Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad returns home on Monday after his 42 days of vacationing in the USA. The CEC is scheduled to arrive on Monday morning by a Turkish flight, said CEC’s Personal Secretary Mazharul Islam said.
Month: April 2014
Bangladesh to receive aid for safe ship recycling
Bangladesh will receive a grant of $15,16,275 from two international agencies for environmentally safe recycling of ships. The aid will come from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Convention (BRS) for implementation…
Leaders greet people
President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia have greeted the people on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year. They sent out separate messages on…
City traffic arrngement for New Year festival
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have imposed traffic restrictions from 5am to 9pm in some parts of the capital on Monday in view of the Bengali New Year — Pahela Baishakh – celebrations. Vehicles will not be allowed on the…
Pupils can help families protect kidneys thru’ food habit
Kidney expert Prof. Dr. MA Samad on Sunday observed that the students of schools and colleges could play significant role in creating awareness among their family members and society and also can bring changes in their own lives through changing…
Goyeshwar for street agitation to face Govt
BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday said country’s democracy could not be protected from the clutches of the autocratic government abiding by its laws. “The people will have to take to the streets and get ready for…
Govt won’t bow to BNP’s election demand: Hasan
The government will not bow to BNP’s demand to hold an early general election, Awami League leader Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday. “There’ll be no election because of Khaleda Zia’s threat. The next general election will be held as…
Joining UZ polls part of movement strategy: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said BNP took part in the recently-held upazila parishad polls as part of its movement strategy to unseat the government. The BNP leader said this while addressing an election rally…
Tight security ahead of Pahela Baishakh
The government has tightened security ahead of the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh to avoid a repeat of the 2001 bomb attacks on that day, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said. “Adequate security measures have been taken. We…
Pahela Baishakh Bangla New Year’s Day programmes
Bangladesh is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year – 1421 – with pomp and colour lacing traditional gaiety, fairs, open-air concerts and rallies. All educational institutions across the country will celebrate by staging…
World must end ‘dirty’ fuel use – UN
A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels.
6 key items to celebrate Joffrey’s wedding on ‘Game of Thrones’
Here comes the beautiful bride… and her ghastly groom! In the second episode of “Game of Thrones” Season 4, King Joffrey’s wedding to Margaery Tyrell finally takes place. And, as we saw with last year’s Red Wedding, anything can happen…
Liz Taylor’s granddaughter reveals life with the Hollywood legend
In a rare interview, Naomi deLuce Wilding, the granddaughter of Elizabeth Taylor, reveals intimate details about her iconic grandmother.
Martino: Barcelona should have won
Gerardo Martino was insistent Barcelona did more than enough to win after a 1-0 defeat to La Liga straggler Granada handed the title initiative to Atletico and Real Madrid.
Farah misses out on London Marathon 2014 win bid
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah missed out on his bid to win the London Marathon 2014.
Abdullah slightly ahead as count continues in Afghan poll
Partial results from the Afghan presidential vote show former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah slightly ahead of Ashraf Ghani.
Hackers targeting vulnerable Windows XP users
Microsoft officially abandoned Windows XP this week and urged customers to upgrade, which means no more security updates and patches for the majority of users still running the operating system.
Solomon Islands hit by second quake
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands – less than a day after a similar strength tremor.
Two burned to death in Jamalpur fire
A woman and her grand daughter were burned to death as a fire broke out in their house at Tilakpur village in Dewanganj upazila here early Sunday.
Over 100 unfit Chandpur pry school buildings still in use
Kids attending classes amid risk Although more than one hundred school buildings in the district have been declared abandoned and unfit in a recent government inspection, classes are still being held in the risky buildings.
Youth’s bullet-hit body found in Rajshahi
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a youth from the city’s Silinda Bot Tola area early Sunday.
80 maunds jatka seized in Chandpur
Coast Guard members in separate drives seized 80 maunds of Jatka ((hilsa fry less than ten inches in length) and 30,000 meters of current net from Harina ferry ghat in the Megha river here on Saturday.
Woman killed in Rangpur road crash
A woman was killed and four people were injured as a bus crashed into an auto-rickshaw at Paglapir in the city early Saturday.
Preparation complete to celebrate Pahela Baishakh in N’dists
The concerned administration and organisations have completed preparations to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year 1421, amid huge traditional festivity in the northern districts on April 14 next.
One officer killed, casualties on both sides, in Ukraine gun battles
A Ukrainian officer has been killed in a gun battle with pro-Russian armed men in the eastern city of Sloviansk, the interior minister says. Both sides suffered a number of casualties, Arsen Avakov said. Pro-Russian forces took over Sloviansk on Saturday…
Sustainable food production: Facts and figures
Farming must feed more people more sustainably. Zareen Bharucha looks at scientific approaches past and present. Advances in agricultural science and technology (S&T) have contributed to remarkable increases in food production since the mid-twentieth century. Global agriculture has grown 2.5–3…
A touch of green in BJP manifesto
From S. Gopikrishna Warrier There is a kind of e-mail that does its rounds of mailboxes frequently. It is a rather long one, extolling the virtues of ancient Indian science and technology, and talking about the glory of Aryabhata, Charaka…
Coal import thru’ Tamabil, Sheola resumes Tuesday
Coal import from India through Tamabil and Sheola land stations will resume on Tuesday after its suspension for two weeks. Sylhet Coal Importers’ Group general secretary Chandan Saha said the coal import will resume from Tuesday as the crisis created…
3 die in Noakhali road mishap
Three people were killed and two ohers injured when a tractor hit an auto-rickshaw at Noakhali’s Companyganj. The accident occurred around 1am on Sunday in Rastar Matha area under Charkakra union, said Companyganj Police Station OC Sajedur Rahman. All those killed…
Trains collide at Sirajganj: 2 killed 12 hurt
Two passenger trains rammed into each other early Sunday at Ullaparha in Sirajganj, leaving at least two passengers dead and injuring at least 12 others, when the ‘Ekta Express’ and ‘Lalmoni Express’ going in opposite directions ended up on the…