HBO said Sunday that it is renewing its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio’s movies for another decade, the companies said. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. HBO, part of Time…
Month: January 2013
Hurricane Sandy relief bill – good coastal policy?
Rob Young, from YALE Environment360 Next week, the U.S. Congress is expected to vote on the bulk of $60 billion in emergency spending to provide for recovery from Hurricane Sandy. Clearly, significant aid is needed to repair the damage left…
Rafiq murder, double shock to people
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The recovery of the handcuffed body of a Dhaka city unit BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Majumder from a field in Jhenidah on Saturday night came as a double shock to common people not only for the cold…
Messi wins record fourth Ballon d’Or
Lionel Messi won a record-breaking fourth consecutive FIFA Ballon d’Or at an awards ceremony in Zurich.The 25-year-old Argentinian took the honour ahead of Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Oscars are to pay tribute to Bond films
“We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday,” said the producers of this February’s Oscars show, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
New doubts on link between global warming, drought
There have been devastating droughts in the past few years in places like Africa, Australia, and the United States. Last summer, the drought in the central US caused the loss of massive crops, causing a major economic hit for the…
Rafiqul killing planned: Tariqul
BNP Standing Committe member Tariqul Islam on Monday has alleged that the government was behind the killing of the BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Majumder. The senior BNP leader was speaking to journalists at headquarter premises in Naya Paltan before the…
US embassy starts visa facilitation programme
The US embassy in Dhaka launched a new initiative on Sunday exempting ‘certain qualified’ returning foreign visitors from another interview with a consular officer. According to a media release, the programme was designed to reduce waiting time for ‘qualified’ foreign…
Parliament’s winter session from Jan 27
Parliament will convene its winter session on Jan 27. It will be 16th sitting of the ninth Parliament. President Mohammad Zillur Rahman on Monday summoned Parliament into the session in line with the constitutional obligation of holding a sitting within…
Judge gets bail
Senior Assistant Judge Javed Imam on Monday secured six-month’s ad-interim bail from the High Court after being held for allegedly possessing contraband Phensydyl syrup. The bench of justices Quamrul Islam Siddiqui and Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also asked the Deputy…
River commission act okayed
The cabinet Monday approved ‘National River Protection Commission Act-2013’ as a part of steps to save all rivers in the country. The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Emerging from the…
DGEN closes lower
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange shed more than 36 points to stand over 4,126 points at close on Monday amid a low turnover. Shares and mutual funds worth over Tk 1.21 billion changed hands with 42 issues…
Govt success claims false: BNP
BNP Standing Committee Member Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday described claims of government successes “as nothing but false information.” “What the government gifted in the last four years is corruption and embezzlements, including the one took place in Padma bridge…
Police say quoting gang-member: 11 BD fishermen killed, trawler snatched
A detained Rohingya member on Sunday confessed that a gang of his country-men killed some 11 fishermen at Sonachar sea channel in Barguna district on January 2, police said. The gang also snatched a trawler from the procession of the…
Fire at Mohakhali slum
Jan7: A devastating fire broke out at Lichutala Slum at Mohakhali in the city on Monday night. A fire service official told banglanews that the blaze began around 8:00pm at the slum adjacent to Metropolitan Hospital in the area.
Border killing unforgivable: Dipu
Expressing strong protest, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that border killing is not forgivable. The minister made the protest in a press conference at her office Monday. Dipu Moni, “Border killings are not pardonable and we express protest…
Non-MPO teachers besiege Shikkha Bhaban Tuesday
Teachers working at educational institutions not enrolled to MPO system will besiege the Shikkha Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday to press the government to enlist them. The announcement came following a day-long sit-in protest staged by Non-MPO Shikkha Prothisthan…
Gazipur to be 11th city corporation
The government on approved country’s 11th city corporation at Gazipur comprising about 330sq km area from Tongi and Gazipur municipalities. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR), chaired by Prime Minister…
Forex reserve top $13b for first time
The foreign exchange reserve crossed the $ 13 billion-mark for the first time on Monday, thanks to a robust growth of inward remittance as well as decreasing import payment. The reserve rose to $13.04 billion on the day — the…
FBCCI for Govt-Opposition dialogue
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Monday said the business community would request leaders of the two main political parties to start a dialogue to end the prevailing political impasse.…
Biman staff on indefinite strike
The agitating employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Monday called for a non-stop strike from Tuesday as their demands had not been met, according to Moshiqur Rahman, president of the Biman Sramik League. The announcement comes following a day-long sit-in…
Long-beaked Echidna may not be extinct
Allison Winter, ENN With a small and declining population due to forest clearing and overhunting in New Guinea, the western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii) is listed as “Critically Endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of…
How excess holiday eating disturbs your ‘Food Clock’
Jason Bardi If the sinful excess of holiday eating sends your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload, you are not alone: People who are jet-lagged, people who work graveyard shifts and plain-old late-night snackers know just how you feel.
‘Speculators’ creating share market chaos’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday once again blamed ‘speculators’ for destabilising the capital market. Speaking to journalists after a meeting on ways to improve the capital market, he said ‘speculators’ were creating chaos in the market. Journalists asked him…
‘Microscope needed to find govt’s succeess’
A senior leader of the opposition BNP on Sunday said the Awami League-led government’s failures in the last four years have put its successes in the shade. Standing Committee Member Tariqul Islam made the observation at a press conference convened…
Strike ends ‘peacefully’ amid tight security
The general strike called by the opposition to protest against the latest hike in fuel oil prices ended without any major incident on Sunday.
Bangladesh ‘far ahead’ of India : Amartya
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Bangladesh has overtaken India in “every parameter of human development”.
Serena: ‘I’m at my best’
Serena Williams posted an ominous message to her rivals after starting 2013 by taking the Brisbane International title Saturday with a straight sets demolition of Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
India salvage some pride
India managed to salvage some pride after defeating Pakistan by 10 runs in the third and final one-day international at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday.
BNP leader’s handcuffed body recovered
Kushtia – A BNP leader of Dhaka city unit who was picked up allegedly by Rab men in Jhenidah district on Saturday evening was found dead in Kumarkhali upazila here early Sunday.