A ICT service provider today announced they developed a digital vehicle parking platform to facilitate car users in finding suitable parking places in the capital and expecting the app to ease a little the city’s notorious traffic congestion. Bangla Trac,…
Dhaka, Apr 17 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday regretted that the incidents of killing, rape and reprisal growing as politicians have failed to build a safe and beautiful Bangladesh. “Why’re we indulging in such…
(New York) – The Bangladesh government should thoroughly investigate the murder of a madrassa student and fairly prosecute all those responsible, Human Rights Watch said. The murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was killed after she filed a complaint of attempted rape, should spur…
More than one-third of service recipients unhappy, it says Dhaka, Apr 17 –Dhaka dwellers have to burn natural gas worth Tk 332.37 crore every year for making water supplied by Wasa drinkable, according to a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study.…
Dhaka, Apr 17 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of historic Mujibnagar Day. The Prime Minister paid the homage by placing a wreath at Bangabandhu’s…
Dhaka, Apr 16 – Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kazi Reazul Hoque on Tuesday said the murder of the Feni madrasa girl could have been averted had the local administration and the madrasa managing committee took necessary…
Dhaka, Apr 16 – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday alleged that no one is safe from the clutches of ‘wicked elements in the current government’. “I would like to ask who is in society safe from the…
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের নায়েবে আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ ফয়জুল করীম শায়খে চরমোনাই বলেছেন, নৈতিকতার চরম অবক্ষয় থেকে বাচঁতে সকলকে ইসলামের ছায়াতলে ফিরে আসতে হবে। নৈতিকতার ভয়াবহ অবক্ষয় থেকে যুব সমাজকে উদ্ধার করতে না পারলে দেশ আরো ভয়াবহ পরিস্থিতির দিকে ধাবিত…
Dhaka, April 16 – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday fixed June 12 for the appearance of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before it in 11 cases filed against her. Metropolitan sessions judge Imrul Qayes set the date…
নাজমুল হোসেন, লন্ডন থেকে: ভিন্ন ভিন্ন সংস্কৃতির ভিন্ন ভিন্ন দেশে অবস্থান হলেও বাঙালী কখনও তার নিজস্ব কৃষ্টি কালচার ভুলে যায় না। সব সময় একে অপরের সাথে সুখে দু:খে মিলে মিশে থাকে। মিলিত হয় মিলন মেলায়। এমনই এক সন্ধ্যায় বাংলাদেশের ভৈরবের…
Dhaka, Apr 16 (UNB) – The historic Mujibnagar Day will be observed on Wednesday, marking the formation of Bangladesh’s first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971. Senior leaders of Awami League assembled at Baidyanathtala, a mango orchard,…
Dhaka, April 16 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that it depends on party’s ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia and her family members whether she would seek release on parole or not. “The matter of seeking release…
Bogura, Apr 15 – A local BNP leader was hacked to death by some miscreants in Nishindara Housing Estate area of the town on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Mahbub Alam Shahin, 55, general secretary of sadar upazila…
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Sunday amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm. The festivities began at dawn with the artistes from Chhayanaut welcoming the day with Tagore’s famous…
Chuadanga, Apr 13 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Ukto village in Sadar Upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin, 48, son of late Mofiz Uddin, a resident of…
Thakurgaon, Apr 12 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said it is now difficult to enforce a hartal in the country for ‘lack of democracy’. “Our party is going through a critical time after the election.…
Culture Desk ‘Dotara’ is the first solo song by Badhon Sarker Puja — who requested Oishee act in the music video for it. The song’s lyrics were written by Srabon Sabbir; while the song’s tune and composition were done by…
চান্দগাঁও শমসের পাড়ায় চাঁদাবাজি, ছিনতাই ও মাদক ব্যবসায়ীদের প্রতিরোধে মানববন্ধন ও লাঠি মিছিল কর্মসূচী পালন করছেন এলাকাবাসী৷ শুক্রবার বাদ জুমা মসজিদের সামনে কয়েক হাজার মুসল্লি শমসের পাড়া পশ্চিম মহল্লা কমিটির সাধারণ সম্পাদক মোহাম্মদ আইয়ুব এর সভাপতিত্বে মানববন্ধনে বক্তব্য রাখেন চান্দগাঁও…
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের মহাসচিব অধ্যক্ষ হাফেজ মাওলানা ইউনুছ আহমাদ বলেছেন, সোনাগাজী ফাপিল মাদরাসার আলিম পরীক্ষার্থী নুমরাত জাহান রাফিসহ ইতোপূর্বে সকল হত্যাকান্ডের বিচার দ্রুত আইনে করতে হবে। যৌন নিপীড়নকারী মাদরাসার প্রিন্সিপালকে কঠোর শাস্তির আওতায় আনতে হবে। তিনি বলেন, মানুষ ক্রমেই মনুষ্যত্ব…
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year turned out to be one of the best festivals in Bangladesh. As the Bangladeshi people began celebrating the day as their prime festival, the fashion houses of the country leave…
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) would extend cooperation to Bangladesh to establish Intellectual Property (IP) Academy. WIPO Director General Francis Gurry told Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar, who is also in the chair of the ongoing five-day…
Dhaka, April 11 – The Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday accepted charges against six members of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam in a case filed in connection with the murder of blogger Avijit Roy on February 26, 2015. After…
Dhaka, April 11 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday granted bail to Tasvirul Islam, one of the owners of FR Tower in the case filed over the devastating fire that ripped through 22-storied FR Tower at…
Dhaka, April 11 – Bangladesh Kalyan Party, a partner of the 20-party alliance, 45-member new central committee (partial) yesterday with incumbent party chief Syed Muhammad Ibrahim as its chairman and MM Aminur Rahman as secretary general. The party got its…
Dhaka, April 11 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday appointed four eminent jurists as amicus curiae to give their expert opinions on whether the life term imprisonment means 22 and a half years or the jail…
Prime Minister’s advisor on energy, power and mineral resources Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said, forthcoming Ramadan and summer season will be kept free from load-shedding. He said for the benefit of mass people in the month of Ramadan, the electricity…
“I will make an example of him, such that other perverts like him may learn a lesson” Feni, Apr 11 – “My mistake at first was in trying to take my own life. Won’t make that mistake again. To kill…
Dhaka, Apr 11 – Four people including three alleged drug traders were killed in separate ‘gunfights’ with law enforcers in Dhaka, Cox’s Bazar, Meherpur and Chattogram districts early Thursday. Nabi Hossain, 48, a ‘drug trader’ from Teknaf, was killed in…
Every year, the Francophone community celebrates and promotes worldwide the use of the French language as well as cultural and linguistic diversity. In the framework of the 2019 edition, Alliance Française de Dhaka with the Francophone diplomatic missions in Bangladesh…
Dhaka, April 10 – The government will to show zero tolerance to prevent adulteration in food and pollution, says Minister for Food Sadhan Chandra Majumder. Like eradication of drugs and militancy, the drive against food adulteration will also be strengthened…