Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela.
Day: December 10, 2013
JCD president VP placed under remand
A court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel and Senior Vice-President of JCD Dhaka City (North) Sharif Uddin Jewel on six days’ remand in two cases filed with Motijheel Police Station in…
French soldiers killed in Central African Republic
Two French soldiers have been killed in combat in the Central African Republic, the French presidency says.
Garth Brooks to go on world tour
US country singer Garth Brooks is to embark on a world tour, more than 10 years after he last hit the road.
Authors call for ‘digital bill of rights’
Hundreds of authors from around the world have written to the United Nations urging it to create an international bill of digital rights.
Europe’s rarest orchid rediscovered in the Azores
Europe’s rarest species of orchid has been rediscovered on a single volcanic ridge in the Azores, claim scientists.
Football fixing claims: Alan Shearer calls for zero tolerance
Former England international Alan Shearer says there needs to be a zero tolerance policy to anyone found guilty of fixing in football matches.
Rangpur city will have modern road network
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said the city of Rangpur will have modern and eco-friendly road communication networks to become free form traffic-jams.
Jamalpur General Hospital requires big storeroom
Valuable equipment and medicines in Jamalpur General Hospital cannot be preserved properly in the absence of a large medical store room.
Rokeya Day observed in Gaibandha
Speakers in a function here on Monday said Begum Rokeya had played a pioneering role in establishing rights of women and eradicating superstition from the society in Indian sub continent.
District level advocacy meeting on NID held in Faridpur
The district level advocacy meeting on 21st National Immunisation Day (NID) and Measles-Rubella (MR) campaign organized by district health department was held on Tuesday in the conference room of Deputy Commissioner (DC), Faridpur.
30 spice godowns gutted in Bogra fire
At least 30 godowns of spice items were gutted by a devastating fire that broke out at Rajabazar in the district town on Monday night.
College teacher murdered in Bogra
A college teacher was hacked to death by miscreants in Badurtala area of the district town on Monday night.
Alleged robber lynched in Naogaon
An alleged robber was killed in a mob attack while attempting to commit a robbery at Mirapara village in Niamatpur upazila early Tuesday.
RU evening LL.M admission test on Jan 11
The admission test of evening Masters of Laws (LL.M) under the Law Faculty of Rajshahi University (RU) will be held on January 11, said a press release on Monday.
Climate change meeting in Warsaw: Too little, too late
By Jack A. Smith The sharply increasing scientific indicators of impending disastrous global climate change have failed to motivate the principal developed countries, led by the U.S., to accelerate the lackluster pace of their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Withdrawal of export subsidy on cotton may affect RMG: CPD
If the subsidy for cotton export is withdrawn as per the decision of the WTO Ministerial Conference recently held in Bali, the readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh may face a hurdle, says Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil…
River container service starts
River transportation of goods containers has commercially begun for the first time in Bangladesh. MV Pangaon Success left Chittagong port for the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal at Dhaka’s Keraniganj around Monday noon, Chittagong Port Authority’s Secretary Syed Farhad Uddin told…
JCD leader shot dead in Jessore
A local Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in the district town on Monday evening. The deceased was identified as Kobir Hosain Palash, 30, vice-president of the district unit JCD and son of Mohitul…
Khaleda holds emergency meeting with party leaders
After her meeting with visiting UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday evening sat in an emergency meeting with her party’s senior leaders.
Witness Momena is fake: Molla’s wife
War crimes convict Abdul Quader Molla’s family has claimed witness Momena Begum whose testimony got the Jamaat-e-Islami leader the gallows is ‘fake’. Molla’s wife Sanowar Jahan made the claim on Monday at a media conference, a day after a tribunal…
Jamaat calls another countrywide hartal for Tuesday
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called another countrywide daylong hartal for Tuesday protesting what it said the government’s conspiracy to kill its leader Abdul Quader Mollah for political purpose.
Court calls back Tarique warrant
Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3 on Monday asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to withdraw the arrest warrant in the Money Laundering case against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tareque Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun, as Tareque was acquitted in the case.
Hannan, Rizvi bail prayers rejected
A Dhaka court on Monday sent back three arrested BNP leaders including Hannan Shah and Rizvi to jail rejecting their bail plea and remand prayers of police in three cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations.
Sonali scam: ACC grills 9 bank officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday interrogated nine officials of Sonali Bank in connection with the much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam. A seven-member investigation team, led by its deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibly, interrogated them as witnesses of…
UK Minister Warsi due Thursday
Dhaka – Amid the deepening political tension ahead of the crucial national election, British Senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Baroness Warsi arrives here on Thursday to discuss polls issues with political leaders.
‘Molla’s death warrant illegal’, Kh Mahbub
The warrant issued for executing Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla’s death sentence is illegal, his lawyer has said. Molla’s lawyer Khandker Mahbub Hossain, who is also Vice Chairman of the Bar Council BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Adviser, said this at a…
Taranco leaves Tuesday after meeting PM, says solution possible
Dhaka – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco leaves Dhaka on Tuesday evening completing his four-day mission.
Postpone farcical polls: BNP asks PM
Dhaka – BNP joint general secretary Salauddin Ahmed on Monday hoped that the Prime Minister will take steps to postpone the farcical election and resign forthwith showing respect for the public opinion.
Withdraw nomination papers: Ershad asks JP candidates
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said that he had asked his party’s aspirant candidates to withdraw their nomination papers by December 13.