Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Barat, believed to be the night of fortune, was observed across the country with due religious fervour. The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr, and…
A three day digital innovative fair organised by district administration was inaugurated at Narail Shilpakala Academy complex on Thursday June 20. Khulna divisional director of local government Abdul Hannan Biswas inaugurated the fair.
Bangladeshi expatriates raised a furore outside the Bangladesh consulate premises in Jeddah on Sunday due to frustration over their inability to get fingerprinted and obtain exit visas from Saudi Arabia.
A strong syndicate of drug peddlers is allegedly back in business at around 50 spots in the sylhet through an alleged nexus of some law enforcers. The syndicate mainly runs business in connivance with some members of law enforcement and…
A Madrasha girl, who was set on fire by some local eve teasers in Fulgazi upazila on June 16, died from burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday.
A man was killed in a road accident at Sonatunia-Boalia bus-stand on the Mongla- Khulna Highway under Rampal upazila of the district on Saturday evening.
Truckers’ blockade for the second day on eight entry points of the district protesting an attack on them by locals brought public life to a standstill on Saturday. Witnesses said Sylhet District Truck Workers Union (SDTWU) started the blockade programme…
At least 30 people were injured in two separate road accidents in the town on Saturday. Police and fire service sources said at least 28 people were injured when a Rajshahi-bound coach from Dhaka collided head-on with a paddy-laden truck…
Campaign posters and banners put up across the Sylhet city have not yet been taken off. This is causing inconvenience to pedestrians and commuters. Seven days ago the city corporation polls took place and still the campaign advertisements are seen…
A doctor died mysteriously in the city on Friday noon and police detained two staffs of his clinic in this connection. The victim was identified as Dr. Arifur Rahman, 40, from Sreenagor of Munshiganj upazila, and working as physician of…
Khagrachhari, June 22 (UNB)- Guimara upazila unit president of Awami League Mohammad Jahangir Alam and his motorcycle driver, who were allegedly adducted by UPDF activists on Sunday, secured freedom after five days ‘in exchange of huge ransom’. Locals said Mohammad…
A play “Sangrila” is being made on the occasion of upcoming Eid festival. Five popular TV actors – Zahid Hasan, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Azizul Hakim, Tawquir Ahmed and Mahfuz Ahmed are performing in this play. Joya Ahsan, Tarin, Aporna, Shanu and…
Speakers at a function here on Thursday stressed the need for boosting production of fishes including indigenous ones to meet the growing nutrition demand of the country. “As the fisheries sector has been meeting 80 percent demand of the total…
The annual “Mango, Silk Exhibition and Folk Festival 2013” begins on Thursday afternoon at Green Plaza of City Bhaban in Rajshahi. The festival the best Rajshahi has been offering — sweetest mangoes, stunning silk and traditional Gambhira songs. The event …
Worker’s strike and agitation to press home their 12-point demands for increasing service benefits at 3 factories of Opsonin group of industries in Barisal has been minimised after 24 hours following tri-partite negotiations between the workers, management and labour directorate…
Some 76 life-term convicts got release from different jails in Rajshahi division on Wednesday.. Towhidul Islam, senior jail superintendent of Rajshahi Central Jail, said an official order of releasing them was received here this morning. They were released this evening…
Three suspected dacoits were killed in a ‘shootout’ with members of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the Sundarbans in Shaymnagar upazila on Thursday morning. Two of the deceased were identified as Amjad, ringleader of ‘Amjad Bahini’, and…
The 72-hour hartal enforced by Parbatya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad (PBCP) and Parbatya Nagorik Parisahd protesting the placing of the CHT Land Commission (Amendment) Bill in Parliament ended in three hill districts on Thursday.
The attestation parade of 80th recruit batch of Artillery Regiment of Bangladesh Army was held at Artillery Centre and School (AC&S) here on Wednesday.
Returning Office has taken a decision for re-polling in a center of election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) after a fault in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) had been detected on June 15 RCC election. The polling in Teachers Training College…
Afghan forces have taken over the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide, President Hamid Karzai announced Tuesday in a significant milestone in the 12-year war.
New Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Huseyin Muftuoglu on Tuesday made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed matters of mutual interests.
As part of public diplomacy initiatives, Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo has opened a Centre for Bangla Language and Culture.
GAZIPUR – A total of two mayoral candidates, one councilor for reserved woman seat and 35 general councilors withdrew their candidatures for the upcoming city corporation election in Gazipur (GCC). They stayed away from the city corporation election race today,…
A two-day skill-development training course of the assistant editors and journalists of different newspapers and electronic media began Tuesday at Circuit House auditorium in the city. Bangladesh Press Institute (PIB) has been organising the training course being participated by 45…
A total of Taka 74,72,54,000 has allocated for development work in the district under Improved Rural Infrastructure Development project (IRIDP) during the 2010-2013. The project is being implemented by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). According to LGED office, Tk.…
A total of 3,810 poor people of ten upazilas in the district were given Taka 2.80 crore under “one house, one farm project” of the government for purchasing milk cows, CIsheets, poultry birds, vegetable seeds and saplings for improving their…
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Airbus and Boeing won pledges for big purchases of their lucrative long-haul wide-body jets at the Paris Air Show Monday, raising hopes that demand is recovering following the worldwide recession.
Narail Sadar thana police recovered a foreign made pistol, one round bullet, a shutter gun, four round bullets of it and arrested three youngmen in this connection from Dighalia village under sadar upazila of the district on Sunday June 16.…
To press a 13-ponit demand a section of Bangladesh Transport Workers Union enforced an indefinite strike in Khulna Division since Monday morning. Five main demands are increasing workers’ salary and festival allowance, ensuing their security, end to extortion and harassment…