The Sonali Bank lost Tk 20 million last year as hackers breached its vulnerable “password and risk management system”. “The bank lost $250, 000 due to the hacking of one of its accounts’ password last year,” said M Aslam Alam,…
Year: 2014
Petrobangla signs deal with Indian corpn for Bay gas blocks
State-owned Petrobangla has signed a deal with Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for the hydrocarbon exploration and extraction of oil and gas in shallow-water Blocks 4 and 9 of the Bay of Bengal. ONGC is the first…
Biman’s DC-10 not taken for museum, returning to Dhaka
The last passenger DC-10 aircraft will return to Dhaka instead of flying into Boeing museum just yet. The 30-year old aircraft, part of the fleet of Biman Bangladesh Airline, was to find its final resting place at the museum of…
Mother Language Day in US Congress
A resolution has been introduced in the US Congress to promote International Mother Language Day in the country. US Representative Grace Meng of New York’s 6th Congressional district made the move on Saturday to encourage the House of Representatives to…
Action to be taken for vandalising Shaheed Minars: Asad
State minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said stern action will be taken against those who are involved in vandalising Shaheed Minars in various places across the country before and after the Language Martyrs Day.
1,01,000 to perform hajj this year
A total of 1,01,000 people will perform hajj from Bangladesh this year. Of them, 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under government management while the rest under private management, Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) president Md Ibrahim Bahar informed this…
2 students hurt in crude bomb blast in Bogra
Two students were injured as a crude bomb exploded in the classroom of a primary school in Sonatala upazila on Saturday. The victims were identified as Rahat, 8, and Pranta, 8, students of Class-III of Bamunia Govt Primary School. Witnesses…
5 bombs recovered from Jessore jail
Jessore – Five live bombs were recovered from inside the Jessore Central Jail on Saturday. Sub-inspector Rabiul of Jessore Kotwali Police Station said police recovered the bombs wrapped in black scotch tape inside a polythene bag from the eastern part…
CPB, BSD to stage demos against move to hike power tariff
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) will stage demonstrations across the country on March 2 in protest against the government’s move to raise power tariff. In a joint statement, CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim, its general…
Raise awareness among Sundarbans people to save tigers: Experts
Wildlife experts on Saturday called for raising awareness among the people living in the Sundarbans to save tigers in the world’s largest mangrove forest. “Tigers frequently enter the locality in the Indian part of the Sundarbans, but there is no…
People are losing faith in the govt: BNP
The victory of the 19-Party alliance-backed candidates in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections has shown that people are losing faith in the government, a senior BNP leader has claimed. At a discussion held at the press club on…
Govt can’t resist opposition’s just movement: BNP
Dhaka – BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the government cannot resist the opposition leaders and activists from carrying on their ‘justified’ movement by resorting to repressive acts. In a statement, he said, “The government…
Exercise of franchise more important than win: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said it is not a big deal who has won the upazila polls, but the important thing is that people exercised their franchise without any hindrance. “When there’s an election, one will…
‘Inadequate sludge management to undermine sanitation success’
Experts at a dissemination workshop on Saturday presumed that inadequate human sludge management system in Bangladesh would undermine the success of open defecation reduction, which was possible due to significant investment for improving sanitation during past two decades. They said…
‘Unlawful killings won’t eliminate militants’
Militancy in Bangladesh is a reality which needs to be eliminated with collective efforts and a wider understanding of terror and religious extremism, said speakers at a discussion in Dhaka. They mostly blamed ‘compromising’ politicians for letting down the country’s…
Amar Ekushey observed in Rajshahi & Gaibandha in befitting manner
“Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day” was observed in the city and it’s adjacent areas on Friday in befitting manner paying rich tribute to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement of 1952.
Dhaka city corporation polls likely after upazila elections
The government is planning to hold elections to the both Dhaka City Corporations (DCC north and DCC south) after the ongoing upazila parishad polls which will end on March 31. The Election Commission, however, said that they cannot hold the…
Maheshkhali suits for imported coal-fired power plants: Tamim
Country’s eminent energy expert Dr M Tamim on Saturday suggested the government to focus on one particular site to set up import-based coal-fired power plants considering different economic and geo-environmental aspects. “I would suggest the government to go for one…
Tourism best hope for critically endangered lemurs
Madagascar’s lemurs – the world’s most threatened primate – could be saved from extinction by eco-tourism, conservationists say.
India must accommodate Hindu Bangladeshi migrants: Modi
Dhaka – BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday said Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accommodated in the country and detention camps would be done away with once his party comes to power. “As soon as we come…
California farmers brace for little or no water
Fresco, Calif. — Federal officials plan to announce Friday how much water they can release this year through a vast system of rivers, canals and reservoirs, but Central Valley farmers on the front lines of California’s historic drought expect to…
Graham Norton ‘furious’ over RTE homophobia payout
Presenter Graham Norton has called Irish broadcaster RTE’s decision to pay opponents of gay marriage an 85,000 euros settlement “absolutely moronic”.
House of Cards defies the China censors
Chinese viewers say they are surprised that the popular American political drama House of Cards hasn’t been censored by the authorities, it’s been reported.
Bobsleigh and beer satirise Ukraine leader
Doctored images of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych are being circulated by media organisations in the region, making political points and exhibiting dark humour, as tension and violence has peaked in Ukraine in recent days.
Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama irks China
US President Barack Obama has met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, US officials say.
Sochi 2014: Marit Bjoergen wins sixth Olympic gold
Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen won the women’s 30km mass start to become the most decorated female Winter Olympian.
Pope Francis appoints 19 new cardinals in Rome ceremony
Pope Francis has appointed 19 new cardinals at a ceremony in Rome – the first such appointments of his papacy.
Ukraine president decries ‘coup’, refuses to quit
Ukrainian President Yanukovych has said he has no intention of quitting and has described events in the capital Kiev events as a “coup”.
5 hurt in clash during Shitalakshya cruise
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of people on a cruise over a trifling matter in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj on Friday.
Five pistols, magazines recovered from C’nawabganj border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two pistols, three magazines and 10 rounds of bullet from Kiranganj border in Shibganj upazila early Saturday.