A young, idealistic rebel from a desert planet seeks to fight an unjust, tyrannical emperor with a space station capable of destroying planets. “Star Wars” the 1977 film? Not quite.
Year: 2013
Princess Madeleine of Sweden expecting first child
Let the royal baby fever begin anew! Hot on the heels of the birth of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s son, Prince George, comes news that Sweden’s Princess Madeleine is pregnant. The Scandinavian royal and her husband will welcome a…
Yesterday’s poll result
Question: Is Election Commission right in replying to BNP’s complaint of violation of poll code of conduct by the Prime Minister? Yes 0 percent No 100 percent Other 0 percent Today’s question: Would you agree with BNP’s rejection of…
PM pushing country towards a dark tunnel: BNP-led alliance
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is pushing Bangladesh towards darkness by insisting on holding the forthcoming national election under the present government, the BNP has alleged.
Ban formalin: City’s 9 kitchen markets remain shut for 15-min today
DHAKA: A total of nine formalin-free kitchen markets of the city will remain stop sale for 15 minutes on today demanding an immediate prohibition of imports, sales and distributions of formalin in the open market.
PM calls for upholding communal harmony, seeks vote
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to protect communal harmony in the country as the Muslims who are minorities elsewhere outside Bangladesh could be oppressed if the minorities in the country are oppressed.
BNP rejects Hasina’s outline of election-time Govt
The BNP has reiterated its threat to keep away from national elections held under partisan government. Party’s spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also rejected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s outline of an election-time government.
Jamaat stages protest demo today, M’singh Ameer held
DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will stage protest demonstration across the country on today as the government has approved the draft of voter list keeping provision to exclude the names of convicted war criminals.
18-Party opposes move to amend Voter List Act
The BNP-led 18-Party alliance has objected to the decision to cancel permanently the voting rights of those convicted under Collaborators Order and at International Crimes Tribunal.
US Congress set to begin hearing on Syria strike
The US Congress is set to begin its hearings on the case for intervention, with President Barack Obama seeking to persuade sceptical politicians and the American people of the need for a military response to the suspected chemical weapons attack…
RAB mobile court awards jail to pharma owner in capital
A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced the owner of a pharmaceutical company to two years’ jail and sealed off the company for manufacturing low quality of medicines.
Ferry operation at Paturia-Daulatdia suspended
Ferry operation in the old channel at Paturia-Daulatdia route has stopped again. BIWTC said RO-RO ferry ‘Birsreshtha Motiur Rahman’ was stuck while navigating through the old channel halting ferry operations at 10pm Monday.
Muhith turns down 20pc DA demand for govt staff
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday turned down the top bureaucrats’ demand for awarding 20 percent dearness allowance before announcing a new pay scale for government staff.
‘Oishy is aged 19 yrs, Sumi 11’
Oishy Rahman, who has been accused of killing her parents, is around 19 years old, police say quoting a medical report.
Quader slams BNP for wanting caretaker Govt back
Communication Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday slammed the main opposition BNP for what he said issuing frequent threats of movement for realising their various demands, including restoration of the caretaker government to oversee elections.
Telecom graft: HC rejects bail to BTCL MDs
A vacation bench of the High Court on Tuesday rejected the applications for anticipatory bail by SOM Kalimullah, acting MD of BTCL, and three others, facing charges of misappropriation of huge money through illegal VoIP business, as being not pressed.
Russia’s small businesses squeezed, eye exit
Dentist Sergei Emelyanov is being smothered in Russia’s red tape.
Cop gets 2 yrs in jail for graft
A court here on Tuesday convicted a sub-inspector of police (SI) for graft and sentenced him to two years’ rigorous imprisonment.
Inward remittance totals $1bln in Aug
The inward remittance to Bangladesh during the last month of August totaled US$ 1,008.20 million, down from $ 1,238.96 million in July.
Police seek remand of Mufti Wakkas
Police have sought 10-day remand for Hifazat-e Islam leader Mufti Muhammad Wakkas in each of the two sabotage cases lodged against him.
Thai gunrunner spills China, Bangladesh links
Thai gunrunner Wuthikorn Naruenartwanich alias Willy is spilling the beans after his arrest in Bangkok at the weekend.
Huntsman strives for sustainable excellence in Bangladesh
Huntsman Textile Effects is leading the way by proactively engaging textile mills and brands in Bangladesh to reduce environmental footprint and to drive sustainable excellence to compete in the global market.
952 star tortoises seized on Indo-Bangla border
A total of 952 star tortoises has been seized by Indian border troops when they were being smuggled across to Bangladesh, in one of the largest recovery of these endangered reptiles.
Opinion: The new Math text book for students, simply rubbish!
What is our achievement after 17 years in our Math Text books? When we could not find the Math symbol in the global Text book all over the world but it has widely used in our new Math Text book…
Cooperative microcredit makes 750 river-eroded families self-reliant
The cooperative microcredit has become effective in bringing self-reliance to 750 rehabilitated destitute river-eroded families living in twelve barrack houses built under the government’s Asrayan Prokalpo in Gangachara upazila.
Touchstone statue worth over 73 lakh seizes in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Rajshahi seized a touchstone statue valued at around Taka 73.90 lakh from a village in the district on Monday afternoon, BGB officials said here today.
Ensuring transparency in land registration stressed
Speakers at a function here on Monday stressed the need for making land registration process easier and modernized to remove people’s sufferings and ensure accountability and transparency of the registry offices.
1,780 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in Jessore
Police in separate drives recovered 1,780 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 30 pieces of Yaba tablet from the district town on Sunday.
37 Jamaat-Shibir men sent to jail in Bogra
A court here on Monday sent 37 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir to jail turning down their bail plea in an arson case.
Stalker gets 1 year’s jail in Kushtia
A mobile court in Mirpur upazila on Monday sentenced a stalker to one year’s imprisonment.