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DMP collecting citizen information again

DMP collecting citizen information again

-- 2019-06-15 17:00:51

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has started collecting citizen information again as part of its preventive measures to avert threats of militant attacks. The DMP is collecting citizen information...

Train delay triggers vandalism at Nangalkot Railway Station

Train delay triggers vandalism at Nangalkot Railway Station

-- 2019-06-15 16:53:36

Irate passengers of an inter-city train vandalised the Nangalkot Railway Station in Cumilla on Saturday morning when the train ran late. Locals said Chattogram-bound Meghna Express from Chandpur was...

PM urges SSF members to stay updated with knowledge, training

PM urges SSF members to stay updated with knowledge, training

-- 2019-06-15 16:47:13

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the Special Security Force (SSF) personnel to be equipped with the knowledge and training over new technologies to thwart the constantly-changing pattern...

Torture on pregnant woman in Sherpur: OC to be withdrawn

Torture on pregnant woman in Sherpur: OC to be withdrawn

-- 2019-06-15 16:38:54

Officer-in-Charge of Nakla Police Station in Sherpur, Kazi Shahnewaj, will be withdrawn from his post for negligence of duty over the torture of a pregnant housewife last month. Additional Superinten...

Youth dies in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

Youth dies in Teknaf ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-06-15 14:45:02

A young man was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Hoaikang Doingakata area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Rasel Mahmud, 36, son...

B’baria asst land officer gets suspension over graft

B’baria asst land officer gets suspension over graft

-- 2019-06-15 14:38:27

Assistant land officer Bajlul Haque of sadar union under Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria has been suspended on charge of taking bribe and other irregularities. Brahmanbaria Deputy Commissioner H...

Man beats brother to death in Khulna

Man beats brother to death in Khulna

-- 2019-06-15 14:29:25

A 60-year-old man died on Saturday after he was fatally beaten by his brother and nephews over land dispute at Fategati village in Koira upazila of Khulna. The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam...

Shopkeeper dies in Shariatpur fire

Shopkeeper dies in Shariatpur fire

-- 2019-06-15 14:20:16

A shopkeeper was burned to death as a fire broke out in a shop at Koneshwar village in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Khorshed Shikder, 72, a resident o...

Rohingya crisis threatens region: President

Rohingya crisis threatens region: President

-- 2019-06-15 13:38:17

Stressing the importance of a peaceful solution to Rohingya crisis, President Abdul Hamid on Saturday sought support and cooperation from CICA partners so that the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals...

Monsoon rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers

Monsoon rain brings relief to Dhaka dwellers

-- 2019-06-15 11:57:53

A light rain drenches the capital on Saturday morning. Photo: UNB A light rain drenched the capital on Saturday morning, the first day of Bangla month of Ashar, offering city dwellers a big relief fr...

Unesco to put Sundarbans on 'in-danger' list

Unesco to put Sundarbans on 'in-danger' list

-- 2019-06-15 11:26:55

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the official advisor on natural World Heritage, has recommended putting the Sundarbans on a list of natural sites in danger. It recommended for...

Bangladesh becomes ECOSOC member

Bangladesh becomes ECOSOC member

-- 2019-06-15 10:56:04

Bangladesh has been elected a member of the prestigious Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations for the term 2020-2022 from the Asia-Pacific region by securing 181 votes out of 191....

Two die in Panchagarh road crash

Two die in Panchagarh road crash

-- 2019-06-15 10:45:32

Two motorcyclists were killed as a stone-laden truck hit their vehicle on Panchagarh-Tetulia highway at Barrister Bazar in Panchagarh Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Mani...

Mango export to seven countries begins

Mango export to seven countries begins

-- 2019-06-14 21:02:15

Mango export from Bagha upazila in Rajshahi district to seven foreign countries has started as the area produces tasty and super quality mango for long. Around 2.8 tonnes of Heemsagar and Langra vari...

Vessel movement resumes at Chattogram port after 3 hrs

Vessel movement resumes at Chattogram port after 3 hrs

-- 2019-06-14 19:49:24

The vessel movement at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port resumed on Friday afternoon after three hours following a head-on collision between two vessels at the estuary of the Bay of Bengal an...

