Bangladesh, UAE sign four MoUs

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday signed four memorandums of understanding to promote relations between the two countries in the areas of investment, business and power sector.

9 burnt dead in Ctg slum fire

At least nine people, including four of a family, were burnt to death and several others injured in a fire at Bera Market slum of Chaktai in Chattogram city early Sunday.

Bishwa Ijtema now to end Tuesday

The Bishwa Ijtema, now being held on the bank of the Turag River with the participation of the followers of Indian Islamic preacher Maulana Muhammad Saad Al Kandhalvi has been extended by another day as heavy rain disrupted the congregation on Sunday morning.

3 more banks for scam-hit sector

Bangladesh Bank on Sunday decided to approve three new banks, dominated by people linked to the ruling party, in the oversaturated financial sector which witnessed failure of banks approved few years ago.

Fire kills eight in Chattogram slum

A devastating fire at the Bhera Market Slum in Chattogram’s Chaktai area killed at least eight people in the early hour on Sunday, confirmed fire service.

Tabligh faction holds Bishwa Ijtema

The two-day Bishwa Ijtema, organised by a faction of Tabligh Jamaat, ended at Tongi on Saturday morning with akheri munajat while another faction took the field in the evening for another spell of ijtema beginning today.

Capital in grip of sudden gas crisis

At least 40 per cent of the consumers living in the capital’s densely populated areas including Mirpur, Paikpara, Pirerbag, Kalyanpur, Shyamoli, Mansurabad, Kadirabad, Mohammadpur,

PM raises 1971 genocide with ICC prosecutor

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday discussed with the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor issues relating to the trial of genocide committed by the Pakistan Army in Bangladesh in 1971.

Razzaq quits Jamaat

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Abdur Razzaq, also a top defence lawyer for Jamaat leaders in war crimes trial, resigned from the party on Friday citing its failure to apologise to the nation for its ‘role in opposing the historic struggle for liberation in 1971.’

BNP, JOF took part in polls with evil intention: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party had an evil intention from the very beginning to render the last general election questionable despite their participation in the polls.