The High Court has found Prothom Alo Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan’s explanation itself amounting to contempt of court. Khan submitted his affidavit on Monday after the court issued a contempt rule against him and the editor of the Bengali…
Day: March 10, 2014
Moyes relief as United show winning attitude
Birmingham – Manchester United manager David Moyes hailed the transformation by his players as they bounced back from a Champions League defeat with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion.
Gold seized in Kolkata ‘came from Bangladesh’
Ruling Trinamul Congress leader Abdul Barik Biswas had smuggled a huge consignment of contraband gold from Bangladesh, India’s revenue intelligence has deposed in court. “We had specific information that he (Barik) would be heading for Kolkata with the gold smuggled…
Fresh deal to end Rio rubbish collection strike
Rio de Janeiro authorities and street cleaners say they have reached a new agreement to end an eight-day strike which has left tonnes of rubbish on the streets of the Brazilian city.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in ‘unanimous poll win’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been elected to the country’s rubber-stamp parliament with a unanimous vote from his district, state media say.
Olivier Awards: Dame Judi Dench and Jude Law up for acting prizes
Dame Judi Dench and Jude Law are among the acting nominees in the running for this year’s Olivier Awards.
Italy up in arms over Michelangelo’s David rifle advert
Italy’s culture minister has expressed outrage over an advertisement by a US weapons firm showing Michelangelo’s David holding a rifle.
Migrants die in Yemen boat sinking
Forty-two African migrants have drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according to officials.
Mysterious new man-made gases pose threat to ozone layer
Scientists have identified four new man-made gases that are contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer.
Missing plane MH370: Malaysia urged to step up search
China has urged Malaysia to “step up its efforts” in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared on Saturday.
2 Sreemangal BNP leaders expelled
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central committee has expelled two leaders of the Sreemangal upazila unit of the party for contesting the upazila election going against the party decision.
UZ electioneering: Sreepur BCL leader wounded in clash dies
A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who received bullet wounds in a clash during electioneering for the upcoming March 15 upazila election in Sreepur on Saturday,died at a city hospital on Sunday night.
BGB recovers firearm in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered a pistol from Boikari border point in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
Pry headmaster assaulted by school body chief in Moulvibazar
A primary school headmaster was assaulted allegedly by the school managing committee president at Tengrabazar in Rajanagar upazila on Sunday.
Facebook’s WhatsApp purchase challenged
By Kevin Rawlinson Mark Zuckerberg’s firm is planning to buy the company for around £11bn.
HC summons Prothom Alo editor
The High Court has ordered daily Prothom Alo’s Editor Matiur Rahman and Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan to re-submit their explanations on charges of contempt of court. It also ordered the editor to appear before the court and ascertain that…
Business travel FC quota entitlements revised
The Bangladesh Bank has revised travel quota entitlements for exporters, importers and producers for the local market, says a press release of the bank. The circular issued by the central ank is as follows:
ACC asks for Petrobangla docs for inquiry
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday sent a letter to Bangladesh Oil Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) authorities seeking some documents for the purpose of its inquiry, according to sources. ACC deputy director Ahasan Ali served the letter seeking information…
Upholding the ideals and objectives of Police week
Masum Billah Police is an integral part of any modern and democratic state. Hence the relations between the police and citizens should have been very friendly and mutually beneficial. To make the people aware of the roles and responsibilities of…
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane ‘a mystery’
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said officials had not ruled out hijacking as a cause of the plane’s disappearance. He said all reported sightings of debris from the plane in the seas south of Vietnam were unconfirmed. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished…
BCL man injured in AL factional clash over UZ polls dies
A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist, injured in Saturday’s clashes between supporters of two chairman aspirants at Sreepur, has died in a Dhaka hospital, his relatives say. Al Amin, 25, was a member of Sreepur municipal BCL unit. He passed…
Women in JS reserved seats likely to be chosen sans contest
All the 50 reserved seats for women in Parliament will be elected uncontested as they have no rivals, it is learnt. The number of elected unopposed MPs in the legislature would thus thand at 203 This picture emerged on Sunday,…
BNP national council meet likely ‘after UZ polls’
As part of its move to revitalise the party for waging a strong movement to push the government for a fresh national election, BNP will hold its national council after the upazila polls. The decision was taken at a meeting…
32 Jamaat men sent to jail in Sylhet
A court here on Sunday sent 32 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in two separate cases over violence turning down their bail petition. Senior judicial magistrate Abdul Quader passed the order of sending them to jail as the…
IBBL Shari`ah Supervisory Committee meeting held
A meeting of the Shari`ah supervisory committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) was held in the city on Saturday. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, vice-chairman of the committee and head mufti (Islamic scholar) of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum presided over…
Work on tunnel under Karnaphuli begins next FY: Obaidul
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the construction work on the country’s first-ever tunnel under the Karnaphuli River will begin in the next fiscal year. The minister said this while talking to reporters after inaugurating the repaired Kalarpol Bridge…
Robi opens experience centre in Cox’s Bazar
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited has launched an experience centre in Cox’s Bazar. Managing Director and CEO of Robi Supun Weerasinghe on Saturday inaugurated the experience centre at a ceremony aimed at ensuring quality services for its subscribers in…
OIC Secy Gen wants Myanmar refugee repatriation
Visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani on Sunday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take initiatives for the repatriation of Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh. Madani made the request when he met the Prime Minister…
Teacher testifies in JU student Zubair murder case
Another Jahangirnagar University (JU) teacher testified on Sunday to Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 in the case lodged in connection with the killing JU student Zubair Ahmed. JU professor Dr SM Badiar Rahmed of the Department of Bio-Chemistry of the university…
Recruitment of 4,000 diploma nurses illegal: HC
The High Court on Sunday declared illegal the recruitment of over 4,000 nurses holding diploma degrees by the government. After hearing a writ petition, an HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo passed the…