A land of enormous beauty, hundreds of serpentine rivers, crystal clear water lakes surrounded by ever green hills, luxuriant tropical rain forests, beautiful cascades of green tea gardens, world's largest mangrove forest preserved as World Heritage, home of the Royal Bengal Tiger and the wild lives, warbling of birds in green trees, wind in the paddy fields, abundance of sunshine, world's longest natural sea beach, rich cultural heritage, relics of ancient Buddhist civilizations and colourful tribal lives, - Bangladesh creates an unforgettable impression of a land of peace.
Bangladesh says group named in India attack marginalized General Sources ... that killed 61 people on Tuesday. &Bangladesh banned the HuJI group years ago after it was banned in the United States and other countries as a top militant organization,& said Hasan...
Bangladesh invites parties for election talks General Sources Bangladesh's interim government invited political parties for talks on elections planned for December, while pressing on with the prosecution of two detained...
Dhaka court orders arrest of 12 former ministers Bangladesh News.Net A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against a dozen former ministers, some of whom it declared absconding, in a corruption case filed against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her associates.
Dhaka offers medical help for quake-hit China The Daily Star Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday telephoned the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zheng Qingdian and offered the services of an army medical team in the aftermath of the earthquake...
Taslima desires to stay in Tripura Bangladesh News.Net Agartala, : Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has said that she would like to stay in Tripura when she returns to India if not allowed to stay in Kolkata, before the expiry of her Swedish visa in August.
Meghna-Gomati Bridge repair work begins The Daily Star Repair work for Meghna-Gomati Bridge on Dhaka-Chittagong highway began yesterday, said a press release of the communication ministry. The repair work will continue up to facilitate the...
Huji leader Sumon sent to jail The Daily Star A Dhaka court sent detained Harkatul Jihad (Huji) leader Arif Hasan Sumon to jail yesterday as he denied his involvement in the bomb attack on a CBP rally on 2001.The Criminal Investigation...
Fake cosmetics seized in city The Daily Star An anti-adulteration drive led by magistrates and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-10 and BSTI representatives yesterday seized counterfeit cosmetics worth Tk 4.10 lakh after raiding different...
Orascom eyes 10 mln cellphone users in Bangladesh General Sources Bangladesh's second largest cellphone carrier, Banglalink, owned by Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding , said on Tuesday its number of subscribers would reach 10 million soon.
Illegal VoIP costs govt Tk1208.88cr a year The Daily Star The government is losing around Tk 1208.88 crore revenue per year due to international call termination through illegal VoIP.The BTRC is currently working on ways to reduce international call...
Charge sheet submitted against 3 policemen The Daily Star The charge sheet submitted against three policemen, including an Assistant Commissioner in a robbery case was accepted at the court in the port city yesterday. After the hearing, the court of...
Road crashes kill seven The Daily Star At least seven people were killed and seven others injured in separate road accidents in Comilla, Magura, Bogra and Gaibandha yesterday.A correspondent from Comilla adds: A man and his wife were...
3 lakh Sidr-hit people still live in polythene hut, tents The Daily Star Some 2,86,000 people in 12 coastal districts which were severely ravaged by cyclone Sidr last November are still living in tents or polythene-made huts.After successfully handling the immediate...
RMG workers urge govt The Daily Star National Garments Workers Federation at a press conference in the city yesterday urged the government to withdraw or relax the emergency rules to allow trade union activities in order to...
Qureshi urges people to remain vigil The Daily Star Progressive Democratic Party Convener Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi said the people will have to remain vigil so that the country never goes back to the pre-1/11 scenario.We at a crucial moment floated...
Release of Khaleda demanded The Daily Star Leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisations from different districts yesterday submitted memorandums to the chief adviser of the caretaker government to realise their 11-point...
Smuggled timber seized, four arrested The Daily Star Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized smuggled timbers worth around Tk 40 lakh and arrested four timber traders from Bepari Para area at Satkania upazila yesterday morning.Sources said a squad of...
Grand finale of Aktel Debate Championship in Ctg tomorrow The Daily Star The grand finale of Aktel Debate Championship 2008 will be held tomorrow at Theatre Institute of Chittagong auditorium.Drishty Chittagong, an educational and cultural organisation of the port...
Dhaka for immediate int The Daily Star Bangladesh calls for immediate global action to address three major global challenges - food crisis, increased oil price and climate change.Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to...
Library, museum named after Language Movement martyr Rafik inaugurated The Daily Star A library and a museum that were built after the name of Language Movement martyr Rafik Uddin Ahmed was inaugurated at the martyr's village home at Paril under Singair upazila in Manikganj yesterday....
3 DU staffs accused of taking bribe The Daily Star A student of Dhaka University yesterday accused three employees of taking Tk 3 lakh in bribe for his admission at the university.Mohammad Abdul Alim, who took admission to management studies in...
Youth murdered in city The Daily Star A young man was found slaughtered at his house at Shyamoli in the city early yesterday.The victim was identified as Riaz Ahmed Chowdhury alias Suman, 27.The family members said Riaz's mother entered...
Work hard to address social problems The Daily Star Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Prof SMA Faiz yesterday called on the students to work hard to address the social problems and play a vital role in the society, says a press release.He...
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