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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed deep shock and distress at the loss of lives and properties caused by the devastating earthquake in the island of Sumatra. In a message to President of

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has appealed for extension of time for submission of charge sheets of the biggest arms haul cases of the country. The CID was earlier scheduled to submit the charge

Problems of urbanisation, including influx of rural people towards cities and major towns, continue to aggravate the quality of life and environment as the authorities failed to implement policies suggested

Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL), one of the major fertiliser producing plants of the country, resumed production today after  five months as gas supply was restored on a limited scale.  During the long

A CBA leader, who belongs to ruling Awami League felled and looted over 60 trees from Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (BSBMC) campus during Eid vacation. Police yesterday detained Shahjahan, a day labourer,

Geologists have found a cluster of fossilised dinosaur eggs, said to be about 65 million years old, in a village in Tamil Nadu, according to media reports. “We found layer upon layer of spherical eggs and body

The first meeting of the newly formed Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held today. Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to chair the meeting at her political

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Olympic Games following a vote by the International Olympic Committee here today. Rio beat off competition from Chicago, Tokyo and Madrid. Chosen to host the 2016

The archaeology department authorities are sitting idle while Jamia Hossainiya Ashraful Ulum Madrasa is putting up toilets and urinals by demolishing a portion of Bara Katra, one of the oldest heritage sites

Ruling alliance component Workers Party of Bangladesh on Friday rejected Petrobangla’s explanation on the proposed production sharing contract for offshore blocks and said it was ‘devoid of truth.’ The party

The prices of most of the essential items in the city’s kitchen markets remained high yesterday defying all measures earlier taken by the government. Price of different varieties of rice have shot up to Tk 2 to

The arrested Indian national, Mohammad Emdadullah, who is suspected to be an operative of the Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, was remanded in police custody for four days on Friday

In two incidents in the city, a young man was ‘tortured to death’ at Bamoil under the Demra police station yesterday while a tenant was beaten to death allegedly by the landlord at Rupnagar under the Pallabi

BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain has blasted the government for its move to rewind the constitution to 1972 branding it ‘ominous and conspiratorial.’ ‘They are out to amend the constitution

Two persons including a housewife were allegedly beaten to death at Pallabi and Demra in Dhaka city on Thursday night and yesterday. The deceased were identified as Fatema Rahman, 55, wife of Sheikh Fazlur Rahman

The Bangladesh Bank is no longer printing the special security feature on Tk 10 notes in order to reduce the cost and the time of printing, said officials. ‘As part of the BB’s effort to ensure smooth supply of

The adjourned third session of 9th parliament resumes at 4 pm Sunday after 18 days of recess for Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja vacations. The third session, which began on September 7, was adjourned on

Speakers at an investment seminar on Bangladesh in New York said that the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has already created an environment favorable for foreign investors to help accelerate

Indonesia appealed for foreign aid Friday as the stench of decomposing bodies hung over wrecked buildings where overwhelmed rescuers were searching for survivors. In the city of Padang, which was devastated

An effective anti-littering campaign needs to be launched to address the growing littering problem in capital Dhaka, a mega city of over 12 million people. “Littering is a big problem in many cities, but this is a