It is with profound sadness I read while overseas about the death of Mahbubul Alam, former Editor of The Independent, former adviser to the caretaker government of Bangladesh in 2007, and doyen of the Bangladesh newspaper industry. It grieves me that although we maintained a friendship

GOPALGANJ: Three people were killed and 20 others injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Pona area under Kashiani Upazila of the district early Saturday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter, Kashiani Thana

DHAKA: Noted social worker Rokeya Begum passed away on Friday due to cancer- related complications in a city hospital. She was 74.  She was the mother of former Joint Secretary of Jatiya Press Club Shaikat Rushdee, also expatriate journalist, political analyst, broadcaster, reciter and

DHAKA: The Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman said that the inflation will be stable in 2014-15 fiscal year. He made the observation in a post-budget press briefing at city’s Osmani Auditorium on Friday. Governor also said, “Price of several products increased and at the

FROM OSMANI AUDITORIUM: Many people are alleging after the placement of budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 that people are laundering their money due to the lack of investment friendly environment in the country. But I want to say you all that this information is not true at all.

NATORE: Two minor boys drowned in Nandakiza river of Kayemkola village in Baraigram upazila of the district in Friday noon. The victims were Roni, 7, son of Rabiul Karim Robi and class-II student of Ahmedpur Sapper Land School, and his cousin Hridoy, 13, son of Shahin and class IV

DHAKA: The Finance Minister AMA Muhith said that highly ambitious budget is good if we can implement it properly. He made the remark in a post-budget press briefing at city’s Osmani Auditorium on Friday afternoon. Muhith also said, “The ability of spending money of the mass has

FROM OSMANI AUDITORIUM: There would be no opportunity for turning into black money into white, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith terming the prior facility cancelled.  “The income in the last year (2013-14) from this sector was only Tk 34 crore. The amount suggests that there is no

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), independent think-tank on the development process of Bangladesh, South Asia and LDCs, proposed to build four commissions to reform the Finance Sector of the country. The proposed commissions are Agricultural Value Commission, Independent

DHAKA: Former Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain urged Election Commission (EC) to regain reputation during upcoming by-poll of Narayanganj. He came up with the assertion while addressing a seminar organized by Youth Movement for Democracy at Centre on

KHAGRACHARI: At least 19 people were injured as a bridge collapsed in Amtala area under Manikchhari Upazila of the district on Friday noon. Sources said that a stone-laden truck and a microbus were crossing the bridge around 12:00pm and then the bridge collapsed, leaving 19 people

COMILLA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said that illegal transports would not be allowed to ply on the highway for the sake of public safety.He made the remarks while inspecting a four-lane project work in Paduabazar area of the district at 11:00 am Friday.Obaidul

CHITTAGONG: A 13-year old boy was killed and at least 40 other people were injured in a road accident in Chunti Forest Gate area of Lohagara upazila in the district on Friday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Naik Pakaj Barua of Chittagong Medical College

LAKSHMIPUR: Law enforcers have recovered two bodies from different areas of the sadar upazila on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Selina Akhter, 19 and Maksudur Rahman, 25, son of a Nur Mohammad hailed from Laharkandi and Bhabaniganj areas of the upazila.Local people said

DHAKA: Akihiko Tanaka, the president of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will address students, teachers, researchers and officials at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium of Dhaka University on June 16.  According to a press release, issued on Friday, the

MANIKGANJ: A couple was killed in a road accident in Sadar upazila of the district on Friday noon. The deceased were identified as Dr. Dulali Rani Sarker, Upazila Livestock Officer, and her husband Doyal Chandra Sarker, resided in Sakucia village under Harirampur upazila of the district.

DHAKA: The first namaz-e-janaza of veteran journalist Mahbubul Alam, also former advisor of caretaker government, will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asar prayer on Friday. Body of the former editor of 'The Independent' has been taken to his younger brother’s Gulshan-2 residence,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached in China on a 6-day official tour Friday to attend the inaugural ceremony of the 2nd China- South Asia Expo in Kunming. A VVIP flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying the premier and her entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International

DHAKA: Center for Energy Research department of United International University (UIU) invented ‘solar ferry boat’ thinking about the real needs of the river-bank living people of Bangladesh. They have displayed there projects‘ including ‘solar ferry boat’ at the Digital

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a think tank in Bangladesh, on Friday criticized the finance minister’s stance over the black money whitening issue in the budget, placed before the parliament on Thursday. CPD distinguished fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya made the remarks at a