New Delhi – The 14th meeting of the Home Secretaries of India and Bangladesh was held in here from July 19 to July 22 where the two sides discussed a range of issues including border management and security cooperation.
Day: July 23, 2013
RUJA demands arrest of Rony
Rajshahi University Journalist Association (RUJA), a platform of young progressive journalists on the campus, yesterday demanded exemplary punishment of the responsible Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men who locked the Chitagong University Journalist Association (CUJA) office illogically.
Rony retreats from resignation plan, ITV journos get bail
After a daylong drama over his resignation from parliament, ruling Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony on Tuesday retreated from his plan to quit saying he now leaves to the party.
SQ Chy counsel given deadline to present witnesses
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday asked the defence counsel to produce the remaining two defence witnesses on Wednesday justifying the plea of alibi during the 1971 Liberation War as claimed by war crimes accused BNP MP Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
Swapan among 100 sued for alleged 2001 election violence
Former local BNP lawmaker Zahir Uddin Swapan for Barisal-1 (Gournadi-Agoiljhara), Gournadi upazila BNP vice president and Sharikal union Parishad chairman Manzur Hossain Milon and more than hundred BNP activists sued for alleged 2001 pre-election violence in Gournadi of Barisal.
Ayub, Al-Amin in Bangladesh A squad for England tour
Only two uncapped players have been named in the Bangladesh A side that will tour England next month. Batsman Marshall Ayub and seamer Al-Amin Hossain have not played international cricket although the former was in the senior squad in the…
Under-19 team for triangular cricket series selected
Mosaddek Hossain and Abu Haider are two of the more experienced Under-19 faces in the Bangladesh U-19 squad that will play a triangular series against Pakistan and hosts England next month. The rest of the squad comprises players that have…
USAID teams up with Yunus Social Business
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined hands with Yunus Social Business (YSB) to provide financial and technical assistance to the development of the Social Business Incubator Fund to promote social business in vulnerable and underserved communities around…
Wrist of Jubo Dal leader amputated by Chhatra Dal leader
Wrist of Jubo Dal leader was amputated by a Chhatra Dal leader in Barisal on Sunday night and the victim was admitted at Dhaka Pongu Hospital on Monday in a critical condition.
Comilla University teachers start work abstention again
Teachers of Comilla University began non-stop work abstention and sit-in programme again on Tuesday to press home their five-point demand including job regularization.
Two reportedly commit suicide in Gournadi
One man and one woman committed suicide by taking poison in two separate incidents under Gournadi upazila of Barisal.
Pakistan, Spanish envoys, UNDP RR meet Speaker
Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi and Spanish envoy Luis Tejada on Tuesday met Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhdury separately and discussed bilateral issues.
ECNEC approves 7 projects involving Tk 747 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a Tk 172-crore project to boost country’s ongoing agricultural mechanization process through distributing nearly 32,000 modern agricultural equipments among the farmers.
Fish looted after pouring poison in fish farm.
Shrimps, lobsters and fish of other species worth over one lakh taka were looted from a fish farm on a plot of two acres belonging to one Khalilur Rahman of village Pinguria under Kachua Upazila in the district on the…
Rice price up in retail markets
The wholesale rice price in Dhaka city markets fell marginally by 0.8 percent, down to Tk 30.4 per kg, in two weeks ending on July 11.
10 hurt in clash over catching fish in Chitalmari
Some 10 persons including six women were injured when an armed clash took place between two rival groups of people over catching of fish from a disputed fish farm at Ghola under Chitalmari Upazila in the district on Sunday.
Agri, rural sectors loan disbursement target set at Tk 14,595cr
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday fixed the current fiscal’s target of loan disbursement to agriculture and rural sectors at Tk 14,595 crore, up 3.29 percent than the loan disbursed during the fiscal 2012-13.
One held with fake currency note in Sherpur
Nakla thana police arrested one person with fake currency note from Gourodar bazar of Nakla upazila under Sherpur district on Sunday.
DCCI-Japan liaison office inaugurated in Japan
A DCCI-Japan liaison office was inaugurated in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday.
Low prices frustrate potato growers in Bogra
The potato growers in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district have become frustrated due to low prices though the vegetable has grown abundantly this year.
Assault of journalists protested
Journalists of different newspapers and television channels formed human chain in front of Chapainawabganj Press Club on Monday to protest of the assault on two journalists of Independent Television.
Shakib No-1 ODI all-rounder
Shakib Al Hasan retained his position as an all-rounder in the One Day International (ODI) cricket competition. According to the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) ranking, Shakib Al Hasan took the top spot of the all-rounder of ODI cricket competition.…
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Biggest windows phone Nokia Lumia 625 launches
Nokia has announced its biggest WIndows Phone yet, the 4.7-inch Lumia 625.
First space variant GHz-class microprocessor
e2v, the leading hi-rel semiconductor solutions provider, today announces the launch of a space qualified version of the Power Architecture™ PC7448, the first GHz class microprocessors in the world which can be integrated onto space qualified equipment.
Harvard finds cholera resistant gene in Bangladesh
Harvard scientists track down people in the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka who are resistant to cholera infections, identifying the genes that protect them.
Cameron declines to condemn bomb attacks of mosques
Prime Minister David Cameron has declined to condemn recent terrorist attacks targeted at three mosques in West Midlands.
Prince William on birth of son: “We could not be happier”
Well-wishers from all over the globe rejoiced upon hearing that Kate Middleton had given birth to a son on Monday, July 22. But no one is more thrilled about the arrival of the royal baby than the newborn’s father, Prince…
Free, fair polls never held under AL Govt: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Begum Khaleda said on Monday that free and fair elections had never been held under the Awami League government.
DC confce to consider district magistracy activation
Cabinet Secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan on Monday said the DC (Deputy Commissioner) Conference has not been called for discussing how the elections will be held; rather it is for giving directives to the DCs for full implementation of the…