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Landslide death toll rises to 106
Rescuers yesterday dragged out 20 more bodies from the ruins left by Monday's devastating landslides in Chittagong as the death toll rose to 106.
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SSC pass rate falls
Pass rate in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination has declined to 57.37 percent from last year's 59.04 percent but more students secured GPA-5.
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Hasina got Tk 1cr in MiG-29 deal
Businessman Noor Ali claims he also gave 3 flats to Sheikh Helal
Businessman Noor Ali is claimed to have admitted to the joint forces that he gave Tk 1 crore to Awami League (AL) chief and the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and three flats to her cousin SheikhHelal
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Babar talks about illegal VoIP network
Sons of Khaleda, Saifur, SQ Chy, Nasim were involved
Most of the ministers' sons used to run illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) business and make a profit of up to Tk 5 crore a month during the BNP-led alliance rule.
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Hill Cutting in Cox's Bazar
Over 100 houses buried under mud
Large chunks of earth and mud, sliding of a soaked hill that had been cut earlier for a now abandoned government housing project, buried some 100 houses fully or partially at Kalatali in Cox's Bazar town
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Private credit dips
BB asks banks to improve situation
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked all commercial banks to increase credit flow as growth in private sector credit shrunk by 3.33 percentage point during the first four months of this calendar year.
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CA warns against illegal hill cutting
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday sounded a strong warning against illegal hill cutting in the port city and said persons involved in such an act would be punished.
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GPA-5
Viqarunnisa, Ideal, Monipur school on top
Viqarunnisa Noon School and College , Ideal School and College and Monipur High School came out first, second and third respectively in terms of securing the highest number of GPA-5 in this year's Secondary
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Number of GPA-5 holders up by 7pc
The number of highest grade point average holders in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) public examination saw a moderate rise of 7.07 percent compared to the previous year.
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Babar, Mamun sent to jail after remand
Detained former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar and Giasuddin Al Mamun, close friend of BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman, were sent to jail yesterday on completion of theirremands.
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Ex-minister Zia owns Tk 11cr properties
Wealth report placed to ACC
Former state minister Ziaul Haque Zia, one of the 21 corruption suspects served with notices on May 29, submitted his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday.
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Nadim Mostafa, wife sued for cheating
Former BNP lawmaker Nadim Mostafa and his wife Nurun Nahar Parul were yesterday sued for misappropriating Tk 10.5 lakh and issuing a false bank cheque.
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Deadly fighting drives Gaza closer to civil war
Mortar shells slam into Hamas PM's home, 18 killed in fighting
Hamas fighters armed with guns and rocket launchers besieged two Fatah security headquarters yesterday as deadly clashes threatened to topple the government and drive Gaza closer to civil war.
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7 Afghan cops killed in gunfight with US troops
Two dozens Taliban killed in air raids, attacks
Seven policemen were killed in a gun battle with US soldiers after troops attacked their post in eastern Afghanistan following a "misunderstanding," government officials said Tuesday.
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Rebel Kurds declare cease-fire in Turkey
Kurdish separatists declared a "unilateral cease-fire" in attacks against Turkey yesterday and said they were ready for peace negotiations, but the group maintained the right to defend itself.
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Italian police recover ancient temple
Italian police have recovered an ancient Greek temple dug up in southern Italy by a construction crew who had dumped or looted the prized artifacts and begun to pour cement over the ruins, authorities
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