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Quasem to be buried in Manikganj
Death row war criminal Jamaat leader Mir Quasem Ali will be buried at his ancestral home in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj.
3 September 2016, 15:34 PM
BGB deployed in Dhaka, Gazipur
Paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh has been deployed in Dhaka and Gazipur with war criminal Mir Quasem Ali waiting to walk to the gallows in Gazipur.
3 September 2016, 12:14 PM
TIB for actions against Hajj anomalies
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government to take actions against Hajj agents and brokers who cheated pilgrims and caused irregularities.
2 September 2016, 14:35 PM
140 gold bars seized, 1 held in Satkhira
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detains a man and seized 140 gold bars from his possession when he was smuggling those to India in Kolaroa upazila of Satkhira.
2 September 2016, 13:25 PM
Clean Kulaura campaign launched
A clean campaign was launched to raise awareness among the locals in Kulaura under the district for taking immediate steps to keep the
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Bring attackers to book, arrest land grabber
Students under the banner of Adivasi Chhatra Parishad, an organisation of the ethnic students in plain land, yesterday demanded arrest
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Bailey bridge at risk of collapse in Lalmonirhat
The Bailey bridge over Swarnamati River on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway at Sarpukur village at Aditmari upazila of the district may
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
47 newborns in croc farm
Forty-seven crocodiles hatched from the eggs laid by crocodiles Juliet and Pilpil at Karamjol Crocodile Breeding Centre in East
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Bridge collapse snaps road link
Road communications between Bandarban and Rangamati have been cut off following the collapse of a Bailey bridge in Sadar upazila of
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Mindless waste dumping on Alutila Hills slope
Massive dumping of waste materials collected from the district town on a slope of Alutila Hills beside Khagrachhari-Chittagong Road
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
10 Bangladeshis infected with Zika in Singapore
Six Bangladeshi nationals have been tested positive with Zika virus in Singapore, the high commission of Bangladesh there has said. They are with mild syndromes of the infection and are currently under observation.
1 September 2016, 04:39 AM
Villagers cry for concrete bridge
About 50,000 inhabitants of 30 villages in Nawabganj upazila of the district have been crossing the Nalshisha River risking their lives as demand for a concrete bridge has not been met.
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Modhumati devours two schools
The authorities of two schools in Modukhali upazila have been compelled to suspend classes as erosion by the River Modhumati devoured the schoolbuildings.
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Aman seedlings for flood-hit farmers
At least 480 flood affected farmers of four unions under Fulchhari upazila have received free aman seedlings for transplanting in their fields as agriculture rehabilitation.
31 August 2016, 18:00 PM
No decision on mercy plea until Quasem’s son returns
Condemned war criminal Mir Quasem Ali will not take any decision on presidential clemency until the return of his son who was allegedly picked up by some unidentified persons 22 days back, family says.
31 August 2016, 09:15 AM
PCJSS protests eco-tourism project
Speakers at a rally in Rangamati town yesterday protested the government move to launch an eco-tourism project in two upazilas of
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Dinajpur-Dhaka trip to get faster
Train journey to Dhaka from Dinajpur is to be faster as Ekota and Drutojan Express on the route will be using the newly built broad gauge
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
SC releases its full order on Quasem
The Supreme Court releases the full text of its order that dismissed review petition of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali, paving way for the government to proceed with his execution.
30 August 2016, 11:34 AM
Manna gets bail, but won’t get release
Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna, who has been in jail for a year-and-half, has been given bail in sedition charge. However, it will not give him release from jail.
30 August 2016, 08:15 AM
Community-based approach stressed
Members of the civil society and government officials at a workshop urged the government to give special attention to the haor areas and
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM