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Eleven new cases of swine flu were detected in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infected people to 98. Six of the new cases are imported and three contracted from infected persons while two were detected through the government’s 13

Farmers now face floods after drought The country’s farmers, who had delayed transplanting of rice seedlings because of drought, are now facing floods in different parts of the country due to heavy rainfall which is threatening the production of Aman and

No complaint committee to deal with the allegations on sexual harassment has yet been formed in any garment and knitwear factories even three months inside the High Court verdict which asked all authorities

Main opposition BNP might abstain from the next parliament session beginning on September 7, party insiders said. BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday said the government has failed to create congenial atmosphere for the

No a single educational institution has taken any initiative to institute complaint committee on sexual harassment of women even three months after the High Court had given a verdict on

With the fasting month of Ramzan beginning tomorrow, prices of vegetables and fish registered an upward trend in the city’s kitchen markets yesterday despite taking various measures by the government to keep the prices of

Sheikh Selim on Aug 15 carnage Awami League leader Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim yesterday demanded investigation into the roles of senior army officials in 1975, including the then army chief, when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked for help to

The Election Commission is unwilling to discuss the issue of whether the caretaker government system should remain during the planned upcoming dialogue with

Speakers at a seminar yesterday said that the real economy of Bangladesh has started to suffer setback of global economic crisis though it escaped the impact of first phase

An army personnel was killed as a speeding train knocked him down at Olipur rail gate in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Masud Parvez, 33, a lance corporal of Bangladesh Army. He worked at Shahjibazar

Burglars looted over Tk 38 lakh from Agrani Bank Karatia branch in the district town on Wednesday night. Deputy General Manager of Agrani Bank Abdul Quiyyum said the burglars entered the bank after cutting rod of the 1st floor of the south

Former army chief Moeen U Ahmed’s comment that he has given back democracy is like “sour grapes”, the prime minister’s adviser Alauddin Ahmed

A fireman was killed by electrocution and at least five others were injured while they were putting out flames in a sweater factory, Garib and Garib, at Bhogra in the Gazipur district headquarters Thursday

The use of web and advanced phone services have already transformed the way businesses are done in the country and now it is time for companies to increasingly use the Internet as a virtual office, improving their productivity at

DU August 2007 incidents  Some teachers and students of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday urged the government to unconditionally withdraw all cases against students in connection with the incidents of August

Thousands of scientists and experts urged world leaders Friday to include strategies for global water management in the planned Copenhagen climate agreement. Participants in the World Water Week

Students of Rajshahi University (RU) observed the second anniversary of the August 2007 campus protest today with a fresh vow to resist any sort of state-sponsored repression. To mark the second anniversary of

Bangladesh faces a high risk of moderate to strong earthquakes that may result in widespread damage and loss of thousands of lives, said experts. Bangladesh also faces the risk of tsunami as four active sources of earthquake in the Bay of Bengal can generate tremors with a

Mobile clip on savagery released in CD, on internet The parents of a rape victim in Faridpur yesterday demanded justice after two men repeatedly raped their 14-year old daughter, recorded the incidents on a mobile phone and later uploaded the video footage on the

A mobile court yesterday penalised businessmen of Tk 2.70 lakh during an anti-adulteration drive in Tejgaon, Mohakhali and Motijheel areas of the capital. The drive would continue countrywide to ensure hygienic food during the month of Ramadan, said Industries Minister Dilip Barua who