Saturday, 16 Nov, 2024

National

Recruitment of 32,000 primary teachers by this month

DHAKA: Recruitment of 32,000 teachers for government primary schools will be completed by this month.  Besides, appointment of additional 20,000 part-time teachers in the primary schools were under process, the 18th meeting of Standing Committee on Planning Ministry was told on Thursday.

Recruitment of 32,000 primary teachers by this month

DHAKA: Recruitment of 32,000 teachers for government primary schools will be completed by this month.  Besides, appointment of additional 20,000 part-time teachers in the primary schools were under process, the 18th meeting of Standing Committee on Planning Ministry was told on Thursday.

Fire station in each upazila of the country

DHAKA: A fire station will be set up in each upazila and the home ministry has sent a proposal to this effect to the planning ministry for firming up the plan.The proposal will be placed before the meeting of the ECNEC and establishment of the fire-fighting stations will soon be started

Trawler capsizes in Bay: 12 fishermen remain missing

BAGERHAT: Twelve fishermen remain missing two days after their trawler sank in coastal area of the district. According to witnesses, the trawler capsized in the mid-sea on Tuesday due to technical fault.Fishermen from Kochikhali said they saw the trawler carrying the 12 men in 1 No Boya

No more session-jam from December: JU VC

SAVAR: Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University Professor Dr Sharif Enamul Kabir Thursday said existing session-jam in the university would completely disappear by December. "We are planning to begin the classes of the students by December," said Dr Enamul.While talking to

Phony phoning with national anthem as ring tone: HC fines 3 mobile companies Tk 1.50 cr

DHAKA: The High Court proscribed the commercial use of national anthem as ring tone and welcome tone of mobile phone and fined three firms a total of Tk 1.50 crore for doing so.A High Court Bench comprising Justice Jubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Farah Mahbub gave the verdict

Mother, her two children burn to death in self-immolation!

DHAKA: A young mother reportedly burnt herself and her two children to death in a bizarre self-immolation in the city’s South Kamalapur area on Thursday noon following family feuds.Police, quoting some local sources, said Bilashi Begum, 27, along with her daughter Rajani Akhter, 8, and

Fertilizer faking: agriculture officer of Bagmara held

RAJSHAHI:  At last police arrested agriculture officer Sheikh Mohammad Alamgir of Bagmara upazila on Wednesday night from Upashahar in the city in a cheating case for allegedly faking government-supplied fertilizer.Firoz Kabir, SI of Bagmara Thana and investigator officer, said,

Man kills brother for land in Jhenidah

JHENIDAH:  A man was killed and three others were injured in a fratricidal feuding over land ownership at Varuapara village under Sader upazila Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan alas Uzir, 30, son of Golap Rahman Joardar of Varuapara village.Officer-in-charge of

Govt. to take public opinion before implementing DAP: Syed Ashraf

DHAKA: The government would take opinion from the public and local representatives before implementing the much-debated Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for the capital, said LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam Wednesday. He made the remark while chairing the maiden meeting of the cabinet committee

Establishments on KhaledaÔÇÖs land demolished in Savar

SAVAR: The administration Wednesday knocked down some establishments owned by opposition leader Khaleda Zia at North Ramchandrapur near the National Memorial during a demolition drive.Bulldozers and excavators of Roads and Highways department bulldozed the establishments on an 18-decimal

LabourerÔÇÖs demand for Tk 5,000 minimum wage logical: CPB

DHAKA: Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has said the government has nodded to the pressure mounted by the owners of the garment factories in declaring the minimum wages for the garment workers.“As per existing living expenses, the minimum wages for a labourer should be Tk 5,000,”

Sylhet within jaws of global earthquake zone!

SYLHET:  Bangladesh lies within the jaws of the global earthquake zone along with Myanmar and India, but Sylhet is bearing heavy risk of tremor, says a research report.If there be a strong quake in the region, it is likely to cause devastation since the country is ill prepared for

Internet Explorer Gains Market Share, Firefox, Chrome Decline

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has defied its critics and rivals, gaining global market share for the third month running, according to new figures. Net Applications’ latest statistics show that the world’s most popular browser accounted for a 60.7 per cent share of the global

Police hold one with bombs

DHAKA: Police Wednesday arrested a suspected militant with seven cocktail bombs from the city’s Hijoltola area under Demra Thana.The arrested person was identified as Sohel Hossain.Duty Officer Sub-Inspector Enamul of Demra Thana told banglanews24.com.bd that the bombs were seized at

PM to attend her Energy Ministry office Sunday

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would attend her office at Power and Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Sunday, likely with a set of directions to be handed down to the authorities dealing with the potential twin-sector.During her office time, the Prime Minister will be apprised of

PM to attend her Energy Ministry office Sunday

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would attend her office at Power and Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Sunday, likely with a set of directions to be handed down to the authorities dealing with the potential twin-sector. During her office time, the Prime Minister will be apprised

Increased assistance a must for the MDGs: FM

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni urged developed countries to come up with increased assistance to the developing and least developed countries in their bid to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “We want to see political will and commitment from developed countries in

Robbers loot Tk 10 lakh from cattle traders in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: Highway robbers looted Tk 10 lakh from five cattle traders on Sirajganj-Hatikumrul-Bonpara road early Wednesday.  The traders said the traders in a truck were going back home in Rajshahi after selling cattle-heads at Gabtoli haat in the capital. As the truck reached at

Reshuffle in admin: NTRCA chairman made OSD

DHAKA: Chairman of the Non-government Teacher Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) Kabir Uddin Ahmed was Wednesday made OSD in a latest round of reshuffle in the administration.Separate notifications of the Establishment Ministry Wednesday said Momtaj Ahmed, OSD under the