DHAKA: The cabinet, on Monday, extended the term of Speedy Trial Act by five years for effective and fast dealing with crimes like extortion, tender manipulation, vandalism, mugging, etc.The decision came at a regular meeting of the cabinet a secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday ordered the government to switch to Bengali in all advertisements in the electronic media, vehicle number plates and signboards within a month. A HC bench of Justice Kazi Reza-ul-Huq and Justice Altaf Hossain issued the directive in a public interest case

DHAKA: Petrobangla, the state-run oil company, signed Procurement Sharing Contract for two gas blocks with Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of India on Monday afternoon.The deal singing ceremony was held at 3:30pm at Petrobangla office in Kawranbazar area of the capital.The two gas

COMILLA: Police rescued a gold trader, who was abducted from Chittagong, from Kongshonagar Bazar in Burichang area of the district on Monday morning.Sources said that the abducted gold trader, however, escaped from the kidnapper, and phoned the Debpur police outpost and later, law

DHAKA: The Grand Final of Banglalink Grandmaster Idea Contest, Season-3, was held at the Ballroom of Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Sunday afternoon.In the final episode, Maverick from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) become the champion team, Dementors from IBA

NARSINGDI:  A fire broke out at cotton warehouse of a textile mill in the district town on Monday morning. On information, four fire fighting units rushed to the spot and trying to bring the fire under control.Locals said in first phase, a fire originated at the same warehouse around

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday alleged that Al Qaeda, through audiovisual message, threatened the incumbent government on behalf of Jamaat-e-Islami.He came up with the observation in a status update on social network site, Facebook on Sunday

DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday categorically said there is no existence of al-Qaeda in the country.The grand alliance government worked to uproot such threats of terrorist activities in their last tenure, he added.Shahriar Alam, also ruling Awami

DHAKA: The written examinations of 34th Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) will begin from March 24.  The disclosure came from a notification published on BPSC website on Sunday.          The BPSC enlisted 280 tribal candidates who had been drop out from 2nd amended

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday asked the government to explain within four weeks why production, use and recycling of plastic bottles for packaging water, soft drinks and medicines should not be stopped.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday awarded life-term imprisonment to 10 people in a sensational case of killing four policemen in Naogaon deducting death penalty passed by lower court.An HC bench comprising Justice Quamrul Islam and AKM Jahirul Haque passed the order after final hearing of

NETROKONA: At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Kalmakanda upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. The injured were admitted to local hospitals, said a spot account of the

DHAKA: The government suspended to seven doctors in capital’s Dhamrai on charge of time negligence at their workplace.   Health Minister Mohammad Nasim gave the suspension direction on Sunday.  Information Officer Parikkhit Chowdhury of the ministry confirmed the matter to

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Sunday awarded death penalty to three members of Purba Bangla Communist Party for their involvement in killing village police Harun-ur-Rashid. The convicts are Shamim Sheikh, Mannan Anwar Sheikh, Rony Saradar and Hobi Mollah of Fhakirhat upazila. All of them

DHAKA: The schedule of fifth phase upazila polls will be announced this week.  Election Commissioner M Shahnewaz made the disclosure on Sunday while talking to reporters at his office at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the capital.  He told the journalists the elections commission has already

DHAKA: The army will be deployed in 97 upazilas from Monday, two days before of the first phase of upazila polls to be held on February 19.  The authorities concerned have already deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel from Sunday in those upazilas to maintain law-and-order

DHAKA: Some four deputy secretaries have been transferred as directors of Prime Minister Office on Sunday.Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard.Deputy Secretary of cabinet division Begum Nilima Akhter, officer on special duty (OSD) of Public

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed authorities concerned to ensure safety, work environments, training and appropriate wage of workers.    The premier came up with the directives in a meeting with ministers and secretaries at Labour Ministry on Sunday morning.  Sheikh

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed in the High Court seeking a directive to authorities to enforce use of the Bengali language in all offices and courts, including the Supreme Court.                                                   

BENAPOLE: The Namaz-e-Janaza of seven school kids, who died after a picnic bus plunge in Benapole, was held at Gazipur primary school ground under the upazila of Jessore on Sunday noon.The deceased were identified as Suraiya Afrin, Zobaida, Akhi, Sabbir, Mithi Khatun, Shanto. Witnesses