DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said proper education can encourage a girl mentally, economically and socially to be self dependent.“Women can stand against any injustice and discrimination if they get proper education,” she said.The premier said while addressing an

DHAKA: Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be honored with ‘South-East Asia Region Award for Excellence in Public Health’ for her extraordinary contribution on public health development. World Health Organization will give the award for her marvelous

GAZIPUR: Eight warehouses of Jhut (garment waste) were gutted in a devastating fire in Chandura area of the district early Monday.On information, five fire fighting units from Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) fire service and others rushed to the spot and bring the fire under

FARIDPUR: A police officer was run over by a bus in front of Karimpur Highway Thana of Kotwali upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Joynul Adedin, 45, Assistant Town Sub-Inspector (ATSI) of Karimpur Highway Thana and hailed from Purba Sayedpur village of

LONDON: Veteran journalist and also former press secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aminul Haque Badshaw said Bangabandhu had concluded his historic March 7 speech with the slogan 'Joy Bangla'.He is now under treatment on heart problem in London’s Prince Royal

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing ruling party MP Enamul Haque, elected from Rajshahi-4 constituency, for his alleged involvement in attaining illegal assets.   MP Enamul is being interrogated by deputy director of ACC Jatan Kumar Roy from 10:00am at ACC main

SATKHIRA: A robber sustained bullet injury and three policemen were injured in a gunfight in Moutala union under Kaliganj upazila of the district early Monday. The injured policemen are- Hafiz, Jabbar and Javed. Sources said that on information, police conducted a drive in the area

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, handed over UNESCO’s 2014 International Literacy Prizes to the awardees on Monday, an event held in Dhaka for the first time.The award giving ceremony was held at the “International Conference on

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal directed law enforcement agencies to be more alert the videotaped message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri.The directives came at a meeting of law and order related core committee in Home Affair Ministry on Sunday.The state

RANGPUR: The nonstop transport strike has begun in Rangpur division Wednesday morning, bringing road communications on at least 120 routes of eight districts of the division with other parts of the country to a halt. The transport workers in the division began their indefinite strike at

GAZIPUR: A devastating fire broke out at two warehouses of Jhut (garment waste) in Chandura area of the district.The cause of fire, took place at 5:00am, could not be known yet.On information, five fire fighting units from Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) fire service and others

DHAKA: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Rampura Bridge area in the capital on Sunday night.One of the deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam, 36, a gold trader and son of Shahidul Islam of Debidar Thana of Comilla district. Another unidentified man was around 35-aged

DHAKA: Minister for Water Resources Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud said Bangladesh needs India’s cooperation in preventing his country’s river erosion. The minister made the remark on Sunday while delivering a speech in the screening of a film titled ‘Ganga Jamunar Koto Kotha’

DHAKA: Miscreants stabbed a youth to death in South Pirerbagh area at Mirpur in the capital on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Yasin, 18, son of late Shah Alam of Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali district.  Yasin used to live in South Pirerbagh area and worked in a

DHAKA: Sri Lanka will support Bangladesh’s International Mother Language Institute to be lifted in UNESCO category-2, said Lankan education minister Bandula Gunawardhana on Sunday. He made the assertion while the visiting delegation met Bangladesh education minister Narul Islam Nahid

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain within four week why directive “should not be given to form a high-level national committee over Pinak-6 launch capsize”. An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and Justice M Ashraful Kamal

DHAKA: The much-talked-about Constitution (16th Amendment) Bill has been placed before the parliament for empowering Jatiya Sangsad to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity. Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Minister Anisul Haque placed the bill before the House

DHAKA: The government has appointed Air Vice-Marshal M Sanaul Haque of Bangladesh Air Force as chairman of Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB). The public administration ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday. Sanaul’s job has been transferred to the Ministry of

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking minister of Home Affairs to form a probe committee to look into the assault attack on Ekushey TV special Correspondent Akhil Poddar. The HC also ordered to submit the report within four weeks.  An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul

RIYADH: Another Bangladeshi pilgrim, who came to perform hajj in Saudi Arabia, died on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Salam, 77, hailed from Fulgazi upazila in Feni. He arrived in Saudi Arabia through Shanjari Travels and Tours. His passport number was BB-0307022.