Mobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology patents.
Month: May 2014
Failure to obtain desired SSC result prompts a suicide
After failing to obtain desired result in the SSC examination, a boy allegedly committed suicide in the port city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sourav, 17, son of Sanjida Khatun, a nurse of Chittagong Medical College Hospital…
Rajuk Uttara Model College best in SSC results
With a score of 99.28 points Rajuk Uttara Model College sits on the top of 20 best-performing schools under Dhaka Board in this year’s SSC results. Ideal School and College in Motijheel ( 98.58 points) and Viqarunnisa Noon School (98.15…
BNP has nothing to be overenthusiastic about BJP: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday said Bangladesh’s friendly relations with India would remain unhurt with the change of government in New Delhi. “It’s of no use to be overenthusiastic by BNP as it is a government-to-government and country-to-country relation.…
18 Jamaat men among 30 held in Chittagong
Police in their overnight drives have arrested 30 people, including 18 Jamaat-Shibir men, from Satkania and Lohagarah upazilas. During the drives from Friday night to early Saturday, 18 people were held in Satkania upazila. Of them, six are activists of…
N’ganj murders: BNP sceptical about fair trial
Accusing the government of creating a smokescreen over the arrest of the accused and investigation into the incident, BNP has expressed doubt over the fair trial of Narayanganj seven-murder case. “After buying a long time, two accused Rab officials were…
Two ex-RAB men on 5-day remand in N’ganj murder case
A court here on Saturday placed two ex-Rab officials, arrested for their alleged involvement in the sensational Naryanganj seven murders, on a five-day remand each. They are former Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad and ex-Major Arif Hossain.
Narendra Modi in Delhi victory parade
India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi has received a hero’s welcome at his BJP party’s headquarters in Delhi after securing the most decisive election victory in three decades. He was cheered by supporters after a victory parade from the airport. Current PM…
Munshiganj launch mishap death toll now 54
The death toll from the Thursday’s launch capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila climbed to 54 with the recovery of 23 more bodies on Saturday. The sunken launch ‘MV Miraj-4’ was salvaged and taken to the bank of…
Mamata strengthens hold on West Bengal
West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress put up a spectacular show, sweeping the Lok Sabha polls in the state to emerge as the fourth-largest party in the new Lok Sabha. The BJP signalled its rise as a force by eating into…
New Indian Govt. would resolve pending bilateral issues, hopes BNP
Congratulating the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its landslide victory in the Lok Sabha election, BNP on Friday hoped that the new government in New Delhi will take initiatives for resolving various long-pending bilateral issues like Teesta Water…
Five found dead in 3 districts
Five people were found dead in Bogra, Keraniganj of Dhaka and Sylhet districts on Friday. In Bogra, police recovered the partially decomposed body of a Class-VI girl from a vegetable field in Shajahanpur upazila around 11am. The deceased was identified…
B’desh, India need to work together: Pankaj
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran on Friday said Bangladesh and India should work jointly as they need to ‘grow and prosper’ together as next door neighbours. “We’ve made considerable progress in the last few years and we hope,…
SSC exam results Saturday
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Saturday (May 17). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will formally hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10 am on…
Sunken launch salvaged in Munshiganj, death toll 28
Rescuers have pulled out 28 bodies from the Meghna until Friday afternoon after a passenger ferry sank on way to Sureshwar from Dhaka on Thursday. MV Miraj-4 was caught in a storm around 4:30pm on Thursday and sank near Daulatdia…
Govt out to save accused Rab men: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government is trying to save the Rab officials allegedly involved in the killing of seven people after their abduction in Narayanganj. “Why aren’t the accused Rab officials…
Manmohan to advise upholding relations with B’desh, China
The outgoing Congress-led UPA government will leave behind a ‘note’ on foreign policy issues for the incoming BJP-led NDA government — with a request to carry forward the improving relations with China and Bangladesh. A top official of the outgoing…
HC order to arrest ex-Rab officials to materialise soon: SP
Narayanganj police super Dr Khandaker Muhid Uddin on Friday said they received the letter from the Police Headquarters to arrest the sacked Rab officials in the seven-murder case. “We’re working relentlessly to implement the High Court order. You can soon…
Govt wants to be more tough on reconditioned cars
In a bid to reduce the import of reconditioned cars and encourage the import of new environment-friendly and fuel-efficient vehicles, the government seems to be harsh in the next budget on the import of used cars. According to sources at…
16 fell victims to extrajudicial killings in April: ASK
A total of 16 people fell victims to extrajudicial killings by law enforcement agencies in April 2014, according to the monthly bulletin of Ain o Salish Kendra, a Dhaka-based human rights organisation. It says a total of 66 people were…
Sunken body clue to American origins
The ancient remains of a teenage girl discovered deep underground in Mexico are providing additional insights on how the Americas came to be populated.
Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange are ‘united’ after fight
Jay Z, his wife Beyonce and her sister Solange say they are a “united family” despite a fight seen in a leaked video.
Lionel Messi agrees to new Barcelona contract
Four-time world player of the year Lionel Messi has agreed a new contract with Barcelona.
Two meals a day ‘effective’ to treat type 2 diabetes
Only eating breakfast and lunch may be more effective at managing type 2 diabetes than eating smaller, more regular meals, scientists say.
Indian media on BJP’s ‘historic win’
“It’s Modi’s day,” says a front-page headline on The Hindu’swebsite.
Opposition BJP heads for landslide
The opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called its predicted landslide win in India’s election a “people’s victory”.
Crops, fish farms on vast tracts damaged due to dam damage in Pabna
Crops on several thousand bighas of land as well as a number of fish farms under Bhubanbaria union in Sathia upazila were inundated as a cross dam on the Ichamati River fell apart after some influential people tried to bore…
SSC exam results Today
The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on Saturday (May 17).
Auto-rickshaw driver’s death sparks protest in Keraniganj
Local people set a police vehicle afire and put barricade on Dhaka-Maowa road protesting the death of an auto-rickshaw driver in a road crash on Friday morning.
Satkhira terracotta tiles sale takes a nosedive: 50 factories on the brink of closure for lack of patronization
Once export-oriented, the clay-made terracotta tiles industry in Satkhira has plummeted to a dreary state of business from its past glory for various reasons, including lack of government patronisation.