National,Back Page
Three Bangladeshi workers were killed and two others injured in an under-construction building collapse in Malaysia on Tuesday night. The victims were identified as Mohammad Mokaddesh Ali (Passport no EJ0915363), son of MdAfsar Ali from Haripur village under Shibganj upazila of Bogura district,...
National,Front Page
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Wednesday said that the Election Commission (EC) is taking all kinds of steps to hold fair and acceptable elections."The commission has taken all kinds of preparations to make the election fair. Voter list and polling stations have been prepared while electio...
Former foreign secretary and ambassador Wali-ur Rahman passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday morning. He was 80.He died of cardiac arrest around 10:30 am at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka. He was rushed to LabAid Hospital earlier in the day after he suffered a stroke, family sources said. Wali...
Country, Districts
Health experts and academics stressed the need for forging social resistance to fight against the sound pollution to save people from being infected with various physical and mental disorders. They came up with the importance while addressing a training workshop for the students in tackling noi...
A woman was beaten to death reportedly by her neighbour over a trivial matter in Jagodananda village under Ward No-5 of Dhansiri union in Kabirhat upazila of the district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Aleya Begum, 50, wife of Soleman Mia, a resident in Jagodananda village under Ward No-5 ...
A court here Monday sentenced five people to life term imprisonment for killing a man at Kalikapur village under Madhabpur upazila of the district, in 2006.Additional District and Session Judge Court-2 Judge Yashir Arafat pronounced the verdict this afternoon. The court also fined them Tk 1, 00...
Business & Commerce
After witnessing a downward trend in the three sessions, stocks on Wednesday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues.After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 15.72 points or 0.25 ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for International support for the countries affected worst due to climate displacement, suggesting five things need to be addressed on human mobility to protect them from human crisis."Most climate displacements take place within national borders a...
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Tuesday said that the Election Commission (EC) is taking all kinds of steps to hold fair and acceptable elections."The commission has taken all kinds of preparations to make the election fair. Voter list and polling stations have been prepared while election ...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK) have reaffirmed their commitment to collaborate in expanding of exports in the UK market. During a dialogue held yesterday night, FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam le...
Art& Culture
A total of four meritorious students and six teachers of different departments under Fine Arts Faculty in Rajshahi University (RU) were given dean's award as recognition to their significant achievements in their respective academic fields.The students, who were given the awards, are: Manika Ame...
Sports,Cricket
Skipper Ahrar Amin hit a scintillating century as Bangladesh Under-19 team gunned down 304 targets effortless for a facile six-wicket victory against England youths in the third place play-off match of the Quadrangular series in India at Mulapadu Stadium in Andhra Pradesh yesterday.Electing to bat f...
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with a foreign pistol from the city here on Monday night.The arrested was identified as Raihatul Salman, 19, son of Md Abdus Salam of Hatkanpara village under Durgapur Upazila in the d...
Over 100 percent of the target of cultivating Ropa Aman paddy has been achieved in the Khulna agriculture region this season, an official said on Sunday. The DAE fixed a plantation target of 2,97,293 hectares of land with a production target of 12,56,127 metric tons of paddy and 8,37,418 metric tons...
The Election Commission (EC) has extended theapplication deadline for local observers to observe the 12th JatiyaSangsad elections to December 10.The deadline for application of local observers was November 25, according to a letter of EC signed on Monday by its director (public relation) MdShafiqul ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to work out a master plan for every upazila over using land.She gave the directive at a cabinet meeting with herself in the chair at her office in the city's Tejgaon."The Prime Minister has instructed that every upazi...
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday firmly expected that the United States and other foreign nations would accept the upcoming Bangladesh elections if it is free and fair, even without participation of BNP, as they did in cases of several other countries. “Foreigners must accept . . ....
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said the party leaders can contest in the forthcoming 12th general elections as independent candidates if they want to do so. "Many may have ill-efforts to make the polls questionable. For tactical reasons, the AL leaders have be...
The Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) has begun mobile soil testing in three districts of the area during the Robi season.According to the Regional Office of Jamalpur, with a view to increase the production by applying proper dose of fertilizer, mobile soil testing laboratory began work on ...
Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter on Sunday said that international laboratory would be set up in Bangladesh in order to provide accredited certificates as part of the roadmap for exporting agricultural products.She also informed that world-class packaging system is being developed in the country a...
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