Bangladesh News

RIYADH: From aviation to entertainment, from model to superstar and now widely known as a business tycoon, celebrated film actor Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique is flying high and is looking to achieve more.

Citizens from all walks of life and socio-political organisations yesterday strongly condemned the brutal murder of Sagar Sarowar, a news editor of private TV channel Maasranga Television, and his wife Meherun Runi, a senior reporter of ATN Bangla.

By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury DHAKA - Bangladesh has officially decided to join the world's 30-strong nuclear power club, signing a landmark inter-governmental agreement with Russia on November 2 for a nuclear power plant at Rooppur, in the Ishwardi subdistrict of Pabna, in the northwest of the country.

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In a very significant development, the Bangladesh government has decided to allow India to ferry food grains and essentials for the mountainous northeastern states via its territory, a Tripura minister said here Saturday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Two television journalists in Bangladesh found stabbed to death Saturday in their home in the capital of Dhaka, police said.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Two television journalists in Bangladesh found stabbed to death Saturday in their home in the capital of Dhaka, police said.

Two Bangladeshi journalists -- a husband-wife duo -- were Friday night found murdered at their home in Dhaka, police said Saturday.

At least seven were injured in a factional clash of Awami League's student wing, Bangladesh Chhatra League , at the main dormitory of Sir Salimullah Medical College in the early hours of Saturday.

India should be more proactive in implementing agreements with Bangladesh to show its sincerity in maintaining good ties with its eastern neighbour, two experts have said.

Crowds in cinemas in Rajshahi have thinned remarkably, leading to the closure of most of the cinemas in the district including those in the city.

The government hopes the safety and security of Bangladesh nationals working in the Maldives will be protected in the wake of the unrest in the Indian Ocean nation.

The opposition BNP has warned the government that resistance will begin immediately from wherever their Mar 12 grand rally is obstructed.

New Delhi, Feb 10 : Present Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office Pankaj Saran has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.

Shamim Ahamed bdnews24.com Correspondent Dhaka, Feb 9 - Amidst a row with the telecoms watchdog, the government has selected 85 firms to award three types of licences under certain conditions.

The central bank yesterday came down heavily on foreign banks having operations in Bangladesh for a high interest rate spread, which is depriving both depositors and borrowers.

A seasoned singer Bashir Ahmed, who has been around for over five decades in the professional music world, is till date remembered for his memorable playbacks like O meyer naam deboki, Gaaner khatai swarolipi, Jare jabi jodi ja and others.

The government is planning to create four more economic zones to improve export and draw foreign investment, finance minister A M A Muhith said o Thursday.

Mamunur Rashid and Ashiqur Rahman bdnews24.com correspondents Dhaka, Feb 09 -Publishers and stalls are happy with the sales at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, but writer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi is not impressed.

Nurul Islam Hasib bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Jan 9 - At the wrong end of the censure baton for long for being highhanded and insensitive in their behaviour toward the public at large, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police have taken a 'creative' route to come closer to people.