LAXMIPUR: Four people, including a police man, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and miscreants at Sonapur under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. Police and local sources said that a group of miscreants threw brickbats aiming at police while the police

DHAKA: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Tuesday recommended considering increasing retail tariff by 6.66 percent on average for PDB customers and 7.51 percent for WZPDC customers.Earlier in the day, Power Development Board (PDB) and West Zone Power Distribution Company

NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR: The Prime Minister of India Mammohan Singh on Tuesday categorically said that the secretariat of BIMSTEC in Dhaka would be an important milestone for regional development.Manmohan Singh came up with the assertion while he was delivering his speech at BIMSTEC (Bay of

NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to provide 100-Megawatt electricity from a power house of Indian state of Tripura.Manmohan Singh came up with the commitment in a meeting with Sheikh Hasina at Myanmar

DHAKA: The 15th day of the first session of the 10th parliament resumed at 5:20pm Tuesday.          The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.                      Earlier on Monday, deputy speaker Fazley Rabbi Mia adjourned

DHAKA: A crucial meeting was held between BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Monday night.In the parley, they discussed important bilateral issues, including present political situations in the country.During the two-hour long

FROM NEPITO: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday urged the BIMSTEC leaders to fulfill their pledge in building the region as a secure, stable and prosperous area to ensure dignity and peace for people. The Premier, in her speech, said, initiatives could be taken to remove poverty through

DHAKA: The agitating students of Jagannath University (JnU) staged sit-in demonstrations besieging Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat Branch on Tuesday morning.They started the program at 11:15 am claiming that the branch of the central bank was built on the university’s land.Besides, teachers

FROM NAY PYI TAW: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a sideline meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Myanmar capital Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday.Unresolved issues like land border treaty, stopping border killing, teesta river treaty between the two countries would be

BARISAL: A house fire claimed the lives of siblings in municipality area of Muladi upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Hasan, 7 and Chandni, 5, children of municipality worker one Zakir Hossain.Sources said the fire originated from a lamp when Zakir and

DHAKA: The 14th day of the first session of the 10th parliament adjourned on Monday night.          Earlier, the session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.                    Deputy speaker Fazley Rabbi Mia adjourned the House till

DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, MP affirmed that the BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat will start functioning in Dhaka in May 2014 following signing of the Memorandum of Association (MOA) on the establishment of the BIMSTEC Secretariat. The MOA is to be signed by

FROM NAY PYI TAW: Development activities of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have inspired opposition leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi.The Myanmar opposition leader made the observation in a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the country’s parliament complex on

JOYPURHAT: Three people of a family were killed in a road accident in Purba Matapur area of Akkelpur upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.     The deceased were identified as Abu Kalam, 35 of Dolapara under the upazila, his baby son Shaad and Ujjal of Santahar of Bogra.

NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Myanmar President Thein Sein to take back Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh.She came up with the urge while addressing a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace in Myanmar capital.The president of the country

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: The agitating students of Jagannath University (JnU) will besiege the Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat Branch on Tuesday as the bank was built on JU 38 decimals land.                      JnU dormitories recovery movement association convener Shariful

DHAKA: A case was filed against actor Afzal Hossain on charge of beating an employee of Dhaka Reporters Unity.  DRU employee M Solaiman filed the case with Shahbagh Thana on Sunday night.         Officer-in-Charge of Shabagh Police Station Sirajul Islam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday issued a legal notice to Law Minister Anisul Haque over submission of nomination paper for the 10th parliamentary polls.    An HC bench of Justice Saumendra Sarkar issued the notice after receiving a petition in this regard.  The minister has to explain

DHAKA: The third phase of the Swiss government mandated and supported local governance programme ‘Sharique’ was officially launched on Monday.        The event was held in the Embassy of Switzerland. Swidish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Fotsch inaugurated the programme,

DHAKA: Two abductors were killed and three members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were injured in a gunfight with a gang of abductors in city’s Kadamtali area on Monday noon.RAB-10 sources said that acting on a tip off a team of the law enforcers conducted a special drive in the area