• Project attracts mass despite of odds
  • Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber highest paid young celebrities
  • 13 NBFIs miss BB deadline to raise paid-up capital
  • Commodity prices continue to rise
  • No respite for consumers
  • Stalking takes another life
  • BUET crisis needs urgent resolution
  • The wrong answer?
  • Obama’s scramble for Africa
  • Padma Bridge financing vs. word-of-mouth strategy
  • Nigeria struggles to assess loss of life after tanker fire
  • Southeast Asian talks fail over China dispute
  • FICA and BPL mud-slinging goes on
  • Rain a concern for Tigers
  • Gas supply thru’ pipeline starts in Rajshahi
  • City corpns’ budgets not citizen friendly, says Ripon
  • Non-govt teachers demand job nationalisation
  • Stalemate continues at BUET
  • 2 books containing interviews of 15 individuals launched
  • 1 killed, 20 hurt as train derails in Gazipur
  • Khaleda asks lieutenants to end row in BNP’s local committees
  • New gas field discovered at Srikail in Comilla
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Gas supply thru’ pipeline starts in Rajshahi

Gas supply through pipeline has finally begun in Rajshahi thus meeting a longstanding demand of the people of the region. The authorities said industries would have priority over households in this regard. Full story

City corpns’ budgets not citizen friendly, says Ripon

The BNP’s international affairs secretary, Asaduzzaman Ripon, also a candidate for Dhaka south city mayor in the suspended elections, addresses a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday. — New Age photo
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Asaduzzaman Ripon on Friday said that the budgets of the two city corporations for the new fiscal were not ‘citizen friendly’. Ripon, BNP’s international affairs secretary, said at a press... Full story

Remove illegal structures from Dhanmondi playground: green group

Environmental activists on Friday demanded immediate removal of illegal structures from the playground at Dhanmondi-8 (old) in the capital. At a rally in front of the Dhaka University fine... Full story

UN environment award celebrated in Ctg

A local organisation on Friday in the Chittagong city celebrated the UNDP Equator Prize that it had received for its role in conserving a forest in the region. Chunoti Co-management Committee won... Full story

Royani festival begins in Barisal

A three-day festival of Royani Gaan, song offerings to Manasa, snake deity of the Hindus, began in the city on Friday. Organisers said the Royani Utsav, as the festival is named, is... Full story

Colonel Taher Sangsad holds children’s art competition

Colonel Taher Sangsad on Friday organised a children’s art competition and writing first letter ceremony on the Dhaka University fine arts faculty premises. Around 200 children in three... Full story

Construction of 3 flyovers in Ctg soon: minister

Primary and mass education minister Afsarul Ameen on Friday said the construction works of three flyovers at Nasirabad, Muradpur and GEC crossing will start shortly. Full story

Matin, Anisuzzaman awarded Gitanjali Medal

Language veteran Abdul Matin and writer and researcher Anisuzzaman received Gitanjali Medal, 2012 from a cultural establishment in the capital. Gitanjali Lalitkala Academy, a cultural school... Full story

Rain or thundershowers likely

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions till 6:00pm today. Full story


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