-- 2017-10-08 06:06:09
Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate on Sunday seized seven kilograms of gold worth around Tk 35 million at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) last night. On a tip-off, a tea...
-- 2017-10-08 05:10:24
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed deep shock at the death of Amalesh Sen, one of the members of Swadhin Bangla Football Team. In a condolence message, the Prime Minister said that the...
-- 2017-10-08 02:54:43
Vehicle owners in Dhaka city using hydraulic horns will have to turn in the devices to police in 15 days, according to a new court order. A High Court bench passed the order on Sunday after holding a...
-- 2017-10-08 02:35:33
Students from seven Dhaka University affiliate colleges have taken to the streets and blocked the New Market intersection. The blockade has halted traffic on eight roads since 10am, reports bdnews24....
-- 2017-10-08 01:23:32
Four people, including a woman and an infant, have been killed and another 10 injured after a bus collided head-on with a truck in Brahmanbaria. The incident occurred in Sarail Upazila’s Maliha...
-- 2017-10-08 01:21:42
Customs officials seized seven kilograms of gold worth about Tk 35 million (3.5 crore) from a flight of Singapore Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Sunday. Acting on a t...
-- 2017-10-07 12:52:24
A total of 10 students of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia have been selected for the Prime Minister Gold Medal of the University Grant Commission (UGC) for their outstanding academic results in hon...
Doulot Akter Mala 2017-10-07 12:00:00
Government's revenue authorities have decided to conduct afresh an impact assessment of the new VAT law, pending its now-deferred enforcement, as skepticism cropped up. Sources said the National Boar...
Syful Islam 2017-10-07 12:00:00
Country's private-sector non-life insurance companies owe billions of taka to Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) in reinsurance premium against their risk the state-owned insurer covered, officials said....
Kamrun Nahar 2017-10-07 12:00:00
The scenario of women empowerment in Bangladesh has improved between 2012 and 2015, as the share of disempowered women decreased from 73 per cent in 2012 to 59 per cent in 2015, a latest IFPRI study r...
-- 2017-10-07 12:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned to Dhaka after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where she addressed world leaders on the Rohingya crisis. The prime minister’...
-- 2017-10-07 12:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government was very much cautious to avert any kind of war with Bangladesh’s neighbour despite repeated provocations from Myanmar. “Our n...
-- 2017-10-07 12:00:00
Bangladeshi expatriates should be careful enough to stop siphoning off money abroad and urged to reduce non-performing loans (NPL). Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul I...
-- 2017-10-07 10:59:21
A woman and her son were electrocuted and three of their family members injured at Betchhari area of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Kalamile Chakma...
-- 2017-10-07 09:35:31
Sherpur district police arrested one more absconding accused on Saturday in connection with recovery of huge quantity of chemicals. The district police conducted a drive at shop of Nokla upazila on T...
-- 2017-10-07 06:22:50
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government was very much cautious to avert any kind of war with Bangladesh’s neighbour despite repeated provocations from Myanmar, reports UNB....
-- 2017-10-07 06:04:42
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested five alleged drug traders and recovered 28,000 pieces of Yaba from a flat in the Dhaka’s Uttara on Friday night. The arrestees are –ring lead...
-- 2017-10-07 05:12:38
A mobile court in Rajbari sentenced seven fishermen to 18-day imprisonments for catching Hilsa in Padma River on Friday night defying the ongoing ban. A joint team of local police and Fisheries Depar...
-- 2017-10-07 04:20:41
Police arrested eight cattle thieves from Chuadanga and Kushtia districts on Friday night in separate drives. Officer-in-Charge of Dhamurhuda Police Station Abu Zihad said on secret information, they...
-- 2017-10-07 02:38:16
Customs officials arrested a Bangladeshi national along with 0.6 million (six lakh) Indian rupees from Benapole check post area on Saturday morning. The arrestee was identified as Yakub Ali Mina (40)...
-- 2017-10-07 01:48:30
The second wife of Bagha municipality panel mayor’s son has been found dead at their residence in Bagha municipality area of Rajshahi district. Police recovered the body of Jeba Khatun, wife o...
-- 2017-10-07 01:06:54
The Rohingya crisis has become a concern for the international community because of Bangladesh’s efforts, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The prime minister made the remarks at a welcoming e...
Our Correspondent 2017-10-06 12:50:16
BOGRA, Oct 04: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken initiative for commercial chilli cultivation in the district. Over 670 hectares of land in all the 12 upazilas have been brought...
Roving Correspondent 2017-10-06 12:48:52
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 05: Over 30-metre long town protection dam on the mighty Padma river at Tikri area of Alatuli union under sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district has been devoured on We...
Our Correspondent 2017-10-06 12:00:00
RANGPUR, Oct 05: The Aman cultivators at different areas in eight districts under Rangpur division are worried owing to attack of pest and stem rot disease, causing massive damage to their...
-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00
International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Director General William Lacy Swing has said there can be no lasting peace in Rakhine State of Myanmar without inclusive development, report agencies. "...
-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00
A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, or BCL, has been killed in Chittagong. The deceased, 25-year-old Sudipta Biswas, was an assistant secretary of the port city’s BCL. The incident oc...
-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00
Medical college applicants have taken their MBBS exam. A total of 82,856 applicants are competing for 9,343 positions at 105 state and private educational institutions. There are 3,318 open spots at...
-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday once again urged the international community to mount pressure on Myanmar to bring back the Rohinyas from Bangladesh. “International pressure on the Myanm...
-- 2017-10-06 11:57:51
Asserting that Bangladesh never felt scared in facing problems, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country will surely make its great strides in development despite the inflow of tens of thousa...
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