Lightning strikes leave four farmers dead in Pabna

Lightning strikes leave four farmers dead in Pabna

-- 2019-06-14 19:46:55

Four farmers have lost their lives to lightning strikes while working on the field in two Upazilas of Pabna. The incidents occurred during a thunder shower on Friday afternoon, police said.  T...

Proposed budget will increase inequality, BNP alleges

Proposed budget will increase inequality, BNP alleges

-- 2019-06-14 19:26:11

The BNP has alleged that the people will not accept the proposed national budget for 2019-2020 fiscal year as it will create pressure on them and increase inequality. ''The national budget of Tk 5.23...

Talks with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation ‘continuing’

Talks with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation ‘continuing’

-- 2019-06-14 12:53:09

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said bilateral discussions between Bangladesh and Myanmar have been continuing to ensure safe, dignified and permanent repatriation of Rohingyas to their homelan...

Tajikistan pledges to extend support to end Rohingya crisis

Tajikistan pledges to extend support to end Rohingya crisis

-- 2019-06-14 12:52:11

Tajikistan President Emomali assured Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid of extending support to resolve Rohingya crisis. Mr Emomali has pledged to extend the support after the President Abdul Hamid sou...

Feeder vessel collides with oil tanker at Ctg port

Feeder vessel collides with oil tanker at Ctg port

-- 2019-06-14 11:45:25

A feeder vessel has collided with an oil tanker at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port, halting marine traffic on the Karnaphuli river. The accident took place at 8:30am at the channel adjacent to...

ACC to get 1.40b to intensify fight against graft

ACC to get 1.40b to intensify fight against graft

-- 2019-06-13 19:35:53

With the government's goal to check corruption and accelerate development, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has earmarked Tk 1.40 billion for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the proposed nat...

PM donates Tk 30m to 10 individuals

PM donates Tk 30m to 10 individuals

-- 2019-06-13 18:03:14

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday gave financial assistance of Tk 30.5 million (Tk 3.05 crore) to 10 individuals and one organisation. The prime minister handed over cheques for the amount to...

BD slips nine notches in Global Peace Index

BD slips nine notches in Global Peace Index

-- 2019-06-12 22:19:51

Bangladesh has gone down nine steps in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2019, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace. This is the thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which rank...

BTRC to hear complaints via social media

BTRC to hear complaints via social media

-- 2019-06-12 21:47:37

Alongside the call centre, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will also receive complaints from the customers through social media platforms. BTRC Chairman Md Jahurul Haque rev...

Average life expectancy at birth rises to 72.3 years in Bangladesh

Average life expectancy at birth rises to 72.3 years in Bangladesh

-- 2019-06-12 19:27:10

The life expectancy at birth in the country has increased to 72.3 years in 2018, up from 72.0 years in 2017. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) disclosed the information during a function at i...

'Rohingya crisis liability for all'

'Rohingya crisis liability for all'

-- 2019-06-12 17:35:32

Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Paulette Lenert on Wednesday termed the Rohingya crisis a 'liability for all' and assured to extend conti...

BGB-BSF DG-level conference begins

BGB-BSF DG-level conference begins

-- 2019-06-12 17:13:19

A director general (DG)-level conference of BGB and BSF has begun at the BGB headquarters in the city on Wednesday. Curtain of the conference was raised at 11:45am and the three-day conference will b...

Govt withdraws ban on export of uncut raw jute

Govt withdraws ban on export of uncut raw jute

-- 2019-06-12 17:08:24

The government has withdrawn the ban on export of certain categories of raw jute, including uncut Bangla tossa rejection (BTR) and Bangla white rejection (BWR). On May 29, 2019, the Ministry of Texti...

‘DIG Mizan awaits action’

‘DIG Mizan awaits action’

-- 2019-06-12 16:21:41

Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said action will be taken against Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman for bribing an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official. “It’s clea...

Man dies in road crash in city

Man dies in road crash in city

-- 2019-06-12 15:52:29

A man was killed and three others were injured when a bus hit an auto-rickshaw at Mohammadpur Beribadh on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 60, an auto-rickshaw driver...