Wednesday, 24 Apr, 2024

National

3 of a family burnt in city fire

DHAKA: Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at a flat of Azimpur government staff quarters in the capital on Saturday.The victims are identified as a Government employee Salamat Hossain, his wife Lavli Akhter and their daughter Lima Akhter.One of the

Helpline-10921 for women

DHAKA: The government has introduced national helpline for women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The Premier of the country Sheikh Hasina came up with the declaration while addressing a program marking the International Women’s Day at Bangabandhu International Conference

Picnic bus plunge injures 15 in Patuakhali

PATUAKHALI: At least 15 people were injured in road accident in Bishkhali area under Kalapara upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The identity of the injured could not be known yet.Police sources said that a Madaripur-bound picnic bus carrying 45 people fell into a roadside ditch

Cop-RMG workers clash in Mirpur

DHAKA: Hundreds of readymade garment workers are staging demonstration from Saturday morning demanding their salary following sudden declaration of the factory shut.  Earlier, the authority of Softex Garment Factory declared shut the factory on Friday mentioning that BUET engineers

6 hurt in Meherpur bomb blast

MEHERPUR: Six people, including five construction workers, were injured in a bomb attack at a high school in Gangni Upazila of the district early Saturday.The injured are night guard of the school Fakir Mohamamd, 65, head mason Kalon, 38, mason’s assistants Sarowar Hossain, Motiar

Int’l Women’s Day being observed

DHAKA: The International Women`s Day is being observed across the country Saturday as elsewhere across the globe with a call to work for gender equality, women`s rights and their empowerment. The official United Nations theme for International Women`s Day 2014 is "Equality for women is

Bodies of 3 BD nationals arrive Saturday

DHAKA: The dead bodies of the three Bangladesh nationals who died on 28 February due to suffocation caused by fire in Bahrain will reach Dhaka on Saturday.Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry sources said a flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the bodies is scheduled to

6 Myanmar nationals held

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-42) on Friday arrested six Myanmar nationals with 18kg Ganja at Teknaf Thana of the district.              The detainees are Badsha, 22, Rafiqul Islam, 20, Abdul Amin, 22, Solim, 21, Osman Gani, 20, and Yasin 25.Sources said BGB

3 students killed in Savar road crash

SAVAR: Three college students were killed in a road crash in Jadurchar area of Hemayetpur under Savar Upazila, the outskirt of capital Dhaka on Friday evening.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately after the accident.                           

Dialogue in 3-conditions

DHAKA: Awami League Presidium Member Suranjti Sengupta opined that the dialogue between BNP and the government could be held in three conditions.            He came up with the assertion while addressing a mass rally at Suhrawardy Udyan organized by Awami League on Friday

Hasina sees BD a develop country soon

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said after 1971 Liberation War, Indian forces were sent back to their own county by the strong leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.   “He (Bangabandhu) reformed the war devastated Bangladesh. On the other hand, Ziaur Rahman rehabilitated

Bangabandhu calls Guerrilla attack in ‘71

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in 1971 Liberation War, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had called the Guerrilla attack against the Pakistani military forces.    The premier said this at a mammoth rally at historic Suhrawardy Udyan on Friday afternoon on occasion of historic

Sheikh Hasina at rally stage

DHAKA: A rally of ruling Awami League begum at 3:05pm Friday at Suhrawardy Udyan on occasion of historic March 7.President of ruling Awami League, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived at rally venue at 4:35pm Friday.Thousands of party leaders and activists thronged at the

Accused shot in gunfight with cops

SATKHIRA: an accused of few cases was injured in a gunfight with police in Chhaygharia village under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday noon.The injured was identified as Madhu Dacoit, 32, son of Abdul Aziz, hailed from Mathurapur village of Sadar Upazila.Satkhira Sadar Thana

AL’s rally begins at Suhrawardy

DHAKA: A rally of ruling Awami League begum at 3:05pm Friday at Suhrawardy Udyan on occasion of historic March 7.Thousands of party leaders and activists thronged at the venue.President of the party, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the programme as chief guest and party’s

Bus plunge injures 30 in Moulvibazar

Moulvibazar: At least 30 people were injured in a road accident in Kusainagar area under Kulaura upazila of the district on Friday noon. The accident took place around 11:00am.Witnesses said a passenger bus of Shyamoli Paribahan plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control

7th March speech stirs up willpower to fight for BD

DHAKA: Sajib Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said the historic 7th March speech delivered by father of the nation Bangabandhu stirs up a deep determination to stand and fight for Bangladesh.He came up assertion in his facebook status update on Friday. Joy also greeted

1 killed, 10 hurt in Sirajganj clash

SIRAJGANJ: A youth was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of people at Bashra village under Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Robiul Bepary, 25, son of Abdul Mojid Bepary.Police and local sources said over

AL’s March 7 rally at afternoon

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League will hold a rally on Friday afternoon at Suhrawardy Udyan on occasion of historic March 7.President of the party, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the programme as chief guest and party’s presidium Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will preside over the

It equals to 10.75pc of GDP

DHAKA: The total unpaid domestic work carried out by women in Bangladesh is equivalent to 10.75 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country.An independent multidisciplinary think-tank Unnayan Onneshan found that in the nation-wide survey based estimate of women domestic