A caretaker of a Hindu temple has remained missing for the last 13 days at Gourighona village in Keshabpur uapzila of Jessore district. Shahidul Islam Shahid, officer-in-charge of Keshabpur police station, said Pradip Malik, 48, a caretaker of Swami Bhaskar Ananda Ashram Temple in Kathaltala of the upazila, had gone to Gurighona Bazar on June 4 for buying medicine and did not return since then. Basudeb…

Transshipment activities under a revised protocol between Bangladesh and India formally kicked off today as Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan formally declared the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade effective at Ashuganj river port, 85 km off capital Dhaka and 60 km off Agartala, India. "This transshipment would not only benefit shippers and truck owners but also improve local roads and…

A Hindu college teacher in Bangladesh has been attacked on his doorstep by three men armed with knives, according to local police. He is critically ill in hospital. The assault, in the town of Madaripur, is the latest in a series of recent attacks on religious minorities, secular writers and academics. Last week, Bangladesh's prime minister vowed to bring an end to the violence, and police launched…

The public servants will get their bonus on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, largest religious festival of the Muslim, according to the newly-announced ‘National Pay Scale-2015’ A circular was issued by Finance Division in this regard on Wednesday. Meanwhile, government has allocated an additional Tk 2,300 crore-budget for payment of the Eid-ul-Fitr bonus in the proposed budget for the fiscal…

Underscoring the need for massive tree plantation in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including her party followers, to plant at least three saplings—fruit bearing, herbal and timber ones—each over the next three months, reportsUNB. “You’ll plant these three types of saplings and also encourage others to plant these over the next three Bangla…

In honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Armed Forces hosted an iftar party at Senamalancha of Dhaka Cantonment on Wednesday. The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the members of the armed forces and other dignitaries, exchanged greetings with them and enquired about their well-being.  Before the iftar, a special munajat was offered seeking divine blessings for continued…

Bangladesh Media Club Limited, an organization of media personalities of the country starts its journey on Monday.   Sayem Sobhan Anvir, the managing director of the Bashundhara Group, leading business conglomerate of the country, and also the director and the patron-in-chief of the club inaugurated the newly formed organization Bangladesh Media Club Limited at Tezgaon.   Sayem Sobhan said…

At least thirteen people were killed in incidents of lightning strike, house collapse and boat capsize during storms in Khulna, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Jessore  and Satkhira districts on Sunday.   In Khulna, seven people were killed in Koyra and Bhatiaghata upazilas as a storm swept the district early Sunday.   Among them two people were killed in Koyra upazila while four in Bhatiaghata…

Dhaka:  Police in Bangladesh said today that they have arrested more than 5,000 criminal suspects in the past few days as they continue a nationwide crackdown to try and stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists. Since the crackdown began on Thursday, police have arrested 5,324 people, including 85 suspected Islamic extremists, said police spokesman Kamrul Ahsan. The majority…

The cabinet committee on public purchase on Sunday approved a proposal placed by the Energy Division for procuring 450,000 electric prepaid meters by three joint venture firms.   These electric prepaid meters will be procured for three zones– Mymensingh, Comilla and Chittagong.   After the meeting, Additional Secretary of Cabinet Division Mostafizur Rahman told the reporters.  …

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Sunday said the government will take necessary steps to implement the Supreme Court verdict upholding a High Court order terming the inclusion of MPs as heads of the managing committees or governing bodies of private schools and colleges illegal.   The minister came up with the statement while talking to reporters at the secretariat.   Quoting Nahid…

The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order allowing Notre Dame College, Holy Cross College and St Joseph College in the capital to enroll students in Class-XI through admission tests.   A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, passed the order rejecting a petition filed by the state seeking a stay on the HC order, UNB reports.   With the SC order,…

A newly-elected chairman of Bhadsha union in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat, who suffered injuries in an attack by miscreants on June 4, died at a private hospital in the capital on Sunday morning. The deceased, AK Azad, succumbed to his injuries at Popular Hospital in Dhaka at about 6:00am, said Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Farid Hossain, reports news agency UNB. Earlier on June 4, a gang…