Dubai has been chosen to host the World Expo trade convention in 2020 – beating off rival bids from Brazil, Turkey and Russia.
Month: November 2013
Six arrests in football match-fixing investigation
Six men have been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency investigating alleged match fixing in English football.
World Cup 2014: No plans to move tournament from Brazil
Fifa says it has no plans to move the 2014 World Cup away from Brazil despite the latest setback to preparations for next summer’s tournament.
Wind-blown midges carried farm virus to UK
A virus that hit farms in the UK last year came from midges blown across the Channel from France and Belgium, scientists have confirmed.
New species of wild cat identified in Brazil
A new species of wild cat has been identified in South America using molecular markers, researchers claim.
Cheryl Cole wins US X Factor payout
Pop star Cheryl Cole has won a payout from the producers of X Factor USA, who dropped her after filming just one episode in 2011.
Farmer starts soybean farming in Barind experimentally
Shariful Islam, a farmer of Kodamshahar under Godagari Upazila of the district, has started soybean farming for the first time in Barind tract experimentally.
Danny Dyer says he’s not ‘proud’ of his recent films
Danny Dyer says that it has been several years since he made a movie he felt “proud” of.
Helper dies after falling from truck in Shibganj
A truck helper died after falling from a running truck at Kansat under Shibganj upazila of the district last night.
IU Admission tests postponed
Admission test for the first year Honours courses in 2013-14 academic session of Islamic University (IU) scheduled to be held from November 30 to December 4 has been postponed following the 71-hour non-stop blockade.
RU employee’s tendons cut in Rajshahi
Activists of Jamaat-Shibir have allegedly cut the tendons of an employee of the Rajshahi University (RU) Wednesday night.
‘Why don’t we try to understand and end human violence?’
Robert J. Burrowes The pre-eminent problem confronting humankind is human violence. It is our own violence, in its various guises, including the ongoing possibility of nuclear war and the ongoing devastation of the natural environment, that threaten to consign us…
Using political lens only
It is obvious that either Hasnia or Khaleda will be the next PM of Bangladesh. We the general people are suffering a lot. People have to travel across the country with great fear and a handful of people had to…
The role of youths in peace building
-Rakibul Hasan The world consists of silent majority of the young people. The youths are, in every nation, considered as the stockpile of endless power and potentialities that ensure the stability and maintain the structures within their state. So their…
ACC to quiz senior Sonali Bank officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz six top level officials of the state-run Sonali Bank in connection with their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk 372 crore from Ruposhi Bangla Branch of the bank.
JS security beefed up fearing trouble
The security of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban has been beefed up in apprehension of sabotage ahead of the next general election scheduled on January 5, according to Parliament sources said.
Charge-sheet against 13 in CPB meeting blast cases
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday submitted two charge sheets against 13 persons including Harkatul Zihad leader Mufti Abdul Hannan in connection with the bomb attack on a rally of CPB in 2001.
Seven more killed, hundreds injured, on second day
At least seven people were killed and over 300 others injured as the BNP-led 18-party alliance supporters clashed with law enforcers and ruling alliance activists across the country on the second day of the 48-hour blockade programme on Tuesday.
Bail petition rejected in Hall Mark case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected the bail petitions of two Hall-Mark Group high ups and a Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank in 11 cases filed in connection with the irregularities of the Group’s loan.
900 magistrates to be deployed to curb polls violence
The Election Commission will deploy some 900 executive and judicial magistrates across the country to curb violence and violation of the election code of conduct during the country’s 10th general election slated for January 5 next.
People demand election under neutral govt: Dr Kamal
Eminent jurist and Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday said the people demands an election under a ‘neutral government’ like the one in 2008 and there is no other alternative to it for resolving the current political stalemate.
9 hurt in crude bomb blasts in city
At least nine people, including three rickshaw-pullers, suffered injuries from splinters when crude bombs were exploded in the city’s Chankharpool and Bakshibazar areas on Wednesday evening.
Tuku talks tough against ‘troublemakers’
State Minister for Home Samsul Haque Tuku on Wednesday said stern actions will be taken against those carrying out violent activities and anarchy in the name of hartal and blockade across the country.
UN envoy Taranco due early Dec to see polls peparations
Amid the escalation of violence and absence of political compromise over the polls-time government, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is going to visit Bangladesh in the first week of December to see for himself the election preparations…
Thursday’s primary exams deferred
The Ministry of Education has deferred Thursday’s Primary School Certificate (PSC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examinations to Saturday due to the Opposition’s nationwide blockade.
12 Years a Slave is Spirit awards frontrunner
Hard-hitting historical drama 12 Years a Slave leads the field at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards, having landed nominations in seven categories.
Australian envoy meets FM, discusses political dev
Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Greg Wilcock on Wednesday met new Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali and discussed a ‘range of issues’, including the current political development in Bangladesh.
Cyclone ‘Lehar’ brews in Bay
The very severe cyclonic storm, ‘Lehar’, over the southeast Bay and its adjoining areas moved northwestwards and now lies over the west central bay and adjoining southeast bay.
Govt misguiding people with ‘dialogue game’: BNP
Opposition BNP on Wednesday accused the government of misguiding people through its dialogue ‘game’ to frustrate the ongoing movement for arranging the national election under a non-party regime.
Opposition extends blockade by 12 hours
The BNP led-18-party on Wednesday extended its blockade by 12 hours till 6 pm Thursday.