FROM MAHARASHTRA (INDIA): Indian state-owned companies, either federal or state, are divided by three prestigious status based on their profit maximization, namely Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna. Taking account of these statuses, Indian government-owned National Thermal Power

FROM HOTEL GRAND HAYATT: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is focusing the reform of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) during her tight schedule of the forth day of her visit made to participate the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.The program

DHAKA: Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on October 6.Religious Affairs Minister, also the Chairman of the National Moon Sighting Committee Principal Matiur Rahman, made the disclosure after a meeting of the

MEHERPUR: A Meherpur court on Thursday awarded life-term imprisonment to three accused in a rape and murder case at Mujibnagar upazila in the district.Judge TM Musa of Meherpur District and Session Judge Court passed the order in the noon.The convicts are Suruj Ali, Shamsul Alam and

CHITTAGONG: The customs intelligence officials on Thursday seized 56 gold bars, weigh around seven kilograms, form a passenger returned from Dubai at Shah Amanat International Airport. The passenger was identified as Shah Hossain, hailed from Raazan of the port city.Assistant

DHAKA: The identities of the four people who were allegedly killed in a house located at Kadampur in South Keraniganj area, outskirts of capital, on Thursday.They are Raju Begum, his wife Ronzi Begum and their two children Sanjida and Imran, hailed form Panchagarh

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday summoned 10 police officials, including two assistant commissioners (AC) of police for interrogation over the stealing gold bars that were recovered from Rampura in city on March 13.Deputy Director of the anti-graft body of the

DHAKA: The militants’ mission was to blast remote-controlled bombs at their target far from 500 yards.They have already made a device, which can hit the target far from 200 yards.Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) of police Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam made the disclosure in a

DHAKA: A training titled ‘HR leadership Training Course’ in twenty first century is going to be held at the reputed AIMST University of Malaysia from November 14 to November 16. The training will be held at Penang campus of the University. It is good news for the Bangladeshis that

DHAKA: Two employees of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (DESCO) were electrocuted and two others sustained injuries in Uttara area of the city on Thursday noon. The deceased were identified as Abu Bakar, 28 and Al Mamun Suman, 28. DESCO Mirpur Zone Engineer Anwar Hossain told

DHAKA: The Fourth Bangladesh-US annual bilateral military exercise: “Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh”, began Thursday at Naval Base Issa Khan in Chittagong. Continuing through Sept. 30, CARAT Bangladesh 2014 consists of 6 days of shore-based and at-sea

DHAKA: Two people were injured as trains hit a private car in Khilgaon rail gate area in city on Thursday morning.  Confirming the matter, Railway Thana Officer-in-Charge Abdul Mazid said that, a Kamalapur-bound train hit the car private car around 10:00am while it was trying to cross

DHAKA: Over hundred passengers got stuck at Shahjalal International Airport as the flights operation of United Airways declared shut down from Thursday.  Hundreds of passengers were seen in the airport those who are waiting for their flights with the hope of new flight schedule. Mafiz

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday started quizzing nine police officials, including Khilgaon Zone Assistant Commissioner Iqbal Hossain, over the emblazing gold bars seized from Rampura in city on March 13.  Jatan Kumar Roy, Deputy Director of the anti-graft body, also

DHAKA: Members of National Moon Sighting Committee will meet at Islamic Foundation in the capital on Thursday evening to review the reports about sighting of moon of the month of Zil Hajj to ascertain the date of Eid-Ul-Adha. The meeting will begin at 6:45pm where foundation will review

SYLHET: Activists of Chhatra League, student wing of ruling Awami League, blocked Sylhet-Sunamganj road, protesting the attack on a BCL Shahjalal University of Science and Technology unit leader.  Sources said that closing the main gate of the university, the BCL activists brought out a

DHAKA: An electrician was electrocuted in Kathalbagan area of Kolabagan Thana in the city on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 22, son of Shaheed Ukil, hailed from Gopalganj Sadar Upazila.  Sources said that the victim was working in an under construction

Most People who come to Melbourne for visiting places of tourist’s attraction they visit Great Ocean Drive, Phillip Island, Mount Buller or the Garden Reserves spread all across Melbourne. But very few who have a fascination for sculptures know about William Rickett’s sanctuary. We

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence officials held a person with 595-gram gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night. The identity of the detainee could not be known immediately.  Sources said that the man with a luggage came at green channel around 11:00pm, who came

DHAKA: Law enforcement agencies personnel held four people with 1,300 pieces of Yaba tablets and foreign currencies in separate drives in the city Thursday. Government Railway Police (GRP) detained Razab Ali, 85, and seized 500 pieces of Yaba tablets from Kamlapur Railway Station in the