President Zillur Rahman offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayers along with hundreds of people from all walks of life on the National Eidgah in the city on Wednesday. Chief Justice Md Mozzammel Hossain, ministers including Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, advisers to the prime minister, state ministers,
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Hasina critical of demonstration at Shaheed Minar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was critical of the people who staged demonstration at the Central Shaheed Minar on Wednesday instead of going home to celebrate the Eid. “How much time would have needed to go their village homes?” she posed the question while exchanging greetings with reporters alongside her scheduled program for exchanging the
3 arrested for ‘trade in kidney’
Police arrested three men from Bohuchi village under Kalai upazila of Joypurhat on Sunday night for their alleged involvement in kidney trade. The arrestees are Md Abdus Sattar, 40, Golam Mostafa, 28, and Abdul Karim, 32, of the same village. Acting on information, a team led by the officer-in-charge of Kalai Police Station raided two
Eid likely tomorrow
Holidaymakers leaving city With the Eid-ul-Fitr only hours away, hundreds of people are heading homes withstanding the sufferings on the way. The Muslims in the country will celebrate their biggest religious festival tomorrow if the moon is sighted today. In case the moon is not sighted today, the Eid will be observed tomorrow. The three-day ... Read more
Most pvt univs fail to move to permanent campuses
Most private universities have failed to move to their permanent campuses with only a few days left before the ministry deadline for the universities to do so. Only nine of the 54 private universities could move to their permanent campus as of Saturday, according to University Grants Commission
BNP threatens to avenge MU Ahmed’s death
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday threatened to dislodge the government to ‘avenge’ the ‘killing’ of Supreme Court lawyer MU Ahmed. ‘We do not know how lawyers would take the death of MU Ahmed or whether they would take revenge, but we must avenge the killing by ousting the fascist government,’ BNP acting secretary ... Read more
People cry for food in inundated south-west region
Thirty-five-year-old Monwara Begum had to steal vegetables from others farmland near his shelter house to feed her husband and the only son as her family has no other way to collect food. Leaving his house that collapsed about three weeks ago in worst-affected Kanaidia Tala in Satkhira that became inundated because of flash flood, the ... Read more
Repair work won’t complete before Eid
Dhaka-Ctg Highway Repair work won’t complete before Eid Abul claims 90pc repair work of highways done Passengers bound for home will have to suffer for the battered condition of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway as the repair work at some damaged parts will remain incomplete before the Eid-ul-Fitr. However, visiting the highway yesterday Communications Minister Syed Abul ... Read more
Anniversary of Nazrul’s death observed
The 35th anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s death was observed with due respect across the country on Saturday. The revolutionary Bengali poet and lyricist died at the age of 77 on August 27, 1976 (Bhadra 12, 1383). Various socio-cultural and political organisations chalked out elaborate programmes to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ... Read more
Thousands in flood-hit Satkhira flock to roads for refuge
The queues of makeshift shelters on roadsides and high grounds in the severely flood-hit areas of Satkhira district are getting longer every day with fresh flocks of homeless people joining in, finding no refuge in already overcrowded shelter homes set up in schools, colleges, and other establishments. As they reach the roads in relentless rain ... Read more
Shahidul’s fascinating craft
Shahidul Islam Mollah’s handicrafts made of tender leaves add aesthetic appeal to even the most sophisticated living room. Mollah recently attracted a huge crowd to Durgabari Road in the town where he was adroitly making such handicrafts using palm leaves. Shahidul, 32, began to learn this craft as a boy and has been in this ... Read more
Mysticism unbound
In conversation with Birohi Kala Mia Fifty-one year old Baul singer Birohi Kala Mia was born in Sunamganj. His parents named him Md. Habibur Rahman. Kala Mia’s grandfather, the late Jaban Ali, was a mystic and father, late Fakir Mohammad Monohor Ali, was also a Baul singer and songwriter who performed with Baul Shah Abdul ... Read more
Focusing on community strength for disaster preparedness
OP-ED Focusing on community strength for disaster preparedness We can mobilise all the communities at every corner of Bangladesh and we will discover that they all have the same potentials. They by themselves will find a way out of their problems, writes M Mizanur Rahman. INVESTMENT in disaster preparedness can save five times as much ... Read more
NU session jam puts students in uncertainty
Unusual session jam has forced thousands of National University (NU) students to sacrifice up to four years. Failure of university authorities in managing the situation has also frustrated students, who are now gravely worried about their future. NU, which offers affiliation to 1,778 colleges, is now burdened with the huge task of looking
No driving licence to be issued without test: HC
The High Court on Thursday prohibited till October 17 the issuance of driving licences without making the aspirant drivers undergo the proper tests and due process of law. The bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Md Nuruzzaman asked the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority to produce before it on October 17 all the documents ... Read more
BGMEA fears short-term slump in apparel export
All workers to get salary, allowances before Eid: assoc There will be a slowdown in apparel exports for another six months as exports orders from the buyers have slowed down, Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said on Thursday. Addressing a meeting with the press, he claimed that most of ... Read more
Sust admission process begins on Sept 15
The application process for the first year honours admission to Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) under the session 2011-12 will begin on September 15 and continue till October 15. Aspirant students are required to send Short Message Service (SMS) from mobile phones with Teletalk network to obtain a personal identification number (PIN) during ... Read more
Jute bag prospects in global arena
Md Rashedul Karim Munna Global consumer demand for eco-friendly products has increased in both developed markets (such as Western Europe, the United States and Australasia) as well as new markets with emerging opportunities (such as the Middle East) mainly because of heightened awareness of the ill effects of environmental pollution and global warming. Large chain ... Read more
Inflation rises faster in urban areas
Analysts blame rising consumer prices on bad roads and a lagged effect of monetary expansion Inflation accelerated faster in urban areas than in rural settings in July, partly because battered roads disrupted the supply chain, analysts said yesterday. The analysts also linked the jump in consumer prices to a lagged effect of high monetary expansion. ... Read more
Four-party govt behind grenade attack: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the then BNP- Jamaat- led four-party alliance government of their involvement in the deadly grenade attack on Awami League rally on August 21 in 2004. “I still believe that without the backing of the then government, such terrorist act could not be happened”, she said in Dhaka on Sunday. ... Read more