The national committee set up to review cases filed on ‘political considerations’ has recommended withdrawal of 72 cases.
Year: 2013
ACC to probe alleged Odhikar ‘graft’
The Anti-Corruption Commission will investigate allegations of embezzlement against human rights group, Odhikar.
26-hour VC gherao at Jahangirnagar University
Prof Anwar Hossain, the Vice-Chancellor of Jahangirnagar University, has remained confined to his office for the second consecutive day due to a gherao by a faction of the university teachers, who has been demanding his resignation.
G Azam report: Prosecutors fire broadside at HRW
The prosecutors fired a broadside at the New York-based global rights body Human Rights Watch (HRW) for publishing a ‘contemptuous’ report over the International Crimes Tribunal’s judgment on former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam, a 1971 war crimes convict.
Hall Mark scam prove report in seven days
DHAKA – The report of the investigation on the Hallmark-Sonali Bank loan scandal will be submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission in seven days, said ACC secretary Md Fayzur Rahman Chowdhury on Thursday.
MK Anwar secures bail
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member MK Anwar in a case filed under the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Act, 2006.
Cheap politicians, land grabbers threat to Bangladesh: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Thursday said cheap politicians and greedy land grabbers are a threat to a nation like Bangladesh.
MoU on Tk 900cr small insestors refinance scheme inked
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday for running the Tk-900 crore refinance scheme for helping the small investors hit hard by the 2011 capital market debacle.
BB warns against buying property abroad with money from home
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday urged all concerned Bangladeshi nationals to remain aware against buying permanent property like flats abroad through sending money from the country.
MoneyGram Expands Bangladesh Reach with Southeast Bank Limited
DALLAS – MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL), a Bangladesh-based private commercial bank, and is now offering money transfer services at the bank’s branches…
Confluence of South Asian crafts at Dastkar bazaar
New Delhi: Craftspeople and crafts organisations from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan will come together with their Indian counterparts to showcase their techniques and products at Dastkar South Asian Bazaar.
HC moved on DU senate
The High Court was moved on Thursday challenging legality of a special session of the Dhaka University senate.
Bradley Manning: ‘I Am Chelsea Manning. I Am Female’
A day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning announced in a statement to “Today” that she identifies as female and wants to be known as Chelsea Manning.
Inu for urgent talks on political stability
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said it is urgent to initiate talks on political stability now instead of discussion on election system.
India-Bangladesh border conference begins
Agartala: The India-Bangladesh joint border conference began here Thursday to settle various disputes along the border shared by the two neighbours, officials here said.
Improvement of primary education standard stressed
Speakers at a function on Wednesday stressed the need for improving the standard of primary education in all primary schools with a view to producing meritorious students and to make them worthy citizens of the country.
TB still prevalent in Chuadanga
A total of 273 people died of tuberculosis in four upazilas of the district in the last 10 years as the disease is still prevalent here.
Bumper jute production likely in southwestern region
Framers in 10 districts of the southwestern region are in an upbeat mood as they expect bumper jute production this season due to favourable weather condition.
Youth jailed for teasing 3 girls in Sherpur
A mobile court here on Wednesday sentenced a young man to four months’ imprisonment for teasing three madrasa girls at Shimultala village in Nalitabari upazila.
‘Robbers’ kill expat in Comilla
An alleged robber gang killed an expatriate within hours after his return from abroad and looted valuables from his house at Bahura village in Nangalkot upazila early Thursday.
Magura DPEO sued on bribery charge
A case was filed against the district primary education officer (DPEO) of Magura on Wednesday on charge of demanding bribe from a woman for job.
BGB seizes Tk102 cr contrabands in 7 months in Jessore
The 26 Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion has seized smuggled goods worth Tk102 crore in the last seven months in Jessore.
Sylhet broker house locked protesting share force sale
Investors locked a share broker house in Chauhatta area of the city as the authorities sold theirs shares without their consent for the straight third day on Thursday.
Phensidyl, liquor seized in Panchagarh
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 120 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and seven bottles of liquor from Narayanjot area on Tentulia border early Thursday.
Section 144 clamped in Jamalpur
The local administration has imposed section 144 in Sarishabari upazila for today (Thursday) as the local BNP and Awami League called separate meetings at the same venue and time.
Housewife killed by miscreants in Natore
A housewife was beaten and strangulated to death by unknown miscreants in Basudebpur rail gate area in Naldanga upazila early Thursday.
One killed in C’nawabganj road accident
A man was killed in a road accident at Muslimpur on the Chapainawabganj-Sona Masjid port highway in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday.
New project by Facebook aiming 5B subscription
The Internet.org project wants to get 5 billion more people online, Facebook said. Plans include developing cheaper smartphones and boosting mobile efficiency.
It’s a Blue Moon in the sky
EDITOR’S NOTE: Originally, this story had incorrectly stated the next blue moon “will occur in 2015, when full moons will occur on July 2 and 23.” This story has been corrected with the right dates of July 2 and 31.
Faulty ‘switch’ may trigger schizophrenia
LONDON — Researchers say delusions and other symptoms of schizophrenia may be caused by a faulty “switch” in the brain, preventing people from knowing what’s real.