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Day: January 17, 2014
Ariel Sharon: His Sabra, Shatila legacy – A witness account
As Israel buried Ariel Sharon amid eulogies from world figures, Tony Blair, a Butcher of Baghdad, paid a tribute to the Butcher of Beirut which included the line that Sharon: “didn’t think of peace as a dreamer, but did dream…
Terror forcing many people to lead uncertain life: B Chy
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof Dr Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said sate terror has been going on in the country forcing many people to live an uncertain life. “We are living through an uncertain life and we don’t…
Barack Obama ‘to end hoarding of NSA phone data’
President Barack Obama is expected to order the National Security Agency (NSA) to stop storing data from Americans’ phones, after a series of leaks about intelligence operations.
`NSA collects millions of text messages globally’
Code-named “Dishfire,” the NSA program collects “pretty much everything it can,” the Guardian said, citing a joint investigation with the UK’s Channel 4 News based on material from fugitive former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The newspaper said the documents also…
Deeper media role urged for better migration handling in Arab States
Dead Sea – An inter-regional consultation of senior media executives hosted by the ILO and organised by Panos Europe took place in Jordan, under the patronage of the Ministry of Labour, with the aim of building partnerships with the media,…
52 opposition men held in 4 dists
Police and joint forces in their separate drives arrested 52 activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir from different places of Joypurhat, Comilla, Bagerhat and Chittagong districts from Thursday night to Friday morning.
Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor ‘found dead’
The wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has been found dead, following reports that he was having an affair, Indian media have said.
Indian minister’s wife found dead
Sunanda was 52 years old and has a 21-year-old son from an earlier marriage.
Suchitra Sen: Iconic Indian Bengali actress dies
Veteran Indian actress Suchitra Sen has died in the eastern city of Calcutta, aged 82.
Worst year ever for SA rhino poaching
More white rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2013 than in any previous year, according to government figures.
‘Train of militancy’ must be stopped: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Friday said the ‘train of militancy’ would have to be stopped at any cost to build a Bangladesh free from communalism.
England beaten by James Faulkner as Australia take 2-0 lead
James Faulkner fired an unbeaten 69 as Australia recorded an extraordinary one-wicket win over England in Brisbane to go 2-0 up in the one-day series.
EC urged to contact Raushan on JP matters
The Jatiya Party has urged the Election Commission to contact its presidium member Raushan Ershad for any future communications pertaining to the party.
Grameen License Fee: Railways incur Tk 8.25cr loss in 2 FYs
Bangladesh Railway has incurred a loss of over Tk 8.25 crore in two fiscal years (FY07 and FY08) for realising license fee at lower rate from grameenphone, a leading mobile phone operator of the country.
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic into round four
Novak Djokovic continued his impressive progress at the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Denis Istomin.
Khaleda protests Inqilab press shutdown, journos’ arrest
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday protested the closure of the printing press of the daily Inqilab by the government and the arrest of its three journalists.
PM spends time with eminent personalities at Ganobhaban lawn
Keeping aside her busy schedule, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday afternoon spent some pleasant time with the country’s leading poets, litterateurs, writers, journalists, academics, artistes and intellectuals.
North Korean premier greets Hasina
North Korean Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.
2-day IBBL business dev confce ends in city
A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) titled ‘Human Resources and Business Management at Branch Level’ ended at a city hotel on Friday.
BNP now diplomat-dependent party: Obaidul
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP has now become a diplomat-dependent party after failing to make its illogical movement a success.
Jubo Dal leader stabbed in Natore
A local leader of Jubo Dal was stabbed by some miscreants at Duttapara Bazar in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
100 hurt in Habiganj clash
Over 100 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Baniachang upazila of the district on Thursday.
2 students held with crude bombs, bomb ingredients in Ctg
Police arrested two students of an Islamic university in possession of six crude bombs and some bomb making materials at Madambibi in Sitakunda upazila early Friday. –UNB, Chittagong.
12 Jamaat-Shibir activists arrested in Ctg
Chittagong district police arrested 12 activists of Jamaat-Shibir in an overnight drive in Sitakunda and Satkania upazilas of the district last night.
Bumper production of mustard likely in Jamalpur
The farmers of Jamalpur are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current season.
Agrani Bank distributes blankets in Rangpur
Rangpur Regional Office of Agrani Bank Limited (ABL) distributed blankets among the cold-hit people at a ceremony on the premises of Khasbag Government Primary School here yesterday.
Blanket distribution among cold hit people in C’nawabganj
Different government and non-government organisations extended their helping hands towards the cold-hit poor people in the district.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry plying halted for 7 and half hrs
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for seven and a half hours till Friday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
BD politics: European Parliament urges EU to assist process for compromise
Apparently pointing finger at Jamaat-e-Islami, the European Parliament has said the political parties which are associated with ‘terrorist acts’ in Bangladesh must be banned.