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.
Political leaders, academicians, civil society members and students paid their tributes to Manabendra Narayan Larma, a revolutionary leader of the country's Jumma people and the founder of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS), on the occasion of his 29th death anniversary yesterday.
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Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday alleged that the country's mass media were not publishing all of the incumbent government's achievements.
Most mass media were encouraged to report incidents or events that highlighted the discredit of the government rather than its success stories, he said, urging media to report on the positive news as well.
He told the 12th regional convention of diploma engineers of Chittagong organised by the district unit of Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) at the LGED auditorium.
Chittagong Development Authority Chairman Abdus Salam and IDEB Executive Committee President AKMA Hamid also attended the event.
Today is the fifth death anniversary of Dr Shahabuddin Musharraf Hossain (Munir), former senior economist of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and a teacher of the economics department, Dhaka University.
On the occasion, day-long programmes, including Qurankhwani, fatehakhwani, milad mahfil and special munajat will be held in different mosques. Food will also be distributed among the destitute in orphanages.
His relatives, friends, well-wishers and students have been requested to pray for the salvation of his departed soul.
Green activists form a human chain before the fine arts faculty of Dhaka University yesterday demanding a stop to illegal grabbing and pollution of the Buriganga river.Photo: STAR
The sixth meeting of Bangladesh-Myanmar Joint Commission for economic cooperation will begin today to establish better connectivity and boost bilateral trade between the two next-door neighbours.
Deputy Minister for Commerce Dr Pwint San will lead the Myanmar side while Bangladesh Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed the home side to the meeting to be held at Hotel Purbani in the capital, an official at the commerce ministry told the news agency.
He said the meeting, set to start at 10:00am, will focus on enhancing economic cooperation and establishing regional connectivity.
BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia takes a look at the damaged idols at Buddha Bihar in Ramu upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday. The temple came under bigots' attack on the night of September 29. Photo: BNP
The Union Information Service Centres (UISCs) that enter into third year today have earned Tk 120 crore so far providing services to 10.80 crore rural people, officials of Access to Information (A2I) of Prime Minister's Office have said.
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A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on education and research was signed between Dhaka University (DU) and Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd (CSE) at DU vice chancellor's office yesterday.
DU Treasurer Prof Kamal Uddin and CSE Chief Executive Officer Syed Sajid Husain signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.
DU Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, CSE President Al Maruf Khan, University Grants Commission members Prof M Muhibur Rahman and Prof Abul Hashem and Business Studies Faculty Dean Prof Jamal Uddin Ahmed were, among others, present on the occasion.
A poet conference was held yesterday on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus marking the birth anniversary of Md Khalid Hossain, a professor of JU Bangla department.
The Writers Foundation Association of Bangladesh organised the conference at the Zahir Raihan Auditorium of JU.
JU Vice Chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain inaugurated the function as the chief guest while poet Nasir Ahmed addressed as special guest.
Around 50 poets from home and abroad participated in the conference.
Abul Kalam Azad, president of Writers Foundation Association of Bangladesh, presided over the function.
