegation of the agitators sat with Nahid at 3:00 pm at his residence at Mintu…

A case has been filed against 200 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir charging them for vandalising police vehicle, attacking police and indulging in arson during the latest half-day strike enforced in Rajshahi.Police Sub Inspector Enamul…

Non-MPO teachers and employees declared to stage fast-unto-death strike at TSC on Dhaka University campus demanding inclusion of their educational institutions in the monthly payment order (MPO) list President of ‘Non-MPO Shikkha Protishthan Shikkhak Karmachari Oikya Jote’ Professor Esharat Ali…

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Bombs explosions and clashes with police marred the half-day strike enforced by the Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday in eight districts of Rajshahi. The strike, that began at 6.00 am , was to protest against the arrest of the Jamaat’s’s Assistant Secretary…

Jamaat-e-Islami declared to besiege International Crimes tribunal (ICT) demanding release of detained Jamaat leaders. Jamaat leaders made the announcement in front of Supreme Court during 18-party’s human wall programme Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Jamaat-Shibir men staged showdown in the…

Five students have been arrested for taking a college lecturer hostage for ransom, an official of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said Tuesday. The five were arrested from the office of a courier company where they had gone to receive…

Veteran journalist ABM Musa categorically on Monday said the degree of torture on journalists has been increased due to different political opinion among the journalists. The senior journalist of the country also opined many journalists are also politically motivated. He…

Communications Minister Obaidul Quader ordered to transfer two officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for their involvement in graft and irregularities. The minister came up with the order in a whirlwind visit to Chittagong BRTC office on Monday morning.…

Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Aziz Ahmmed categorically said border killings can be accepted in no way. He came up with the observation in a view exchange meeting with journalists at BGB Headquarters on Monday…

The resignation letter of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) Chairman Engineer M Nurul Huda was not accepted finally on Monday. Confirming the matter to journalists, Nurul Huda said, “I submitted the resign letter as doctor told me to take full rest.”…

Rapid Action Battalion have detained Assistant Secretary General Mojibur Rahman on charges of ‘conspiring against the government’. Jamaat Assistant Secretary General from Khulna’s Zero Point area on Sunday,” RAB’s intelligence wing chief Ziaul Ahsan told bdnews24.com. He alleged the former…

The High Court on Sunday asked the government to submit the list of all illegal structures in Biswa Ijtema venue with it within January 30. An HC bench comprising of Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Khurshed Alam came up…

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detained three persons for their alleged connection with Ashulia’s Tazreen fashions fire. Law enforcers held them in several drives in Ashulia early Sunday. The detainees are security-in-Charge Anis, 30, Security Guard Rana, 32 and Store-Keeper Al…

Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that the government would purchase weapons worth Tk 8,000 crore from Russia. An agreement in this regard will be signed during Russia visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, she mentioned. The minister came…

Court Correspondent International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday asked all mass media to refrain from reporting sub-judice matter. The 3-judge ICT-1 led by its chairman Justice ATM Fazle Kabir also warned ATN News reporter Mashudul Haque,  a director and reporter…

The decision of purchasing laptop computers for the Members of Parliament before the next winter session has become uncertain as the laptop supplying organization is not finalized. Parliament Secretariat sources said a decision was taken to buy laptop computers for…

From Ijtema Ground: Mass wedding without dowry is set to be also held after Asr prayer on the second day of the first phase of the Ijtema on Saturday. More than 100 marriages will be held between brides and grooms…

The minister, speaking to journalists in Sylhet, urged protesting teachers to call off their demonstrations and assured them to look into their grievances. “It is under our consideration … schools will be listed gradually,” he said. The minister was inaugurating…

Former Chief Election Commissioner MA Syed passed awayat his residence at Gulshan in the city on Saturday morning. He was 76. Public Relations Director of Election Commission Secretariat M Assaduzzaman told banglanews that he died at his residence at 6:00am.…

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka on Saturday for Kolkata of India on a four-day visit, said a press release. During the visit, the finance minister will attend the annual get together of South Kolkata Sylhet Association and All India…

Ending a three-day impasse, the water transport workers on Friday called off their indefinite strike upon assurance of a 20 percent hike in their wages in a meeting with the Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan. The strike was lifted at night…

Jan 9: The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and the Bangladesher Shamajtantrik Dal (BSD) will enforce the general strike from 6am to 12pm across the country on that day. CPB chief Mujahidul Islam Selim made the announcement on Wednesday in…

Jan 9: The government purchase body Wednesday approved the tender proposals for three power plant projects, including one with Barapukuria 250-MW power plant. The other proposals include 300-400-MW power plant in Ghorashal and 300-MW in Shahji Bazar. The approval to…

Jan 9: The Bangladeshi authorities must refrain from harassing and prosecuting newspaper editor Mahmudur Rahman, Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday. Mahmudur Rahman has been threatened with prosecution for publishing a Skype conversation between the then chairman of the Bangladeshi court,…

Jan 9: Citing on different programmes taken by her government for development of the country’s education sector, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said they are giving highest priority on education. “Her government gave highest allocation in the sector. Universal Education Policy…