Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday had talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and urged the opposition to join the next parliament session and place its proposal over the election-time government.
Day: August 23, 2013
Nasim criticises Yunus advocating for caretaker Govt.
Who is prompting Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to canvass for a caretaker government, wonders Awami League Advisory Committee member Mohammad Nasim.
Constitution for people not vice versa: BNP
BNP standing committee member Abdul Moin Khan on Friday accused the government of trying to snatch people’s democratic rights in the name of following the constitution.
Problems should be resolved thru peaceful talks: Dipu
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Friday said the political problems of the country should be resolved through peaceful talks within the framework of the Constitution.
BSF ‘rapes’ Bangladeshi woman
A West Bengal-based rights body on Friday demanded immediate arrest of a constable of the Border Security Force (BSF) for allegedly raping a Bangladeshi woman recently at a bordering village in state’s 24 Parganas (North).
4 cops among 5 hurt in Keraniganj gunfight
Four cops and a criminal were injured in a gunfight between police and a gang of terrorists at Zianagar village in Keraniganj upazila on Thursday night.
Nahid to sit with JU teachers today to resolve VC issue
As the stalemate at Jahangirnagar University (JU) refused to die down, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid stepped in on Friday to resolve the crisis.
Lack of land for substations hampers power supply to Gulshan
The scarcity of land for setting up new substations is impeding a move of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) to improve the power supply system in the city two posh areas — Gulshan and Banani.
REHAB housing fair in New York Sept 1-3
In an effort to give a boost to the country’s sluggish housing business, approved realtors are now eyeing Bangladeshi expatriates, living in the USA, through a three-day fair there next month.
Ideal Cooperatives MD lands in jail
A court here on Friday sent managing director of Ideal Cooperatives Ltd (ICL) HNM Shafiqur Rahman to jail in a case filed for embezzling Tk 84.50 lakh.
5 girls back home serving 2 years in Indian jail
Five teenage girls returned home on Friday after serving two years in Indian jail.
Improved Tilapia Germplasm to private hatcheries to improve quality
WorldFish through USAID funded Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia in Bangladesh (CSISA-BD) project distributed improved Tilapia (From 60 Families of 14 generation) germplasm to the hatcheries as an initiative taken by the WorldFish for improving production of quality fish…
Surplus in foreign transactions
Bangladesh has been able to maintain a huge surplus in foreign transactions due to drop in food import bill and contribution of increasing foreign aids and record remittances to foreign exchange earnings.
Char people expecting huge profits selling sacrificial animals
Hundreds of people, mostly women, living in the remote char areas in ten northwestern riverine districts are expecting huge profits by selling their locally reared sacrificial animals before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
Woman held with Yaba in Manikganj
A team of Manikganj Necrotic Department arrested a woman with 60 yaba tablets from Hrisipara village under Singair Upazila in Manikganj district on Thursday noon.
Unidentified miscreants cut RU BCL leader’s tendons
Some unidentified miscreants severed the tendons of a hand and a leg of SM Touhid Al Hossain Tuhin, General Secretary of Rajshahi University (RU) Chhatra League unit on Thursday night.
Seedlings, grafts worth Tk. 10.67 lakh sold in Jamalpur
Horticulture office, a wing of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), sold seedlings and grafts of various trees worth about Tk.10. 67 lakh this year.
Abductor gets 14 years jail for kidnapping girl in Narail
A Narail court on Thursday sentenced a kidnapper to 14 years jail for abduction of a college girl in 2007.
Red Crescent provides health services among backward people
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) provided free medicare services to the backward people of Najirdigar Community-1 under its community development initiatives (CDI) programme here yesterday.
China’s arsenic contamination risk is assessed
Nearly 20 million people in China could be exposed to water contaminated with arsenic, a study suggests.
Ben Affleck to play Batman in 2015 Superman sequel
Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman in a forthcoming Superman sequel, bringing together the two superheroes in one film for the first time.
Jennifer Lopez intruder ‘living in pool house’
A man found in the pool house at Jennifer Lopez’s mansion in the exclusive Hamptons area of New York has been charged with stalking.
Apple’s iWork for iCloud Beta now open to everyone
Apple’s iWork for iCloud Beta is now open to anyone with an Apple ID.
Samsung denied new trial over Apple’s ‘bounce-back’ patent
A federal judge has quashed Samsung’s hopes for a new patent trial over Apple’s “bounce-back” patent, a key issue in the pair’s landmark trial last year.
Ben Stiller bringing ‘Reality Bites’ to NBC
It looks like a new generation may get to experience the highs and lows of Lelaina Pierce, Troy Dyer, and the rest of the gang as a comedy series based on the seminal 1994 flick “Reality Bites” has gotten a…
10 cooking tips everyone should know
Watching an experienced home cook prepare a meal can seem like an artful and well-executed performance: Stirring at just the right moment, removing roasting foods from the oven, and searing hot steaks to perfection without any stress, screams, or mishaps.…
Cosmonauts complete spacewalk, unfold Russian flag
By Ria Novosti
Can Myanmar be civilised?
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Egypt’s siren voices
By Neville Teller
UK Household energy consumption falls by nearly 25 pc
Household energy consumption across the nation has dropped by nearly 25% between 2005 and 2011, according to a new report by the Office of National Statistics.