Dhaka – BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said that the consequences of Baksal have been erased from the memory of the Awami League. “It might be that it has been erased from the memory of…
Month: February 2014
Bangladesh squads for ICC World T20 announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the final squads of Bangladesh men’s and women’s teams for the ensuing ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014. Announcing the teams, chairman of BCB National Selection Panel Faruque Ahmed described the men’s…
Jessore tragedy: Special prayers in pry schools Monday
Dhaka – The seven schoolchildren who died in a tragic road accident in Chougachha upazila of Jessore on Saturday night were buried at their respective villages in Sharsha upazila of the district on Sunday. A pall of gloom descended on…
Padma Bridge: Riverbank protection work cost to go up
The cost of riverbank protection work for the Padma Bridge Project is going to mark a 13 percent rise (Tk 12.47 crore) to Tk 108.45 crore from Tk 95.98 crore. According to official sources, the Bridge Division of the Communications…
34th BCS written tests from Mar 24
The written tests of the compulsory subjects of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations will begin from March 24. The fresh exam schedule would be announced later, the PSC said in a notification on Sunday evening. The examinations will…
Police investigating Al-Qaeda message: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud khandkar on Sunday said the reported audiovisual message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri against Bangladesh is being investigated with due importance. The IGP made the comments while talking to reporters after inaugurating the…
3280 pry schools eligible to be upgraded to Class VIII
Some 3,280 primary schools in the country are eligible for upgrading to Class VIII according to a feasibility study conducted as per the recommendation of the National Education Policy 2010. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman stated this in…
BNP joint scy gen Aman sent to Jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday passed order to send BNP Joint Secretary General Aman Ullah Aman to jail in four cases filed with Keraniganj Police Station. Senior Judicial Magistrate Taiyabul Hassan Uzzal passed the order after the BNP leader surrendered…
ACC interrogates AL MP Badi
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday quizzed Awami League lawmaker Abdul Rahman Badi at its head office for accumulating a huge amount of wealth. After emerging from the commission office, the AL lawmaker, who has been elected from Cox’s Bazar-4…
Charge hearing against Khaleda March 19
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred hearing on framing charge in two graft cases filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Judge-in-Charge Md Rezaul Islam of the…
Khoka gets bail in three cases
BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka has got bail in three cases including one for instigating violence before the national election by ordering party activists to resist with machetes and axes any effort to stall their movement. The bench of Justices…
HC stays case proceedings against 4 bloggers
Dhaka – The High Court on Sunday stayed for three months the proceedings of two cases filed against four bloggers under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah…
Mozena meets Tofail, discusses GSP
Dhaka – US Ambassador Dan Mozena on Sunday expressed ‘satisfaction’ over Bangladesh’s progress in implementation of the 16-point action plan the US administration has tagged as a condition for restoring the GSP facility for its exports to the US market.…
No disruption in UAE visa to BD workers: Shahriar
Dhaka – State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Sunday said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has not stopped issuing visa to Bangladeshis mentioning that some 1716 Bangladeshi workers went to Dubai in January. “I had discussions with Dubai…
Merkel, Hollande discuss communication network bypassing USA
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid emails and other data passing through the United States.
Reforming Europe in a changing world: Barroso
By José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission It’s good to be back at the LSE, which always provides such a stimulating environment for debate, with its splendid intellectual tradition of openness and looking at things from the…
Bar Council demands high level probe of ‘extrajudicial killings’
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Bar Council on Sunday demanded formation a high-level inquiry committee to probe the alleged incidents of extrajudicial killings across the country. Addressing a press conference, Khandker Mahbub Hossain, vice-chairman of the lawyers’ statutory regulating body, came…
No rule of law in the country run by diktat: BNP
Now the country is governed at the dictate of just one person, not by the rule of law, BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged on Sunday. “The country is governed by the order of a single person, not…
Lawyers for Egypt’s Morsi walk out of latest trial
Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have walked out of his trial on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror.
Why MPs should be elected unopposed: HC
The High Court on Sunday stayed for three months the proceedings of two cases filed against four bloggers under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Mohammad Ullah also issued…
Plane missing in western Nepal with 18 on board
A plane with 18 people on board has gone missing in western Nepal.
PM’s adviser Gawher Rizvi says: Jan 5 polls restored stability
Prime Minister’s International Affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi has reminded foreign diplomats of a contradiction — the call to hold fresh elections soonest possible creates the “very instability” that the Jan 5 elections put an end to. Rizvi said the government…
Climate change threatens Indonesians’ way of life: Kerry
Jakarta – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned Indonesians on Sunday that climate change could threaten their “entire way of life” as he called for all nations to do more to stop global warming.
AL MPs term al Qaeda message threat to independence
Ruling party lawmakers have termed the audio message of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al Zawahiri as a new conspiracy against the independence and sovereignty of the country. Addressing the House on point of order on Sunday, they said the message of…
How Europe’s biggest clubs are set to go to war on financial fair play
Jose Mourinho may have hit the headlines for his recent claims that some of the world’s biggest clubs are not taking UEFA’s Financial Fair Play laws seriously, but finger-pointing may become the norm when new rules come into full effect…
Jamaat denies al-Qaeda links, decries reports in some media
Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir have no relation with al-Qaeda, the Islamist party said Sunday. Its assertion comes after al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri reportedly called for jihad in Bangladesh to resist ‘anti-Islam forces’ in an audio message…
FIFA promises surprise doping tests before WCup
Sao Paulo — FIFA is expected to conduct surprise doping tests of all World Cup players at least once beginning in March, setting up biological passports to determine possible irregularities in blood and urine samples.
Maradona appeals to EU over Italian 39m euro tax bill
ROME (AFP) – Diego Maradona announced Friday he has asked the European Union (EU) to step in as arbitrator amid an ongoing feud with the Italian authorities over an alleged 39m euros in unpaid taxes.
Mass Valentine wedding in Malaysia despite Muslim anger
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian Islamic authorities took their annual swipe at Valentine’s Day Friday, calling it a threat to Muslim values, but 138 couples took part in a mass wedding to mark the date.
Bumper mustard production likely in N-region
The farmers are expecting a bumper production of mustard seeds in the northern region during this 2013-2014 Rabi season as harvest of the oily crop continues with excellent yield rates, official sources said on Sunday.