Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.
The probe committee formed by Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) to investigate the devastating fire and explosion at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot last month could not ascertain the source or specific reason behind the fire.
Ashikur Rahman (28) was returning home for Eid after taking treatment at a Dhaka hospital. But little did he know that he’ll never reach his destination.
A boy was found dead in a Buddhist monastery in Abdullahpur South Baruapara in Chattogram yesterday.
BNP will stage protest across the country tomorrow as the party did not to get permission for holding a rally in Dhaka.
Seven people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Chittagong, Pabna and Gazipur yesterday.
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A new release of the UPL, "Good Night, Mr. Kissinger and Other Stories", was launched at the capital's Red Shift Café on Friday.
A collection of nine stories tracing the evolution of Dhaka city, the book will be showcased at Hay Festival Dhaka on November 15-17.
It was authored by K Anis Ahmed, a co-founder of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
Mohiuddin, founder of the University Press Ltd (UPL), unveiled the book at the launch jointly hosted by the UPL and Bengal Lights, a new literary journal.
A lack of knowledge on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is barring local traders from taking its advantage both at home and abroad, stated business leaders at a dialogue in Chittagong city yesterday.
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Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Bangladesh leaders yesterday appealed to the government to immediately ensure the reconstruction of a mosque of the community in Kismat Mena Nagar village of Rangpur's Taraganj upazila and uphold their constitutional rights.
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The nation yesterday observed the historic Shaheed Noor Hossain Day with due honour, dignity and solemnity commemorating the supreme sacrifice of the pro-democracy activist.
Noor Hossain, a Jubo League worker, was shot dead by police at Zero Point in the capital on November 10, 1987, while participating in a procession against the military regime of HM Ershad.
The revolutionary slogan, ''Down with autocracy, let democracy be freed'', was inscribed in white paint on his chest and back when the bullet took his life. The killing of Noor fuelled the ongoing movement leading to the fall of Ershad.
Different political and socio-cultural organisations placed wreaths at the Zero Point, now renamed as the Noor Hossain Square, yesterday showing their respect to him.
Twenty nine activists of pro-Jamaat Islami Chhatra Shibir, including one with 10 cocktails and two bombs, were held from different parts of the country in connection with violence and attacks on policemen.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina apprised President Zillur Rahman of her recent visits to the USA, Vietnam and Laos while calling on him at Bangabhaban yesterday.
She informed of various aspects on her attendance at the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York and address on September 27.
Hasina said she attended some sideline events including launchings of the second edition of climate vulnerability monitor, education first initiative, equal future partnership, high level meeting of peace building and high level event on rule of law.
Police recovered the decomposed body of a man from a lake in the capital's Uttara area yesterday, two days after he went missing.
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The admission tests for first year honours courses under the academic session 2012-13 of Chittagong University (CU) will begin today, and continue till November 18.
The examinations will be held in two sessions starting at 10:30am and 2:30pm.
A total of 146,295 students will vie for 3,985 seats.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four university students, including three from Dhaka University, in the capital yesterday for their alleged involvement with the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir.
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