A meeting of the Awami League (AL) Local Government (Union Parishad) Election Nomination Board will be held tomorrow at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence Ganobhaban in Dhaka, reports BSS. Awami League and Local Government Election Nomination Board President Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting, said a press release today. AL General Secretary and Public Administration Minister…

Accusing the government of plundering public money in the name of development, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday said the ruling Awami League siphoned off Tk 30,000 crore over the last seven years. “The ruling party often talks about development…they’ve plundered more public money than what they spent on development. Now they’re taking mega projects in the name of development…

A truck helper and a farmer were killed in two separate incidents in Narsingdi and Chuadanga districts during the nor’wester that hit the country on Sunday evening. In Narsingdi, truck helper Awlad Hossain, 25, hailing from of Habiganj district, was killed as a roadside billboard fell over him at Natun Bus Stand of the district town in the night. Quoting officer-in-charge of Narsingdi Sadar…

After nearly two hours of hectic efforts, firefighters brought the fire that broke out at Hasina Market in the city’s Karwan Bazar area under control around 9:55 pm on Sunday night. According to several media reports, the fire might have originated from a burning cigarette butt or any candle light at a shop of the tin-shed double-storey market that housed nearly 200 shops around 7:55pm. Quoting…

England's miracle club Leicester City are 90 minutes from sporting immortality as they prepare for a Sunday showdown at Old Trafford with Premier League standard-bearers Manchester United. The 5,000-1 outsiders, whose team cost less than o30 million ($43.8 million, 38.3 million euros) to assemble, need just three points to become champions for the first time in their 132-year history and complete…

Kangana Ranaut said that she is happy to have carved an unconventional career path in Bollywood as she completed 10 years in the industry on April 28.   Kangana’s debut film Gangster released in 2006, where she played a troubled woman in love with a gangster.   The 29-year-old National Award-winning actress said that she enjoys being an “underdog” in the film industry.…

She may be vocal about a string of issues but Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor says she guards her personal life fiercely and does not feel it is necessary to talk about it in public.   The “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” star says she is open about a lot of aspects of her life but believes who she is dating should stay private.   “There are a lot of other things which make you a…

A case has been filed accusing three unidentified people in connection with the killing of Hindu tailor Nikhil Chandra Joarder in Tangail. Quoting officer-in-charge of Gopalpur police station Abdul Jalil, UNB said victim’s wife Aroti Rani Joardar filed the case on Saturday night.   Unidentified assailants hacked Nikhil, 50, to death at his tailoring shop in Dubail area under Gopalpur upazila…

17 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir have been arrested from the port city’s Patenga area. Acting on a tip off that a group of Jamaat-Shibir men was holding a clandestine meeting at Biman Restaurant in front of Patenga sea beach, a police team conducted a drive there on Saturday afternoon and arrested them, news agency UNB said quoting Alamgir Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Patenga Police…

Crews have rescued a 72-year-old survivor of Ecuador's deadly earthquake almost two weeks after it struck the South American country, Venezuela announced Saturday. A visiting Venezuelan search team located Manuel Vasquez, who had been trapped under rubble since the 7.8-magnitude quake that killed 660 people, the Venezuelan embassy in Quito said on its website. They found Vasquez "making sounds…

The historic May Day is being observed in the country today (Sunday) as elsewhere across the globe with a view to establish the rights of workers. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic uprising of working people in Chicago, USA, at the height of a prolonged fight for an eight-hour workday. The day is a public holiday. The Labour and Employment…

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted the toiling masses on the occasion of the historic May Day. In separate messages on the eve of the day, they expressed solidarity with the working class and urged all to come forward for establishing their rights and ensuring their welfare. In his message, the President called for establishing good worker- owner relations, ensuring…