The US believes the dialogue the Awami League and BNP is still open to find a way to hold credible elections even as it is assessing the current political situation.
Day: December 17, 2013
Human rights watch asks govt, parties to order forces, restrain pol workers
The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladesh government to publicly order security forces to avoid using lethal or excessive force when dealing with protesters.
Oscars: 289 films qualify for best picture
Some 289 feature films are eligible for the 2013 best picture Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has said.
Can film help the Arab-Israeli peace process?
A batch of new films made in Israel and Palestine seek to cross the cultural divide, both on screen and off.
England surrendered the Ashes in Perth.
The tourists were beaten by 150 runs as Australia took a 3-0 lead in the series with two matches still to play.
Defeating the violence in our food and medicine
Robert J. Burrowes Critiques of the mainstream (allopathic) medical industry have long drawn attention to its death-dealing: See, for example, ‘Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health’ and ‘When Doctors Strike, Fewer People Die’. In fact, according to one heavily-researched report,…
2 BNP activists found dead in Laxmipur
Police recovered the bodies of two local BNP activists from Battali area of Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.
Road crash killed 3 in Tangail & Dinajpur
A college girl was killed in a road accident in Hajir Morh area in Chirirbandar upazila of the district on Monday.
Young generation to take responsibility for national development
Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi has called upon the young generations to take the responsibility for national development with due patriotic zeal.
Victor Day observed in Rangpur: Call for building Sonar Bangla
The Victory Day-2013 was observed amid huge enthusiasm and jubilations here yesterday with a fresh call for building a Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Victory Day celebrated amid joy and enthusiasm in Rajshahi
The auspicious Victory Day-2013 was celebrated in the city as well as different parts of the district on Monday with the call for completing the trial of the rest war criminals in line with the spirit of victory day.
Victory Day celebrated in Faridpur
The 43rd Victory Day was celebrated here yesterday across the district through various programmes with a renewed pledge to make the country prosperous and with the call to execute the verdicts against the rest war criminals.
Tablet costs £30 in UK
A tablet costing £30 has gone on sale in the UK.
Hydrogen squeezed from stone could be new energy source
By Simon Redfern Scientists from the University of Lyon have discovered a new way to split hydrogen gas from water, using rocks.
Global cancer cases reach 14 million: WHO
By James Gallagher The number of people being diagnosed with cancer in the world each year has leaped to more than 14 million, the World Health Organization says.
Coal in the global energy landscape
An abundant, affordable energy resource, coal provides 30 percent of the world’s energy, 41 percent of the world’s electricity generation and factors into 70 percent of the world’s steel production.
Govt pushing country towards civil war: BNP
Dhaka – Opposition BNP on Monday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards a civil war by its move to resist the oppositions’ ongoing ‘justified’ movement with law enforcers and ruling party men.
NSA amnesty ‘considered’ if Snowden stops leaking documents
The US National Security Agency is considering offering an amnesty to fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden if he agrees to stop leaking secret documents, an NSA official says.
EU envoys skip Savar program, attend Bangabhaban reception
Dhaka – Diplomats of the European Union (EU) in Dhaka on Monday did not attend the Victory Day programme in Savar citing a reason of their urgent ‘coordination meeting’ on Bangladesh’s current situation. They joined the reception hosted by the…
JU VC forced out of campus
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday seized the car of Vice Chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain and forced him out of the campus. As soon as Prof Anwar entered the university campus at about 9 am after paying…
Rizvi hospitalised
Dhaka – BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was shifted to Birdem Hospital from the Dhaka Central Jail as he fell sick on Monday. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan at a press conference at BNP’s chairperson’s Gulshan…
One each killed in joint forces’ operation in Satkhira, Laxmipur
At least one person was killed each in Satkhira and Laxmipur when joint forces led by police undertook operations in Satkhira and Laxmipur on Monday night, BBC reported.
Local BNP leader killed in Jessore
Jessore – A local leader of opposition BNP was hammered to death allegedly by local activists of ruling party Awami League at Talbaria Bazar in Sadar upazila on Monday.
18-party calls yet another 72-hr blockade from Tuesday
Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance on Monday called another spell of 72-hour nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade from 6am Tuesday to press for cancellation of the Janury-5 polls schedule and arranging an inclusive national election under a non-party and neutral…
5 Jamaat female activists held in Meherpur
Meherpur – Police in a drive held five female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from a house in Bus Stand area of the district town on Monday evening.
Stopping diseases between humans and animals
With more than half of all human infections originating in animals, experts say a multi-sectoral, global response to zoonoses – diseases passing between animals and humans – is urgently needed.
Jamaat calls hartal in Joypurhat for Tuesday
Joypurhat – The local unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday called a daylong hartal for Tuesday in the district protesting the killing of its leaders and activists in police firing during its Sunday’s hartal.
US legislators to have another hearing on Bangladesh in January
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs will hold another ‘hearing’ on Bangladesh by the third week of January to arrive at a decision if the country continues to reel under violence.
Victory Day celebrated
The nation celebrated the 43rd Victory Day on Monday amid a renewed pledge to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the freedom fighters through ensuring peace and stability in the country and implementing the spirit of the war of liberation.
Hanif calls Khaleda a Pakistani agent
Dhaka – Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam on Monday alleged that opposition leader Khaleda Zia is working as a Pakistani agent.