Keraniganj, Jan 26 -Three members of a family died and a minor went missing as a boat capsized in the Buriganga River on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Motiur Rahman Moti, 55, his wife Rozina Begum, 42, and…
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Four female Army officers made battalion COs for first time
Dhaka, Jan 24 – For the first time in Bangladesh Army’s history, four female officers have been made commanding officers (COs) of as many as battalions following their promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel from Major. Of them, three…
Anti-graft body to seize illegal wealth of ‘corrupt persons’
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The Anti-Corruption Corruption (ACC) has decided to seize illegal wealth during the investigation against corrupt persons, if there is any. Sources in the commission said that the ACC took the decision at an emergency meeting held…
BPL Football: Saif SC earn 2nd successive win
Dhaka – Saif Sporting Club registered their 2nd successive victory in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Team BJMC by a solitary goal at the Shaheed Bhulu Stadium in Noakhali on Thursday afternoon. Denis scored the match-winning goal for…
Bangladesh can produce better films
Despite owning some of the world’s largest reserves of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), the Middle Eastern nation of Iran stands out as unique in its region for having captured a place in people’s hearts in every corner of the globe…
Bd Minister wants govt jobs as off-limits for Jamaat people
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq on Wednesday said a law will have to be formulated so that children of Jamaat leaders do not get government jobs. “Not only banning Jamaat organisationally, but also assets of its leaders will…
Prime Insurance bags prestigious SAFA Award
January 23, 2019: An ISO certified insurance company Prime Insurance Company Limited has bagged prestigious South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Award for its published accounts for the year 2017 in the insurance category.
SC upholds CCF Osman Gani’s 12-year in prison sentence
Dhaka, Jan 22 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court verdict that upheld a lower court judgement sentencing former Chief Conservator of Forest Osman Gani to 12 years’ imprisonment in a corruption case.
Opposition BNP woman leader held over FB post in Chittagong
Chattogram, Jan 22 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal leader from GEC intersection in the city on Monday night over posting ‘provocative remarks against the state and law enforcement agencies’ on her facebook.
Two ex-IGs of police sentenced in Grenade Attack case bailed
Dhaka, Jan 21 – The High Court (HC) on Monday granted six months’ bail to two former inspectors general of police (IGPs)—Ashraful Huda and Shahudul Haque—who were sentenced to four years in jail each in connection with the August 21…
ACC finds 40 percent doctors absent from govt hospitals
Dhaka, Jan 21 – Officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) found 40 per cent doctors absent while conducting drives in 10 government hospitals in eight districts simultaneously on Monday. They also found that 62 per cent doctors in Upazila hospitals were…
Bd anti-graft body demolishes four illegal brick kilns
Dhaka, Jan 20 – The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday demolished four illegal bricks kilns and freed 20 acres of farmland from the illegal occupants at Mujibnagar under Meherpur district.
BB moves to file case against cyber heist in US court
Dhaka, June 2- – Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said Bangladesh Bank (BB) is taking all sorts of preparations to file a case with a New York court by the end of January to recover the whole money heisted…
Gulshan attack accused Ripon placed under police remand
Dhaka, Jan 20 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court on Sunday placed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) member Md Mammunur Rashid, an accused in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery café attack case, on a five-day remand.
Madrasha Edu Dept asks for info on 1500 Ibtedayee Madrashas
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Directorate of Madrasha Education (DME) has sought information of the teachers of the 1,500 independent Ebtedayee Madrashas to know how many of them are active or left the jobs.
Garment workers demand withdrawal of false cases
Dhaka, Jan 18 – ‘Bangladesh Garments Sromik Songhoti’ on Friday formed a human chain in front of the national press club in the capital and demanded the withdrawal of false cases against their fellows, which have filled after the protest…
Chinese cos give Dhaka US$4bn 2000mw coal-based power deal
Dhaka, 18 Jan – GCM Resources plc and POWERCHINA (a People’s Republic of China Central Government State Owned Enterprise) signed a Joint Venture Agreement and EPC Contract for the development of 2,000MW of mine-mouth coal-fired power plants with an approximate…
Bangladesh moves to connect with 3rd submarine cable
The government has decided to connect Bangladesh with another submarine cable, its third, in order to cope with its burgeoning tech-savvy population’s hunger for data consumption, according to Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar.
Climate change worsen soil salinity across Bangladesh coasts
As a country with a large coastline, the adverse impacts of saltwater intrusion are significant in Bangladesh. Salinity mainly affects land and water in the coastal areas.
HC order Thursday on legality of new MPs-elect taking oath
Dhaka, Jan 16 – The High Court will deliver its order on Thursday on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of oath-taking of lawmakers elected in the December 30 polls last year. After completion of hearing, the HC bench…
Salman F Rahman made PM’s adviser
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, has been made Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser on private industry and investment.
Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passes away
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital here early Wednesday. He was 71.
Political parties to be invited to exchange greetings: Quader
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the political parties will be invited for exchanging greetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina but not for holding any dialogue.
Dhaka-Delhi bilateral talks next month in New Delhi
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Bangladesh and India will hold the next round of foreign minister-level bilateral talks in the first week of February, aiming to take the relations between the two countries to newer heights.
Ershad going to Singapore again soon for medical treatment
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Jatiya Party Chairman and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament HM Ershad is again going to Singapore soon for receiving treatment for his various ailments, including knee pain and liver complications.
2 suspected robbers killed in Shariatpur ‘gunfight’
Shariatpur, Jan 14 – Two suspected robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with police in Dehobhog area of Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Russel and Jahangir.
Govt revises wage structure of RMG workers
Gazette in 2-3 days with retrospective effect from Dec 1 Dhaka, Jan 13 – In the wake of widespread protests by RMG workers for the last few days over the disparity in their new wage structure, the government on Sunday…
Corporal punishment, outlawed in 2011, still prevails
While we can never eradicate violence in society totally, we can erase corporal punishment. It doesn’t help to have the fundamentals of violence taught in our schools to impressionable minds by ‘teachers’ paid from the nation’s coffers If there were…
Those who speak for people are real opposition: Khaleda
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Observing that it is not necessary to be in parliament to become the opposition, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia during a hearing in a court here on Sunday said those who speak for people are the real…
UN to work with new govt of Bangladesh
The United Nations has said it stands ready to work with the new government of Bangladesh and other national stakeholders to further efforts towards a peaceful and inclusive society, good governance and the rule of law in line with the…