Dhaka, June 26 – After lifting a 28-year old stay order on the trial proceeding of a murder case, the High Court yesterday directed the registrar general to prepare a list of the criminal cases which have been stayed following…
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Bangladesh denounces Houthi attack on Saudi airport
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB) – Bangladesh has strongly condemned the attack on Abha International Airport of the Saudi Arabia by Houthis, leaving one dead and injuring several others. “We’re concerned that such unprovoked acts undermine the security of the Kingdom…
Goa GM Chess: Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman finishes 8th
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club finished 8th in the 2nd Goa International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament-2019 (Category ‘A’) held in the Indian tourist town of Goa on Tuesday. He secured 6.5 points after the…
Opposition BNP candidate GM Siraj wings Bogra – 6 by-election
BNP candidate GM Siraj wins the by-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary constituency BNP candidate GM Siraj has secured a seat in the 11th parliament after winning the by-election to the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency. Senior election officer Mahabub Alam Shah announced the…
Div-level program by 20-Party in July for Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, June 24 – The BNP-led 20-party alliance will take up a political course of action in July at divisional headquarters including the capital city of Dhaka demanding the release of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The decision was taken at…
ICC WC: Shakib tops the run chart again with 476
Dhaka – Bangladeshi celebrated all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan regained the top slot in the scorers’ list of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup with 476 runs toppling Australian opener David Warner (447) after making 51 against Afghanistan at The Rose…
Mushfiqur guides Bangladesh to 262 against Afghanistan
Dhaka – Bangladesh posted 262 for seven against Afghanistan in their seventh game of the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup at Southampton on Monday. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim struck 83 off 87 balls with four fours and one six, which was…
Poets in Bangladesh celebrate World Festival of Poetry denouncing war
Culture Desk With a strong anti-war message poets across the globe celebrated a unique ‘World Festival of Poetry’ (WFP) on June 21 and 22. Renowned and budding poets in Dhaka joined hands with the world poetic fraternity in as many…
পলাশী বিপর্যয় থেকে শিক্ষা না পাওয়া বিপদজনক হতে পারে -মুসলিম লীগ
২৩ জুন – বাংলার শেষ স্বাধীন নবাব সিরাজ-উ-দ্দৌলা তার প্রধান সেনাপতি মীর জাফর ও তার সহযোগীদের বিশ্বাসঘাতকতায় ১৭৫৭ সালের ২৩ জুন পলাশীর যুদ্ধে ইংরেজদের নিকট পরাজিত হয়েছিলেন। নিজ জন্মভূমি ও জাতির সাথে মীর জাফরদের এই মোনাফেকি দুইশত বছর দেশের স্বাধীনতা…
BNP student wing JCD national council July 15 to from committee
Dhaka, June 23- The national council of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the opposition BNP, will be held on July 15 to form the new central committee of the organization through election. Leader of the search committee…
125 including 87 DU students charged for question paper leakage
Dhaka, June 23 – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police yesterday pressed charges against 125 people including 87 students of Dhaka University (DU) in a case filed over their alleged involvement in question paper leak. Of the accused, 47…
Budget to disparately increase living cost of low-income people
Dhaka, June 23 – Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday said the proposed measures in the budget for 2019-20 fiscal year(FY) are likely to disproportionately increase the cost of living for low- and medium- income groups compared to the…
Integrity not practiced properly for lack of will: TIB
Dhaka, June 23 – Exercise of integrity is not done properly due to lack of political willingness which creates obstacles to prevent corruption, the establishment of good governance and accountability. Despite hiking allowances and salaries of the public servants—but corruption…
BD to play Afghanistan Monday to keep semifinal hope alive
Dhaka -To Keep their semi-final dream alive in a tough situation in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh badly needs a win against Afghanistan on Monday at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. To stay in the last four battle,…
BNP expels a dozen JCD demonstrators
Dhaka, June 23 — The BNP on Saturday night expelled a dozen demonstrating leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s (JCD) recently dissolved committee for breaching party discipline. A press release, signed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said the…
