The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday gave their Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Anwar Hossain until Wednesday noon to resign, threatening to go on a harsher movement if otherwise.
Day: November 5, 2013
Alastair Cook not fazed by Shane Warne criticism
England captain Alastair Cook says he is not worried about criticism from Shane Warne ahead of his ide’s penultimate Ashes warm-up match.
Minister vows to try brains behind mutiny
Brains behind the Peelkhana massacre will not be spared as the junior law minister Quamrul Islam has vowed to bring them to book soon.
Ex-England boss doubts World Cup chances
Former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has written off England’s chances of winning the 2014 World Cup. The 65-year-old Swede, now a coach in China, led England to the quarter-finals in both 2002 and 2006.
‘Punishment to Pintu injustice’
The BNP has termed as ‘politically motivated’ the life sentence meted out to its leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in the Peelkhana carnage case.
New species of dolphin identified
By Paul Rincon A team of researchers says it has identified a new species of humpback dolphin. Physical and genetic evidence suggests that cetaceans found in waters off northern Australia are distinct within the humpback family.
BDR carnage case: 152 condemned to death
Court Correspondent A special court in Dhaka Tuesday sentenced 152 convicted accused to death, 161 others including BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmad Pintu and ward Awami League leader Torab Ali Akand to life term imprisonment while acquitted 271 others in the…
UN highlights role of farming in closing emissions gap
By Matt McGrath Changing farming practices could play an important role in averting dangerous climate change says the UN.
Nazi trove in Munich contains unknown works by masters
Previously unknown artworks by masters are among more than 1,400 pieces found in a trove of Nazi-looted art in Munich, German officials say.
Bill passed to bring Grameen Bank under govt control
Parliament on Tuesday passed the much-talked-about ‘Grameen Bank Bill 2013’ paving the path for bringing the leading microcredit institution under the strong watch of the Bangladesh Bank.
Kenyan art auction to be held in Nairobi
Kenya is holding its first commercial auction of East African art in the capital, Nairobi, with 47 works going under the hammer.
Violence marks 18-party’s 2nd day hartal
The second day of the 60-hour shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, was marked by stray incidents of bomb explosions, arson attacks, vandalism of vehicles and clashes across the country on Tuesday.
4 ‘robbers’ arrested in Sylhet
Police arrested four suspected robbers from a nearby area of the Badhaghat Bridge in sadar upazila early Tuesday while they were about to commit a robbery.
Polls only under non-party admin, reiterates BNP
Reaffirming the opposition’s stance on not joining the Prime Minister proposed all-party cabinet, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said they will force the government to arrange the next polls under a non-party administration through a…
Vatican launches world survey on modern family life
The Vatican has launched a worldwide survey to find out what Catholics really think about its teaching on marriage and family life. Pope Francis is calling bishops to Rome next October to discuss possible reform that considers modern social realities.
GD filed against 250 opposition men in Satkhira
Police filed a General Diary (GD) against 250 leaders and activists of the 18-party opposition alliance for throwing brick chips at a judicial magistrate court in the town on the first day of the ongoing 60-hour hartal.
Place demand which ministries you want: Hasina to Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday renewed her call to the opposition leader to place her demand which ministries she wants in the all-party polls-time government to oversee the next general election.
India launches spacecraft to Mars
India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet – with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars.
Review minimum wage or we shutdown business: RMG owners
Readymade garment (RMG) manufacturers and exporters on Tuesday threatened to shut down all the factories in the country if the minimum wage board for the workers in the sector does not review its recommendation of the minimum wage at Tk…
Iran: ‘Acid Rain’ Sends Thousands To Khuzestan Hospitals
By Radio Zamaneh Following a rainy day in various parts of Khuzestan Province on Saturday November 2, many people went to hospitals with serious bouts of choking and shortness of breath.
1 killed in Sirajganj road accident
A man was killed and seven others were injured in a road accident on the Mohonpur-Koyra Highway in Ullapara upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.
‘US won’t tell what to do’
The United States will not tell Bangladesh what to do in the current political situation, the visiting US congressman Steve Chabot has said.
Security of west zone railway further intensified
Authorities of west zone of Bangladesh Railway have taken up top security measures at its installations, junctions, rail bridges and the engines and bogies including the fuel tankers to check any sort of sabotage by the pro-hartal outfits.
Minister warns Arakan NGOs against aid ‘bias’
By Naw Noreen The Burmese government on Monday gathered a group of international humanitarian agencies working in the restive Arakan state to remind them that they must distribute aid “fairly” to local communities.
By Zachary Fillingham US drone strikes have long been a sticking point in US-Pakistan relations. To the Obama administration, they are a key tool in the fight against terrorism, evident in the various high-ranking commanders they’ve eliminated from the regional…
Early varieties of winter vegetables make farmers happy
Farmers in the country’s northwest region are very much happy as the avail the scopes of catching the lucrative high price markets of early varieties of vegetables.
Board finalises minimum RMG wage, owners reject
The board formed to re-fix the minimum wage for the garment workers at its meeting on Monday finalised a new minimum wage structure at Tk 5,300 only to be rejected by the owners.
Violence marks first day of hartal: 2 killed
The first 14 hours of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday, was marked by incidents of violent clashes, vandalism and crude bomb blasts allover the country, leaving two people killed.
PM closing path to reconciliation: Fakhrul
BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the Prime Minister for closing the ‘doors of reconciliation’.
Cabinet body okays consultant for Metro Rail Project
The Cabinet Purchase Committee on Monday approved a total of 13 proposals, including appointment of general consultant for JICA-funded Metro Rail Project under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT Line-6) and consultant for Kanchpur, Meghna and Gomti 2nd…