The government through the Ministry of Social Welfare distributed Taka 2,39,04,000 among 996 freedom fighters (FFs) as allowance in the district during the last 2012-2013 fiscal year, official sources said.
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Journalist Nazimuddin Mostan passes away, Khaleda condoles
DHAKA: Eminent journalist Nazim Uddin Mostan passed away at his residence at Mirpur in city on Sunday afternoon.He was 67.
Milestone for B’desh: Jute genome sequencing
A group of Bangladeshi scientists, led by Dr Maqsudul Alam, has sequenced the genome of a local variety of jute alongside already unveiled genome for ‘Tosha’ jute.
School built for haor children in Habiganj
Marginal people of Uttar-Paschim union under Baniachang upazila of the district would now be able to educate their children as the Education Engineering Department built a school at a cost of Taka 1.40 crore.
Land developer abducted in Khulna
A land developer was abducted by some miscreants from Joykhali area under Batiaghata upazila in the district on Saturday night.
Indian smuggler killed, 2 BGB men hurt in clash in Joypurhat
An Indian smuggler was killed and two members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured in a clash between BGB members and smugglers along Hatkhola-Uchna border in Panchbibi upazila early Sunday.
Oishee, 2 others on 5-day remand
A Dhaka Court placed Oishee Rahman and two others on a 5-day remand for quizzing over killing of SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman. Two others are Oishee’s friend Joni alias Roni and domestic help Sumi. Metropolitan…
Renovated Manasa Temple open in Agoiljhara, Barisal
The five-hundred years old historical ‘Manasa Temple ‘, popularly known as ‘Bijoy Gupter Manasa Mandir’, opened at Goila in Agoiljhara of Barisal after completing reconstruction and renovation on Friday.
Fishermen helpless in the bay of Bengal
Within a space of a fortnight another gang dacoity was committed in 50 fishing trawlers in the Bay of Bengal on the night of Thursday, according to a report received here.
Man electrocuted in Moulvibazar
A man died from electrocution at Madhabpur village in Kulaura upazila on Friday.
Schoolboy goes missing as boat sinks in Bhola
A teenaged schoolboy went missing after a boat, carrying 13 passengers, sank in Bhola Khal in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Daughter involved in DB Police, wife murder: Police
Police are questioning five persons in connection with the murder of SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum. The couple was stabbed to death on Friday.
Thousands suffer in 3-km tailback at Mawa
Thousands of people returning to the capital after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr were left to suffer in a three-km tailback at Mawa Ferry Ghat due to heavy pressure of vehicles.
Thousands suffer for 60-km tailback on Dhaka-Bogra highway
Thousands of passengers suffered as a 60-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Bogra highway on Friday following a road accident. Police said two goods-laden Dhaka-bound trucks drove into the road divider on the western side of Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge at around…
Hartal hits Sylhet tourism hard
Political instability and post-Eid 48-hour countrywide shutdown called by Jamaat-e-Islami for August 13-14 have taken a heavy toll on tourism in the holy town as tourists, both from home and abroad, either cancelled or rescheduled their planned trips to the…
Govt distributes Tk 18.52 cr old age allowance in Rangpur
The government through the Ministry of Social Welfare distributed Taka 18,52,59,600 among 51,461 elderly people as old age allowance in the district during the last 2012-2013 fiscal year, official sources said.
Unusual tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway in Comilla
A 30-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on Thursday following a road accident in Daudkandi upazila, causing sufferings to thousands of people.
Idols vandalised in Shibchar, Madaripur
Unidentified miscreants vandalised five idols at a Hindu temple in Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila on Thursday morning.
2 Bangladeshis freed after 8 months’ jail term in India
Two Bangladeshi nationals who were sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for intruding into India were released from Dumdum jail in Calcutta on Wednesday.
Meghalaya lynching: Bodies of 2 victims handed over
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over bodies of the two Bangladeshis who were beaten to death by a mob at Chichingpara in the state of Meghalaya of India on Tuesday.
15 fishermen kidnapped in Bhola
Pirates kidnapped 15 fishermen along with one trawler from Talia Char area in the Meghna river under Hatia upazila of Noakhali district early Thursday.
Tributes paid to Bangabandhu on National Mourning Day
Speakers at a discussion today said it was a rare example that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman united all the countrymen under an umbrella through a 18-minute historical speech at the Rescourse maidan in Dhaka.
SQ Chy awaits war crimes trial verdict
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday formally closed summing–up arguments from both sides in the trial of the 1971 war crimes including genocide, allegedly perpetrated by detained BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and kept the verdict pending for any day.
Habiganj Clash: Injured SI die in capital
The injured police official of Lakhai Thana of the district died at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday.
Shibir leader ‘shot dead’ in clash with cops in city
A leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir was reportedly shot dead in a clash with police at the city’s Jatrabari during today’s (Wednesday) countrywide 48-hour hartal enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami.
Highway cop killed in Gaibandha road crash
A member of highway police was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway at Bakchar in Gobindaganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.
Hajj flights start Sept 7
Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on September 7.
Eighteen sailors trapped after explosion, fire on submarine
By Kaustubh Kulkarni
Navy men rescue 16 fishermen from sunken boat
Members of Bangladesh Navy rescued 16 fishermen from a sunken fishing boat in the Karnaphuli River under the district on Monday night.
Inu calls Odhikar bough of Jamaat-Hefazat
DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday said Odhikar used to work for Jamaat-Hefazat as a bough, wearing a non-partisan musk. The information minister came up with the observation while addressing a press conference organised by the Information Ministry…