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Tardy probe finds overspending of Tk 131cr in a power project An unduly delayed government investigation pointed finger at three deceased power officials, including a former chairman of Power Development Board, for overspending Tk 131 crore in a power sector rehabilitation project

The World Health Organisation has guidelines for individuals to protect against the A(H1N1) virus, what symptoms to look for and when to seek medical

Special drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) along with the communications ministry’s ‘coordinating’ move to curb traffic jam in the capital, produced nothing tangible yet

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture in Indian parliament during its winter session this

The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate its 31st founding anniversary today with a hope to reorganise and strengthen the party after its debacle in the last general

Speakers at a discussion yesterday expressed apprehension that Bangladesh could face Nigerian situation in energy sector through approval of production sharing contract (PSC) with two multinational companies allowing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Geneva today morning to attend the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3). She leads a 44-member Bangladesh delegation to the conference. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday issued a notice upon ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker Shafiqul Azam Khan, asking him to explain within 10 days why his parliament membership should not be cancelled on grounds of

Japan’s Democratic Party yesterday began talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the struggling economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election

 Comilla University was closed for a month from today following a factional clash of Chhatra League on the campus. The authorities, in an emergency meeting of the academic council at noon, took the decision to suspend all classes and examinations

Unidentified criminals yesterday murdered two people, including a security guard of garment factory in separate incidents in the city’s Kafrul and Khilgaon areas while a grocer was shot at and his valuables snatched away at

Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad yesterday spelt out ‘special policing’ in outlaw-infested southwestern region to maintain law and

A moderate earthquake jolted the city and its adjoining areas early today. According to local Met Office, the 5.3 magnitude quake, felt at 2:3 am, lasted for a few

The Bangladesh Telecom-munications Regulatory Commission has blocked 113,880 SIMs of different phone operators for using illegal call

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to set up an information and communication technology (ICT) wing to ensure a hassle-free environment for taxpayers and net more tax

Healthy people taking a daily dose of aspirin to prevent heart attacks may be doing themselves more harm than good, according to a new study by British

He fails to upgrade SSC results of Liton’s daughter, gets threats on his life; mayor now accuses him of defaming Bangabandhu Rajshahi Education Board Chairman Dipakendranath Das left the city Saturday night for Dhaka after filing general diaries with two police stations following threats on his life allegedly from the city Mayor

Experts say virus now quickly spreading in wider community; 31 new cases confirmed Thirty-one new cases of swine flu were detected yesterday with experts warning Bangladesh’s alert level may soon be upgraded to “level 3” as the virus is quickly spreading from small clusters to the wider

Swine flu spreads four times faster than other viruses and 40 per cent of the fatalities are young adults in good health, the world’s top health official warned in an interview appearing Saturday. ‘This virus travels at an unbelievable, almost unheard of speed,’ the World Health Organisation