Swiss prosecutors are investigating 53 cases of possible money laundering in their inquiry into bidding for the 2018 and 2022 Fifa World Cups. Attorney General Michael Lauber said the incidents had been reported by Swiss banks. He said his office…
Month: June 2015
Cities: Asia’s main battleground for climate change
From “climate-proofing” cities to harnessing the potential of renewable energy sources, engineers have a vita role to play in tackling environmental challenges, says Dr Bindu N. Lohani, VP at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and plenary keynote speaker at the…
Losing people’s trust, AL awaits Muslim League fate: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night said the ruling Awami League will meet the fate of Muslim League getting split into many factions once it loses power. “People no longer believe Awami League. They had been out of power…
3 killed as truck plunged into ditch in Tangail
Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
Donald Trump to run for president in 2016
Property billionaire Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election. Mr Trump, a Republican, has never run for the party’s nomination before, but has often talked about it. “I am officially running for…
Hong Kong government set to reveal political reforms
Hong Kong’s government is set to present a controversial political reform package ahead of a much-anticipated vote later this week. Protesters have gathered outside the city’s Legislative Council building. The package will for the first time give citizens the right…
‘Mastermind’ held – forensic test prove gang-rape positive
Police have arrested the mastermind of the gang rape of a young woman at her relative’s house in the city’s Rampura area. The arrestee was identified as Nayem, 20, a resident of Rampura area. Tipped off, a team of Rampura…
‘Don’t be terrorists yourselves’ – Dr Mizan tries to do his job
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman on Tuesday cautioned law enforcers so that they themselves do not become ‘terrorists’ while fighting against terrorism. “It’s the duty of law enforcers to ensure the security of the…
SC withholds ICT fine on Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury
The Appellate Division’s Chamber Judge on Tuesday withheld the judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) for fining Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury for contempt of court. Chamber Judge Justice Hasan Fayez Siddique issued the order after hearing a…
Swift deal urged on EU climate diplomacy day 2015
The Delegation of the European Union and Member States celebrated the EU-Bangladesh Climate Diplomacy Day in Dhaka on June 16th. The day hosted a Multi-stakeholder Climate Dialogue to highlight the importance and benefits of enhancing climate action in all countries…
Jamaat calls 24-hour hartal protesting SC verdict on Mozahid
Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour nationwide hartal from today morning protesting the Supreme Court Appellate Division verdict that upheld the death penalty of party secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for his wartime offences. Makbul Ahmad, acting ameer of the…
Ex Bnp MP Papia sent to jail for blockade offence
Three separate courts under the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon passed orders to send former BNP MP and the party’s National Executive Committee member Syeda Asifa Ashrafi Papia to jail in nine cases filed with…
MP’s son Rony refused bail for killing 2 in city
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…
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…