Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

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Hasina-Anthony meeting held

FROM LONDON: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting with Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Anthony Lake at Walworth Academy 11:00am local time (BDST 4:00pm) on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry sources said they discussed about increasing

‘Tough law against electronic media’

DHAKA: Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali on Tuesday categorically said a tough law would be enacted to control electronic media of the country. Mohsin, who criticized the roles of electronic media over publishing report on the gruesome seven-murder in Naraanganj, said, “Such

Hasina-Cameron meeting held

FROM 10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON: Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting with her United Kingdom counterpart David Cameron at the 10 Downing Street at 8:30am local time (1:30pm BDST) on Tuesday. Hasina who is now on a three-day official visit to UK to attend the

3 awarded 10-yr jail in toxic Paracetamol case

DHAKA: Three officials of Adflame Pharmaceuticals were awarded 10-year rigorous imprisonment and fined Tk 2 lakh each for producing adulterated Paracetamol, that killed 76 children.  The convicts are-- Adflame manager Mizanur Rahman, its director Dr Helan Pasha and production manager

Dhk-Ctg-Sylhet rail link resume

DHAKA: The rail communications of Sylhet resumed with Dhaka and Chittagong in the afternoon after salvaging the oil tanker that derailed in Moghol Bazaar of Sylhet district on Tuesday morning. Assistant Executive Engineer of Railway Mujibur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Man shot by hijacker dies in capital

DHAKA: A man, who was shot by hijackers at Kamalapur on July 20, succumbed to his injuries Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday midnight. The deceased was identified as Mustafa Kamal, 55, resident of Lalbagh.   Before dying, wounded Mustafa Kamal told Banglanews that, he dealt in

‘Stern action against traffic rules breakers’

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader directed police not to bow to any person except President and prime minister for violating traffic rules.  The minister came up with the direction while attending a mass awareness programme at city’s Farmgate on Tuesday.   He said that

Biman staffs besiege BFCC office

DHAKA: Staffs of Bangladesh Airlines besieged the Biman Flight Catering Center (BFCC) to press their 14-point demand including introducing organization organogram (Maps and Directions), uniform bonus. Earlier, they also besieged the office of chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed and managing

Sylhet road crash kills 3

SYLHET: Three people were killed in a head on collision between a passenger bus and an auto rickshaw in Telibazaar Bridge area of South Surma Thana on Tuesday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter South Surma Thana Officer-in-Charge

20 injured in Ctg road accident

CHITTAGONG: At least 20 people were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Napura Chararpul area under Banshkhali upazila at 9:00am Monday. All the injured were rushed to local Upazila Hospital and of them six fatally wounded people were sent to Chittagong Medical

Toxic Paracetamol case verdict Tuesday

DHAKA: The much-awaited verdict will be pronounced on Tuesday noon in a case against drug company Adflame for producing adulterated Paracetamol. Drug Court Judge Abdur Rashid re-fixed the date on July 22 as verdict of the case was not complete to be delivered on July 17.      

Suspected thief lynched in city

DHAKA: A suspected thief was beaten to death by a mob in Badda Thana area of the capital on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Robiul, 25, son of Anwar, hailed from Brahmanbaria. Badda Thana Sub-Inspector Rahmat Ali said that Robiul went to steal at the residence of one

War criminal ‘Kosai Siraj’ held

BAGERHAT: Police arrested Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master, 74, a fugitive accused of International War Crimes Tribunal in six cases including genocide, rape and arson.                                                                                

PM reaches London, meeting with Cameron Tuesday

From Hiltan on Parklane Hotel: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and British Prime Minister David Cameron will have a meeting on Tuesday at latter’s office No. 10 Downing street. PM’s Press Secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury said this to the reporters at a briefing in Hiltan on Park Lane

Nur Hossain on fresh remand

KOLKATA: A West Bengal court on Monday placed Nur Hossain, the prime accused of sensational Narayanganj 7-murder, on a 14-day fresh remand. Earlier, he was also placed on a 14-day remand twice and an 8-day remand once. The court also ordered police to produce Nur Hossain before the

101,758 pilgrims to perform hajj

DHAKA: A total of 101,758 pilgrims will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year under the government and private management. Of them, 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under the government management while the rest 91,758 pilgrims under private management. Members of the parliamentary

Yunus -Suu Kyi discuss people-centric economy for Myanmar

DHAKA: Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Yangon on Saturday for a three day visit to Myanmar at the invitation of British Council in Myanmar.  Professor Yunus is invited to speak to members of the government, civil society and business community about the potential of

Cabinet rejects HRW proposal to disband RAB

DHAKA: The cabinet committee on law-and-order rejected the proposal of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to disband country’s elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab). The decision came from a meeting held at Home Ministry on Monday. After the meeting, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said

Flight resumes at Cox’s Bazar Airport

DHAKA: Flight operations at Cox’s Bazar Airport resumed on Monday after 22 hours of halt following an accident of United Airways.The Civil Aviation Authority removed the aircraft around 4:00 pm.After the accident on Sunday, no aircraft could land or take off from the airport.Earlier,

Decentralization of admin urgent

DHAKA: To reduce human pressure on the capital, it has become urgent to decentralize the administration. Industrial units also shall have to be relocated outside the capital. Everybody wants to stay at Dhaka. We should come out of this mentality. The districts should be empowered.