DHAKA: A rally of ruling Awami League begum at 3:05pm Friday at Suhrawardy Udyan on occasion of historic March 7.Thousands of party leaders and activists thronged at the venue.President of the party, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the programme as chief guest and party’s

Moulvibazar: At least 30 people were injured in a road accident in Kusainagar area under Kulaura upazila of the district on Friday noon. The accident took place around 11:00am.Witnesses said a passenger bus of Shyamoli Paribahan plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said the historic 7th March speech delivered by father of the nation Bangabandhu stirs up a deep determination to stand and fight for Bangladesh.He came up assertion in his facebook status update on Friday. Joy also greeted

SIRAJGANJ: A youth was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of people at Bashra village under Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Robiul Bepary, 25, son of Abdul Mojid Bepary.Police and local sources said over

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League will hold a rally on Friday afternoon at Suhrawardy Udyan on occasion of historic March 7.President of the party, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the programme as chief guest and party’s presidium Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will preside over the

DHAKA: The total unpaid domestic work carried out by women in Bangladesh is equivalent to 10.75 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country.An independent multidisciplinary think-tank Unnayan Onneshan found that in the nation-wide survey based estimate of women domestic

DHAKA: The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh.During the visit, the Secretary General will hold meetings with Foreign Minister A. H. Mahmood Ali and the Foreign

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet colleagues paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait on Friday morning marking the historic March 7.After placing the wreath at the portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

DHAKA: The Bangladesh and Philippines signed an agreement Thursday to grant visa-free entry to holders of diplomatic and official passports from either country, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said in a press statement that the agreement also allows holders of

DHAKA: The historic March 7, a Red-letter day in the history of the Bengalis` long demanding freedom struggle, is being marked across the country seeking divine blessings for the well-being and prosperity of the nation.However, different political parties including the Awami League,

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 fixed March 18 for hearing of British journalist David Bergman over contempt of court allegation for his derogatory remarks on the ICT in his blog.      Three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on Thursday.On

DHAKA: The hearing of contempt of court rule issued by the High Court against Editor Matiur Rahman and joint editor Mizanur Rahman Khan of Bangla daily ‘Prothom Alo’ for publishing columns in the daily started on Thursday.An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Fortune Garments at Jigatola of the capital on Thursday evening.Some 11 fire fighting units brought the blaze under control after one and half hours frantic trying, said fire service authority.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of Hazaribagh Thana Kazi

MYMENSINGH: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Fulpur upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Sumon Talukder, 22, son of Hamid Talukder, and his paternal cousin Eti, 14, daughter of Hashem Bapari of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Fulpur

DHAKA: A total of 25 countries are taking part in the GAPEXPO 2014, an international garments accessories & packaging exposition, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center of the city.Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) President Rafej

BRAHMANBARIA: Five people, including four of a family, were killed as a private car and CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on at Sarail upazila in the district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Ekhlasur Rahman, 45, physician of B’baria Sadar Hospital, his wife

DHAKA: Bangladeshi-American ICT specialist Aziz Ahmad suggested to take initiative from point of Bangladesh to make Dhaka a sister city of Silicon Valley, the home of many of the world’s largest technology corporations.Aziz Ahmad is the CEO and President of UTC Associates, Inc., a

CHITTAGONG: A man and his wife died after falling from the rooftop of a three-storey building in east Firoz Shah area of the port city on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as, Razib Chowdhury, a teacher of city corporation-run school and his wife Sangita Sheel Chowdhury, an

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that her government is implementing versatile initiatives to make police force modern and people-friendly and these step will be continued.The primer was addressing a program on the occasion of Police week-2014 at Razarbagh police

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