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ADB to fund municipalities development project

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is set to loan Bangladesh $200 million for a project to strengthen urban governance, improve urban infrastructures and service delivery in municipalities across the countr...

Dhaka among 10 most stressful cities

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Dhaka ranks among the 10 most stressful cities in the world, according to a global study. Of the 150 cities covered in the study by UK-based dry-cleaning and laundry service Zipjet, Dhaka ranks 144....

Khulna-Kolkata passenger train service from Nov 16

Doulot Akter Mala 2017-09-18 10:30:42

A joint Indo-Bangla group has decided to launch a new passenger train service from November 16 next, a second step after eight years of establishing the railway communication between the two countries...

Two parties propose to deploy army, ‘no vote’

-- 2017-09-18 08:16:22

Progressive Democratic Party and Bangladesh National Awami Party (Bangladesh NAP) on Monday proposed the Election Commission to deploy army and restore ‘no vote’ provision in the parliamen...

'Govt wants diplomatic solution to Rohingya crisis'

-- 2017-09-18 07:23:01

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Monday said Bangladesh will continue its efforts to put pressure on Myanmar diplomatically to solve the Rohingya crisis.   “The only solution to th...

Govt sets up free kitchens for Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-18 06:43:20

The government is setting up eight free kitchens to serve meals to Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar.   The kitchens will operate in the camps at Balukhali and Kutupalong from Tuesday, said Addi...

Met office asks ports to hoist cautionary signal 3

-- 2017-09-18 06:06:20

Met office on Monday advised maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Pyra to hoist local cautionary signal number three as deep convection is taking place over North Bay.   "Squal...

Kushtia transport workers withdraw strike

-- 2017-09-18 05:58:35

Transport owners and workers of Kushtia district have withdrawn their indefinite strike following assurance of district administration.   The decision came out after a fruitful meeting with dis...

Over 200 Rohingyas sent back to camps: IGP

-- 2017-09-18 05:46:49

Over 200 Rohingyas were sent back to refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar after being stopped from moving to various parts of Bangladesh.   Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque revealed...

Police arrest 103 Rohingyas from Ctg

-- 2017-09-18 05:33:14

Police arrested 103 Rohingya refugees from different parts of Patiya upazila in Chittagong from Sunday night till Monday morning.   Acting on information that some Rohingyas were staying in dif...

Wild elephants attack Rohingya camp, two die

-- 2017-09-18 05:26:59

Two Rohingyas were killed after wild elephants attacked a temporary encampment set up in the hills of Cox’s Bazar.   The attack occurred in Ukhiya Upazila early on Monday morning, said lo...

Robbery suspect held in Lakshmipur

-- 2017-09-18 02:40:20

Police during a drive arrested a suspected robber along with arms and bullet from Bhatiyalpur area of Ramganj upazila in Lakshmipur Monday morning.   The arrestee, Md Nasir is a son of Nur Moha...

Lightning kills woman in Noakhali

-- 2017-09-17 12:44:07

A woman was killed and another injured as a thunderbolt hit a tin-shed house at Koralia village in Hatia upazila early Sunday, reports UNB.   Police said the tin-shed house caught fire after a...

Section 144 imposed in Khagrachhari municipality

-- 2017-09-17 12:43:54

The district administration on Sunday slapped section 144 in Khagrachhari municipality area from morning to evening to ward off any untoward incident centring a protest programme seeking cancellation...

Rohingya children lost in camp quagmire

-- 2017-09-17 12:20:17

After losing their homes back in Rakhine in an army crackdown in Myanmar, many Rohingya parents are now going through another trauma as they have lost their children in the melee of hundreds of thousa...

Court warns of warrant against Khaleda

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

A court in Dhaka has ordered BNP chief Khaleda Zia to appear before it on a defamation suit by Oct 5 and said it would issue a warrant against her if she fails to show up.   The former prime mi...

NBR starts spl survey today to net businesses sans tax files

FE Report 2017-09-17 12:00:00

Around 40 per cent of the city's hotels, restaurants, fast-food shops, guest houses and beauty parlours are yet to have tax files despite running full-fledged business, according to a preliminary esti...

DU drama festival begins today

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

A two-day drama festival 'Natya Utshob 2017’ will begin on Sunday at Dhaka University.   Dhaka University Natya Sangsad will organize the drama festival for the first time, reports UNB....

'Complete immersion of Durga Puja idols before 8pm'

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said devotees will have to immerse the goddess’ idol in water before 8pm on the day of Bijoya Doshomi of Durga Puja this year.   “The idols will...

BD may face challenges in achieving SDG-16: TIB

-- 2017-09-17 12:00:00

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said Bangladesh may face challenges and risks in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal-16 (SDG-16).   The SDG-16 stressed promoting peaceful...

Police arrest man for ‘killing’ wife

-- 2017-09-17 11:21:50

Police have arrested a man on charge of killing his wife in South Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka on Saturday night.   Md Shariful Islam, sub-inspector of South Kerniganj Police Station, said Md Ab...

Magura schoolgirl raped, hospitalised

-- 2017-09-17 10:42:52

A third grader student was reportedly raped by a youth at Sajiara village in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.   The alleged rapist was identified as Badsha, 17, son of Babu Molla of the vil...

Shikalbaha power plant runs at full blast soon

Mehdi Musharraf Bhuiyan 2017-09-17 10:24:49

The 225-megawatt Shikalbaha power plant in Chittagong will run at full blast from next month, feeding an additional 75 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the national grid.   Located in Patiya U...

Writ petition seeks directives for law on refugees

-- 2017-09-17 09:26:53

A Supreme Court lawyer has moved the High Court seeking directives for a new law to manage and protect refugees at a time when more than 800,000 Rohingya have fled violence in Myanmar to take refuge i...

DU teachers protest repression on Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-17 09:11:36

A section of teachers of Dhaka University formed a human chain at Aparajeyo Bangla on Sunday protesting the repression on the Rohingyas by the Myanmar authorities.   They also demanded the gove...

Friends, followers bid farewell to Dwijen Sharma

-- 2017-09-17 08:05:07

Fans, friends and followers showered the mortal remains of naturalist Dwijen Sharma with flowers as the body was taken to Bangla Academy and the Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com....

Rohingya refugees 'could starve to death': Save the Children

-- 2017-09-17 07:59:08

Rohingya refugees fleeing violent persecution in Burma could starve to death amid a growing humanitarian crisis, said an aid agency.   Nearly 410,000 Rohingyas face shortages of food, water, an...

'Govt still studying 16th amendment verdict'

-- 2017-09-17 07:20:27

The government is still carefully studying the Supreme Court's verdict that cancelled the 16th constitutional amendment.   A formal letter will be sent to the attorney general for starting a re...

Couple electrocuted in Rangamati

-- 2017-09-17 05:53:27

A couple died from electrocution at Bogachhari in Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati on Sunday.   The deceased were identified as Khorshed Miah and his wife Rasheda Begum, reports UNB.   Sh...

Myanmar's army chief calls for unity over Rohingya issue

-- 2017-09-17 05:18:32

Myanmar's army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing urged citizens of the country to be united over Rohingya issue.   He also claims the Rohingya was never an ethnic group in Myanmar.  ...