Speakers at a discussion yesterday said Begum Rokeya clearly understood the essence of spreading female education for women renaissance and socioeconomic and political empowerment of the womenfolk.
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Gas line catches fire in Dhaka city
A gas supply line caught fire in Dhaka city’s Gulshan area on Friday night. Sources at the Fire Service central control room said the fire erupted in the gas supply line near Navana Tower at Gulshan-1 at 9:12pm.
Large python rescued in Rangamati
RANGAMATI, Nov 14, 2014 (BSS) – A large python was rescued from a classroom of a primary school on Thursday at the frontier upazila of Baghaichhari.
Incendiary weapons threaten civilians: HRW
Geneva – Evidence of the use of incendiary weapons in Ukraine and Syria highlights the need for stricter law to govern these weapons, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today with Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic.…
Daylong hartal underway peacefully in Rangamati
A daylong hartal, enforced by Parbatya Jubo Front, a platform of Pahari Bangali youths demanding the release of three forest officials kidnapped from Langadu on November 6, is going on peacefully in the district today (Thursday).
40 gold bars seized at Ctg airport
Customs officials seized 40 gold bars weighing 4.50 kg at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Thursday morning.
JS condoles death of Ishaque Hossain Talukdar MP
The fourth session of Jatiya Sangsad that began yesterday with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair adopted a resolution condoling the death of Ishaque Hossain Talukdar MP. In the obituary reference some other eminent persons were also mentioned.…
Muhith provokes corruption calling bribe legal: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that Finance Minister AMA Muhith has provoked corruption in the country by terming bribe as legal. Addressing an Islami conference at the Meherpur Sadar college ground in Khulna Division…
Rats damage 15 lakh tonnes food grains every year: speakers
Speakers at a function said rats damage around 15 lakh tonnes of food grains every year affecting food production seriously and hampering the government’s food security efforts.
Role of CBO leaders vital in preventing social erosions’
Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a training course on Monday afternoon said women leaders of the community-based organisations (CBO) could play vital role in preventing social erosions to accelerate rural uplift.
15 shops gutted in Barisal
At least 15 shops were gutted and some others partially burnt as a fire broke out at Bandar area under Banaripara upazila of the district last night.
Creating awareness to check child marriage stressed
Speakers at a function here on Monday stressed the need for creating much awareness among the common people to check child marriage to build a better society.
Jamaat leader arrested over violence in Bagerhat
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Khardar area in the district town on Monday afternoon over violence.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Beurjhari border in Baliadangi upazila on Sunday night.
Two held with fake currency notes in Jessore
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police in a drive arrested two men along with 15 fake currency notes amounting to 15,000 taka from Chotkapota village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.
Bangladesh enrols 4.5 million new voters
The Election Commission has registered more than 4.5 million fresh voters in 511 out of the 514 upazilas and thanas across Bangladesh. The figure of new voters is commensurate with the EC’s estimation of finding 46 lakh voters across the…
Flourish talent of autistic, mentally retarded children: Ashikur
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Public Administration H N Ashikur Rahman has stressed for flourishing enormous talent of the autistic and mentally retarded children.
Jamaat observes protest day Sunday for release of its leaders
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a countrywide protest for Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. The party’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged the government was…
India army says sorry over Kashmir teenager deaths
The Indian army has issued an unusual apology for shooting dead two teenage boys in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army says it made a mistake in firing at a car they were travelling in on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.…
Women advancement propels overall progress: Mosharraf
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here on Friday evening that the advancement of women in various sectors of our national life has created an important impact on overall progress.
Tk 1 crore Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk one crore from Nabharan area on the Benapole-Jessore road in Sharsha upazila early Saturday.
17 cops hurt in Sylhet clash over grabbing water body
Seventeen policemen were injured in a clash between local people and police over taking possession of a water body illegally in Thubri Shilchand area of Goainghat upazila on Saturday early morning.
Blanket factory gutted inside Dhaka Central Jail
A blanket factory inside the boundary of Dhaka Central Jail was gutted by a fire in the city’s Bakshibazar area on Friday afternoon. Sources at the Fire Service central control room said the fire originated at the comforter factory, ‘Warming…
Students protesting DU admission policy come under attack
Several hundred students of different colleges who were demonstrating in front of Raju sculpture on the Dhaka University campus on Friday came under attack allegedly by some Chhatra League activists. Several hundred students of different colleges staged a demonstration on…
BNP refused permission to hold Suhrawardy Uddyan rally
BNP did not get permission to hold its scheduled public meeting at Suhrawardy Udyan today to mark its National Revaluation and Solidarity Day. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was scheduled to address the meeting as the chief guest. “We have not…
Bank officer kills wife, son: Sequel to affair alleged
Bank officer Aman Ullan Aman allegedly chocked his wife Arju and his son Sabid to death. Aman was having an illegal affair with a friend of his own wife Arju. An uncle of Arju, Younus Hawladar filed a case against…
2 including Cop hurt in Jessore crude bomb attack
Two people, including a policeman, were injured in a crude bomb attack in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night. The victims were identified as constable Mamun, 32, of Sadar Police Station, and Rana, 35, the driver of a…
Bnp accuses Govt of repression to terrorise people
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday alleged the current regime is resorting to all sorts of repressive acts to frighten people in a bid to perpetuate its ‘illegal’ power. “The government has left no repressive measurer unused…
Ansarullah media wing chief on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday (Thursday) placed Ansarullah Bangla Team media wing chief, Morshed Alam alias Masum on a five-day remand after hearing on a ten-day remand plea. Magistrate M Hasibul Haque of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court passed the…
Ramna blast case convict held in Dhaka suburb
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a condemned convict of Ramna Batamul blast case from Keraniganj upazila early Thursday. The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar alias Hafez Selim Hawladar, 35, one of eight condemned convicts of Ramna blast…