Thursday, 16 Jan, 2025

National

2 ‘muggers’ killed in city ‘gunfight’

DHAKA: Two suspected muggers were shot dead and two police injured in a gunfight with police in front of Motijheel T & T School and College in the city early Sunday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Sources said that the two suspected muggers received

Nur Hossain to be brought back soon

GAZIPUR: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the seven-murder case will be brought back soon. He came up with the assertion while addressing a press briefing after visiting Dhaka central jail at Kashimpur in Gazipur on Saturday

Moon not sighted, fasting from Monday

DHAKA: Holy Ramadan will begin Monday as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh on Saturday evening, National Moon Sighting committee declared. The announcement came after the Committee sat in a meeting at the auditorium of Islamic Foundation (IF) at national mosque Baitul

‘Govt taking away Grameen Bank’

DHAKA: Grameen Bank governing body member Tahsina Khatun claimed that the government is taking away the bank disregarding its original owners. She came up with the assertion in a program on the occasion of “Social Business Day” in city’s Radisson Hotel on Saturday. She also

Finance Bill passed, food price likely to decrease

FROM PARLIAMENT:  Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said food inflation was a bit excessive at the beginning of 2013-14 fiscal year due to hartal and strikes. At present, political stability has come back to the country, which would keep food supply normal, Muhith added. The

Smart ID cards for all in 2015

FROM PARLIAMENT: The government will start distribution of smart Identification Card from the very beginning of 2015. On Saturday, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq disclosed the matter in the Parliament while replying to an independent member M Rustom Ali

Involving India in internal issue shameful: Joy

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also her IT affairs adviser, termed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as ‘funny’. He also said Khaleda’s complaining to Shusma was a shameful act. Joy made the

62 LGRD officials punished for irregularities

DHAKA: A total of 62 officials of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry faced action on the basis of specific allegations of irregularities. Minister Syed Ashraful Islam made the disclosure in reply to a written question in the parliament Sunday. Syed Ashraf

Modi for better ties with BD

DHAKA: Indian government keen to strengthen relation for a new era of cooperation and connectivity with its neighboring country Bangladesh, hinted country’s Prime Minster Narendra Modi. Modi, on his personal twitter account, said on June 26 “I look forward to improving relations with

City under tight security during Ramadan

DHAKA: Special security measures have been planned by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) during the upcoming Ramadan and festival Eid-ul-Fitr. DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Saturday noon briefed the journalists about their special measures for the upcoming holy month at their Media

Fight for GB’s right to continue

FROM RADISSON: Grameen Bank founder and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Muhammad Yunus said that fight for the Bank’s right will continue. He said Grameen Bank was founded for the betterment of poor people in society. The government is trying to snatch the rights of people. We cannot

New pay scale by December

FROM PARLIAMENT: New pay scale will be declared for government officials by December. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the disclosure in the parliament Saturday while discussing on proposed budget for 2014-2015. Sheikh Hasina said, “We formulated new pay scale when assumed power in

Sari Diplomacy: Another angle of Sushma’s BD tour

DHAKA: Perhaps, Sari, the mostly used dress for the ‘Bangali’ women, which also make them most adorable. After returning of Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj from Bangladesh, the dress is getting more attention as it has already changed the trend of diplomacy. About

PM for surcharge on mobile usage

FROM PARLIAMENT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed to impose surcharge on the usage of mobile instead of mobile phone set import. The premier made the observation in budget session in the parliament on Saturday. Sheikh Hasina said, “We want to produce mobile phone in the country

Raushan for death penalty to adulterators

FROM PARLIAMENT: Opposition leader  Raushan Ershad said country’s people will become saint as their dead body will not rotten in grave as they are eating formalin mixed adulterate foods.      The Jatiya Party leader came up with the observation while she was speaking at budget

Mirpur Jhut patti fire under control

DHAKA: The fire, which broke out at Mirpur Jhut patti of the capital on Saturday noon had been brought under control. Five firefighting units put out the flame around 1:30pm after an hour frantic effort, said Fire Services and Civil Defenses officials. Earlier, the fire originated from

Ramadan to begin in Saudi Arabia Sunday

DHAKA: The Saudi Supreme Court has confirmed that the holy month of Ramadan moon was not sighted Friday so Saturday is the last day of Shaabaan and Ramadan will begin on Sunday.The UAE Ramadan Moon Sighting Committee has also announced that the Holy Month of Ramadan in UAE for the

‘None to remain unemployed’

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Economist Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said that if the country runs social business in full swing no one will remain unemployed here. He came up with this remark while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Social Business Day with the aim of discussing ways to

BSF kills BD cowboy in Jessore

JESSORE: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly killed a Bangladeshi cowboy by beating here in Benapole frontier on Saturday morning. Police recovered his body around 8:00am from the Charer Matt area of Bangladesh territory, though, the identity of the deceased couldn’t be known

Road crash kills 4 NGO officials

TANGAIL: At least four officials of a NGO have been killed here on Dhaka-Tangail highway’s in Kalihati area of the dsitrict early Saturday. The accident took place when a truck rammed into their pickup van around 8:30am, witnesses told banglanews. However, the identity of the deceased