Two Bangladeshi girls have returned home from India after completion of their three years’ jail term in that country.
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Journalist admitted to hospital
Eminent journalist Zahiduzzaman Faruque has been admitted to United Hospital at Gulshan in the capital for cardiac surgery under noted cardiac surgeon Dr. Jahangir Kabir.
PM complains of int’l conspiracy against Padma Bridge project
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said there was an international conspiracy against the funding of the much-hyped Padma Bridge project.
Dhaka elected vice-chair of CSA, UN-WTO
Bangladesh has been elected vice-chair of the Commission for South Asia (CSA), United Nations-World Tourism Organisation in the meeting of Regional Commission for South Asia (CSA) held in Zimbabwe on Sunday.
Packaging factory gutted in N’ganj
A packaging factory was gutted in fire at Tagarpar in Fatullah of the city early Monday.
Bangladeshi dies in Indian hospital
A Bangladeshi, who was picked by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) from Hapania border in Sapahar upazila on Saturday, died at a hospital in India on Sunday.
Bangladeshi ‘electrocuted’ while returning from India
A Bangladeshi national was allegedly electrocuted while returning from India through Boikari border under Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
Fall in maternal, child deaths, waterborne diseases
The maternal and child death rates and waterborne diseases marked substantial reduction following laudable improvement in health services, sanitation and pure drinking water coverage in the country.
14 BRRI scientists promoted
Fourteen scientists of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have been promoted to Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and equivalent post.
JRC gets Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal
Dhaka: Prof. Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Vice Chancellor of Asia Pacific University, received Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal-2012 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of education and research.
LGED implements over Tk 92 cr projects in Narsingdi
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has implemented various projects of Tk 92.49 crore in six upazilas of the district during the last fiscal (2012-2013).
Lack of land for substations hampers power supply to Gulshan
The scarcity of land for setting up new substations is impeding a move of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) to improve the power supply system in the city two posh areas — Gulshan and Banani.
Improved Tilapia Germplasm to private hatcheries to improve quality
WorldFish through USAID funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) project distributed improved Tilapia (From 60 Families of 14 generation) germplasm to the hatcheries as an initiative taken by the WorldFish for improving production of quality fish…
Abductor gets 14 years jail for kidnapping girl in Narail
A Narail court on Thursday sentenced a kidnapper to 14 years jail for abduction of a college girl in 2007.
Bradley Manning: ‘I Am Chelsea Manning. I Am Female’
A day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning announced in a statement to “Today” that she identifies as female and wants to be known as Chelsea Manning.
Inu for urgent talks on political stability
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said it is urgent to initiate talks on political stability now instead of discussion on election system.
India-Bangladesh border conference begins
Agartala: The India-Bangladesh joint border conference began here Thursday to settle various disputes along the border shared by the two neighbours, officials here said.
TB still prevalent in Chuadanga
A total of 273 people died of tuberculosis in four upazilas of the district in the last 10 years as the disease is still prevalent here.
‘Robbers’ kill expat in Comilla
An alleged robber gang killed an expatriate within hours after his return from abroad and looted valuables from his house at Bahura village in Nangalkot upazila early Thursday.
BGB seizes Tk102 cr contrabands in 7 months in Jessore
The 26 Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion has seized smuggled goods worth Tk102 crore in the last seven months in Jessore.
Phensidyl, liquor seized in Panchagarh
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 120 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and seven bottles of liquor from Narayanjot area on Tentulia border early Thursday.
Khaleda condoles Justice Kemaluddin’s death
BNP Chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed profound shock at the death former Chief Justice Kemaluddin Hossain.
Journo beaten up in Satkhira
A local journalist was injured as activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir launched an attack on him at Maniknagar village in Kolaroa upazila on Tuesday.
Man killed by cousin over land in Bhola
A man was chopped to death allegedly by his cousin over a land dispute at Char Sifli village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Plan land indigenous people’s demands unheeded
People of the plain land indigenous communities are still victims of discrimination with their various demands, including constitutional recognition, lying unmet for long.Although the International Day of World’s Indigenous People was observed on August 9, the people of the indigenous…
Sonali Bank officer, wife arrested in Faridpur
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested an officer of Sonali Bank along with his wife on charge of misappropriating Taka 3.11 crore from Sadarpur branch of the bank here.
Volcano eruption shoots ash three miles high
Residents in a southern Japanese city were busy washing ash off the streets Monday after a nearby volcano spewed a record-high smoke plume into the sky.
Myanmar’s district police denies two-day clashes
Myanmar’s district police denies two-day clashes between RSO and Myanmar riot police near Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
Unhindered flow of information stressed
Speakers at a function here stressed the need for ensuring free flow of information by all government and non government organisations concerned for expediting development and ensuring good governance.
School teacher dies falling rooftop in Jessore
A schoolteacher died when he fell from the rooftop of a five-storied building on Sunday at Krishnanagar village under Jhikargacha upazila of Jessore district.