DHAKA: The viva-voce of successful candidates in the Examinations for the posts of Assistant Thana Education Officer (ATEO) will begin from September 22.The examinations will continue till October 10, says a BPSC press release on Tuesday night.The news release said the viva-voce will

DINAJPUR: At least two teachers were killed and other 15 people injured in a road accident near Shatmile area under Sadar upazila on Dhaka- Dinajpur highway on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruq Ahmed, 50, headmaster of Birganj Madanpur government primary school and

DHAKA: Dubai’s 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa skyscraper’s title of the world`s tallest building will be history next year when Broad Group`s Sky City is completed.  The 202-story Sky City will go up in Changsha in central China`s Hunan province. Once completed, it will top off at 838

BHOLA: The residents of the southern coastal district finally got much awaited gas connections for domestic use on Wednesday – nearly two decades after a gas field was discovered here.Petrobangla Chairman Dr Hossain Monsur inaugurated the gas connection by lighting a burner at Khanka

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena, at the ripe age of 64, is going to be grandfather for the first time in October.He came up with the disclosure while addressing a programme at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Wednesday.After hearing the good news, BSMMU VC

BAGERHAT: Bangladesh Coast Guard in a nightlong drive detained three robbers with firearms, rounds of bullets from Sundarbans. The detainees are Amir Ali, 32, Jabbar, 30, Shahjhan, 26, members of Jahangir Bahini.Confirming the matter,  Mongla Coast Guard west zone Lt commander Mohiuddin

LALMONIRHAT: The victim—Bijoy Kumar Barman—is a cattle trader.Sources said BSF-21 battalion personnel picked him up near Durgapur BOP camp while he was returning home from India with contingent of cattle at around 7:00am.Lalmonithat Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-15 battalion

DHAKA: US Ambassador Dan Mozena visited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the city on Wednesday morning to observe different development works funded by USAID.He visited Intensive Care Unit for neonatal, Center for Nero Development Autism in children, Centre for

FROM NEWYORK:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would likely to reach in the United States on September 23 to attend the 68th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters in New York.Premieres from more than 150 countries will attend the assembly to discuss about the future

DHAKA: Fresh-baked cookie chain Cookie Man has launched its first outlet in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The store will stock the entire range of Cookie Man`s products available in India including cookies, muffins, donuts and brownies, and has received a very encouraging response from customers in

BENAPOLE, JESSORE:  Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 14 people from Putkhali border area at Benapole land port in the district on Tuesday night.The detainees hailed from Jessore, Narail, Gopalganj, Kushtia and Chittagong districts of the country.Khulna-23 BGB battalion Commanding

DHAKA: The Chinese government said it secured a stronger working relationship with the Bangladeshi military during bilateral talks in Beijing.Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan met Tuesday in Beijing with Bangladeshi Army Chief of Staff Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan.Chang stressed the Asian

SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including a minor girl, drowned at Shahajadpur municipality in the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Nayan Tara, 28, wife of Chan Mia and Rashida, 6, daughter of Shital Pramanik.Local sources said that epilepsy patient Nayan Tara drowned while

DHAKA: The Hindu community will celebrate Shuva Janmashtami on Wednesday to mark the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna.According to the Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day, the eighth day of ‘Shukla Pakkha’ (bright

KHULNA: A Khulna court on Tuesday awarded life term imprisonment to 13 people for abduction and killing a businessman Abdur Rahman from Shovna village at Dumuria upazila under the district.Additional Judge Mujibur Rhaman of Khulna district court passed the verdict. The court also fined

MEHERPUR: At least ten people, including two police personnel, were injured in a clash between villagers from Khalishkundi and Rajapur villages over a dispute on ruining crops in farmland at Gangni upazila in the district. The injured police personnel Kamal, 45, and Jaher Ali, 46, were

DHAKA: The Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday recorded deposition of three more people in a case of killing tailor Biswajit Das.Dr Maksud, shopkeeper Azizul Hakim and Hawker Motaleb gave their deposition before Dhaka-4 Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday.Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge ABM Nizamul

DHAKA: A total of 90 Bangladeshi workers left for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday under a government-to-government agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia.The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment arranged an orientation programme at city’s Hajj Camp ahead of the

SAVAR: A total of 23 police personnel, including one Sub-Inspector and three Assistant Sub-Inspectors, were closed from Aminbazar Outpost for their alleged involvement in extortion and torture on businessmen on Tuesday.The closed police officials are Sub-Inspector Yunus, ASI Farooque,

TANGAIL: A lover couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with one rope at Chakdia Bari village in Ghatail upazila of the district on Tuesday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Rusel, 20, son of Fazlul Haque of the area, however, the identity of another one could not