Day: February 20, 2015
NDF condemns Juba League for attack on its rally
National Democratic Front (NDF) on Friday condemned an attack on its rally allegedly by Jubo League activists in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city. In a statement, NDF President Dr MA Karim and its General Secretary Brig…
C’Nawabganj AL leader hacked to death
A local Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Dhobra Bazar area of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 32, a local activist of the ruling party…
Tigers take on Aussies as match washout feared Saturday
Bangladesh will take on cricket giant Australia on Saturday at 9:30 am (BST) in the ICC Cricket World Cup amid apprehensions of match washout due to storms encircling the Brisbane Cricket Ground – the match venue at Gabba. The Bengal…
Amu urges India to withdraw non-tariff bariers to Bangla goods
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Friday said non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) should be withdrawn for easy entry of Bangladeshi products into Indian market. Withdrawal of non-tariff barriers would further strengthen the trade relations between Bangladesh and India, he…
‘3 Bangladeshis’ among 10 killed in Abu Dhabi building fire
Ten people have died in a building fire at the UAE, media reports say and at least three or them are Bangladeshi, the expatriates welfare minister says. The fire broke out at the building in Abu Dhabi’s Mussafah on Friday…
Six Khaleda aides at Gulshan office sick for lack of food, sleep
At least six persons including BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and vice chairman Selima Rahman staying at the Gulshan party office with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia have fallen sick due to various problems including lack of sleep and…
England crushed by New Zealand in World Cup Pool A
England suffered a humiliating eight-wicket thrashing by New Zealand as Tim Southee became only the fourth man to take seven wickets in a World Cup match.
EastEnders reveals Lucy Beale’s killer
EastEnders’ latest murder mystery storyline has reached its climax, with viewers of the BBC One soap finally learning who killed Lucy Beale.
Evolution ‘favours bigger sea creatures’
The animals in the ocean have been getting bigger, on average, since the Cambrian period – and not by chance.
Iraq-Kurdish force of 25,000 ‘to retake Mosul from IS’
A joint Iraqi-Kurdish military force of up to 25,000 fighters is being prepared to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS), a US official says.
John Kerry for stopping attacks on civilians
US Secretary of State John F Kerry has called for an immediate end to attacks on the civilians in Bangladesh in the name of hartals and blockades. “The ongoing attacks on the civilians in Bangladesh in the name of hartals…
Mamata asks to have faith in her on Teesta accord
Visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged all to “keep faith in her for resolving the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing issue”. “Keep faith in me regarding the Teesta issue … I will talk to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…
Bnp-led alliance calls another 72 hours of hartal
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday announced yet another 72-hour spell of nationwide hartal from 6am on Sunday alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade demanding a fresh national election under a non-party administration. In a statement, BNP joint secretary…
Bnp urges UN for int’l inquiry on violence, Govt to resign
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday urged the United Nations to carryout an international investigation into all incidents of sabotage including extrajudicial killings, violation of human rights and petrol bomb attacks in Bangladesh. “We want international level probe under the…
Keeping food security on table at UN climate talks
By Denise M. Fontanilla and Chris WrightReprint Geneva Feb (IPS) – Food security has become a key issue of the U.N. climate negotiations this week in Geneva as a number of countries and observers raised concerns that recent advances in…
Politicians then and now …
“Montreer pola” is a phrase I heard being used to rebuke somebody when I was in a vegetable market. It is now very known to most of us. Once devoted, learned, patriotic and honorable persons from the society did politics…
A book on agricultural journalism: “Krishi Sangbadikota Shikhhon”
–M Zahidul Haque Author: Moniruzzaman Kabir Publisher: Howladar Prakashani, Dhaka. First Print: 2015 Pages: 110 Available at: Stall no. 82, Omor ekushey book fair, Howleder Prokashani. Agricultural Journalism is comparatively a new independent discipline but it emerged as a popular…
Qatar recalls envoy to Egypt in row over Libya strikes
Qatar has recalled its ambassador from Egypt following a row about air strikes on Islamic State targets in Libya. Foreign ministry officials said it was prompted by comments made by Egypt’s delegate to the Arab League, who accused Qatar of…
India ‘man-eating’ tiger shot dead in Kerala
Forest guards in southern India say they have shot dead a tiger blamed for killing a man and a woman. The authorities say the tiger, aged between 10 and 12 years, killed a farmer in Kerala state and a woman…
No peace, stability sans civil, pol rights: EU Parliament Del
The European Parliament delegation on human rights has said “peace and stability should not be restored at the expense of civil and political rights” in Bangladesh. The team of the Sub-committee on Human Rights led by Cristian Dan Preda made…