Nation celebrates 45th Victory Day

The nation celebrated the 45th Victory Day paying tribute to the freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice in the War for Independence to free the nation from marauding Pakistani forces.

Chittagong Govt College halls closed after BCL, Shibir clash

Chittagong Government College authorities closed all the residential halls of the college after five people were injured in a clash between ruling Awami League-backed student organisation

Construction worker dies as InterContinental Dhaka ceiling collapses

A construction worker died and 10 others injured early Wednesday as a ceiling of under-construction structure of InterContinental Dhaka collapsed on them at Shahbagh in the city.

AL brings out colourful Victory Day procession

The ruling Awami League brought out a colourful procession in the capital on Wednesday celebrating marking the Victory Day with a vow to complete the trial of war crimes. Leaders and activists of the ruling Awami League and its associate bodies joined the procession in the afternoon.

BNP celebrates Victory Day taking out procession

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday celebrated the 45th Victory Day with holding various programmes, including a Victory Day Procession in the city. The party brought out the procession from in front of its Nayapaltan central office at about 3:00pm.

Victory Day today

Bangladesh celebrates the 45th Victory Day today recalling the heroic freedom fighters who made the supreme sacrifice in the War for Independence to free the nation from Pakistani occupation forces.

PAK DIPLOMAT : Govt to take action if militancy link proved

Home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said that actions would be taken through the foreign ministry if allegations against a Pakistani diplomat of having link with militancy were proved.

N-POWER PROJECT : Dhaka, Moscow initial final contract

Dhaka and Moscow on Tuesday initialled general contract for the construction, commission and operation of the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna at a cost of $11 billion.

17 killed in road accidents in Sirajganj, Rajshahi

At least 17 people were killed and 60 others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Rajshahi on Tuesday.

WB pleased to see own-funded Padma Bridge construction

World Bank senior vice-president and chief economist Kaushik Basu on Tuesday said it was pleasing to the WB that Bangladesh had started the construction of Padma Multipurpose Bridge