DHAKA: The government is working to reduce the gap between urban and rural areas through boosting the rural economy, the Prime Minister told parliament Wednesday, citing a revised pro-poor development recipe.“The amended second poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) has already been

DHAKA: The government has a plan to establish IT park in all divisional headquarters, including the capital, Dhaka, as building a digital Bangladesh is its a flagship vision. In reply to a query of MP from Cox’s Bazar-3 constituency Lutfor Rahman, State Minister for Science and ICT

RAJSHAHI: Pro-government Chhatra League activists clashed with Chhatra Samaj, the student wing of Jatiya Party, on Rajshahi College campus Wednesday, leaving at least 10 injured, one critically.Critically injured CS activist Khokon was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.Campus

DHAKA:  Road transport owners and workers of southwestern districts Wednesday retracted their call for indefinite strike from June 24, after an urgent negotiation with the government side.Convenor of Southwestern Road Transport Owners-Workers Unity Council SM Shah Alam Mukul declared the

PABNA: A motorcycle rider died as his bike crashed into a tree in Sujanagar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Khwaja Noor Hossain, 32. Witnesses said Noor Hossain, son of late Moynal Hossain of Shahjadpur, died instantly as he lost control and his

CHITTAGONG: A businessman was stabbed and robbed of Tk 5 lakh in a daring daylight attack by bandits just as he came out from a bank in the port city’s Pahartoli area Wednesday.“Three to four snatchers stabbed and snatched the money from businessman Musa just after he came out of the

DHAKA: The crisis-ridden garment factories in Ashulia belt resumed operation Wednesday a day after all were closed en block by the owners amid raging labour unrest on the demand for a pay hike.“By the thousand the workers turned up in the morning and joined their work from 8:00am,”

DHAKA: A badly driven bus rammed a motorcycle at Kajla in the capital’s Jatrabari area on Wednesday morning, killing the bike-rider on the spot.The victim was identified as Delwar, 30, son of late Toriqullah of Dogair Purba Para under Demra Thana.Witnesses told banglanews24.com.bd that

DHAKA: Pronouncing charges against a big band of 668 suspected mutineers of the 24 Rifles Battalion concluded Wednesday at the BDR headquarters and a special court tasked with the trial fixed Saturday (June 24) for the indictment. In the phased hearing, charges against the remaining 293

DHAKA: A “listed terrorist” was killed in an encounter between his accomplices and members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Bhashantek in the crime-infested Pallabi of the capital city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Yusuf Ali alias Sidhu.Operation officer of

RANGPUR: Local administration Tuesday imposed section 144 in Pirganj upazila to stave off an imminent clash between two rival groups of opposition BNP as they called meetings at the same place.Additional police have been deployed in the upazila to avert any untoward incident as tensions

DHAKA: The government Tuesday decided to stop the leasing of Sadarghat Launch Terminal from June 30 to end harassment of and upgrade service to the passengers.And the measure comes as boon for the labourers, who will no longer have to work to the benefit of the powerful lessees.“The

DHAKA: Professor Dr. Mizanur Rahman of Dhaka University’s Law Department has been made Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), giving the much-waited full shape to the HR watchdog.“President Zillur Rahman Tuesday gave the appointment to the Chairman, a fulltime and

DHAKA: Two members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were Tuesday awarded 30 years imprisonment each with hard labour in jail for the serial bombing of Mymensingh court on August 17, 2005.Judge of the Speedy Trial Tribunal Court No 4 in Dhaka Mohammad Rezaul Islam pronounced the

DHAKA: In a latest round of reshuffle, the government brought four changes in the administration through transfers and postings.According to separate Establishment Ministry notifications issued Tuesday, Dr. Mohammad Kawser, Chairman of the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training, was

DHAKA:  Senior journalist Shafiqul Kabir and four members of his woe-be-gone family were taken on a three-day remand Tuesday for interrogation over the tragic deaths of his daughter-in-law and her two children in Jurain. Detectives on Monday held Shafiqul Kabir and his wife Nur Banu,

JHENIDAH: An elderly man was run over by a truck on the Jhenidah-Magura highway near Hatgopalpur Bazar in the district Tuesday, triggering a violent protest.The deceased was identified as Bishnupada, 60, of Alamdanga under Chuadanga district.Police sources said Bishnupada was trying to

COMILLA: Two people were killed and three injured as a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sadar South upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Police said a Dhaka-bound passenger bus of ‘Padma Paribahan’ crashed into the three-wheeler in Laxmipur area at

DHAKA: Tensions built up at Dhaka University as police prevented the ousted opposition Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal student politicos from making their comeback on the campus Tuesday, a day after they were beaten out by their rivals. Members of the student arms of both the ruling Awami League

Jhenidah: One person was killed and 14 others were injured in a violent clash between the activists of ruling Awami League and their opponent BNP at Bhajanagar village in Moheshpur upazila Tuesday.The dead was identified as Lambu, 30.Moheshpur thana officer- in-charge Mamun-Or-Rashid said