In the wake of the High Court’s verdict declaring illegal the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday said the Islamist party has no right to stay in Bangladesh.
Month: August 2013
Ban Awami League, its associates: Jamaat
The Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded outlawing the Awami League and its associate fronts, a day after the High Court cancelled its registration, giving rise to widespread calls to ban it.
BNP to ‘go tough’ after Eid
The BNP has again warned of ‘tough’ street protests after the Eid-ul-Fitr to press for the restoration of a non-party caretaker administration to oversee the national elections.
US embassy closure linked to terror fear
The US embassy’s announcement earlier today that it will remain closed on Sunday, August 4, is linked to a perceived terror threat from Al Qaeda, it’s been learned.
Scalpers active in Sylhet ahead of Eid
Although different measures have been taken by the authorities to stop irregularities, black marketers are still active at Sylhet railway station.
Experts for elephant route mapping in CHT
A comprehensive mapping of elephant routes and corridors is essential to carry out development works in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) averting man-elephant conflicts in elephant ranges, say experts.
Acupressure practitioners for naturopathic treatment
Acupressure practitioners here on Friday urged the government to initiate a special section under the Directorate General of Health Services to promote naturopathic treatment in the country.
BGB-BSF flag meeting held in Sylhet
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held in Jaintapur Upazila on Monday.
300 cubic feet teak timber seized in Ctg.
A special squad of Coast Guard in a drive recovered 300 cubic feet teak timber worth about Tk 16 lakh as they were being amuggled after raiding in Khalurgat bridge area under Chandgaon thana in the city on Friday, Coast…
Expanded parija paddy farming stressed
Agriculture experts at a ceremony on Friday stressed the need for expanded cultivation of short duration, off-season and indigenous parija paddy adopting newer cropping pattern for food security amid adverse climate.
Modernisation of Thakurgaon Sugar Mills on anvil
The government has taken an initiative to modernise Thakurgaon Sugar Mills in a bid to reduce its ‘process loss’ through replacing its old machinery and introducing another option for sugar production from beet sugar alongside boosting its output from sugarcane. …
Eid-shopping gains momentum in Netrakona
With the holy Eid- ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is coming nearer, the Eid-shopping has started gaining momentum in Netrakona district town day by day.
Pakistan Jamaat wants ‘intervention’ in Bangladesh
Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan (JIP) has sought intervention of the international community against, what it claimed, victimisation and targeting of Jamaat-e-Islami and its leaders in Bangladesh.
Rajshahi city corporation to conserve 53 natural ponds
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.
HSC results today
The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today March 3.
World stocks rise on hopes of more upbeat US data
World stocks were mostly higher as investors awaited key U.S. data later Friday that they hoped would add further evidence of a strengthening recovery in the world’s biggest economy.
One held with heroin in Chapainawabganj
Members of BGB arrested one person with 85 grams of heroin worth Tk. 1,70,000 from a residential hotel in Chapainawabganj town in the early hours of Friday.
Two killed in Sherpur
Two people were killed and ten injured in separate incidents in Sherpur Sadar on Thursday.
Geopolitics reborn
By Colin Dueck
Populist Pope proves irresistible
By William Donohue
A nuclear free world
By David Swanson
World T20: Ireland women qualify beating Netherlands
Ireland’s women qualified for next year’s World Twenty20 after a thrilling two-run win over the Netherlands in Dublin on Thursday.
Ashes 2013: Clarke ton ‘massive for Australia’s hopes’
By Ben Dirs BBC Sport
Messi: World Cup absence makes me sad
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has expressed his anguish at being without a World Cup winners’ medal in his trophy cabinet.
Everest climbing rules ‘to be tightened’
By Navin Singh Khadka
Artificial human ear grown in lab
By Helen Briggs BBC News
Rise in violence ‘linked to climate change’
By Rebecca Morelle
Oscars Academy elects first African-American president
Oscars organisation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has elected its first African-American president, marketing executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
Disney to make Artemis Fowl film
Irish author Eoin Colfer’s best-selling series Artemis Fowl is to be adapted for the big screen, in a co-production between Disney and Harvey Weinstein.
Tarek crossfire unacceptable, Suranjit. Truth suppressed, Hannan Shah
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta said regarding the killing of Juba League leader Jahid Siddiqui Tarek in ‘crossfire’, that Awami League does not support extra judicial killing.