City
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islam, including BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Miah Golam Parwar, on a three-day remand each in a case lodged over vandalizing and setting Setu Bhaban in the capital's Ba...
Country, Districts
Two people were killed in a collision between a bus and a battery-run auto-rickshaw on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Kakni Bazar area under Tarakanda upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as driver of the battery-run auto-rickshaw Harunur Rashid, 40, son of late Abbas Al...
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday visited different hospitals in the capital and enquired about the treatments of the people, who were injured in the recent violence done under the shield of quota reform movement.The speaker visited Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and...
A total of 32 gallantry award-winning valiant Freedom Fighters (FFs) on Thursday congratulated the government for banning the politics of the Jamaat-Shibir.Referring to the recent countrywide mayhem and rampage by Jamaat-Shibir in name of quota reform movement, they demanded bringing them, along wit...
The judicial probe commission, formed to investigate the violence and loss of lives from July 16 to July 21, during the anarchic situation marking the recent quota reform movement, got two new members on Thursday.The two new members of the High Court Division Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman led commi...
Two siblings were killed and another was injured in a road accident after being hit by a truck on the Dhaka-Barishal highway in Domrakandi area under Muksudpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Bashar Sheikh, 40, and his brother Khayer Sheikh, 35, sons of Rahen Shei...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought cooperation from the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations to conduct a proper investigation into the nationwide mayhem to punish the real culprits involved in the attacks taking advantage of the anti-quota movement.“We&rsquo...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday discussed constructing railways on Khulna-Mongla, Joydebpur-Ishwardi and Bhanga-Payra routes.The parliamentary watchdog discussed the matter at its 4th meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with its Chairman ABM F...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Amra Bangladesh (AB) Party Member Secretary Mojibur Rahman Monju on a five-day remand in a subversion case filed with Dhanmandi Police Station.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury passed the order as police produced Monju before the court and pleaded to pl...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday visited Kurmitola General Hospital in the capital to see those who were injured during the recent nationwide mayhem.The Premier arrived at the hospital after 5:00 pm and inquired about the condition of those undergoing treatment after being attacked by the B...
Zinnat Ferdowsi had a dream to become a physician or nurse and work for mother and children. But, her poor parents had no ability to bear the cost of her education. After passing the Secondary School Certificate examinations, she was forced to stop her studies. But it could not stop her passio...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday urged the former Chhatra League leaders and activists to resist arson terrorists together forgetting all differences of opinions."Destructive activities of arson terrorism have begum again. W...
Aiming to clean the town area new garbage carrying vans were handed over to the poor people at Jamalpur municipality compound here on Wednesday afternoon.Local Member of Parliament (MP) Md Abul Kalam Azad handed over 15 vans to the poor people who will lead their livelihood by carrying garbage in Ja...
Business & Commerce
The country's premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), on Wednesday witnessed an upward trend as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 10.95 points or 0.21 per c...
The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) under the National Board of Revenue (NBR) fetched a record Taka 73,660 crore revenue from VAT in the last fiscal year (FY24) posting a growth of 26 percent in revenue collection. LTU's revenue collection in VAT in FY23 was Taka 58,566 crore.Talking to BSS, LTU...
The government on Wednesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1 lakh metric tons of fertilizer, 10,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid and around 73,000 SPC poles to meet the growing demand. The approvals came from the 19th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) t...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with a firearm and explosives in the metropolis on Tuesday night. RAB sources said the arrested person was identified as Sudev Sarder, 25, son of Rabi Sarder of Mandoi village under Godagari upa...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said foreign technical assistance will be taken for the judicial probe committee formed by the government aimed at ensuring fair and standard inquiry of quota reform movement.“We will take foreign technical assistance for the judicial inquiry committee t...
National,Back Page
State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV), a class one KPI institution, is still reeling from the shock of rampage it witnessed on July 18 as miscreants and terrorists carried out massive attack on its Dhaka centre and headquarters forcing to keep shut its transmission nearly 19-hour.Though BTV resume...
A week-long 'National Fisheries Week-2024' began on Tuesday in the district to promote sustainable development and expansion of fisheries resources.This year, the theme of the week is "Nirapad Machee Varbo Desh, Garbo Smart Bangladesh".On the occasion, Bandarban Hill District Counc...
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