Dhaka, Oct 22 – Planning Minister Abdul Mannan has said the government is serious about the development of renewable energy across Bangladesh.
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Local gypsy couple arrested with contraband Yaba in Khulna
Khulna, Oct 23 – Police arrested a Bede (gypsy) couple with 500 Yaba pills from Joragate area of the city on Tuesday night.
Ex-UP chairman of BNP abducted, shot dead in Rangamati
Rangamati, Oct 23 – A former Union Parishad chairman was abducted and killed at Haludia Para in Rajasthali Upazila on Wednesday.
Migrant Dr Shah Alam murder: Prime suspect ‘gunfight’-dead
Chattogram, Oct 23 – The prime suspect in doctor Shah Alam murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Bashbaria in Sitakunda Upazila early Wednesday.
SI, another held for beating youth dead in Chittagong
Chattogram, Oct 22 (UNB) – A sub-inspector of police and one of his relatives were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly beating a youth to death over a theft charge at Bhatiari union in Sitakunda upazila.
PM to announce MPO for non-govt schools, colleges Wednesday
Dhaka, Oct 22 – Nearly nine years later, the non-government educational institutions are going to enjoy the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) perquisites as the government would announce it Wednesday.
2nd strike by Bangladesh cricketers in 20 years
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket on Monday saw the 2nd strike in 20 years as the country’s top cricketers in a sudden move announced to boycott all cricketing activities at home and aboard if Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) does not meet…
14 Indian fishermen held in Bay along wIth trawler
Bagerhat – Members of Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler from the Fairway Buoy area of the Bay of Bengal for intruding into the Bangladesh maritime territory.
Hefajat stages demo in capital to protest Bhola deaths
Dhaka – As part of its countrywide programme, Hefajat-e-Islam staged a demonstration in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Tuesday protesting the killing of four people in Sunday’s violence in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila following a blasphemous Facebook post from…
BNP brings out torch procession for Khaleda’s release
Dhaka – BNP brought out a torch procession in the city’s Elephant Road area on Tuesday evening demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Fed Cup: Kurmitola Golf Club emerge team event champions
Dhaka – Hosts Kurmitola Golf Club emerged team event champions in the two-day long 4th Federation Cup Golf Tournament that concluded on Monday (October 21) at the Kurmitola Golf Course in Dhaka Cantonment.
556 multipurpose disaster shelters planned for BD coasts
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved five projects involving Tk 4636.80 crore.
BD Govt confirms 104 dengue-related deaths
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) –The government on Tuesday confirmed that 104 people died from dengue in the country since January.
BCB sees ‘conspiracy’ behind strike by BD cricketers
Dhaka, Oct 22 (UNB) – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hasan on Tuesday said some people are conspiring to destroy the image of Bangladesh cricket abroad and instigating the country’s top cricketers to stand against the board.
SC stays graft case proceedings against Mirza Abbas
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed for four weeks the proceedings of a case filed against BNP leader and former minister Mirza Abbas.
BD highway bridge that turns into criminals’ den at night
Kurigram, Oct 22 (UNB) – Although it was opened to traffic barely 13 months back, most lights of the Sheikh Hasina Kulaghat Dharla Bridge in Fulbari upazila have gone out of order, turning it into a ‘safe haven’ for drug…
Why approval required to arrest public servants not illegal: HC
Dhaka, Oct 21 – The High Court (HC)on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why the section 41 (1) of the Government Service Act should not be declared contradictory to the section 26 (1,…
Jatiya Oikya Front gets green signal to see ailing Khaleda
Dhaka, Oct 21 – Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikya Front postponed its citizen mourning rally slated for Tuesday (October 22) at Suhrawardy Udyan as it was not given permission.
Bangladesh U-16 cricketers leaving for Pakistan tonight
Dhaka – A 15-member Bangladsesh Under-16 Cricket team are set to leave here for Pakistan tonight (Monday night) to play two three-day and three one dayers against their Pakistan counterparts, all at the Khan Research Laboratories Cricket Ground (KRLCG) in…
Bhola Violence: BNP’s countrywide protest Wednesday
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – BNP will stage protest programmes across the country on Wednesday against the killing of four people in Sunday’s violence in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila following a blasphemous Facebook post from a hacked account.
12 awarded death for murder lawyer’s assistant in Kishoreganj
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced 12 people to death for killing a man in Kishoreganj in 2015.
Fire at Keya Spinning Mills Ltd in Gazipur
A fire broke out at the Keya Spinning Mills Ltd at Konabari on Monday.
Public gathering banned in Bhola after clashes
The local administration imposed an indefinite ban on public gathering in the district on Monday, a day after clashes between protesters and police left four people dead.
Protesters want Bhola SP, Borhanuddin OC removed in 72 hrs
Protesters on Monday sought removal of the district’s police chief and officer-in-charge of Borhanuddin Police Station within 72 hours over Sunday’s clashes that left four people dead.
Those elected thru illegal means lack legality: EC Mahbub
Dhaka, Oct 20 – Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder on Sunday said the public representatives who are elected through illegal means do not have any legality of their elections.
Police station in Chittagong attacked over Bhola violence
Chattogram, Oct 20 (UNB) – Madrasah students on Sunday attacked Hathazari police station after four people were killed and over 200 others injured in a clash between police and locals in Borhanuddin upazila over a ‘Facebook post’ hurting the religious…
Omar Faruk removed from Jubo League: Quader
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – Jubo League chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury has been relieved of his duties.
2 Indians held in Tangail, Chittagong for drug, trespass
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNB) – Police arrested two Indian citizens in Chattogram and Tangail districts on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
বুরহানউদ্দিনে মর্মান্তিক হতাহতে দেশবাসি হতবাক -মাও নেজামী
ইসলামী ঐক্যজোটের চেয়ারম্যান ও বাংলাদেশ নেজামে ইসলাম পাটির সভাপতি মাওলানা আবদুল লতিফ নেজামী মহানবীর (সা.) সম্পর্কে ফেসবুকে আপত্তিকর ট্যাটাস পোষ্ট করার বিরুদ্ধে ভোলা জেলার বুরহানউদ্দিন উপজেলা সদরে আয়োজিত শান্তিপূর্ণ প্রতিবাদ সমাবেশে পুলিশের গুলি বর্ষণে ভয়াবহ হতাহতের ঘটণার বিরুদ্ধে তীব্র ক্ষোভ…
2 Bogura workers die falling into septic tank
Bagura –Two construction workers died after falling into a septic tank at Nanglu village in Dhunat upazila on Sunday.