Onion prices still beyond control: Minister

Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque on Thursday said onion prices still remain beyond control due to inadequate import and lack of stock. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after attending the annual research review workshop at Bangladesh Rice Research Institute here...

PM opens four development schemes

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated four development projects including installation of solar panels in the remote areas of Parbatya Chattogram, five new ships, one mobile research vessel and four-tier national data centre...

BNP leaders Hafiz, Khokon among 3 get bail

BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon and former general secretary of Hawkers’ Dal Maqbul Hossain have secured bail in a case filed over attack on police and vandalising vehicles...

Ex-OC Moazzem jailed for 8 years

A Dhaka court has sentenced former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain to eight years in jail for spreading a video of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain on Thursday passed the order...

Bodies of 3 Bangladeshis died in Libya return home

Some 152 Bangladeshi nationals along with three bodies of ones came back to home from the North African country Libya on Thursday morning. The deceased were identifed as Babul Hossain from Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi, Ershad from Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha and Nazrul Islam from Lalpur upazila of Natore...

MP Liton murder: 7 including Kader Khan get death

A court in Gaibandha on Thursday sentenced seven former Jatiya Party MP Abdul Kader Khan and six others to death in former Awami League MP Liton murder case. Six other condemned convicts are Kader's nephew Mehedi, PS Shamsuzzoha, car driver Abdul Hannan, Shahin, Rana and Chandan...

SC seeks report on Khaleda's health

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has sought medical board's report on the health condition of BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia who is now serving a prison term in a graft case. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been asked to submit the report by December 5...

Dhaka's rail link with North Bengal disrupted

Jamtail Railway Station master Abdur Rahman told Jago News that the engine of the train heading towards Dhaka from Chapainawabganj went out of service in Jhaoil Tek At area around 8:15am, halting rail communication of North Bengal with capital Dhaka...

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Verdict against ex-OC Moazzem this afternoon

The verdict in a case filed against former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain under the Digital Security Act is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. Moazzem had pleaded not guilty in the case filed for unlawfully interrogating deceased Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and recording it on phone...

Messi masterclass downs Dortmund

The Argentine scored a goal and had two assists to lead the Catalans to all three points, which cements their place in the last 16. A late surge from Dortmund made for a nervy final 15 minutes, but overall the night belonged to Messi, who stood head and shoulders above the other 21 players on the pitch...

Tortured Hosna returns home from KSA

Hosna Akter, who alleged torture by her employer in Saudi Arabia and sought help save her in a video, finally came back home on Thursday night. A flight of Saudi Airlines carrying her landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11:20pm. Later, she was taken to her village in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj Expatriates Welfare Desk amid tight security...

UNESCO to celebrate “Mujib Barsho” jointly with Bangladesh: PM

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will jointly celebrate “Mujib Barsho” with Bangladesh next year, marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...

US terms Holey Artisan trial as landmark for Bangladesh

The USA today termed Holey Artisan trial as a landmark case for Bangladesh and pledged for continuing support to Dhaka in its fight against terrorism.

Verdict on ex-OC Moazzem in digital security case Thursday

A Dhaka court will deliver its verdict on Thursday in a case filed against former officer-in-charge Moazzem Hossain for spreading a video of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi. Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain on November 20 fixed the date for the judgment...

PM for quick implementation of projects commemorating Liberation War

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to implement the four projects taken by the Liberation War Affairs Ministry in the quickest possible time alongside...

41th BCS circular published

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has published the 41th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) circular-seeking applications for 2,166 posts. The circular was published on the BPSC website at 3pm on Wednesday. Ishrat Sharmin, Public Relations Officer of BPSC, confirmed the matter to Jago News...

MP Liton murder case verdict Thursday

The verdict in former Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton’s murder case is scheduled to be delivered on Thursday. Liton, a former MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, was gunned down by miscreants at his village home in Masterpara of Sundarganj upazila on December 31, 2016...

7 to walk gallows for attack on Holey Artisan Café

Seven out of eight accused in the gruesome Holey Artisan Café attack case were sentenced to death on Wednesday. The condemned convicts are Jahangir Hossain, Aslam Hossain Ryash, Md Hadisur Rahman, Rakibul Hasan Rigan, Md Abdul Sabur Khan, Shariful Islam Khalek and Mamunur Rashid...

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