The Chinese ambassador Li Jun has called upon the leaders of the ruling Awami League and the Opposition BNP to start a ‘face-to-face dialogue’, saying ‘it would be of great help.’
Month: August 2013
Police inspector, wife murder: Oishee’s aged for scan
Police have finally taken the initiative to determine the age of Oishee Rahman, who allegedly had a hand in the murder of her parents.
Egyptian court orders release of Mubarak
Officials say an Egyptian court has ordered the release of ex-President Hosni Mubarak, but it’s not immediately clear whether the prosecutors will appeal the order.
Manning sentenced to 35 years in WikiLeaks case
U.S. soldier Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the largest such leak in the country’s history.
Syrian activists claim hundreds killed in poisonous gas attack
Syrian opposition groups have claimed that hundreds of people were killed in chemical weapons attacks by Bashar al-Assad’s forces on the outskirts Damascus on Wednesday morning.
ACC to grill eleven ICL Group officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz 11 top officials of ICL Group, including its chairman, in connection with the alleged swindling of client’s money amounting to around Tk 7,000 crore by the Ideal Cooperative Society Limited, a sister concern…
Biswajit murder: 4 more witnesses testify
Four more prosecution witnesses gave their depositions before a Dhaka court on Wednesday in the sensational tailoring shop employee Biswajit murder case.
Biman leases 2 Boeings for hajj flights
National flag career Biman Bangladesh Airlines has leased two Boeing aircraft to carry this year’s hajj pilgrims.
Khaleda condoles Justice Kemaluddin’s death
BNP Chairperson and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed profound shock at the death former Chief Justice Kemaluddin Hossain.
No decision yet on RPO change: CEC
The Election Commission has not yet taken any decision over the abolition of the clause 91 (E) of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) that empowers it to cancel the candidature of any contestant for severe violation of the…
BNP to organise political workshop-7 today
The main opposition BNP will hold a daylong political workshop to train its leaders and activists at a city hotel on Thursday.
IBBL accords reception to CDCSs
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) on Wednesday accorded a reception to its 95 certified documentary credit specialists (CDCSs).
Rony’s no objection to final report in Salman case
Awami League MP Gulam Maula Rony on Wednesday declared his no objection about the final report of police in the case he filed against the chairman of The Independent TB Salman F Rahman and two journalists of the private TV…
‘Bengalis flout export ban to relish fish delicacies’
Kolkata: Bengalis are willing to bend the law when it comes to sourcing hilsa fish, even if it comes at the cost of souring ties with its eastern neighbour, Bangladesh.
Fakhrul 18 other opposition leaders secure bail
Dhaka,s Additional Metropolitan Session Judges Court on Wednesday granted bail to 19 opposition BNP leaders including its Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other leaders Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Amanullah Aman and Gayes Chandra Roy in a case,…
All Bangladesh 3G hopefuls qualify for auction
By Nick Wood Five local mobile operators line up to duke it out for four licences.
Agri training institute student ‘commits suicide’
A female student of Sylhet Agricultural Training Institute allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her dormitory on Tuesday.
Journo beaten up in Satkhira
A local journalist was injured as activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir launched an attack on him at Maniknagar village in Kolaroa upazila on Tuesday.
Man killed by cousin over land in Bhola
A man was chopped to death allegedly by his cousin over a land dispute at Char Sifli village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Five shops burgled in Laxmipur
Burglars took away valuables worth Tk 4 lakh, including gold, cash and mobile phone cards, entering five shops at Banglabazar in Raipur upazila early Tuesday.
Housewife found dead in Bhola
Police recovered the body of a housewife from Char Tofazzal village in Charfashion upazila on Wednesday morning.
Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry services resume after 12 hrs
Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route restarted on Wednesday morning after 12 hours of disruption due to inclement weather prevailing in the Padma River.
Astronaut recounts near-drowning on spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Italian astronaut who nearly drowned in his helmet during a spacewalk last month is sharing more details about the terrifying experience, revealing how he felt all alone and frantically tried to come up with a…
The birth of a star, captured in stunning detail
By Deborah Netburn
Sony to launch PlayStation 4 on Nov. 15
We now have a launch date for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 video game console.
PBS Muhammad film raises questions
By William Donohue
Scary truth about a supermodel’s ‘beauty secrets’
As a top American model for years that spanned the 1980s, ’90s and much of the ’00s, Carré Otis was one of the radiant, raven-haired beauties that young women everywhere aspired to be. She graced the covers of magazines from…
John Mayer not ‘running anymore’ from love with Katy Perry
John Mayer, the Grammy winner who’s dated the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and now Katy Perry, has an interesting take on modern-day love.
Egypt: El-Baradei to be prosecuted
By Al Bawaba News
From nuclear deterrence to cyber deterrence
By Usama Nizamani