About 300 illegal establishments were demolished in eviction drives at different parts of Sreepur upazila.
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HC orders probe into use of Cancer Hospital ICU equipment
The High Court (HC) on Thursday ordered investigation into irregularities in using modern equipment procured for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH).
BD master plan to reduce backlog of court cases by 0.5mn
Dhaka, Jan 01 – Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday informed that the government made a master plan to reduce five to six lakh cases from the existing backlog of the cases within this year.
How our rivers fared in 2019
Nazrul Islam The year 2019 saw both good and bad developments for our rivers. On the good side, the first thing to be mentioned is the High Court’s judgement of February 3, declaring rivers as a “legal entity,” having rights…
প্রতিবাদে সোচ্চার, ঐক্যবদ্ধ হতে হবে- মোসাদ্দেক বিল্লাহ মাদানী
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের প্রেসিডিয়াম সদস্য অধ্যক্ষ মাওলান সৈয়দ মোসাদ্দেক বিল্লাহ আল-মাদানী বলেছেন, সরকার জনগণের ভোটাধিকার কেড়ে নিয়ে দেশে স্বৈরতান্ত্রিক শাসন কায়েম করে রেখেছে। সরকারের এই নাগরিক অধিকার কেড়ে নেয়ার প্রতিবাদে নতুন বছরে দেশপ্রেমিক জনতাকে প্রতিবাদে সোচ্চার ভুমিকা পালন করতে হবে।…
IBBL inaugurates Premier Pavilion at DITF
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated Premier Pavilion No.59 at Dhaka International Trade Fair 2020.
Inauguration of Sub-Branch in Bogura
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has inaugurated its sub-branch at Godarpara in Bogura on 26 December 2019, Thursday.
Mobile signals come back to border areas: BTRC
The mobile networks, which were blocked in frontier areas of the country for security reasons, have been restored on Tuesday night.
Crude bomb goes off near JCD’s event venue in city
Two crude bombs went off in front of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) in the city where BNP’s student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was celebrating its founding anniversary on Wednesday.
Joining city polls to expose vote fraud further: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said their party is taking part in the upcoming city polls to expose further that no credible election is possible under Awami League.
Rifat Murder: Court indicts wife Minni, 9 others
A court here on Wednesday indicted Aysha Siddika Minni and nine others in a case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif. Rifat Sharif was hacked to death in broad daylight on June 26.
Bangladesh saw 388 extrajudicial killings in 2019: ASK
Dhaka, Jan 01, 2020 – Alongside an increase in incidents of rape, the country saw 388 cases of extrajudicial killings in the year of 2019, said a new report on Tuesday.
Maradona is coming to Bangladesh
Sports Correspondent There had been speculations for some days that Dieogo Maradona would come to Bangladesh and finally the football federation has confirmed that the Argentine football great is visiting the country.
Nazrul Conference begins in Habiganj
A five-day long National Nazrul Conference began at district Shilpakala Academy in the town on Tuesday.
Narendra Modi phones Sheikh Hasina to extend new year greetings
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to extend the greetings of the new year 2020.
Won’t accept movement holding students hostage: Dipu Moni
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government will not accept any programme or movement that holds students or others hostage.
HC denies bail to man charged with illegally storing onion
Dhaka, Dec 31 – The High Court on Tuesday denied bail to a detained businessman of Lakshmipur, Md Main Uddin, in connection with a case filed against him on the charge of illegally storing 42 sacks of onion.
1,030 file for election as Mayor or Councillor in Dhaka
Dhaka, Dec 31 – A total of 1,030 aspiring candidates submitted their nomination papers to the Returning Officers (RO) to be candidates of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls scheduled on January 30.
আল্লামা আশরাফ আলীর ইন্তেকালে পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই’র শোক, দোয়া
জামিয়া শারইয়্যাহ মালিবাগের শায়খুল হাদীস ও প্রিন্সিপাল এবং কওমি মাদরাসার সর্বোচ্চ সংস্থা আল হাইয়াতুল উলইয়া লিল জামিয়াতিল কওমিয়া বাংলাদেশের কো-চেয়ারম্যান ও বরেণ্য আলেমেদ্বীন আল্লামা আশরাফ আলী রহ. এর ইন্তেকালে গভীর শোক প্রকাশ করেছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ…
RU to go on 12-day vacation from Jan 5
The Rajshahi University (RU) is going to a 12-day-long winter vacation from January 5 to January 16.
Ducsu VP Nur moves to private hospital
Getting released from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Vice-president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur moved to a private hospital in the capital on Tuesday.
Anti-Corruption Drive that raised hope in 2019
The crackdown on corruption and casino business was one of the most-discussed topics in the outgoing year of 2019 that led to the arrest of around 275 people, including some Juba League leaders and ward councillors of Dhaka.
Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC exams
Girls performed better than boys in this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
Children to be groomed with modern education: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government wants to provide modern and tech-based education to children so that they could grow up properly to cope with the new era.
Mongla Seaport to be upgraded at a cost of Tk 7.67bn
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday cleared seven projects involving Tk 4,460 crore, including Tk 767 crore to upgrade Mongla Seaport.
2020 to be year of ‘restoration of democracy’: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday hoped that the New Year, 2020, will be the year of ‘restoration of democracy’.
In memory of those we lost in 2019
We lost renowned cultural personalities in 2019. Renowned lyricist, composer, music director and freedom fighter Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul passed away on January 22. He received Ekushey Padak in 2010 and won National Film Award for Best Music Director twice for…
Girls outshine boys in JSC, JDC exams
Girls performed better than boys in this year’s Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
New platform launched to ‘restore democracy’
Dhaka, Dec 31 – ‘Ganotantra Uddhar Andolon’, a new platform of opposition parties, was launched on Monday in the city with an objective to ‘restore democracy’ in the country.
Air Quality Index: Dhaka again ranks second-worst
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked second-worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning.