Vote for ‘Boat”, give AL another chance to serve: PM Hasina tells Rangpur rally
UNB, Rangpur : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday repeated her call to the people to vote for ‘boat’ – the election symbol of her...
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Graft case: Tarique gets 9 years’ jail, Zubaida 3 years
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years imprisonment and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman to...
US to send pre-election assessment and monitoring team in early Oct: Peter Haas
UNB, Dhaka : US Ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday said the United States will be sending a pre-election assessment and monitoring team in early October...
17 killed as crane collapses at road construction site in India’s Maharashtra
AL Jazeera : At least 17 workers have been crushed to death in western India when a giant crane collapsed at a highway construction site,...
Opposition movement is welcome, but won’t tolerate arson violence: PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government has no objection to any movement by the opposition parties, but no arson...
Heatwave sweeps Dhaka, other districts; Rains likely in parts of country
UNB, Dhaka : A mild heat wave is sweeping parts of the country including Dhaka. “ It is sweeping Rajshahi , Sylhet divisions, Dhaka, Tangail,...
Non-govt teachers to go for hunger strike from Aug 1
Staff Reporter : Teachers from non-government educational institutions have threatened to go for an indefinite hunger strike from August 1 if their urge for meeting...
Rampal power plant shut down again due to coal shortage; load shedding increases
UNB, Dhaka : The first unit of Rampal coal-fired power plant was shut down again due to the coal shortage early Sunday that triggered load...
Schedule for 12th parliamentary election won’t be announced before last week of Oct: CEC
UNB, Dhaka : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said that the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election will not be announced...