Dhaka – Grameenphone received top awards both in the Best Overall Brand and Best Telecom Brand category, for its acceptance among consumers, at the eighth edition of the Best Brand Awards. UNB news agency reported
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BNP slams govt silence over Rohingya repression in Myanmar
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday termed mysterious the government’s silence over the growing repression on Rohingya people in Myanmar and urged it to stand beside the oppressed and displaced Muslim minority members of the neighbouring country. UNB news agency reported
30 female workers suffer burns in Savar factory fire
At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday.Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a warehouse of ‘Colour…
7 get 17 years in prison Khulna for mass robbery
Dhaka – A court on Monday sentenced seven robbers to 17 years’ imprisonment in a case filed over mass robbery at six houses in Terokhada upazila of Khulna district in 2008.
Remembering André Malraux
Dhaka – In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of André Malraux’s passing, under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Bangladesh and the Embassy of France in Dhaka, Alliance Française and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy are organising a…
Norway foreign minister’s visit expected in February
Dhaka – The newly appointed Ambassador of Norway to Bangladesh, Blake Sidsel, has met Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and State Minister for Foreign affairs Md. Shahriar Alam.
ADB approves financing to boost BD natural gas output
Dhaka – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $167m loan to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Bangladesh by improving production efficiency at a key gas field north of the capital Dhaka and by expanding transmission…
Armed Forces Day observed
Dhaka – The Armed Forces Day was observed today across the country with due respect and enthusiasm marking the founding of army, navy and air force during the Liberation War in 1971.
Dutch envoy’s handbag stolen at DU programme
Dhaka – A handbag of Dutch ambassador to Bangladesh Leoni Margaretha Cuelenaere was allegedly stolen from a photo exhibition at Dhaka University on Monday.
Schoolboy crushed under train in Faridpur
Dhaka – A schoolboy was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train while he was trying to save a mentally challenged man sitting on the rail track at Ambikapur Rail Gate in the district town on Sunday morning.The deceased…
Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 127 dead
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
Garo woman rape prime accused Rubel confesses guilt
Dhaka – Rafsan Hossain Rubel, 25, the prime accused in the Garo woman rape case, made confession to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the incident on Sunday.
2 sentenced gallows for killing mother, son in Noakhali
Dhaka – A court in Noakhali on Sunday sentenced two people to death for killing a woman and her son in Noakhali district town in 2009. The condemned convicts are Morshed Alam, 37, husband of victim Ruma Akhter, and his…
NCC polls: 5 aspirants collect nomination forms
Five mayoral aspirants have so far bought nomination papers to contest the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls slated for December 22.
BNP pushes for dialogue over EC formation
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…
Niko graft case: SC bench hearing Khaleda’s petition seeking stay
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Sunday started hearing a leave to appeal petition filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, seeking a stay in the trial proceedings of the Niko corruption case against her. A five-member bench of the…
BNP celebrates Tarique’s birthday
Dhaka – BNP and its associate bodies celebrated the 52nd birthday of their party senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman with various programmes. Tarique, living in London for ‘treatment’ since 2008, was born on November 20, 1965. Flanked by party leaders and…
Schoolboy ‘commits suicide’ in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A schoolboy reportedly committed suicide by taking pesticide at Bahirgachi village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Milon Hossain, 12, a class VII student Bahirgachi Secondary School and son of Badrul Mia of the…
119 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped
Pukhrayan – At least 119 people were killed when an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India early Sunday, with rescuers working into the night to pull people out of the mangled coaches, police said. The death…
Bride-to-be searches for father after Indian train disaster
The whole world came crashing down around 20-year-old bride-to-be Ruby Gupta after the Indore-Patna Express derailed today as she is yet to trace her father, reports Times of India.Ruby, who was left with a fractured arm, was on her way…
Train derails in northern India, killing at least 90 people
Lucknow – At least 90 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state, police said. The train was travelling between the northeastern city of Patna and the central city…
3 fake DB police held for abducting Keraniganj youngman
Dhaka – Members of the Detective Branch (DB) arrested three fake DB members from Model Town Area in Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of capital Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.
Build public opinion against terrorism, militancy: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to come forward to mobilise public opinion against militancy and terrorism to face the two evil menaces and make the country a peaceful place in the South Asian region. “I…
NCC polls: Ivy urges AL followers to work for ‘boat’
Narayanganj – Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls Selina Hayat Ivy on Saturday said she believes all the leaders and activists of their party will work together to ensure her victory. “There’s no division and…
Gaibandha sugarcane farm catches fire
Dhaka – Amid huge outcry over the recent death of two Santal men in a clash with law enforcers and Rangpur Sugar Mill workers over a land dispute, a fire broke out at Bagda sugarcane farm of the mill in…
2 killed in Khulna road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed as a private car rammed their bicycle in Arongghata area in Khulna on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Asad Sheikh, 45 and Salam Bhuiyan,50, resident of Raimahal area of the city,UNB News Agency Reported.
New AL entrants must be vetted: Maya
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…
Abdul Gaffar Babu’s 2nd painting show beings at AF Dhaka
The 2nd solo painting exhibition of artist Md Abdul Guffar Babu titled Impression of Time began in La Galerie and Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française, Dhaka on Saturday.
‘BNP asks’ Taimur to get ready to contest NCC polls
Dhaka – Though he is unwilling to vie for the mayoral post in the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls, BNP has directed its leader Taimur Alam Khandaker to get ready for contesting it. Party insiders said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia…
College student electrocuted in Meherpur
Dhaka – A college student died from electrocution at Purbomaldahoh village in Gangni upazila in Meherpur on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Al Kabir, son of Abdul Latif, a resident of the village and a honours student of the…