Chittagong: The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) moves to float a new professional forum following the footprint of the ruling Awami League to shore up their campaign for Chittagong City Corporation elections slated for June 17. A party source said the new platform would be
Chittagong: Ship owners and agents at Chittagong seaport claimed they had to count around Tk 35 crore in loss for the shipping deadlock caused by the vessel workers’ strike.The flagged and lighter ships were of no use during this eight-day-long holdup as no goods from the big ships
Dhaka: Nine unnatural deaths were reported in the capital in 24 hours to 9pm Saturday, causing some difficulties to the staffers of Mitford Hospital and Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgues in doing so many postmortems.DMCH sources exclaimed “as if it were a procession of dead
Dhaka: The Law Minister Sunday said the two embroiled newly appointed additional judges of the High Court--Ruhul Kuddus Babu and Khashruzzaman--would take their oath soon as allegations against them were “not true”.“Their oath will be administered soon as allegations against them,
Dhaka: Bangladesh and Russia are ready to sign an initial agreement on setting up nuclear power plant in the South Asian country when Foreign Minister Dipu Moni goes to Moscow at the end of this month. “During her visit to Russia, the foreign minister-level agreement may be signed
Dhaka: A defamation suit was filed against 15 journalists of the private satellite channel NTV, including the Chief News Editor, the producer and the reporter, for a broadcast in the crime-based programme ‘Crime Watch’.Golam Ali Emam Bhuiyan, a resident of Gobindapur of Shonir-Akhra
Dhaka: Registered primary school teachers Sunday urged the government to nationalize their institutions ensuring all facilities.The call came from a press conference organized by the Registered Primary School Samity at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital. Aminul Islam, president of the
Dhaka: The High Court Sunday granted former Awami League lawmaker Mockbul Hossain bail hours after a special court sent him to jail in a corruption case.An HC bench of justice Shamsul Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddique issued the bail order.Mockbul was earlier convicted in the corruption
Dhaka: A man died falling off the roof of a Mosque in the city’s Jigatala area under Hazaribagh thana Sunday.The deceased was identified as Shahidul, 28, son of Abdul Kader, hailed from Masuakhali area of Gusaerhat under Shariatpur district. He was a residence of a mess at Gabtala
Mymensingh: Four people were killed and another was seriously injured in two road mishaps in Mymensingh Sunday, triggering an angry protest.Police said a fatal accident occurred as a Dhaka-bound bus and a tempo collided at 11:30am on the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway at Meherabari in Bhaluka
Dhaka: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in the capital Sunday saw a sudden blaze amid a boom in a locked air-conditioned chamber of an official shortly after the office opened for the day after the weekend. Controversial claims kept the incident clouded as employees and
Dhaka: The High Court Sunday rejected a writ petition challenging the government action in shutting down Channel 1, a private satellite television station owned by people in the opposition BNP camp.An HC bench comprising Justice Mahmud Hossain and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore passed the
DHAKA: The government has sent Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Commodore Sakeb Iqbal Khan Majlish back to the Air Force, as an international watchdog reportedly complained some irregularities during his stewardship. Establishment Ministry Sunday issued
DHAKA: The laid-off employees of a project of Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) Sunday staged a demonstration asking the government to reinstate them in the board jobs. Several hundred employees of the Palli Zibikayan Prokolpo formed a human chain in the National Press Club area
Chittagong: A bomb hoax terrorized the teachers and students of Chittagong Medical College Sunday, resulting in disruption of classes and administrative activities for a couple of hours.The bomb scare was spread by an anonymous phone-caller. On information, bomb specialists of the Special
Bandarban: Indigenous people here Sunday laid a siege to roads and waterways in the upcountry Ruma upazila demanding appointment of “permanent residents” to the posts of assistant teacher in government primary schools. The agitated tribal people took to the street in the morning and
Dhaka: The River Vessel Workers Federation Saturday finally called off a wildcat strike enforced to press the government for a further raise in their wages in the just-announced pay scale. The announcement came from a press briefing in the BIWTA conference room in the city.Shipping
Barisal: Two youths were killed as a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle on the Barisal-Patuakhali road in Rupatoli Gas Turbine area in the small hours of the day Saturday. Police and witnesses said the truck knocked the bike coming from opposite direction at about 00:30am,
Dhaka: Dhaka University authorities decided to extend the service age of freedom fighter teachers and other employees by two more years.According the decision taken at a syndicate meeting Saturday, the service age of freedom fighter teachers and officers has been extended to 67 from 65
Dhaka: About a thousand students and as many guardians were eagerly waiting with hopes and anxieties on the premises of city’s traditional school, Ideal School and College, beside the capital’s business heartland Motijheel. It is about 12:30pm when Principal of the institution Dr