A woman was killed and five people were injured as a truck hit a human-hauler (Leguna) at Saharatala in Shibganj upazila on Thursday morning.
Month: November 2013
Jamaat can’t contest polls: says EC
Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz on Thursday said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami cannot contest elections as it is no longer a registered political party as the High Court (HC) declared illegal its registration.
Oppositionn’s door not closed yet for dialogue: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the opposition’s door for dialogue is still open although the government has closed its door by tagging conditions.
Bombs hurled at Satkhira journo
A journalist was injured in a crude bomb attack by miscreants in Badhghata area in sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
Notification Friday for complaints over BNF registration
The Election Commission will publish a public notification over registration of the newly-floated Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) on Friday, seeking complaints from the existing registered political parties within the next seven days.
Octogenarian electrocuted in Sylhet
An old man died from electrocution at Bilai village in Chhatak upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Comilla Govt College beset with multifarious problems
Academic activities at Comilla Government College are being hampered due to manifold problems, including acute crisis of teachers and lack of residential and transport facilities. Inadequacy of infrastructures and other logistics also adds to the situation at the institution providing…
‘Victory hinges on war crimes verdict executions’: Gen Safiullah
Execution of convicted war criminals alone can ensure the victory the Awami-League-led Grand Alliance in the next parliamentary election, Sector Commander KM Safiullah has said.
4 additional secys, 10 joint secys transferred
The government has made key administrative changes, shaking up the top positions in several departments even as its term nears its end.
Saudis release 13 Bangladeshis
Saudi authorities have released 13 Bangladeshis out of 17 initially detained during a nationwide raid on illegal workers beginning on Monday.
Remembering Nobel Laureate Albert Camus on his100th birthday
Sarker Shams Bin Sharif Albert Camus, the French existentialist philosopher and one of the most influential writers was born one hundred years ago in French Algeria on November- 7, 1913. His life has been a rebellion as his philosophy was…
Hazaribagh among world’s 10 worst polluted places
By by Megan Gannon, News Editor Remote industrial towns, e-waste processing centers and the site of an infamous nuclear disaster top 2013’s worst polluted places, according to a new list from the New York-based nonprofit Blacksmith Institute.
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘reckless use of public funds’
By Matt McGrath The world is spending half a trillion dollars on fossil fuel subsidies every year, according to a new report.
UN: Hurry up on climate action or we’re screwed!
By John Upton World, don’t lose heart, but you really need to hustle. That’s the message from the United Nations as international climate delegates prepare to launch into a new round of negotiations next week aimed at cutting global greenhouse…
World powers seek nuclear deal with Iran
By PanArmenian World powers will seek to hammer out a breakthrough deal with Iran to start resolving a decade-old dispute over its nuclear program in two-day talks that begin on Thursday, November 7 although both sides say an agreement is…
Obama’s executive order on climate
By Alan Caruba On the surface, it might seem to make sense for the President to want to “do something” about climate events such as hurricanes, but there have always been hurricanes and blaming them and everything from droughts to…
A China model with British accent
By Keith K C Hui “No friends, no enemies, just interest.” Ideologically speaking, there is almost no common ground between the socialist and open-yet-authoritarian China and most other capitalist and democratic states such as Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa,…
Banking services through online IT infrastructre
Dr. Atiar Rahman I am happy that the financial sector is taking the lead in achieving the nation’s vision. Most of the banking services are now provided through online IT infrastructures. Online banking service, mobile banking service, online CIB, Automated…
Tackling aflatoxins: An overview of challenges and solutions
Laurian Unnevehr and Delia Grace Policy and economic challenges: In addition to the challenge of creating market incentives for reducing aflatoxins, there is also an economic challenge in reducing the costs of control. A wide range of control methods exist,…
Build-your-own toy robot construction kits unveiled
A US company has unveiled build-your-own toy robots that can drive, wiggle and react to the world around them.
Is this what we’ll eat in the future?
The man who invented molecular gastronomy – the adventurous style of cooking popularised by chefs including Heston Blumenthal – has developed a new concept which he claims will solve the challenge of feeding an overpopulated world.
Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’
The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat may have been poisoned with radioactive polonium, says a Swiss forensic report obtained by al-Jazeera.
Unrest in Bangladesh will not affect ties: Sushilkumar Shinde
Petrapole (West Bengal): Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Wednesday said relations between India and Bangladesh would not be affected by the conflict situation within Bangladesh. The minister was present at the Indian side of the border checkpoint here in West…
BJP meets Bangladesh envoy over attacks on Hindus
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation Wednesday met Bangladesh High Commissioner Mahbub Hassan Saleh and lodged a protest over attacks on Hindus in that country. The delegation was led by BJP’s convenor of overseas affairs Vijay Jolly. “He (Jolly)…
Padma Bridge construction work with govt funding: PM
Construction work for the $ 2.97 billion Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project is underway with government funding as five firms have been shortlisted for appointment of Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC) for the main bridge and river training, the Prime Minister told…
Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway work to start in due time: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said in Parliament that hopefully, the construction work for the 38-km Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway will start in due time stretching from Shahjalal International Airport to Chandra of Gazipur along the Ashulia road.
Anti-VC movement at JU under new banner
A new platform was formed on Wednesday comprising teachers, officers and employees of Jahangirnagar University (JU) to strengthen the ongoing movement demanding the removal of Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Anwar Hossain.
President for establishing entrepreneurs Dev University
President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday underscored the need for establishing an Entrepreneurs Development University to make the development activities of entrepreneurs more dynamic and professional apart from checking the brain drain.
Business leaders meeting PM on Today
Bangladesh’s top businesspeople will meet the Prime Minister on Thursday, four days after they saw the Leader of the Opposition to push for a political consensus over polls-time government.
Political parties must protect children from violence: Rights bodies
Two leading international child rights organisations working in Bangladesh on Wednesday urged all political parties and movements to do their utmost to respect and protect the rights of children during the lead-up to election.