Friday 12th March, 2010
Bangladesh will not be used for terror activities: BDR chief
Bangladesh News.NetBangladesh on Thursday reiterated that its soil would not be used for terrorist activities against any country.
Hasina for easy access to Bangladeshis in Indian enclaves
Bangladesh News.NetBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has promised 24-hour access for Bangladeshis living in the Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves located within Indian territory.
Dhaka plans purchase of more combat aircraft, missiles
Bangladesh News.NetBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government plans to procure fighter aircraft, surface-to-air missiles, helicopters and other armament to strengthen the armed forces.
No cellphone cards for under 18s in Bangladesh
Bangladesh News.NetThose below 18 years of age will not be able to purchase cellphone cards under the new rules being enforced by the Bangladesh government.
Hasina vows easy access to Bangladeshis in Indian enclaves
Bangladesh News.NetBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged 24-hour access for Bangladeshis living in the Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves located within Indian territory.
Dhaka Ok To Fencing Within 150 Yds
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Dhaka has agreed in principle to allow border fencing within 150 yards from the zero line between India and Bangladesh, provided it is necessitated by “humanitarian concerns and geogra...
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre Opens In Dhaka
The HinduDHAKA: The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, was formally inaugurated here on Thursday by ICCR president Karan Singh. “Bangladesh and India ...
Hearing On Charge Framing On Apr 11
The Daily StarA Dhaka court yesterday fixed April 11 for hearing on charge framing against detained former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in a tax evasion case. Judge Nasiruddin Mahmud of the Spe...
Woman Found Dead In City Slum
The Daily StarPolice yesterday recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a slum at Nobin Bagh in the city's Meradia area. The victim, aged around 25, was wearing salwar and kameez. The body was sent to the D...
Cop Killed In Road Accident
The Daily StarAn Ansar member was killed when an oil-laden lorry hit him in front of the Shahjalal International Airport in the city yesterday afternoon. The victim was identified as Mohammad Moholal Miah, 28. He w...
Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre Opens In Dhaka
The HinduDHAKA: The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, was formally inaugurated here on Thursday by ICCR president Karan Singh. “Bangladesh and India ...
England Without Onions For Bangladesh Tests
IOLLondon - England pace bowler Graham Onions will miss the two-Test series against Bangladesh because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. Onions sustained th...
Govt To Set Up Computer Labs At 1,400 Edn Institutions
The Daily StarThe government is working to set up modern computer lab with internet connections at around 1,400 educational institutions as part of building a digital Bangladesh. State Minister for Science, Informa...
Milon Asked To Surrender Before Trial Court
The Daily StarThe High Court (HC) yesterday directed former BNP state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haq Milon to surrender before the trial court in Chandpur within eight weeks in connection with a mobile phon...
Campaign For War Crimes Trial Kicks Off Tomorrow
The Daily StarSammilita Sangskritik Jote, a platform for cultural organisations, will start countrywide cultural movement tomorrow to make people united in the demand for trial of war criminals.As part of the movem...
Kidney Dialysis Service At Sadar Hospitals Soon: Minister
The Daily StarKidney Awareness, Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) takes out a procession from the Shishu Academy in the city yesterday to mark World Kidney Day. Photo: STAR
Shibir Men Give Info 'spontaneously'
The Daily StarIslami Chhatra Shibir men, who have been detained on charge of killing a Rajshahi University student, are delivering statements "spontaneously" about the involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, State ...
Foundation Of 22-storey Ccc Office Building Laid
The Daily StarThe foundation stone of the new 22-storey administrative building of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) was laid yesterday.CCC Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury laid the foundation stone of the proposed bu...
Court Asks Bashundhara To Submit Statement By April 22
The Daily StarA Dhaka court yesterday asked Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and other defendants in a Tk 200 crore defamation case to submit a statement by April 22.Chairman and Managing Director of M...
Pm Seeks Qatari Investment In Energy Sector
The Daily StarQatari Minister for State and International Cooperation Dr Khaled Bin Mohammad Al Atiyah calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gonobhaban in the city yesterday. Photo: PID
Army Chief To Visit India From Sunday
The Daily StarChief of Army Staff Gen Md Abdul Mubeen will leave Dhaka for India on Sunday on a five-day goodwill visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Gen Dipok Kapoor.Gen Mubeen's wife and four army o...
Hc Asks Govt To Allow Faisal Morshed To Go Abroad
The Daily StarThe High Court (HC) yesterday directed the government to allow Faisal Morshed Khan, son of former BNP foreign minister M Morshed Khan, to go abroad for his business purpose.The HC bench of Justice Sye...
Once Fertile Crop Land Now Looks Like Water Body
The Daily StarFlooded farmlands at Bolorampur village near Barapukuria Coalmine in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur district have turned into uncultivable area following land subsidence due to geographical faults cause...
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