A Dhaka court ob Tuesday rejected the bail petition of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony in a case filed for killing two people on a street in the capital. Magistrate Aminul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Day: June 16, 2015
Domestic work is work. Domestic workers are workers
Today, June 16th, we in the Migrant Forum in Asia stand in solidarity with domestic workers worldwide in celebration of International Domestic Workers Day. On this day in 2011, ILO Convention 189 was adopted enshrining in international law important human…
How Islam spread in India
By: Firas Alkhateeb Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in the world. Since Islam first entered India, it has contributed greatly…
Bangladesh businesses ask for 0.3% tax at source on apparel exports
Businesses have demanded retaining 0.3 percent tax at source on export of readymade clothing.They have called for withdrawal of the one percent tax proposed in the budget for the 2015-16 FY.
‘Jurassic World’ scores biggest box office opening in history
Dinosaurs stomped to a box office record over the weekend as “Jurassic World” notched the biggest movie debut in history, with a global total of $524.1 million, Universal Pictures said on Monday.
Egg or sperm? Scientists identify a gene that makes the call
Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
Mohammed Morsi death sentence upheld by Egypt court
An Egyptian court sentenced deposed president Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a 2011 mass jail break.The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four other Brotherhood leaders were…
China has new hypersonic glider that could deliver nukes?
By Ryan Faith ic regime begins at Mach 5 or so — about one mile per second — and goes up from there. There’s not a super-precise, fixed definition, exactly, but these are the speeds at which all those equations…
B’desh, Holland, World Bank to strengthen delta management
The FINANCIAL — The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement on June 16 with the Netherlands and the World Bank Group including its private sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the 2030 Water Resources Group to strengthen management of…
Korea conducts joint navy-artillery night training drill
Drill tests joint defensive operation capability, tests new technology North Korea’s Korean People’s Army conducted a “night naval fire strike drill” attended by Kim Jong Un,the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Tuesday. Artillery units from the KPA 10th Corps…
Swift action to make binding low-carbon acccord in Paris urged
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon on Tuesday said the year 2015 is a decisive year for climate negotiations mentioning that the quick act together will ensure maximum benefit. “Serious risks are associated to climate…
BNP’s Shamsuzzanab Dudu refused bail
Dhaka court on Monday refused the bail pleas of BNP chairperson’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu in four cases filed with Paltan Police Station on the charge of subversion. Advocate Joynul Abedin Mezbah filed a petition with the Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge’s Court…
Court indicts Police SI for murder attempt
A Dhaka court on Monday indicted a Sub-Inspector of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station of the city in a case filed for alleged attempt to kill a person in a false gunfight. Ali Masud Sheikh, Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of…
Khaleda invites Hasina to Iftar on 21 June
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has invited Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina to attend an iftar party organised by the former premier on June 21 The BNP chairperon’s iftar party in honour of political leaders will be held…
Accord for vehicle movement among 4 nations signed
Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan on Monday signed a framework agreement which will allow the movement of personal, passenger and cargo vehicles through roadways among the four countries, aiming to boost road connectivity in the region. The agreement titled ‘Motor…
Meeting with Pranab cancelled for life threat: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in an interview with an Indian newspaper has said that she had to cancel her meeting with visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013 as she faced a life threat. She also alleged that the Awami…
China wants to see politically stable Bangladesh
China wants to see a politically stable Bangladesh to strengthen the democracy in the country so that the development process is becomes meaningful. Deputy Minister for International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Guo Ya Zhou said this during…