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The 16th SAARC Summit will be held at Thimpu, Bhutan on April 28-29 this year with the theme of Climate Change. This is the first time Bhutan is hosting SAARC Summit after its inception in 1985 in Dhaka. Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Bhutan and Minister of Economic Affairs Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk called ... Read more

Thailand”s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has arrived at a specially-built resort in a remote village in Gaibandha on Tuesday to learn about rural life and culture in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. The Thai princess is visiting Bangladesh as part of a US research team of the Bloomberg School of

Nine months after losing their homes to a powerful cyclone, 200,000 Bangladeshis are living in “inhuman” conditions on river embankments with no resolution in sight, aid groups said Tuesday, reports AFP. Cyclone Aila, which tore through southern Bangladesh in May last year, killed 300 people and destroyed 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles) of

An estimated 100,000 people are being infected with hepatitis-B and syphilis every year due to unsafe blood transfusion both at public and private levels, according to findings of Bangladesh Health Watch 2009. The health watch report, third of its kind first launched in 2006, reveals that among the numerous hospitals and clinics in the country, ... Read more

A lot of people from rural areas are gathering everyday at Ekushey Boi Mela at the premises of Bangla Academy. Delwar Hussain, aged about 28, came to the fair yesterday with his wife Poly from Jagannatpur of Sunamganj district. Delwar is now trying to leave for UK under a work permit. He said he likes ... Read more

BDR mutiny trial in Rangamati Feb 15: The BDR Special Court-4 yesterday framed charges against 75 alleged mutineers of 9 Rifles Battalion of Marishya zone under Baghaichhari upazila, adjourning the proceedings till Tuesday 1pm. All of the 75 mutineers were produced before the special court yesterday from Rangamati jail and they were also sent back ... Read more

In a major decision for the benefit of all SAARC students who are desirous of having studies in Indian university, the Universities Grants Commission, the apex Indian controlling body of higher education in India, decided to slash education fee for them in all Indian universities at par with that of Indian students with immediate

Accord on several other issues Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) exchanged the lists of criminals of the bordering areas of the two countries at a sector commander level border coordination meeting in Panchagarh yesterday. Rangpur Sector Commander Col Mohammad Khairuzzaman led the eight member BDR delegation while an eight member BSF ... Read more

After a lapse of over two decades the physical works of the capital dredging of the heavily silted areas of the River Karnaphuli is likely to begin this year. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has finalized a Taka 376 crore project to dredge about three km rivers stretching from Sadarghat Lighter Jetty toward some 500 meters ... Read more

The authorities will start setting up boundary pillars along the four rivers around the capital by the end of April, and the eviction drive against river grabbers will be slowed down till then. And the river grabbers will be sued under the wetland conservation act for the time being, and under the environment act after ... Read more

Demolishing Jamuna Future Park portion Rajuk to seek BUET help Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha will seek technical help from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in demolishing the unauthorised four top floors of the Jamuna Future Park Shopping Complex, Rajuk officials said. As the Supreme Court upheld the High Court order for demolition of the unauthorised ... Read more

Thousands of young couples celebrated the Valentine’s Day on Sunday showing their love through exchanging gifts, Valentine cards and flowers with their loved ones. For young lovers, particularly those in the cities, the day was a special one though Valentine’s Day celebrations are relatively new in

A new Election Commission rule is set to bar any aspirant from contesting in the 2014 general election who has not been a member of their party for three or more years. “Those who switch parties after 2010 cannot contest the 10th Jatiya Sangsad polls,” election commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain told bdnews24.com this

Schedule within February 20 The election to the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held sometime between March 18 and March 25 this year, sources in the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday.  The commission will announce the poll schedule by February 20, the sources

Nine BDR men claim innocence The nine BDR men accused of mutiny claimed themselves innocent in written statements submitted to the Special Court-4 of Bangladesh Rifles in Rangamati yesterday. The jawans of 12 Rifles Battalion at Rajnagar in the district submitted the statements following a court directive, reports our

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) traded over 300 gunshots on Sripur and Jaintapur borders in Sylhet yesterday over fishing in a water body. BDR sources said three people were injured in the BSF firing and they were taken to local hospitals for treatment. They are Abdur Rahman, a truck

Green light to 300 units The Awami League-led government is issuing environmental clearance certificates for industries on “private land” inside the Bhawal National Park in Gazipur, backtracking on its stance and lifting a ban imposed in 1999 during its previous tenure. This move will legalise around 300 illegal industries set up in eight mouzas during ... Read more

A high level meeting on Wednesday last attended by the officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Power and National Hydro Power Co-operation Ltd under the chair of the Manipur Chief Minister, O Ibobi discussed on the proposed construction of controversial Tipaimukh Power Project in

Seven of a family including two kids were killed in a fire at a multi-storey apartment block in the city’s Mohammadpur area last night, reports The Daily Star. The fire originated at around 10:15pm on the 10th floor of building-6 at Japan Garden City, said witnesses. Billows of smoke spiralling upwards caused panic among the ... Read more

3 killed as cylinder explodes Three persons were burnt alive and nine others injured as the CNG cylinder of a microbus carrying them exploded at Satkania in Chittagong yesterday. Identities of the deceased could not be confirmed while the injured were Tapu, 27, Delwar Hossain, 40, Mizanur Rahman, 36, Sabuj Mian, 39, Abdus Sattar, 30, ... Read more