Panthapath subsides again after reopening
A lane of the two-way Panthapath subsided again on Sunday evening after it was reopened to traffic in the morning.
Automobiles, tyre industries to get 10-yr tax holiday
The government is likely to provide tax holiday benefit to some sectors including automobiles and tyre industries from the upcoming national budget to facilitate industrialisation in the country, officials of the finance ministry said.
ZIA’S DEATH ANNIV Khaleda distributes food, clothes
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia distributed food and clothes among destitute people in the capital for the second day on Sunday marking the 34th death anniversary of late president and party founder Ziaur Rahman.
Fire rips through Gazipur apparel factory
A devastating fire ripped through a seven-storey building housing a garment factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Sunday forcing people in the surroundings to evacuate
Mother, daughter burned in acid attack
A young woman and her pentagenarian mother came under acid attack allegedly by her former husband at Manahardi upazila in Narsingdi on Friday night.
Make SAARC food bank functional: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday Bangladesh had offered one lakh metric tonnes of food grains to the earthquake-ravaged Nepal.
Mamata confirms Dhaka visit, arrives Jun 5
The chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, on Saturday said she would visit Bangladesh on June 5 and return home on June 6 after the signing of the Land Boundary Agreement, reports United News of Bangladesh.
Pass rate, GPA 5 scorers drop in SSC No more top 20 list
SSC and equivalent examinations results marked a significant decrease with the combined pass rate standing at 87.04 per cent, which is 4.30 percentage points lower than that of the previous year.
None can ignore us now: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Friday said that she was not only focusing on further development of Bangladesh but also on the progress of the region through strengthening regional cooperation.
COMBATING EXTREMISM, IMPERIALISM S Asian left leaders call for cooperation
South Asian left leaders on Friday stressed for improving links and cooperation among the communists and progressive parties of the countries to combat fundamentalism and imperialism in the region.
