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WASA Chairman resigns under duress

Staff Reporter :Engineer Md Rahmatullah resigned the post of Chairman of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) under the pressure of vested quarters and Managing Director Engineer Taksim A Khan. He tendered his...

Standard of edn to increase : PM

UNB, Dhaka :Taking a swipe at those who criticize the current standard of education in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the standard of education would increase in the usual course...

Don’t obstruct peaceful progs: BNP

UNB, Dhaka :Dhaka city unit BNP convener Mirza Abbas on Wednesday warned that the government will be held responsible for the evolving situation if it tries to obstruct his party’s peaceful action programmes.“Our leader...

Iraq PM won’t quit sans court ruling

Al-Jazeera.com :Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said that it will take a federal court ruling for him to leave power, defying the president’s decision to task a rival with forming the next government.In...

France to supply arms to Iraqi Kurds

BBC Online :France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”, French President Francois Hollande has announced.France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say.Kurdish forces...

Students of a demolished govt primary school situated at city's Bailey Road appeared at the examination under open sky on Tuesday.

Demolition of Bailey Road pry school protested

UNB, Dhaka :Students, teachers and activists on Tuesday held a human chain to protest against the demolition of a govt. primary school on Bailey road in Dhaka.The protesters demanded that the school is rebuilt...

Chamber judge forwards govt plea to full bench

UNB, Dhaka :The Appellate Division chamber judge on Tuesday forwarded the government plea, seeking a stay on the operation of a High Court judgment over shifting its primary school at city’s Bailey Road, to...

Burglars loot Tk 3 lakh from Gaibandha BKB

UNB, Gaibandha :Burglars looted Tk 3 lakh from Balua Bazar branch of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. Police said, night guard of the bank Chan Miah informed the matter to...

Kerry keen to visit BD

bdnews24.com :The US Secretary of State has expressed the desire to visit Bangladesh at the “earliest possible” date.The foreign ministry in a media statement on Tuesday said John Kerry expressed his intent in an...

PM urges hassle-free delivery of MRP

UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the officials to ensure timely delivery of passports without any delay and harassment.“Make sure that the passport seekers get their passports in time. Do not...