Trade issue will dominate the third summit of head of states and governments of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to be held in Naypidaw, capital of Myanmar, on March 4, Parliament was told…
Month: February 2014
Airtel, Teletalk to share infrastructure
Private mobile operator Airtel Bangladesh Limited has recently signed an agreement with state-owned operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited on sharing infrastructure. Chris Tobit, CEO and Managing Director of Airtel Bangladesh Limited and Mujibur Rahman, Managing Director of Teletalk signed the Memorandum…
Cop suspended over JMB ambush
A third policeman has been suspended over Sunday’s ambush by masked gunmen on a prison van before they freed three convicted Jam’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants. Gazipur SP Md Abdul Baten said Habilder Major Ayub Ali of Gazipur Police Lines…
Shibir protests IHS report
Dhaka – Islami Chhatra Shibir on Tuesday strongly protested the US-based think tank IHS Jane study describing the pro-Jamaat student body as one of the world’s most active non-state armed groups in 2013. In a joint statement, Shibir central president…
2 BCL men jailed for attempt to snatch tender box in Satkhira
A mobile court here on Tuesday sentenced two Bangladesh Chhatra League men to separate jail terms for their attempts to snatch a tender box in Tala upazila. The convicts are BCL upazila unit vice-president Munnaf Hossain Shimpu and its activist…
Fulfill conditions or face action, private varsities told
Observing that many private universities cannot fulfill the conditions set by the government, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Tuesday warned that stern actions will be taken if they fail to fulfill the required conditions within the stipulated time. He…
Hasina likely to extend her cabinet Wednesday
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to extend her cabinet on Wednesday. Sources at the Cabinet Division told UNB that AH Mahmood Ali, an MP from Dinajpur-4 constituency, will take oath as a minister and he is expected…
HC vacates 8 Pubali Bank posts
Eight posts of directors in Pubali Bank have been vacated by the High Court because of non-compliance with share holding regulations. The eight posts are that of Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, directors Muhammad Faizur Rahman, Ahmed Shafi Choudhury, Fahim Ahmed…
Azad attempted murder case deposition recorded
A Dhaka court on Tuesday recorded the depositions of three more witnesses in the murder case filed in connection with the attempt to kill former Dhaka University Professor Dr. Humayun Azad. Judge AHM Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan of the Fourth Additional…
Disguises JMB fugitives may wear
Police have released photos of possible disguises two runaway Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants may adopt to evade arrest. The militants are Jahidul Islam alias Bomaru Mizan, 38, Salauddin Salehin alias Sunny, 38. In a daring daylight ambush, miscreants had…
Youths for preventing corruption thru social movement
The young generations including students here have taken oath for preventing corruption through launching social movement involving common people in building a corruption-free developed Bangladesh.
Climate change impact poses threat to fish species
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to indigenous fish species, particularly the small ones, as most of the water bodies are now dying in the region especially in its high Barind tract.
Prince in stitches as soldier ditches queen’s English
London (AFP) – Britain’s Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, fell about laughing Monday when a swearing soldier gave him the giggles.
North American scientists track incoming Fukushima plume
The likely scale of the radioactive plume of water from Fukushima due to hit the west coast of North America should be known in the next two months.
Indonesia: Rising sea ‘threatens 1,500 islands’
As many as 1,500 of Indonesia’s islands could be under water by 2050 because of rising sea levels, it’s been reported.
Documents ‘show Myanmar Rohingya discrimination is policy’
A rights group says it has evidence of Myanmar’s government discriminating against Muslim Rohingya, restricting their movements and family size.
8 to die for AL leader Alim murder
A Dhaka court has awarded death penalty to eight persons, including three siblings, for the murder of Awami League leader and Dhaka’s Lalbagh ward commissioner Hazi Md Alim 18 years back. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions…
Pakistan air strikes against militants in tribal areas
Pakistan’s military have launched air strikes against suspected militant hideouts in the north-west, killing at least 30 people, officials say.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play Man on Wire tightrope walker
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is to star in To Walk the Clouds, a film adaptation of the documentary Man on Wire, about the man who tightrope-walked between the World Trade Centre towers in 1974.
Foreign powers fostering militants in B’desh: Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Tuesday alleged that some ‘foreign powers’ are fostering militants in Bangladesh. “Some diplomats were holding meetings with the militants in madrasahs. This proves foreign powers are fostering militants. These diplomats don’t have any shame,” she…
The young Muslim entrepreneur who is hungry for success
Shazia Saleem jokes that she started her food company simply because she was hungry.
5th anniversary of BDR carnage observed
The nation recalled on Tuesday the horrific carnage at Peelkhana BDR headquarters in the capital where 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed on this day in 2009. Relatives of the martyrs, government high-ups, and Border Guard Bangladesh and…
Govt out to bolster one-party rule: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government has completed its all measures to bolster its one-party rule by snatching people’s basic rights. “All the basic rights of people are being snatched one after…
MPs debate militancy, accuse BNP, Jamaat of role
Members of Parliament on Tuesday accused the BNP and Jamaat-Shibir and their leaders of patronising and promoting militancy in the country. Speaking in Parliament session on point of order, they also demanded the government to carryout investigation to find out…
Facebook quietly ends email address system
Facebook has quietly shuttered its three-year-old email service that gave users “@facebook.com” email addresses.
Real’s long wait over as it goes top in Spain
Madrid — Real Madrid’s long wait to be back on top of the Spanish league is finally over. And it wasn’t all due to Cristiano Ronaldo.
How the Sochi Games changed figure skating forever
The re-emergence of Russia Whether or not there was home cooking, Team Russia dominated figure skating, winning the team event and gold in two of the four disciplines.
Siblings get life term for murder in Panchagarh
A Panchagarh court on Monday afternoon sentenced two brothers to life term rigorous imprisonment and fined them Taka 20,000 each, or in default, to suffer another six month jail term each, for murdering a man.
More media reporting needed for strengthened local govt
Speakers at an annual press briefing in Rajshahi today said more local governance related media reporting is very important for making the local government institutions strengthened and vibrant.
Ornaments, donation box stolen from Tangail temple
Ornaments, donation box and puja materials were stolen from Sree Sree Anandamayee temple at Gopalpur upazila under Tangail district early Sunday. Chittaranjan Shaha, president of the managing committee of Anandamayee Mandir, said a gang of thieves entered into the temple…