DHAKA: The government is going to form a trust for the students to provide them with free education up to degree level, raising fund from government and non-government sources to foot the bill. A five-member subcommittee has already been formed to raise the trust fund and frame its rules

DHAKA: One person was arrested on Wednesday morning at Hazrat Shahjalal airport here with currencies of eight countries amounting to over Tk 1.22 crore while he was about to fly out, allegedly in connivance with some flight officials. Four officers involved with flight operations were

DHAKA: The 41st anniversary of man’s first landing on Moon is being celebrated in the city with holding various programmes.Bangladesh Astronomical Association in collaboration with Alliance Francaise and Omrito Consumer Food Product has organized a two-week programme marking the

KHAGRACHHARI: A UP member and supporter of PCJSS was kidnapped from Bormachhari village in Laxmichhari upazila on Tuesday night.Police and local sources said unidentified miscreants picked up Bormachhari UP member Chaitho Pru Chowdhury from his village, 20 miles far from the police

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued legal notice against four people including former Supreme Court justice Jainul Abedin, asking them to submit their fixed and personal asset information. Legal notice was also served to Supreme Court bench officers Pradip Kumar Das,

PABNA: Bodies of three policemen reportedly shot dead by gunmen in Bera upazila of the district were recovered on Tuesday night.The dead were identified as SI Kafil Uddin, 46, of Chilmari in Kurigram, corporal Abdul Wahed, 27, of Sariakandi in Bogra and constable Shafiqul Islam, 31, of

DHAKA: The Chamber Judge Court of Appellate Division Tuesday upheld the High Court`s directions on remand of top three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami. The High Court bench comprising Justice Dastogir Hossain and AKM Jahirul Haque ordered the authorities concerned to maintain the directions of

DHAKA: State-owned tourism organisation Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) made a Tk 19.47 lakh profit in the 2009-10 fiscal.  In a press release on Tuesday, the BPC disclosed the profit. The organization kept on losing for the last four fiscal years.        “Skilled

DHAKA: Negligence, irregularities and corrupt practices by officials and employees under the Land Ministry have been blamed for the grabbing of land-property worth over Tk 100 crore only in a single instance in the capital. Now the Land Ministry has taken a decision to reclaim the public

DHAKA: State Minister for Forest and Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the US government will provide Tk 210 crore to combating the challenges of climate change. The support is a part of US government’s grand `Support Services for Low Emission Development` project under which 18

HABIGANJ: A septuagenarian expatriate died and 14 others of his family members fell sick in food poisoning at Gobdevpur village in Nabiganj upazila Monday night, hours after their arrival in the homeland. The deceased was identified as Nur Mia Chowdhury, 70.Nur Mia’s wife Selina Begum,

GAZIPUR: At least six people were injured as garment workers went on the rampage again in Gazipur factories Tuesday to press home their demand for weekend holiday and a fixed date for monthly payments.Earlier in the morning, the garment workers of a factory in East Chandana area observed

DHAKA: A non-government platform on Tuesday said the people of country’s coastal belt have been living in intolerable situation for the last 20 months after Sidr and 14 months after Aila. They recommended that the government declare the area as ‘disaster prone Zone’ and stop

DHAKA: Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas said the government has been formulating an environment-friendly national shrimp policy that will ensure production of quality shrimp and increase shrimp exports. “The work for drafting the police is underway,” said the

RAJSHAHI: The Rajshahi University has introduced cluster question instead of separate question papers for different subjects for undergraduate admission tests beginning 2010-11 sessions.Moreover, the candidates may apply for the admission test through mobile SMS. Professor M Abdus Sobhan,

RAJSHAHI: A BRAC officials has been missing here for the last two days, police said.  Quoting family members, police said Lutfor Rahman left home for office on Monday but went missing. His colleague Project Officer of BRAC Jahangir Hossain filed a general diary with Bagmara thana.

DHAKA:  Eden college students staged a human chain demo on Tuesday morning at the college gate demanding trial of the killing of Mohsina Rabbani Menoka, a final year student of its Bengali Department.  Family members of Menoka also joined the demo. Wearing black badges, over three

DHAKA: Garment workers staged demonstration and vandalized some vehicles in Mirpur-1 to press their demand for pay hike Tuesday morning.Officer-in-Charge of Mirpur model thana Kazi Wazed Ali told banglanews24.com.bd the workers of Meridian Fashion at Mirpur-1 Circle demonstrated over pay

JHENIDAH: Two Bangladeshis were killed in firing by Indian border troops early hours Tuesday as they reportedly crossed the border to bring cattle. BDR sources said the deceased were Obaidul Islam, 32, son of Abul Kashem of Paddapukur village, and Akba Ali, 30, son of Nurul Islam of the

Dhaka: An old woman was killed in a road accident in the city’s Nolgola area under Kotwali thana Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Kafirun Nesa, 65. Operation Officer of Kotwali thana Gazi Ataur Rahman told banglanews24.com.bd that Kafirun was crushed under the wheels of a