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Jute bag now mandatory for packaging poultry, fish feeds
05:30 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayThe government has made the use of jute bags mandatory for the packaging of poultry and fish feeds...
Mentally challenged youth killed, 36 houses gutted in Ctg fire
05:25 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayA mentally challenged youth was burnt alive inside a slum in a fire in city’s Faridarpara area under Chandgaon Police Station on Sunday morning...
BEPZA export up by 19.66pc, hits record high
04:57 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayBangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA)’s eight EPZ zones have achieved a record high growth rate in export by 19.66pc during the current fiscal year (FY) ended 2017-18 under the tenure of current government...
Uterus cancer kills 11,000 women annually in Bangladesh
04:35 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayNearly 11,000 women die of uterus cancer annually in Bangladesh, while about five crore females are at risk to be affected by the disease, a recent research said...
Quota protesters give Aug 31 deadline to free students
03:58 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayQuota reformists on Sunday gave the government August 31 deadline to meet their five-point demand including release of detainees, trial of attackers and publishing gazette notification on abolishing quota system in government jobs as per the prime minister’s announcement...
271 colleges nationalized
03:29 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayThe government has nationalized 271 colleges across the country finally. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on Sunday issued an order signed by Deputy Secretary Nasim Khanom. Earlier on Thursday, the prime minister office gave final approval for the colleges...
Verdict on 5 Patuakhali war criminals Monday
02:00 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayThe International Crimes Tribunal is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Monday in a case filed against five men from Patuakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971...
Yaba worth Tk10.20 crore seized in Teknaf
12:36 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayYaba tablets estimated to be worth Tk10.20 crore were seized in Cox’s Bazar in the wee hours of Sunday. Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 3.40 lakh pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila in the district. No one was arrested in this connection...
Anti-drug drive: 54 held in Dhaka
12:07 PM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayPolice in separate anti-drug drives arrested 54 people from Saturday to Sunday in the capital...
SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla arson case
11:02 AM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayThe Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that had granted a six months ad-interim bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over the arson attack in Comilla in 2015...
PM lays foundation of underpass near Ramiz Uddin College
10:38 AM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid the foundation stone of an underpass adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on the Airport Road in the capital at 10 am on Sunday. The premier made a commitment to construct the underpass following the tragic death of two students of the college.
Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 37
09:58 AM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayAs the Meteorological Department forecast heavy to very heavy rain in eight of 14 districts of Kerala for the next four days, the government on Saturday urged its machinery and people to be on high alert...
Seattle-Tacoma plane thief ‘had full airport credentials’
08:55 AM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayA man who stole an empty passenger plane from Seattle airport and then crashed it was an airline worker with full credentials, authorities say...
Nobel Prize-winning author VS Naipaul dies
08:33 AM, 12 Aug 2018 SundayNovelist Sir VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at his home in London aged 85, his family have said. Sir Vidia, who was born in rural Trinidad in 1932, was known for works including A Bend in the River and his masterpiece, A House for Mr Biswas...
Mahmood Ali visits Maungdaw to see the progress of Rohingya
09:35 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdayA high-profile Bangladesh delegation led by Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali today visited...
With losing eyes, Siddiqur secures first class
09:20 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdaySiddikur Rahman, a student of Titumir College who has lost his eyesight during a clash with police, has secured First Class (3.06 out 4) in honors 3rd year final exam from Political sciences department in the college...
Efforts underway to identify attackers of journalists: DMP
07:45 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah today said efforts have...
Dialogue can’t take place on condition: Quader
07:16 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said no dialogue could be taken place on conditional basis...
Power trade to contribute to SAARC progress
06:53 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdayState Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said power trade...
BNP’s Ariful re-elected SCC mayor
06:30 PM, 11 Aug 2018 SaturdayBNP-nominated candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has been elected mayor in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) polls after re-polling in two centres on Saturday...