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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

After historic triumphs in the Caribbean, Bangladesh start their mission against Zimbabwe today when they play the first one-day of the five-match series at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. Shakib Al Hasan’s men enter the battle with the tag of ‘favourites’ and the pressure will be on them to carry on their good form ... Read more

The World Bank has offered 130 million US dollar as long-term credit to install solar energy panels as the country planned to add 1,445megawatt electricity to the system by 2014 under a desperate campaign exploring various

United Nations agencies have committed crime by distributing ‘Plumpy’nut in different places of  the country in the name of malnutrition correction. Eminent pediatrician Professor M Q-K Talukder yesterday said this while speaking at a discussion on breastfeeding at Dhaka

Sector commanders’ roundtable told The government is firm to conduct the much-awaited trial of 1971 war criminals but fairness, not quickness should be the priority while trying the perpetrators of war crimes, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said

Traders, transport workers and passengers have alleged that law enforcers themselves are involved in extortion and smugg-ling on the highways. Members of the highway police and the local police keep their eyes shut to violation of speed limits and other traffic safety rules, but

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) petition seeking stay of the High Court order that granted bail to former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia in Barapukuria Coalmine

The BNP vice-president, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, on Friday asked the government to immediately make public the data and information about proposed Tipaimukh dam if the Indian government had given those to the Bangladeshi parliamentary

A Bangladeshi couple living in New York has been silently working for good causes of the country people over the years. They hail from the village of Kushumpur under Sirajdikhan Upazila in Munshiganj. Their philanthropic work titled Kushumpur Vulnerable

Retailers fear further rise in prices Prices of essential commodities including sugar, ginger, garlic and gram (Chhola) marked a sharp rise and other essentials including rice, onion, edible oil and vegetables remained at their previous higher level in the city’s kitchen markets

BCL expels 7; one held Sporadic clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League in Surya Sen Hall of Dhaka University Thursday left at least 15 activists of the factions injured. Police in a raid of the dormitory afterwards arrested Chhatra League leader Rajib, third year student of International Relations, in connection

The Election Commission is in a quandary over its next course of action on MP Shalahuddin Quader Chowdhury imbroglio over his statement on academic qualification. The EC can strip his membership for submitting “false information” before the December 29 election. The Commission is in confusion