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Aggrieved officials upset over delay in review

A section of the civil bureaucracy has been seething with discontent as the government balked to initiate any steps to review their cases for promotion following claims of anomalies over the recent... Full story

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Danger of antibiotic calamity looms

A four-member expert committee is due next week to submit a draft guideline concerning the use of antibiotics though the government remains a long way from formulating a draft national policy... Full story

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12 killed as thunderstorms strike dists

At least 12 persons were killed and over 50 injured when the season’s first thunderstorms struck different parts of country on Friday. The nor’westers coupled with rains whipped many parts of the country. Full story

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BNP ready for dialogue

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Friday told the visiting US under secretary of state for political affairs, Wendy Ruth Sherman, that she was ready for any kind of dialogue... Full story

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JU students fear disruption in academic life

Jahangirnagar University students fear disruption in their academic life as the teachers rallying for the resignation of the vice-chancellor decided to continue with their agitation and the vice-chancellor... Full story

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Minimum tax on TIN holders likely in budget: Muhith

The government is considering the imposition of a minimum tax on people having tax identification numbers to increase revenue earning and to mobilise more resource. Full story

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Family denies BAF officer had heart diseases

The family of squadron leader Mamunur Rashid, who was found dead in a hotel in Chittagong on Thursday, on Friday said the deceased had not suffered from any heart diseases although he had high... Full story

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Myanmar holds landmark talks with Karen rebels

Myanmar’s government started talks on Friday towards a political agreement with one of the world’s oldest rebel armies, marking one of the biggest steps taken by the country’s civilian rulers after... Full story

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Muggers shoot dead man in city

A group of muggers shot dead a man when he chased them with a stone at Rainkhola residential area in the capital’s Mirpur after a mugging incident on Friday morning. Full story

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Qamrul terms BNP ‘evil force’

State minister for law Qamrul Islam on Friday termed Bangladesh Nationalist Party an ‘evil force’ accusing it of hatching conspiracies to foil the war crimes trials. Full story

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China shuts political websites in crackdown

Two C`hinese political websites said Friday they had been ordered by authorities to shut for a month for criticising state leaders, the latest move in a broad government crackdown on the internet. Full story

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AL asks govt to weigh Malaysian proposal

The Awami League working committee on Friday urged the government to give a serious thought to Malaysia’s proposal to sign a memorandum of understanding on the Padma bridge project. Full story

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Govt plans to include lessons on road safety in textbooks

The government has taken initiative to include lessons on road use and road safety in the textbooks for pre-primary, primary and secondary level students. The education minister Nurul Islam Nahid told New Age... Full story

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Cultivation of African rice seeds from next Aus season

Farmers will begin to cultivate a new variety of African rice, known as ‘NERICA’, starting from the coming Aus season that starts in late April with the aim of increasing the country’s rice production. Full story

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Mali rebels declare independence in north

Mali’s desert Tuaregs proclaimed independence for what they call the state of Azawad on Friday after capturing key towns this week in an advance that caught the newly-installed junta off guard. Full story

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PM urges opposition to practise healthy politics

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called on the opposition to practise healthy politics by observing peaceful programmes. ‘We want healthy trend in politics and peaceful observance of... Full story

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Tagore celebrations begin in Delhi

The celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary jointly by Bangladesh and India began on Thursday with the rendition of Tagore's noted dance drama 'Shapmochan' by Bangladeshi... Full story

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Teacher sued for violating student

A primary school teacher at Baufal in Patuakhali on Friday was sued for allegedly violating two girl students in the school. Baufal police officer-in-charge Naresh Chandra Karmakar said... Full story

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BSF regrets torturing Bangladesh national

The Indian Border Security Force on Friday expressed regrets for torturing Bangladeshi national Gopal Chandra Roy, although he was holding a passport, at Ghojadanga... Full story

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