Dhaka – Touring Sri Lanka made a good start in the three-match ODI series beating hosts Bangladesh by 13 runs in a low scoring first ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday Replying to Sri Lanka’s face-saving…
Month: February 2014
Deep-sea mining ‘must responsibly respect ecosystems’
Scientists have made an impassioned plea for humanity to pause and think before making a headlong rush to exploit the deep sea.
Bangladesh out of FATF gray list of terrorism financing
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday described as a great achievement Bangladesh’s coming out of the gray list of Terrorism Financing of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “This has been a great achievement for Bangladesh to come…
Saarc FMs meet in Male to focus on connectivity, trade ties
Dhaka – After a long wait, the 35th sitting of the Saarc Foreign Ministers will be held in Male, the capital of the Maldives, on Thursday with a focus on regional connectivity and enhancing trade ties among the Saarc countries.…
Genetically modified potatoes ‘resist late blight’
British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable’s biggest threat – blight. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight.
Use Bangla for all sign boards name-number plates: HC
A High Court order has been issued, asking all sign boards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles to be written in Bengali language, except for foreign embassies and entities, in Bangladesh. The bench of Justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and ABM…
Nepal plane crash: Officials confirm 18 killed
The bodies of all 18 people on board a small plane that crashed on a hill in western Nepal have been recovered, officials say.
BIMSTEC memorandum of Assoc signing approved
The cabinet in its weekly meeting on Monday approved a proposal for signing a memorandum of association (MoA) to establish BIMSTEC Centre for Wealth and Climate. Bangladesh is a member of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and…
UN ‘wants North Korean regime crimes punished’
A year-long UN inquiry into rights abuses in North Korea is expected to urge punishment for systematic violations by the state. In a report due to be published, a panel of experts mandated by the UN’s Human Rights Council said…
Railway loss in five years Tk 45 billion
Bangladesh Railway has incurred a loss of Taka about 4,500 crore during the last five years from 2008-2009 fiscal. Minister for Railway Mujibul Haq said this in Parliament on Monday while responding to a question from Nurul Islam Milon from…
Women: The x-factor in politics and reconciliation
The oft-neglected and ironically oft-powerful quality is what I call the X-Factor in Politics and Reconciliation. Whilst efforts do exist they are not scaled up to the potential they should be or indeed can be.
al-Qaeda threat: PM’s security tightening being devised
In the wake of al-Qaeda’s reported threat to Bangladesh, the government plans to strengthen the security of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We’re specially considering about further beefing up the security of the Prime Minister,” said her security adviser Maj Gen…
South Asia must enrich regional flood info system
Since a significant percentage of people are exposed to recurring riverine flood disasters mostly during rainy season an effective regional flood information system is needed urgently in South Asian heavily effected countries.
Crisis of democracy created thru Jan 5 polls: Gen. Mahbub
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Monday alleged that the current government buried democracy through the January 5 elections. “A crisis of democracy has been created in the country. The incumbent government buried democracy…
Probe of AL lawmakers wealth no eyewash: ACC Scy
Secretary of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) M Faizur Rahman Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the ongoing probe into the wealth of sitting and former ministers and lawmakers is not an eyewash. “You (journalists) will see the results of our inquiry. We…
Massive programmes chalked out to observe Amar Ekushey in Rajshahi
The Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and the district administration here have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner on Friday.
BNP complains of candidate harassment, threatens UZ polls boycott
Jessore – Accusing the government of harassing its probable candidates, BNP on Monday threatened to boycott the upazila polls in Khulna division. “The BNP-backed aspirants and key leaders are being harassed, repressed and arrested. Some senior party leaders are being…
Enhanced mustard farming adopting new cropping pattern stressed
Experts at a farmers’ field day have stressed for enhanced farming of mustard adopting the new cropping pattern of short duration Aman rice-mustard or potato-mungbean-short duration Aus (pariza) rice to get more profits.
RDRS Bangladesh distributes 7,894 blankets in Rangpur division
RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, distributed 7,894 pieces of quality blankets among the cold-hit poor and distressed people including women and children, of all eight districts in Rangpur division during this winter season.
Irri-Boro cultivation in South-western region
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up programmes to cultivate Irri-Boro paddy in ten districts of South-western region under Khulna division during the current Rabi season.
Youth’s beheaded body recovered from Surma
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man with the head cut off from the Surma River close to Patramati village in Kanaighat upazila on Sunday.
Robbers loot gold, cash injuring 3 in Chuadanga
Robbers looted gold and cash worth Tk 15 lakh from a house at Karpasdanga village in Damurhuda upazila on Sunday night.
‘Kidnapped’ Ctg jeweller rescued in Comilla
Jeweller Mridul Kumar Chowdhury, who was allegedly picked up by a group of people, introducing themselves as Detective Branch (DB) personnel, from near his Chittagong city residence on February 11, was rescued from Burichong upazila of the district early Monday.
1 killed in Chandpur road crash
A young man was killed in a road accident at Montola village in Faridganj upazila on Sunday.
Faridpur bus plunge kills girl, 20 others hurt
A female college student was killed and 20 others were injured as a bus plunged into a ditch beside the Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Nagarkanda upazila on Monday.
64 held on different charges in Sylhet div
Police in separate drives have arrested 64 people on various charges from different areas of the city and four districts of Sylhetdivision. Additional police super of the city Ejaz Ahmed said several teams of police conducted separate special drives in…
Govt using al-Qaeda ploy for US favour: Fakhrul
BNP has said the government’s statements linking it with terrorist organisation al-Qaeda’s recent audio message is politically motivated and a ploy to win over US and world to its side. BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday…
64 held on different charges in Sylhet Div
Sylhet – Police in separate drives have arrested 64 people on various charges from different areas of the city and four districts of Sylhet division.
Speedy trial law being extended for 5 more years
The government has decided to extend the term of the Speedy Trial Act by five more years. The weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday approved the final draft of the Law and Order Disrupting Crime…
US is reported aware of al-Qaeda’s message, differs on its version
The US is aware of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s audio message which has called for jihad against anti-Islam forces in Bangladesh. A State Department spokesperson told bdnews24.com on Sunday that it rejected al-Qaeda and the use of violence for political…