By Observer Research Foundation
Month: August 2013
New initiative to integrate agriculture, conservation
By Fabíola Ortiz
Bangladesh seeks more IOC partners
M Azizur Rahman
When disaster rains, talk
By Amantha Perera
Mosharraf insists he is innocent
Mosharraf Hossain, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has said the ICC has charged him for being involved in alleged match-fixing in Dhaka Gladiators’ February 2 BPL match against Chittagong Kings earlier this year. He, however, continued to claim that his bowling…
UAE eye win over Bangladesh in Emerging Cup
Dubai: Following the UAE’s spirited showing against the formidable Sri Lanka Under-23 team in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Cup on Tuesday, their next match against the Bangladesh Under-23 team promises to be a keen contest.
Bangladesh charges US-based rights group with contempt
DHAKA – Bangladesh prosecutors on Tuesday charged Human Right Watch with contempt of court after the New York-based rights group criticized the conviction of a top Islamist politician on war crimes charges.
Awami League to observe grenade attack day
The ninth anniversary of grisly grenade attack on an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League in the city will be observed on Wednesday.
Govt rigid to fulfill its secret plan: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the ruling party is still rigid on its stance to hold the next election under its own arrangement fearing that it will skid off miles away from power.
Egypt consular section in Dhaka closed for 11 days
Amid a threat from an anonymous letter writer, the Egyptian embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday announced to keep its Consular section closed for 11 days from Wednesday.
None can rival AL by movement, says Nasim
Mocking the opposition leader’s threat to shake the ruling party’s existence through a movement, Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday said nobody can rival Awami League in the field of movement.
Punish harmful baby food suppliers: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary oversight panel has recommended legal measures against suppliers of commercially produced ‘alternative baby food’ in case any children die or fall ill after consuming them.
What’s happening in BD political landscape ‘could be handled’
Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Hossein Aminian Tousi has said that what is happening in the domestic political scene of Bangladesh should be and certainly could be handled by the government, political parties and people of Bangladesh. “It is a domestic…
Fakhruddin’s caretaker Govt committed big corruption: MKA
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said the Fakhruddin-led caretaker government committed massive corruption by illegally staying in power for two years.
US retailers have role in improving RMG sector: Congressman Levin
Visiting US Congressman Sander Levin on Tuesday stressed the responsibility of the US retailers in revamping Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
India promises regular cotton supply
India has assured Bangladesh of supplying 2 million bales of raw cotton every year irrespective of any restrictions on its export of the commodity in future.
Army consultant on Padma project
The Bangladesh Army will oversee, as consultants, three aspects of the Padma bridge project, the Communication Minister has said.
EC body to discuss upgrading of 301 election officials today
The organogram committee, headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, will sit in a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the proposal for upgrading 301 Upazila election officials in terms of pay scale.
Passports go missing from manpower bureau
As many as 122 passports with visas, taken by two Baira-enlisted manpower export companies, have gone missing from the office of the state-run the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET).
Young girl commits suicide in Sylhet
A student of Sylhet Agriculture Institute committed suicide by hanging at Agriculture Institute in Rukeya Hall under Sylhet on 20 August Tuesday noon.
Guidelines on the base rate system for non-bank FIs
Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh have achieved impressive growth in recent years reflecting the process of financial innovation and holding the promise of deepening financial intermediation in long term financing needs.
Trawler laden with Sundari wood seized from Bagerhat
A trawler laden with cut banned Sundari wood of Sundarban forest was seized by the forest department from the river Dratan that flows by the side of Bagerhat district town on the night of Sunday.
Man, son killed in Jhenidah road crash
A man and his eight-year-old son were killed and six others injured in a road accident on the Shailakupa-Hatfazilpur road at Bhandripara in Shailakupa upazila on Monday.
Plan land indigenous people’s demands unheeded
People of the plain land indigenous communities are still victims of discrimination with their various demands, including constitutional recognition, lying unmet for long.Although the International Day of World’s Indigenous People was observed on August 9, the people of the indigenous…
Youth chopped to death over land dispute in Pabna
A young man was chopped to death by his rivals over a land dispute at Ashutoshpur village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.
3 AL men hurt in bomb attack in Khulna
A local leader and two activists of Awami League (AL) were injured in a bomb attack by terrorists in the city’s Boira area on Monday night.
Girl found dead in Dinajpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified girl at Goalhat in Sadar upazila on Monday.
Cop killing: Local Jamaat ameer held in Jhenidah
Police arrested a union-level ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Dakhalpur village in Harinakunda upazila on Monday night in a case filed for killing a police constable.
Man killed as roof of boat collapses
A man was killed and four others were injured as the rooftop of a boat on cruise collapsed and fell on its passengers at Halti beel (water body) in Naldanga upazila on Monday.
Man kills wife for dowry
A housewife has been killed allegedly by her husband at Shakharia village in Jibonnagar upazila for dowry.