Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said hartal cannot continue in the country and stressed the need for finding an alternate way of protest.
Year: 2013
21 BCL men charge sheeted in Biswajit murder
Detective Branch of police submitted charge sheet against 21 activists of Chhatra League unit of Jagannath University in Biswajit killing.
How Ronaldo became the world’s best
“Cristiano was 18 and didn’t waste time telling everyone that he was going to be the best player in the world,” recalls his former team-mate Quinton Fortune. “The rest of the players found it more amusing than arrogant. They rated…
‘The greatest movie never made’
Steven Spielber Stanley Kubrick’s legendary ‘Napoleon’ is up there with Orson Welles’ ‘Heart Of Darkness’ and David Cronenberg’s version of ‘Return Of The Jedi’ in the pantheon of amazing movies that were never made – yours to buy on DVD…
Global warming to open arctic shipping routes
Who said the effects of global warming are all negative? According to new research conducted by UCLA, melting sea ice during the late summer will make Arctic shipping channels much more accessible.
Thailand to recruit 50,000 fishermen
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said Thailand is eager to recruit 50,000 Bangladeshi fishermen.
BNP vows to thwart ‘mass killing’
The BNP has announced that it will form committees to protect the people from what it alleges ‘genocide’ initiated by the ‘government’ across the country.
Train torched in Dhaka
Miscreants have set a train on fire at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station, the nerve-centre of Bangladesh’s rail network, in the last leg of the two-day strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami.
India will fulfill all promises: Pranab
Visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has assured President Zillur Rahman that India will fulfill all promises made to Bangladesh to settle the unresolved bilateral issues.
Banks face tighter control as law being amended
The government on Monday approved the proposal of the Bank Company (Amendment) Bill-2013 in principle to strengthen the country’s banking system.
Cropland expansion blamed for biodiversity loss
[JAKARTA] Rapid cropland expansion is the main cause of biodiversity loss in tropical countries, a study by UNEP’s (the UN Environment Programme) World Conservation Monitoring Centre and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative has found.
Madrid leaves Catalans defeated again
Real Madrid had the measure of Barcelona once again, with a 2-1 victory in Saturday’s Liga Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu.
Ferdous again pairs with Rituparna
Ferdous again pairs with Indian actress Rituparna Sengupta in a Kolkata film titled ‘Akarshon’, directed by Debraj Sinha.
Bank investment limit in stocks to be reset
The government has approved on principle a proposal to stop illegal banking and reset the ceiling for the banks to invest in the share market.
Senior business leaders for dialogue to end crises
Senior business leaders have called for an immediate dialogue among the major political parties to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the interest of the country’s economic development and to save lives and properties of the people.
HC`s suo motu rule on Noakhali violence
The High Court Sunday directed authorities concerned to ensure security of the Hindu community and temples and bring back the normalcy in the life of minorities in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali district.
Eight Independence Awardees for 2013 named
The government has finalized names of eight persons for the Independence Award-2013 for their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level.
Pranab for implementing all pledges
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday firmly said his country is committed to implement all agreed decisions with Bangladesh.
British HC’s concern over violence, deaths
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson expressed his sadness Sunday over the violence and the number of senseless and unnecessary deaths that have taken place across Bangladesh over the past few days.
Vehicles vandalized, cocktails blasted in city
Shibir activists vandalized few vehicles and blasted cocktails in city’s Mohakhali on Sunday evening. Otherwise hartal was observed in the city by and large peacefully.
H artal security:Khaleda won’t meet Pranab
Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has decided not to meet visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee as she doesn’t want to take risk of movement during hartal called by Jamaat.
Hartal clashes kill 23 in six districs
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured in clashes between Jamaat-Shibir activists and law enforcers in six districts during countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on Sunday.
Thailand announces end to ivory trade
Bangkok, Thailand – Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking. Her statement came after the call of nearly 1.5 million WWF and Avaaz supporters.
Madonna criticised over Oscars party antics
Madonna has been accused of acting like a ”bitch” at an exclusive pre-Oscars party.The ‘Hung Up’ hitmaker reportedly stunned guests at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) pre-Oscar reception at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills last Friday (22.02.13) with her…
World Open Snooker: Stevens overcomes Robertson in semi
Matthew Stevens overcame Neil Robertson 6-5 in a Haikou World Open semi-final that will be remembered as much for a dreadful error by veteran Welsh referee Eirian Williams as the snooker fare on offer.
Issues of daily life relegated to background
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson in a statement issued yesterday expressed his ‘sadness’ over the violence and the number of ‘senseless and unnecessary’ deaths of the past few days and called upon all parties…
Volcanic eruptions slowed recent Earth warming
A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected between 2000 and 2010 now thinks the culprits are hiding in plain sight — dozens of volcanoes…
Diti to work with Rawnak, Aparna in tv play
Film actress Parvin Sultana Diti has returned to Dhaka in January after passing some days with her son Dipto and daughter Lamia.
Ashraful in, Nafees out of Lanka series
Mohammad Ashraful will replace Shahriar Nafees in Bangladesh’s fifteen man squad that leaves for Sri Lanka Thursday. The maverick right-hander found himself drafted back into the national fold following a year-long absence, to fill in the void left by Nafees.
People want AL to quit: Fakhrul
Opposition BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the people do not want to see Awami League anymore in power.