Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Monday hoped that political parties will soon reach a consensus over the format of the election-time government.
Day: September 16, 2013
‘ICT verdicts to be executed,’ each school to get computer: Joy
Tangail – Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has said that the government would execute the verdicts of the International Crimes Tribunals ICT.
Parliament election security deposit, spending limit up
Candidates contesting the next parliament elections can spend Tk 10,00000 more than their predecessors.
PM visits Sylhet today to inaugurate development projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits Sylhet tomorrow (Tuesday) to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of a number of development projects. After reaching Sylhet, Hasina will first visit the majar of Hazrat Shahjalal® and the Majar of Hazrat Shahparan ®.
‘Bilash Boarding’ licence cancelled
Mohammed Humayan Kabir Khondaker, Deputy Commissioner of Feni, has cancelled the licence of “Bilash Boarding,” a residential Hotel, located at Gulshan Market by the side of Trunk Road, Feni, on September 5, it has been reliably learnt on Monday.
Kotwali thana OC withdrawn in Sylhet
Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Model Thana Ahmed Nasir Uddin Mohammad has been withdrawn for his failure to maintain law and order.
RU Prof Abul Khaer passes away
Prof Dr Abul Khaer, chairman of Islamic Studies department of Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday passed away at capitals’ Euro-Bangla Hospital at the age of 52 around 8:00am, says a press release of the university.
Increase fish production for socio-economic uplift’
Speakers at separate fish fry release ceremonies here on Sunday afternoon stressed for increasing fish production to accelerate socio-economic uplifts in rural areas, side by side meeting nutritional demand of the common people.
Farmers show interest to more profitable vegetable farming
Farmers of the region, including the vast Barind tract, are humming with vegetable farming due to economic prospect of the crop.
One pistol with two magazines recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered one pistol and two magazines from Khaserhat Chamarbazar area of Shibganj upazila on Monday.
One killed in Pabna road crash
A man was killed in a road accident in Kuthipara area on the Pabna-Nagarbari Highway in Santhia upazila on Monday morning.
Outlaw leader held in Satkhira
Police arrested an outlawed party leader from Islamkathi village in Tala upazila on Sunday afternoon.
4 Jamaat leaders held in Sunamganj
Police arrested four leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami while holding a secret meeting at Ku-Dirai village in Dakhkhin Sunamganj upazila on Sunday evening.
Coast Guard conducts drive to rescue 65 abducted fishermen
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday conducted a drive in different coastal areas of the Sundarbans to rescue 65 fishermen kidnapped by forest robbers.
Suspected robber held in Sunamganj
Plainclothes police on Saturday evening arrested a man for his suspected involvement in a robbery incident at Dharan Bazar in Chhatak upazila.
Two women held with Phensidyl in Moulvibazar
Police on Sunday arrested two alleged female drug peddlers along with 30 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Bharaura village in Sreemangal upazila.
Another cold war in offing?
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Saudi Arabia top Middle East billionaire list
Saudi Arabia tops the list of Middle East’s billionaires, with 64 highly wealthy individuals possessing $204 billion in 2013, the Wealth-X and UBS World Ultra Wealth Report said.
New Zealand get Tim Southee back for Bangladesh ODIs
New Zealand named an experienced 15-man squad on Monday including the return of bowling spearhead Tim Southee for the limited overs series against Bangladesh late next month.
Sammy delighted with top-five Test ranking
Darren Sammy, the West Indies Test captain, has expressed delight at seeing West Indies reach the top-five in Test rankings for the first time since August 2000. West Indies, who have won their previous six Tests, currently sit on 99…
Kapp makes Bangladesh crumble under pressure
Bangladesh women crumbled under pressure with two run-outs and gave two more wickets to Marizanne Kapp in the last three overs to concede the third T20 from a comfortable position as South Africa whitewashed the series 3-0.
Saudi Arabia to compete for first time at Oscars
Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, is to compete for an Oscar for the first time next year with feminist film “Wadjda” directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, a Saudi official announced Sunday. The movie tells of a young girl’s quest to…
Miss America cheers pageant diversity
Atlantic City — Moments after winning the 2014 Miss America crown, Nina Davuluri described how delighted she is that the nearly century-old pageant sees beauty and talent of all kinds. The 24-year-old Miss New York is the first contestant of…
‘Breaking Bad’ shocker: How Vince Gilligan warned us it was coming
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Miley Cyrus stops following fiance Liam Hemsworth on Twitter
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned! Days after Us Weekly revealed that Liam Hemsworth has been wooing January Jones behind Miley Cyrus’ back, the Tennessee native has stopped following her fiance on Twitter.
NASA sends drones to track hurricanes’ secrets
A pair of converted military drones are the US space agency’s newest tools for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms, with the aim of improving forecasters’ ability to predict them. Originally built for military reconnaissance missions around the world, they are…
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Pac-12 Notebook: Pac-12 flexes some muscle
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Japan nuclear-free as last reactor switched off
Japan went nuclear-free on Monday as it switched off its last operating reactor for an inspection, with no date scheduled for a restart amid strong public hostility to atomic power.
Africa’s ‘right-on’ whale capital
Perched away from the world on the rocky southern tip of Africa, the town of Hermanus rose to global whale-watching renown almost by chance.