The Pope is due to arrive in Jordan at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East which will also take him to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Pope Francis will first travel to Amman, where he will…
Month: May 2014
Marcia new US Ambassador designate to Bangladesh
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, currently Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Human Resources at the Department of State, will be the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. Marcia will succeed incumbent Ambassador Dan W Mozena who has been serving in…
Lawyers’ rally in SC premises, Khaleda’s 3rd in 8-days, obstructed
The scheduled rally of nationalist lawyers in the Supreme Court premises was obstructed by police on Saturday morning. Police prevented lawyers coming from different parts of the country from entering the SC compound, and also broke the podium of the…
WHO adopts Bangladesh resolution on autism
The World Health Assembly on Friday passed a Bangladesh-pushed resolution on autism in Geneva. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim told journalists that it had been “a great success” for Bangladesh. Bangladesh placed the resolution last year that received…
60 percent creative questions in JSC math
Students sitting for the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations will have to answer 60 percent creative questions in mathematics from this year. The education ministry issued an order on Friday redistributing numbers for JSC math.
Schoolgirl rescued after 12 days
Police have rescued a school girl from Satkania Upazila who was abducted some two weeks ago from Chittagong’s Hathazari Upazila. The 14-year old was saved from Madarsa village of Keochia Union on Friday morning.
Agartala to supply 100 MW power to Comilla
Indian officials held a meeting here Friday to evolve the strategy to supply 100 MW of power from Tripura to Bangladesh, an official said. “Today’s (Friday) meeting studied the various aspects of supplying 100 MW of power to Bangladesh. The…
Depresson over Bay,ports asked to signal No 3
The depression over East central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly Northwards over the same area on Friday. It was centered at 6 am about 565 kms South of Chttagong Port, 470 kms South of Cox’s Bazar port, 610 kms…
Peacekeepers from police earn Tk 4,000cr in 25 yrs
Members of the Bangladesh Police, engaged in UN peacekeeping missions at different trouble-torn areas of the world, have earned nearly Tk 4,000 crore in the last 25 years. Sources at the Police Headquarters said an amount of Tk 375 crore…
2 including Juba League activist shot by miscreants in city
Two people, including a Jubo League activist, sustained injuries in separate incidents of gun attack by miscreants in the city’s Motijheel and Segunbagicha areas on Friday night. The injured were identified as Rajibur Rahman Rajib, 27, a Jubo League activist…
BSF returns abducted Bangladeshi in Sunamganj
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday returned a Bangladeshi national, who was picked up from Bagli border on Wednesday. Havildar Khairul Islam of Charagaon BOP of Border Guard Bangladesh said the BSF members handed over Musa Miah, 32, son…
Sundarbans fire now under control
The fire that erupted at Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Wednesday afternoon was finally brought under control on Friday. Morelganj upazila fire station officer M Ariful Haque told UNB that the fire is now totally under control…
No smile in ministers’ faces: Oli Ahmed
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Col (retd) Oli Ahmed on Friday said the Awami League has been running the country with relatives and henchmen, not public representatives. “The faces of the ministers show disappointment as they fear the incumbent government…
Slashing supplementary duty on fabrics import on cards
Amid the allegation that the fabrics imported for the cent percent export-oriented garment industries under the bonded warehouse system are often smuggled out, the government is planning to slash the supplementary duty (SD) on import of fabrics in a bid…
Khaleda to attend lawyers’ rally in SC premise
Lawyers community under the banner of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum will hold a rally at Supreme Court premises at 10:00am on Saturday protesting the increasing incidents of killing, enforced disappearance and abduction across the country. Lawyers from across the country will…
PM embarks on 4-day Japan tour Saturday night
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Japan on Saturday midnight on a four-day official tour, which is expected to usher in a new horizon in the Bangladesh-Japan relationship. This will be also Hasina’s first bilateral visit to the country…
Van driver killed, several hurt in Noakhali AL-BNP gunfight
A van driver was shot dead and several other people were injured in a gunfight between activists of Awami League and BNP at Amishapara Bazar in Sonaimuri upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Zaber, son of Montajul Hoque…
Toki Manch demands Shamim Osman’s arrest
Alleging that Awami League MP Shamim Osman was involved in the sensational seven murders, Santras Nirmul Toki Manch, an anti-terrorist local organisation, on Friday demanded his immediate arrest. “The recorded conversations between Shamim Osman and Nur Hossain over the brutal…
Tab to shoot 3D images will produce by Google
The Wall Street Journal quoted sources close to the company as saying a run of 4,000 devices will be manufactured next month.
eBay faces investigations over massive data breach
By Jane Wakefield Three US states are also investigating the theft of names, email addresses and other personal data, which affected up to 145 million eBay customers.
Thai army chief declares himself acting PM
Thai army chief and coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has declared himself the acting prime minister until the new coup regime announced on Thursday can find someone to serve in the post full time. According to reports, the National Peace and…
Kejriwal’s custody extended until June 6
A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal until June 6 in a defamation case. Metropolitan Magistrate Gomati Manocha extended Kejriwal’s judicial custody by 14 more days after he refused to furnish a…
Attack on Indian consulate in Herat
India’s security establishment and intelligence agencies suspect an ISI hand in the attack on the country’s consulate in Herat.”We have reasons to believe the Haqqani network is involved in the attack and they have strong rapport with the ISI. This…
BNP countrywide demo Sunday: ‘Killings, abductions galore’
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage demonstrations across the country on Sunday protesting the police action on the BNP preventing them from holding their scheduled rally at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) on Thursday. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul…
Dhaka not to contest for UNSC membership
Bangladesh may not contest election the UN Security Council as Japan want to be a member of the UN body this time the US Global Post reported quoting the Japanese Kyodo news service. The news has been sourced to a…
B’desh sees Thai army takeover as internal matter
Bangladesh has described the army takeover in Thailand as their ‘internal affairs’ and refrained from making any comment. “It’s their internal affairs,” said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam after a function at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the…
Basic Bank’s Gulshan branch to be shut: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said the operation of Basic Bank’s Gulshan branch will be closed because of corruption. “I must stop the operation of the Basic Bank’s Gulshan branch which got involved in massive corruption. The whole bank’s…
Fire wreaks havocs on Sundarbans East Zone
The fire that broke out in the Sundarbans East Zone under Morelganj upazila on Wednesday have burnt down several acres of the mangrove forest. Forest guards first spotted the fire near Gulishakhali Camp under Chandpai Range on Wednesday afternoon. This…
US immigrants are too scared to call the police
Amy Braunschweiger For years Claudia lived a clandestine life in Nashville’s Clairmont Apartment complex – a clutch of buildings on the city’s south side that had become home to hundreds of low-income immigrants. Claudia rarely ventured outside the lines of…
Philippines: Death squad linked to hundreds of killings
Manila – The Philippine government should investigate an alleged “death squad” implicated in several hundred killings in Tagum City on the southern island of Mindanao, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Official police records obtained by…