A team of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Sunday interrogated detained former energy adviser and incumbent acting editor of Bangla daily the Amar Desh at a Dhaka court in connection with Niko graft case. Earlier, in the morning, Mahmudur…
Month: November 2014
Iran nuclear talks: Diplomats push for Vienna deal
Foreign ministers from world powers discussing a nuclear deal with Iran are gathering in Vienna in a bid to reach agreement before Monday’s deadline.
Lewis Hamilton wins world championship in Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton clinched his second drivers’ world championship with a comfortable victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Biman officials sent to jail in gold smuggling case
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent five accused persons including three officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to the jail in a case of gold smuggling at Shahjalal International Airport.
Illegal VOIP business coming down fast: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
JP, JSD MPs stage walkout pressing removal of Biman chair
Lawmakers of Jatiya Party and an independent MP yesterday staged walked out from Parliament’s session protesting the government’s inaction against chairman of Biman Bangladesh for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling by using national flag carrier, and other irregularities. Lawmakers…
Global conference 2016 of Peoples’ movement in Nepal
Kathmandu: The Nepal Unit of the Nature–Human Centric Peoples Movement is going to organise a global conference 2016 in Nepal. General Secretary at Nepal Unit, Dindaya Rijal, informed that the conference will discuss climate change effects, global warming, widening gulf…
Bangladesh 2-0 up in ODI series against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs on second ODI to go 2-0 up in the series. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Top order started off brilliantly but middle order collapsed. Tamim and Anamul put together second…
Australia wins ODI series 4-1 against S Africa
Australia has beaten South Africa by 2 wickets to win the series 4-1. Winning the toss South Africa choose to bat first and scored 280 runs in their allocated 50 overs. Quinton de Cock scored his sixth ODI century and…
Bangladesh’s effort to save vultures lauded
Bangladesh has become an example among South Asian countries for its efforts to save vultures, a wildlife expert has said. Chris Bowden, programme manager for Saving Asian Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), made the comment at the fourth meeting of the…
India-Bangladesh collaboration can save Sunderbans: Experts
Kolkata: India and Bangladesh must collaborate to facilitate and maintain a flow of fresh water round the year to save the Sunderbans mangrove ecosystem, scientists said here Saturday. Sunderbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to the endangered…
Man hurt in Jessore ‘gunfight’ dies at DMCH
An alleged mugger, who was injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police in front of Badsha Faysal School in the Jessore district town on November 13, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night.
Youth’s body found stuffed inside almirah in city
Police recovered the body of a young man from inside an almirah at a house in old Dhaka city’s Lalbagh area on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Alauddin Shikdar,29, son of Hossain Shikdar, a resident of house no.…
BNP wants greater unity on minimum program for inclusive polls
BNP has taken up a plan to bring all the political parties from both left and right outside its 20-party alliance but highly critical of the coalition government, aiming to mount a greater pressure on it to hold an inclusive…
Mob beats two ‘robbers’ dead in Keraniganj
Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Dharmasur area under Keraniganj Model Police Station early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting locals, Majibar Rahman, officer-in-charge of the police station, said…
US-Bangladesh partnership: Confronting climate challenge
Dan W Mozena All know that Bangladesh is among the nations most impacted by global climate change. Rising sea levels threaten huge swaths of the nation, much of which is only a few meters above sea level. Thanks in good…
Nagorik Oikya sit-in Thursday: Say ‘No’ to corruption
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya (Citizens’ unity) would observe sit-in at the ‘Shikha Chirantan’ (eternal flame) the Suhrawardy Uddayan in Dhaka city on Thursday November 27 to drum up support to the movement to say ‘No’ to corruption.…
Scuffle at Chittagong Juba League meeting
Activists of Juba League have fought among themselves at the very event where Awami League leaders dubbed the party’s youth wing as ‘best political organisation’ for youths. The leaders had also criticised the media for what they said spreading propagandas…
No option but movement to unseat Govt for democracy: BNP
Accusing the government of pushing the country into a deep crisis, senior BNP leader Rafiqul Islam Miah on Saturday said they together with people will dislodge it through a united movement. “There’s no other option but to launch a united…
Inter-country commission to stop illegal migration urged
Refugee and Migratory Movement Research Unit (RMMRU), a Dhaka University institute, on Saturday recommended the creation of an inter-country commission for taking effective actions to stop illegal migration from Bangladesh to Malaysia via Thailand. The research unit came up with…
No space here for Indian, Myanmar separatists: Asad
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said the government will not allow the separatists of neighbouring India and Myanmar to operate from the country. He said this while talking to reporters after a views exchange meeting with…
People’s Saarc convergence for visa-free South Asia
Leaders of civil societies of South Asian countries on Saturday demanded Visa-free South Asia to ensure democracy, peace and non-communalism in the region. They demanded strong solidarity within the region and also strengthening of existing food and seed bank mechanism…
Immigration officers in Malaysia charged with BD detainee’s murder
Two Perlis Immigration officers were tentatively charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Kangar town in Malaysia on Friday with murdering a Bangladeshi detainee on October 29.
Keeping education undisturbed should be first step towards holding Ducsu polls: VC
Although holding the overdue election to Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) is necessary, the first step towards arranging the polls is to keep the academic activities of the university unharmed, says Vice Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique.
Man found dead in Pabna
Police recovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man from a field near Kukragari Notunpara graveyard in Chatmohar upazila Friday morning.
Panghsa upazila vice chairman injured in gun attack in Rajbari
Pangsha upazila vice chairman and Krishak League president Munshi Nader Hossain was injured in a gun attack at Kacharipara village in Pangsha upazila on Friday morning.
4 cops suspended for ‘drug peddling’ in Narayangaj
Four cops, including a sub-inspector, of Bandar Police Station in the district were suspended on Friday for their alleged involvement in drug peddling.
AL factional clash leaves 1 dead in Comilla
An Awami League (AL) activist was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two factions of the ruling party over establishing supremacy at Kolakandi village in Titas upazila Friday noon.
17 BCL men held over SUST violence
Police arrested seventeen activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in connection with Thursday’s factional clash at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).
Ctg paper mill catches fire
A fire broke out at a paper mill in Kalurghat BSCIC Industrial Area here on Friday.