Archive for April 13th, 2016

People crowd onto the street during an earthquake in Agartala, capital of India's northeastern state of Tripura, on April 13, 2016. -- AFP photo

Strong earthquake rattles country

A strong earthquake rattled Bangladesh and the neighbouring countries on Wednesday evening…

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5 killed in Naogaon road accident

5 killed in Naogaon road accident

At least five people were killed while four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run three-wheeler vehicle, locally known as easy-bike, on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Naogaon sadar on Wednesday afternoon…

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Return home by evening, HM tells city dwellers

Return home by evening, HM tells city dwellers

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday urged the city dwellers to return home by evening after celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year…

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Sale water on WASA truck stopped

Sale water on WASA truck stopped

The minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives, Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, on Wednesday said there would be no more water-supply…

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Jute mills workers call off strike

Workers of state-owned jute mills in Khulna region have called off their strike after a meeting with government. The minister and state minister for…

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Players’ status committee to dispose dispute over 8 footballers: HC

Players’ status committee to dispose dispute over 8 footballers: HC

The High Court on Wednesday asked the players status committee of Bangladesh Football Federation to dispose in two weeks the dispute over…

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PM seeks more Chinese investment

PM seeks more Chinese investment

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday sought more Chinese investment in Bangladesh’s various sectors to accelerate the country’s development efforts…

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SC dismisses review petitions of 8 politicians against rehearing of acquittals

The Appellate Division on Wednesday dismissed all the seven petitions filed by eight politicians to review its order that had directed the High Court to hear afresh, on merit of their appeals…

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Taskforce formed to recover BB’s stolen money

Taskforce formed to recover BB’s stolen money

The government on Wednesday formed a taskforce to recover the money $1011 million heisted from the Bangladesh Bank…

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Nursing a priority area of govt: PM

Nursing a priority area of govt: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday said the government is providing various incentives to the nursing sector…

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ICT sends 4 Netrakona war crimes suspects to jail

ICT sends 4 Netrakona war crimes suspects to jail

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday sent four war crimes suspects of Durgapur in Netrakona to jail after police…

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HC asks govt to explain MPs’ chairing school managing committees

HC asks govt to explain MPs’ chairing school managing committees

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain why provision of heading school managing committees…

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Nazim murder: Jagannath univ students confine VC

Nazim murder: Jagannath univ students confine VC

The students of Jagannath University confined its vice-chancellor Mijanur Rahman to his office for half-an-hour on Wednesday demanding arrest and trial of the perpetrators in the murder of one of their fellows Nazim Uddin Samad…

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Bodies of 2 Shibir men found in Jessore pond

Bodies of 2 Shibir men found in Jessore pond

Police on Wednesday morning recovered bodies of Islami Chhatra Shibir activists of Jhenaidah unit from a pond at Barampukur area of Jessore…

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ACC sues ex-ETV chairman Salam, 2 others

ACC sues ex-ETV chairman Salam, 2 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against former chairman of Ekushey Television Abdus Salam…

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Charge hearing in GATCO graft case on July 18

Charge hearing in GATCO graft case on July 18

Dhaka Special Judges’ Court-3 on Wednesday set July 18 for the hearing of charge framings against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia…

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5.80 lakh Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf

5.80 lakh Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh recovered 5,80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Khurer Mukh area in Teknaf upazila…

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Fresh fire in Sunderbans Chandpai range

Nearly two weeks inside a fire incident that took place in the Sunderbans, another fire erupted at Abdullah Shila in Chandpai range…

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Hawking wants to send tiny space probes to the stars

Hawking wants to send tiny space probes to the stars

Imagine hundreds of spacecraft the size of a butterfly, propelled by light beams at record-shattering speeds and journeying to distant stars…

SC clears way for Mannan to act as Gazipur mayor

SC clears way for Mannan to act as Gazipur mayor

The Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld a high court decision of suspending government order that suspended Gazipur City Corporation…

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