Monday, 25 Nov, 2024

National

4th Phulbari Day observed

DINAJPUR: The fourth anniversary of Phulbari tragedy was observed Thursday commemorating the death of several people in shooting by law enforcers during protest against coal-mining bid by a foreign company on this day.Different organisations and political parties across the country marked

Road mishap in Rajshahi: 2 killed, 25 injured

RAJSHAHI: Two people were killed and 25 injured when a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Duari in Poba Upazila on Thursday morning. Witnesses told banglanews24.com.bd that a Rajshahi-bound bus of Tithi Paribahan coming from Tanore upazila of the district skidded off the road

HC declares 7th amendment, all military takeovers illegal

DHAKA: The High Court declared illegal the seventh constitutional amendment that had legalized former army chief HM Ershad`s takeover and his military rule, moving further forward the current work on rewriting the national constitution.An HC bench of Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and

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One killed in boiler blast at Hasan Steel Mill in city

DHAKA: One person was killed in a deadly boiler blast at Hasan Steel Mill in the city’s Shyampur area Wednesday, local sources said.The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain, 30, of Jurain. Police said local people recovered Bellal’s body from the mill at about 5:30 pm.  Earlier,

EC fixes UP election expenditure

DHAKA: The Election Commission Wednesday issued a gazette fixing expenditure for the chairman and member candidates in the upcoming union parishad elections. The ceilings of spending are fixed at Tk 5 lakh and Tk 1 lakh for chairman and member candidates respectively. Election

Reshuffle in admin: Joint and Deputy Secretaries transferred

DHAKA: A number of officials of Joint and Deputy Secretaries level have been given transfers and postings in a latest round of reshuffle in the administration.The Establishment Ministry issued separate notifications Wednesday to this effect.According to the notifications, Joint Secretary

Ex-military ruler Ershad to face court if 7th amendment declared illegal

DHAKA: The verdict in a case challenging legality of the 7th amendment to the constitution is likely to be given Thursday and it will decide whether former president general HM Ershad should face the court.Additional attorney-general MK Rahman Wednesday termed Ershad’s going to power

MPO teachers to get salary, bonus before Eid Minister warns corrupt in the sector

DHAKA: While announcing that the non-government teachers would get their salary and bonus before Eid-ul-Fitr, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Wednesday called for all concerned to keep away from corruption and build a clean image of the sector.     “We have taken necessary

Parliamentarians seek jute policy, immediate reopening of 7 closed mills

DHAKA: A parliamentary panel Wednesday urged the government to formulate a jute policy and reopen 7 closed jute mills, as the sector holds fresh prospects for revival.The parliamentary standing committee on Textiles and Jute Ministry made the strong plea from a meeting which was informed

UK supports war crimes trial: British Foreign Secy

DHAKA: British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said his country supports in principle the trial of war crimes. He stated this at bilateral talks with visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London Tuesday. Regarding the ongoing

Chittagong traffic system being modernized

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong City Corporation is going to modernize the traffic system of the port city after long 21 years of some patchwork."To improve the traffic system automatic and modern signal lamps are being set up at cost of Tk 3.5 crore," a competent source said. The City Corporation

Buriganga to get new life with Jamuna waters: Govt finalises plan

DHAKA: The Buriganga River, capital Dhaka’s endangered lifeline, is going to get a new life drawing in freshwater from the Jamuna under a government plan already fianalised. As the Buriganga is heavily polluted by reckless dumping of wastes, it is going to be veritable medical operation

Internet networking with every village by 2012: minister

DHAKA: Post and Telecommunications Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju Wednesday said every upazila, union and village of the country would be connected with internet network by 2012, making a major advance on the government’s digitizing recipe. "The `third-generation service (3-G)’ would

Slain man found floating in frontier river Ichhamoti

BENAPOLE: A slain man was found floating in the frontier river Ichhamoti in the upazila`s Putkhali area on Wednesday morning.      Putkhali BDR camp-in-charge Emdad Hossain said the body was floating on the waters of the Indian part of the river. His identity could not be known

Shaheed Minar's main altar off-limits to programmes other than February functions

DHAKA: The High Court prohibited holding all kinds of programmes on the main altar of Shaheed Minar excepting February functions on the historic Language Movement.Besides, the court gave directives for posting three security personnel at the Central Shaheed Minar for round-the-clock watch

Court orders issuing press ad for fugitive BDR mutineersÔÇÖ trial in absentia

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to publish advertisement in the newspapers for commencing trial in absentia of the fugitive BDR mutineers on charge of mass murders in the Pilkhana carnage.Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan Talukder passed the order for

Another woman falls prey to kidnap hoax in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Despite authority’s initiative to create public awareness against mob justice, another woman on Tuesday night fell victim of a kidnap hoax that is going around in the city for last few days.Aged around 30, the woman was beaten to death by a mob in Boubazar area under Bakolia

Govt prohibits compulsory wearing of religious dresses in educational institutions

DHAKA: The government Wednesday issued an instruction that wearing religious dresses in educational institutions cannot be made compulsory, three days after a court order forbidding forced use of veil.A circular issued to this effect by the Education Ministry said, “None can be forced

Boiler explosion injures 7 in capital

DHAKA: At least seven people, including an engineer, sustained severe burn injures in a boiler explosion at a steel mill in the city’s Shyampur area on Wednesday.Witnesses said a boiler of Hasan Steel Mills exploded with a big sound at about 11am, leaving the seven injured. They were