DHAKA: Housing and Public Works Ministry will sell flats instead of plots for government officials and people of medium incomes in Lalmatia area of the city.Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain made the disclosure after visiting the construction site at 11:00am on Wednesday.One hundred and

MYMENSINGH: Two boys were killed in a road accident in Masterbari Bazar area under Bhaluka Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Shahidul, 10 and Alfaz, 12.Locals and police sources said that a truck rammed a rickshaw of two boys in the area while

DHAKA: M Nazrul Islam, ruling Awami League lawmaker, has been made the State Minister for Water Resources.        Nazrul made the disclosure on Wednesday noon hours after his administer as state minister.  The new minister hopes that he will try to solve all water related disputes

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday awarded 15-year rigorous imprisonment to two member of Jama`atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in an explosives case.Dhaka Speedy trial court-3 Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman passed the order at noon.The court also fined them Tk 25,000 each in default of which the JMB

DHAKA: Factory management maintains two separates pay roll for the same worker. One pay roll contains the real wages given to the worker while the other roll is there with the fictitious amount as desired by the owner. The made up amount is what, it is not known to the workers. This type

DHAKA: The High Court Wednesday has directed the authorities concerned to hand over the investigation of cases on minorities attack after January 5 polls to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).The inspector general of police has to execute the court

DHAKA: A Dhaka court ordered to hang Faysal (30), a caretaker of BRAC clinic, for attempting rape and killing of the clinic’s physician Sajida Afrin (27).Justice ABM Nizamul Haque of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Court passed the order Wednesday noon.The convict was brought to the tribunal

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that her government will extend all possible help to business houses for expansion and growth. She gave the assurance to a Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission delegation which called on her on Wednesday morning. The team,

DHAKA: Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali and M Nazrul Islam, ruling Awami League lawmakers, took oath as minister and state minister of the incumbent government respectively on Wednesday noon.  President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath of them at 12noon.  Election time government’s foreign

JOYPURHAT: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed a cattle trader in Hatkhola Fortier under Panchbibi Upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Azizul Haque, 30, son of Tofazzal Haque, hailed from Satbaria village of the district.Sources said that BSF

DHAKA: The voting in Dhaka Bar Association election 2014-15 has begun at lawyers’ association auditorium of Dhaka Bar in the capital on Wednesday morning.The two-day voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm with an hour break.Election Commissioner Nazrul Islam Shamim told

DHAKA: Bangladeshi American Qazi Shahriar Rahman Sujan have conquered Uhuru peak of Mount Kilimanjaro of Tanzania.Shahriar ascended 5,895 -meter (19,340 ft) altitude of Kilimanjaro at 2:30pm on February 14 (Tanzania locla time).He, earlier, ascended Rainier of USA, Shasta, longs Peak,

NILPHAMARI: More than 100 houses of 40 families were gutted in a devastating fire at ward no.5 of Gorgram Union under Sadar Upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The origination of fire could not be known immidiately.Locals said that the fire originated at a house around 10:00pm and

DHAKA: Sri Lankan bowlers crumbled Pakistani batsmen before they reach to the target of 297 runs. Though Pakistan bagged a total of 284 runs by loosing their all wickets finally received a loss. After a good approach Pakistan could not fight back to the best.However, Sri Lankan bowlers

LAXMIPUR: At least 25 people were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Hajiganj area under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday.Witnesses said that a local passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the area around 6:00pm, leaving at least 25 people injured

PIROJPUR: US Ambassador in Bangladesh Dan W Mozena said that Bangladesh is a prospective country which can turn its population to manpower and promote the country to a developing one.The US envoy came up with the observation while addressing a view exchange meeting with government

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved five development projects including the safe drinking water and sanitation facilities project involving Tk 615 crore.The approval came from ECNEC meeting at the capital’s Sher-e-Banglanagar with Prime

DHAKA: The election commission Tuesday announced the reschedule of elections of reserve seats for women of the 10th parliament.  Now, the election will be held on April 3, instead of March 29.  Election commission announced the reschedule on Tuesday evening.     The date for

DHAKA: Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, ruling Awami League lawmaker, is going to take oath as foreign minister of the incumbent government.  President M Abdul Hamid will administer him as the minister on Wednesday.   A competent source from the ministry confirmed the matter to

SAVAR: The Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Heather Cruden and high officials of a Canadian company Loblaws Incorporation visited two rehabilitation projects of Rana Plaza victims on Tuesday.The Canadian government and the Canadian company are funding the ‘Centre for the