Bangladesh News

George Galway, a British lawmaker, of late had criticised the organisers of London conference on human rights situation in Bangladesh.

UNB, Dhaka Traders have expressed their apprehension of a possible rise in the prices of onion and sugar during Ramadan.4

Hasan Tarique Chowdhury August 28, 2005 was the 18th death anniversary of eminent philosopher and educationist Professor Sydur Rahaman.4

Staff Correspondent In a historic verdict, the High Court yesterday declared the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal, meaning the rules of Khandker Mushtaque Ahmed, Abu Sadaat Mohammad Sayem, and Maj ...4

Abdul Bayes The nation is going to witness a two-day long convention against terrorism starting from Tuesday, 30 August 2005.4

The World Bank will provide a special fund for the development of the country's infrastructure.4

Bangladesh troops seized thousands of rounds of ammunition on Monday in a forest near the country's border with Myanmar in the latest of a series of weapons and ammunition hauls, security officials said.2.7

Work has begun to demolish more than 100 high-rise buildings in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, considered to be a threat to air traffic.2.9

Bangladesh Apparels Workers Federation demand tk-1800 minimum salary for garment workers in Bangladesh, demand weekly holyday & demand early stop night shift work by women in garment factories.4

As of this moment, Bangladesh is going through some rough weather after the recent spate of bomb blasts in all but one district.4

Hong Kong and Sri Lanka will jointly establish a garments manufacturing industry in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone involving US$ 6.798 million.5

DHAKA: ICB Asset Management Company Ltd , a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh , has declared an 18 percent dividend for its shareholders for the year 2004-05. The dividend was approved at the ...5.3

Our Correspondent, Satkhira Jamaatul Mujahidin raised its armed outfit in the name of "Ketal Bahini" in border areas of Satkhira district, recruited youths and trained them to fight to establish Islamic rule in ...4

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia yesterday said Sweden could increase bilateral trade and investment to help Bangladesh attain self-reliance. We need to increase trade and investment that would lead to ...4

A high power delegation led by Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman is likely to leave Dhaka in the second week of next month to discuss and negotiate with World Bank top executives at its head office ...4

BSS, Dhaka Education Minister Dr M Osman Farruk yesterday asked the English-medium schools to prepare their curricula in the light of local culture, tradition and values.4

Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday called for introducing an award after Shaheed Dr Milion.4

DHAKA: To give poetry a different dimension, cultural organisation Manabi screened their first production Drishyakabya, , at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture Friday last.4

A K M Nurul Huq, who obtained Masters degree in Mathematics from Dhaka University in 1990, started fish farming in 1992 in a 50 decimal pond.4

Niko, a Canadian company responsible for Tengratila gas field blowout, would be sued for compensation.4

Dhabi Group, the Middle East giant, is likely to invest US$ one billion in Bangladesh to set up a five star hotel, mobile phone company and a pharmaceutical industry, a top official of the Board of Investment ...4

Syed Tashfin Chowdhury Sale of ghee, creamless mawa and yogurt has fallen significantly at the decades old Ghee Potti at Patuatuli in Old Dhaka.4

A cache of foreign-made sophisticated pistols and ammunition was seized and one tribal suspect detained by BDR troops following a brief encounter with gunrunners at a remote village in hill-district Bandarban ...4

President George W. Bush demanded on Saturday that the Palestinians respond to the Israeli pullout from Gaza and portions of the West Bank by cracking down on terrorism.2.7

KATHMANDU, Aug. 26: The draft on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters prepared by the fourth meeting of the SAARC Sub-Group on August 12 to 13 will now be considered by appropriate higher SAARC ...5

The son of veteran lyricist and literary personality Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, Sujit is actively involved with the Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad since it was formed three years ago.4

Anonymous leaflets were circulated in the city on Thursday night, stating that the country's major militant organisations had developed from Asadullah Galib's Ahle Hadith Jubo Sangha.3.4

Entrepreneurs are queuing up for permission as government decision to allow the setting up of some 23 small power-generation plants across the country generated much enthusiasm in the private sector, officials ...4.2

DHAKA: The Hindus yesterday celebrated Janmastami, a religious festival to mark the birth of Krishna, across the country.4.5

About 15,000 people of villages under Dumuria and Batiyaghata upazilas in Khulna are affected by a damaged embankment and overflowing river.4

A bomb scare prevented a Bangladeshi jetliner in the southern port city of Chittagong on Friday from taking off for Dubai with 150 passengers, civil aviation officials said.2.7

DHAKA: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, widely known by his stage name MoliA re, was born into a comfortable, respected bourgeois family of Paris in 1622.4

The Bangladesh i government Thursday said confusing and panicky information about the Aug.1.6

Introductory:The nature of state has totally changed of late. This is the day of nourishing and cherishing the democratic norms and values.4

Karim Waheed British Council, Dhaka is holding a five-day-long film festival that started from August 22.4.6