AL formed to bring back independence lost in 1757: Hasina
Dhaka, Jun 23 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that Awami League was formed on this in 1949 to bring back the independence of Bangladesh which was lost in Amrakanon on June 23, 1757, through the defeat of…
PM Hasina likely to talk Rohingya issue during China visit
Dhaka, June 22 – The Rohingya issue is likely to come up when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets the Chinese President during her official visit in July, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday. “Myanmar has great respect for…
Bangladesh gets $15bn remittance in 11 months: Minister
Dhaka, June 22 – Bangladesh received some US$ 15 billion remittance in the first 11 months of the outgoing fiscal year of 2018-19, according to statistics placed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in Parliament on Saturday. “The amount of…
300 top loan defaulters fail to repay Tk 509bn: Minister
Dhaka, Jun 22 – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Saturday placed in Parliament the list of 300 top loan defaulters of the country involving Tk 50,942 crore (Tk 509bn). The Finance Minister made the disclosure while responding to a…
Hit the streets if you can: Quader tells BNP
Dhaka, Jun 22 – Taking a swipe at BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader asked the party to take to the streets if it can. “BNP has been talking about movements. If it has…
BNP to announce action programmes for Khaleda’s release
‘PM’s remarks in JS on pillow scam ‘untrue’, says Fakhrul Dhaka, June 22 – BNP on Saturday decided to announce action programmes at different divisions by a month in a bid to intensify its movement for having its chairperson Khaleda…
Budgetary reform for sustainable development in BD urged
Dhaka, June 21 – Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), a civil society platform of Bangladesh called for budgetary system reform for sustainable development. The platform recommended the budgetary system be reformed to effectively impact the country’s sustainable development at roundtable programme…
PDB key power producer of BD incurs Tk103 billion loss
Dhaka, Jun 22 – The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) incurred the highest loss of Tk 10,271.58 crore (Tk103 billion) among 49 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the outgoing 2018-19 fiscal year (till April 30), according to the Bangladesh Economic Survey…
Bangladesh, China plan to boost bilateral ties
Dhaka, June 21 (UNB) – Bangladesh and China plan to take their ‘strategic partnership’ to a new height when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits the country next month. Beijing has invited Prime Minister Hasina to pay an official visit from…
Bangladesh lose despite ODI high
DHAKA –Bangladesh showed a spirited performance before conceding a 48-run defeat to Australia who left the Tigers in record chase, compiling a hefty 381-5 thanks to an epic 146-ball 166 from David Warner at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Thursday.…
Marginal communities must increase socio-political capabilities: Rehman Sobhan
He calls for incorporating their voices in the national budget Dhaka, June 20 – Chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue Prof Rehman Sobhan on Thursday said marginal communities have to gain political power along with increasing their capabilities to end…
বর্তমান সরকারের অধীনে নির্বাচনে ভোটারদে কোন আগ্রহ নেই -আইএবি
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ হাফেজ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেছেন, উপজেলা নির্বাচগুলোতে প্রমাণ হয়েছে বর্তমান সরকারের অধীনে দেশের জনগণ নির্বাচনের আগ্রহ হারিয়ে ফেলেছে। কোন ভোটার ভোট কেন্দ্রে যাচ্ছে না, এমনকি মসজিদের মাইক দিয়ে ঘোষণা দিয়েও ভোটারদের ভোটকেন্দ্রে আনতে পারেনি। এভাবে…
বগুড়া-৬ আসনে মুসলিম লীগ প্রার্থীর পক্ষে গণসংযোগ
বাংলাদেশ মুসলিম লীগের কেন্দ্রীয় নেতৃবৃন্দের একটি প্রতিনিধি দল গত ১৮ জুন সকাল ১১.০০টায় বগুড়া উপস্থিত হন এবং সারাদিন ব্যাপী সংসদ উপ-নির্বাচনে বগুড়া-৬ আসনের বিভিন্ন অঞ্চলে দলীয় প্রার্থী মাওলানা রফিকুল ইসলামের পক্ষে গণসংযোগ করেন। এলাকার সাতপাতা, ইসলামপুর, সেরুয়া বটতলা প্রভৃতি অঞ্চলে…
Ex-minister Sohel Taj’s nephew rescued in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, June 20 – Police rescued the nephew of former state minister Sohel Taj from Batala Bazar area in Tarakanda Upazila early Thursday, 11 days after he was abducted from Chattogram. Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Tarakanda Police Station, said criminals…
‘Exempt poultry industry from 5 percent Vat’
Dhaka, June 19 – The leaders of the Feed Industries Association Bangladesh (FIAB) and Breeders Association of Bangladesh (BAB) have urged the government to exempt the poultry industry a 5 per cent Advance Tax (AT) and 5 per cent Advance…