The results of the 29th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary test were published yesterday. Some 13, 536 candidates of the preliminary test have been provisionally selected for written test. The successful candidates are requested to collect forms from the Public Service Commission office from November 1 to 19 from
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Pizza Hut, KFC open new outlets
Transcom Foods Ltd launched KFC and Pizza Hut outlets on Baily Road in Dhaka yesterday. Akku Choudhury, executive director of Transcom Foods, led the launching ceremony. Theatre personalities Aly Zaker and Sara Zaker and actress Tomalika Karmakar were also present at the launch. Transcom Foods is the franchisee of international restaurant chains Pizza Hut and ... Read more
Myanmar masses Rohingyas near border for push-in
Myanmar authority is planning to push a large number of Rohingyas into Bangladesh, sources said. Several thousands of Rohingyas have been assembled by the NASAKA (Myanmar border guards) in Mongdu, a town near
Delwar trouble for Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bid to reorganise and rejuvenate the party is thwarted by her own right-hand man–BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain, said party insiders. Due to this conflict between the two top
Delwar backs govt move on arbitration
BNP Secretary General Khondker Delwar Hossain yesterday supported the government’s move to submit the maritime boundary dispute with India and Myanmar to compulsory arbitration under the 1982 United Nations
Photographs of Bangabandhu, PM torn, burnt
Miscreants ransacked and burnt the photographs of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Muksudpur early morning yesterday. Police arrested
Rights groups to move court for ‘crossfire’ deaths probe
Some human rights bodies propose to file an application in the High Court today seeking a direction to the government to submit comprehensive reports of all incidents of extra-judicial killing in the name of crossfire,
Distribution of 1.05cr CFL: Local producers for revising bidding process
Leaders of Bangladesh Efficient Lighting Manufacturers Association (BELMA) yesterday urged the government to maintain transparency in distribution of 1.05 crore energy saving lamp so that local entrepreneurs can
Babar, ex-and present cop high-ups set to be grilled
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will soon quiz former home minister Lutfozzaman Babar and some former and incumbent high officials of police in connection with the case filed against three former CID officers for
Settling sea borders critical for progress: Dipu Moni
The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, has said settling the maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar is critical for Bangladesh’s progress. She told reporters in Chandpur on Saturday, ‘Progress according to our
3 more public universities to cope with student rush
The government has initiated preliminary work to establish three more public universities in Barisal, Rangamati and Gopalganj districts in order to provide ‘quality, modern, scientific and effective’ education to students
1m ultra poor to come under food security in present FY
More than a million ultra poor people living in geographically disadvantaged areas are set to come under a special programme that targets to ensure food security and employment for the poorest during five months of
Seven JMB men placed on remand
Rajshahi court today granted seven-day remand for the seven activists of banned Islamic militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested on Wednesday and Thursday. The police produced the
7 killed, 52 hurt in road accidents
At least seven people, including four women, were killed and 52 others injured in separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Sylhet and in Dhaka on Saturday. Our Rajshahi correspondent reports: five people were killed
Digium launches IP telephony products
Digium, a leading manufacturer of Internet Protocol (IP) products based on the open-source Asterisk platform, yesterday launched IP telephony solutions for IP telephony service providers, small and medium enterprises,
Study isolates virus in chronic fatigue sufferers
A virus linked to prostate cancer also appears to play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome, according to research that could lead to the first drug treatments for a mysterious disorder that affects 17 million people worldwide.
Moeen wanted to take over, but failed to convince int’l powers: VOAC
A New York-based Volunteers of American Community (VOAC) Bangladesh said Gen (retd) Moeen U Ahmed had wanted to take over on 1/11, but failed to convince the international powers. In a statement issued
Buriganga grabbing continues
High-rise buildings being constructed occupying canals, low-lying areas The low-lying areas on the outskirts of Dhaka city and vast areas of Mohammadpur, Hajaribag and Gabtali are being grabbed by different developers for constructing high rise building posing a threat to environment. The developers and vested quarters have been grabbing lands of the Buriganga river and ... Read more
1,173 more get plots in Purbachal
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) announced the names of 1,173 plot winners in three categories for Purbachal New Town Project yesterday. The three categories are private service holder, businessman and lawyer. Private service holders got 10 percent of the total allocation, businessmen eight percent and the lawyers two percent. Rajuk officials said over 40,000 qualified ... Read more
Trial of open pit mine mulled
The energy ministry considers a feasibility study to take up a pilot project for an open pit mine as a test case in the Barapukuria underground coalmine from 2011, taking into account the ever-increasing energy