National,Back Page
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday urged the countrymen to boycott and resist those who are responsible for the brutal killings on August 15 in 1975 and grenade attacks on August 21 in 2004."I would like to urge the coun...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government wanted Bangladesh to continue journey towards development and prosperity."Despite Bangladesh is having to face natural and man-made disasters like arson terrorism, we want country's continued journey towards development," she s...
Dengue positive cases in Bangladesh reached 99,994 this year as 2134 fresh cases were reported overnight and 10 patients died during the same period.In 2019, the country saw 1,01,354 cases, the highest dengue positive patients in a single year since the mosquito-borne disease was identified in the c...
Gruesome grenade attack on a rally on Awami League, apparently aimed at killing Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was a turning point in the political history of Bangladesh.A number of witnesses while talking to BSS described the incident how the criminals backed by the then BNP-Jamaat leaders occurr...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a number of bilateral meetings with heads of government or states on the sidelines while attending the BRICS Summit in South Africa, said foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. "These (bilateral meetings) are yet to get final shape as such meetings are f...
AFM Bahauddin Nasim, then founder president of Awami Swechchhasebok League, is still enduring the pain caused by splinter injuries in different parts of his body 19 years back in a gruesome grenade attack carried out on August 21 in 2004.Recalling how the tragic event unfolded, he said the ghastly a...
Bangladesh's history recorded the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on incumbent Prime Minister and the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina as one of the most gruesome incidents, killing 24 people and wounding 500 others visibly to change the country's political course.Sheikh Hasina, who was a...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tributes to the victims of August 21 grenade attack in 2004.In separate messages on the eve of the 19th anniversary of the heinous grenade attack, they prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls of the martyrs.In...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed the leave to appeal petition filed by Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, challenging a HC verdict that rejected his petition against labour court's indictment order.As a result, there is no obstacle to co...
A total of 9,841 candidates have passed the written tests of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.The Public Service Commission (PSC) on Sunday published the result which is available at the PSC website www.bpsc.gov.bd. The preliminary test of the 43rd BCS was held in eight divi...
Business & Commerce
The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have officially signed the documents for two projects.The projects are "Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh, Phase-III" (AVCB) and "Partnerships for a More Tolerant, Inclusive Bangladesh, Phase-II&quo...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- on Sunday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 10.41 point...
City
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an active member of Jamaat-e-Islami from Mohammadpur area of the capital during a drive on Saturday night.The arrested was Md Rasel Rony alias Talukder Shamim, 40, is the son of Shah Alam Talukder, a resident of Haziganj Thana area in Chandpur.&qu...
Country, Districts
A total of 87 government departments and offices have so far been transferred under Zilla Parishads of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban. Of the government departments and offices, 30 have been transferred under Rangamati Zilla Parishad, 29 under Khagrachhari while 28 offices under Bandarban Zil...
The price of Hilsa fish has been decreasing since its supply has increased in Khulna kitchen markets for last few days.A number of buyers and sellers said that the price of Hilsa has gone up during last few days but now it is being sold at a nominally lower price. While visiting a f...
A mobile court in Kaliganj Bazar of the district fined nine business establishments Tk 21500 for irregularities.Executive Magistrate Umme Hafsa Nadia, who is also Upazila Assistant Commissioner (land), led the drive conducted different places in Kaliganj municipality area. The drive started on ...
Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Biplob Bijoy Talukder has asked his subordinate officers and forces to control crimes together with upholding law and order situation strictly.He also asked them to perform their respective duties with utmost sincerity, honesty and devotion to attain t...
Water levels at 20 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 80 stations recorded fall.Among the 109 monitored river stations, one has been registered steady and water level at all river stations is flowing below the danger level, a bulletin ...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary ObaidulQuader on Saturday warned all to remain alert about BNP, saying that democracy is not safe in the hands of BNP.He said this while speaking at the public awareness campaign against dengue at RabindraSarobar in the city’s Dhanmondi area.AL Health a...
It has become crucial to prepare textbooks for the medical and health education in Bengali along with conventional books in English to help our next generations to advance in medical sciences. Director General of Bangla Academy noted poet Mohammad Nurul Huda has expressed the opinion at a works...
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