Dhaka: Saudi Airlines cancelled Wednesday its two flights for fuel crunch as the ongoing river-transport strike cut off oil-supply line, competent sources said.They said the countrywide indefinite waterway strike is impeding transportation of necessary jet-fuel oil from Chittagong

Dhaka: All spadework done, the government is going to sign an agreement with Russia soon for establishing country’s first-ever nuclear power plant to generate much-needed electricity. A delegation led by State Minister for Science and ICT Yeafesh Osman will leave Dhaka on May 18 for

Dhaka: One of the suspects in SI Mizanur Rahaman murder was killed in a “gunfight” with plainclothes police on Tuesday night, in a resumption of anticrime action commonly called ‘crossfire’ after a relative pause. Police sources gave identity of the deceased as Rahat, the

Dhaka: The government should formulate the upcoming budget as responsive to the environment and create an Environment Cell in every ministry to monitor the issues, as environmental problems have become big concerns for the country as also the global community, green campaigners

Dhaka: Dhaka University employees Wednesday came out with a threat of waging a tougher movement if their demand for rehabilitation in Nilkhet staff-club area is not met within 15 days.The ultimatum from 3rd and 4th-calss employees came from a meeting of Dhaka University Staff Union held

Dhaka: The government formed a committee to examine a proposal from American Clean Coal Ltd company on a unique scheme for generating some 5,000mw power by extracting coal from Jamalganj coal-mine using underground coal gasification’ (UCG) method.Officials said the nine-member

Dhaka: The government has made it mandatory for district and upazila-level officials to join the national and international days’ functions amid allegations of their poor participation in the observance progammes. A notification issued by Cabinet Division on May 5 says officials have to

Dhaka: Two suspected criminals were killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) troubleshooters in the capital’s Gandaria area early Wednesday, after a recent pause in incidents better known as ‘crossfire’.The deceased were identified as Sumon, a “robber” hailed

Dhaka: Handlooms and power-looms in the country came to a grinding halt as the owners Wednesday called a nonstop strike to press for free import of yarns through Benapole land port--a plea opposed tooth and nail by spinning millers. Bangladesh Handloom and Powerloom Owners Association

DHAKA: Chief of Hiz-ut-Tahrir Professor Mahiuddin Ahmed was Tuesday taken on three days remand for quizzing over his Islamic outfits militant activities.A metropolitan Court granted the remand in two cases filed against him under under the Anti-Terrorism.Police prayed for 14 days’

Dhaka: Two rental power plants are going into generation by June and July to a little relief for the people suffering from electricity shortage.The plants will be capable of generating 100 MW electricity each. United Kingdom-based company, Agrico UK Limited, will set up the plants in

Chittagong: A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to imprisonment for killing a shopkeeper. The additional metropolitan sessions judge court also fined the lifers Tk. 5,000 each in default, to serve five months more in jail. The lifers are Omar Faruque Rubel, 29, Shankar Dash, 29,

Satkhira: The newly-built quarantine ward was opened at the Satkhira General Hospital on Sunday to keep the patients, having infectious diseases like Birds flu and Swain flu, in quarantine.   Health Minister Dr. AFM Ruhal Haque inaugurated the quarantine ward and visited other wards

The government has decided to resume operation of the country's flake industries for increasing the use of potatoes to deal with a market glut.   Commerce minister Faruque Khan disclosed the decision Monday at a meeting with the leaders of Bangladesh Cold Storage Association at the

DHAKA: Freedom fighters formed a human chain in Chittagong Sunday to press their demand for immediate trial of the war criminals.   Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Chittagong sadar unit organised the programme in front of Chittagong Press Club. The freedom fighter also held a rally.  

Dhaka: Commerce Minister Mohammad Faruque Khan Sunday said the government formed a taskforce to ensure facilities for different sectors under the incentive package declared by the government to face the challenges of global recession. The minister informed this at a meeting with the

Dhaka: The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced a new package for the pilgrims who will perform hajj this year, under private management. The minimum rate of the Hajj package is Tk 230,000 per person. After an emergency general meeting, Mohammad Ibrahim Bahar,

Dhaka: Deputy Secretary of State of United States James B. Steinberg arrives here on Thursday on a two-day visit. Appointed by President Obama, James B. Steinberg serves as the Principal Deputy to Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton. He is the highest Obama Administration official to visit

Dhaka: The obligation of submitting birth certificate for availing sixteen essential services is not being maintained. The government has declared to materialize this obligation with the respective law in July 3, 2006 but so far was not in action. The director of Birth and Death

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Tripura in next September. This will be the first visit of any Bangladesh prime minister to northeastern part of India. The main theme of the visit would be to boost trade and economic relations with the India's north-eastern state.