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A suspected mugger was killed in a shootout between police and a gang of criminals at Pallabi in the city yesterday afternoon. Two people including a housewife and taxicab driver were injured, as the criminals fired gunshots at them and snatched Tk 2.10 lakh

In compliance with the Awami League (AL) election manifesto that pledged to implement Vision- 2021, the Ministry of Industries has taken up three fresh projects for implementation in the next five

“Not a private vehicle, rather we prefer a public bus to ride in for easy traffic movement in the city” was the slogan raised by several civic groups while staging a ‘sit in programme’ in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here

A Dhaka Court on Sunday framed charge against Bidisha, the divorced wife of former President H M Ershad and issued a warrant of arrest against her in connection with a criminal misappropriation case. Meanwhile, getting the information, Bidisha surrendered to the Court through her lawyer and obtained

A husband allegedly killed his wife for dowry just a day after their marriage at West Jabra village in Manikganj on Saturday. Runa Akter is a student of class ten in Jabra Shahid Sarani High School. Hasan Khan, Runa’s husband, passed SSC this

The CNG pump owners yesterday brought out a car rally in the city to press home their 6-point demand that calls for reducing price of compressed natural gas (CNG) used by motorised vehicles. The car rally, organised by Bangladesh CNG Filling Station & Conversion Workshop Owners Association (CNG association), passed

The museum at the SM Sultan Memorial Complex in Narail was practically never open to visitors since its inauguration seven years ago. The complex was built on the bank of river Chitra at a cost of Tk two crore to preserve the works and memory of the celebrated

Dhaka University (DU) scientist Dr. Abul Khair has discovered ‘Law of Electrolytic Diffusion’ which will help open a new era in the science arena. Besides, the scientist also invented a glass diffusion tube named ‘Reaction Diffuser which they used to carry out this unique

Bangladesh primarily benefited from the global economic recession but there are still some risks and challenges both in external and internal fronts. Global prices of commodities fell sharply in the recent months that helped the country to ease its pressure on balance of

Deranged youth kills child, injures at least 9 A deranged youth with a machete slashed a child to death and injured at least nine others at Distillery Lane of Gendaria in the city yesterday. Deceased Megha Saddat Mahia, 4, was the daughter of Rahat Hossain of the

The finance ministry has requested different other ministries and divisions for sending their advices within seven days to formulate a guideline for Public–Private Partnership scheme and to set up a PPP cell, official sources said ‘We will

Daughter survived father’s acid assault to tell world of a sick paternal craving Babli’s father wanted to be the “proud parent” of a son, and when a son was not born to him but a daughter, he chose to be

Seeks major purchases by 2021 Bangladesh Air Force seeks to urgently purchase one squadron of fighter trainer aircraft and simulators for fighter planes and helicopters, and set up overhauling plants for the existing F-7 fighter planes and MI

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha is likely to delay starting handover of plots to the lottery winners in the Uttara and Purbachal projects until December, official sources said. It has also kept the affected land owners in the project areas waiting over the issue of compensation. Rajuk was scheduled to start

Asian Highway Get India to consider Austagram route Connectivity experts also feel the need of political, diplomatic initiatives with China, Thailand Bangladesh should now pursue India to consider Austagram route to be connected with the proposed Asian Highway network, said

A minor domestic help yesterday sustained injuries as she fell from a high rise, Twin Tower, at Shantinagar in the city in her desperate attempt to clamber down a 22-storey building to save herself from the wrath of her

An alleged drug addict stabbed a four-year-old girl to death and injured seven others at Murgitola of Gendaria under Sutrapur police station in the Dhaka city Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Megha Sajjad Nahia, 6, daughter of Rahat Sajjad of 128, Murgitola. Quoting local people, the

The Energy Ministry will invest Taka 1,000 crore to implement its massive augmentation plan for exploring 120-150 MMCFD gas from two major gas fields in the country by 2011. “Five drilling wells and two well augmentation plans will be implemented under the ‘fast track’ plan. The government will provide

Badly affected people exempted The NGOs have been allowed to recover money from the borrowers excepted the families who were badly affected by the cyclonic storm ‘Aila.’ “The mocrocredit regulation board has allowed the NGOs to collect money from the borrowers whose condition is not critical, but

Peelkhana carnage The investigating agency, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) carnage case has confirmed that over 100 border guards were involved in the planning and organising the bloody revolt in Peelkhana on February 25-26, in which 75 people including 56 army officers were killed, investigators