Yet another fire broke out in Tultala area of the Sundarbans under Chandpai Range in Sharankhola upazila on Wednesday. This was the 4th fire incident in the world’s largest mangrove forest and a Unesco world heritage site in four weeks.…
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BNP expects ahowdown at Khaleda’s May Day rally
Dhaka City unit BNP convener Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said they are expecting the largest-ever gathering at their chairperson Khaleda Zia’s May Day rally in the city on Sunday. “Don’t think it’ll be only a rally of Sramik Dal. We…
16 DSCC officials temporarily suspended
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has temporarily suspended 16 taxation and deputy taxation officers for negligence of duty. Six are taxation officers while the remaining 10 are deputy taxation officers, according to DSCC Public Relations Officer Uttam Kumar Roy. Dhaka,…
Mahmudur Rahman on remand
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Monday granted five days’ remand of Daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed for making a plot to kidnap and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Minister warns against irregularities in rice procurement
Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Monday said stern action will be taken against those to be found involved in irregularities in rice and paddy procurement during this Boro season. The Food Minister came up with the warning at a press…
Elephant kills one in Jamalpur
Jamalpur – A young man was killed and another injured in an attack by a wild elephant at Satanipara in Bakshiganj upazila early Monday.
Four-storey building tilts in Narayanganj
Dhaka – A four-storey building tilted towards an adjacent building at Pashchim Deobhog in Fatullah area of Narayanganj on Sunday.
Unregistered SIMs, RUIMs await deactivation: Tarana
SIMs and RUIMs which will remain unregistered after April 30 will be deactivated shortly after the deadline, said State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday. “At first, the unregistered SIMs will be deactivated for three hours on…
Progress in RMG working environment slow: CPD
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think tank, on Saturday said there has been some sort of improvement in the country’s RMG sector working environment after the Rana Plaza tragedy, but the progress is slow. The CPD came…
“Dainik Inqilab” newsman walk to jail
Court Correspondent The Cyber Crime Tribunal of Dhaka on Thursday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to the jail in a case filed for publishing a ‘false report’ against an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of police.
Bangladesh ranked 144 in press freedom index ’16
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh has ranked 144th among 180 countries in terms of press freedom in 2015, according to a report of the press freedom index-2016.
Create more scope for education of poor students: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed taking more initiatives so that the country’s poor and meritorious students have a greater access to education. “More initiatives should be there so that the poor and meritorious students get greater scope of…
Tonu murder pre-planned: CID
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday claimed that the murder of Victoria College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu was a planned one.
Robi to bring WiFi to the masses through hundreds of hotspots
Robi has embarked on a massive project to enable internet access using WiFi hotspots across Bangladesh. Over the next 6 months, the company is going to provide high-speed WiFi service in 500 top restaurants, cafes and retail outlets; 100 educational…
Baby boy stabbed dead ‘by mother’ in city
A one and a half-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by his mother over family feud at Masterpara in the city’s Uttar Khan Monday night. The deceased was identified as Nehal Sadik, son of Syed Sajjad Hossain Murad Babu…
Milky murder case, AL leader’s bail denied
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a bail petition of Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury, Relief and Social Welfare Affairs Secretary of Awami League central committe in the case filed over Riazul Haque Khan…
Heat recedes at places across country
After the scorching hot weather over the last week, the situation is ameliorating gradually at different regions of the country.
Suspected BB officials involved in $81m heist
The Central Investigation Department (CID) of police enlisted names of 7-8 Bangladesh Bank officials as the reserve fund heist suspects.The suspects have been interrogated several times and their bank accounts, email accounts, and mobile phone conversations are being checked.However, the…
Geneva Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism held in Geneva
Bangladesh has said it rejects any narrow and misinformed interpretation of Islam, religion of peace, and denounced the use of religion to justify violent extremist acts.
Bamboo instead of rod in DAE: Panel formed to investigate
A three-member panel has been formed to investigate the use of bamboo pieces instead of rod in the construction of a Department of Agricultural Expansion (DAE) building in Darshana upazila.
Rangpur Medical interns go on work abstention
Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital went on an indefinite work abstention on Friday to press home their five-point demand, including the arrest of those attacked one of their fellows.
Railway station master killed in accident
An assistant station master of Bangladesh Railway was killed in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a human hauler at Nawda on the Hili-Joypurhat road in Panchbibi upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
Case filed against 6,200 people for Banshkhali clash
Three cases have been filed against some 6,200 people in connection with Monday’s clash at Gandamara village in Banshkhali upazila that left four people dead.
Tonu’s father rejects autopsy report
Yaar Hossain, father of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has rejected the findings of the first autopsy conducted on her body as it failed clear how the girl was killed.
9 new Bangladesh mission abroad
The government has decided to widen its diplomatic ties with foreign countries by opening nine new diplomatic missions abroad.
Tonu ‘teaser’ among several on interrogation of CID
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday interrogated several people, including a young man who used to tease Sohagi Jahan Tonu, over the killing of the college girl.
EU Delegates arrives today
A delegation of the European Union (EU) arrives here on Monday morning on a three-day visit to discuss issues of mutual interest, including migration issues, with high government officials in Bangladesh.
Writ petition filed on HC over Tonu’s murder
STAFF REPORTER A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives upon the government to constitute a judicial committee to probe the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, who was found murdered in Comilla cantonment area on March…
Hearing of Dandy Dying loan default case begins
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday started recording the partial deposition of witness in the case filed for loan default of Tk 45,59,37,295 of Dandy Dying.