BNP yesterday called upon the government to give up its plan to install the coal-based power plant at Rampal at the fringes of the Sundarbans. Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon, international affairs secretary of the party, made the call at a press…
Month: June 2015
Self-assessment workshop held at JU
A self-assessment workshop programme organized by marketing department of Business Studies Faculty of Jahangirnagar University (JU) held yesterday (Wednesday) here on the campus. JU Vice-Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the programme at about 11:00 am at the seminar room of…
Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq next chief of army
The government has appointed Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq new Army Chief. Contacted, director of the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Shaheenul Islam on Wednesday confirmed the appointment…
Govt fails to settle Teesta issue: Bnp
Bnp spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Wednesday said that most of the leaders and workers who have been put behind the bar by the government have been suffering from different ailments and demanded their release before start of the holy month…
Dr. Zafrullah Chow serves one-hour for contempt
Dr. Zafarullah Chowdhury had to suffer imprisonment at the ICT for one hour on Wednesday as he did not agree to apologise for making a statement in respect of its verdict against David Bergman. While most of the 50 noted…
Alleged IS member placed on remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday again placed two Islamic State suspects on a two-day remand each to interrogate them about the middle-east based militant organization.
Case framing against SQC’s wife, others deferred
A Dhaka court on Wednesday once again adjourned hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s wife, his son and others in a case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of a war crimes tribunal that sentenced…
‘Wildlife Bangabandhu Award-2015’ to Prof Monirul
Ministry of Environment and Forests of Bangladesh has selected Prof Monirul Hasan Khan of Zoology department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for ‘Wildlife preservation Bangabandhu award-2015’. Last June 01 the ministry circulate the information by a gegeate, says a press realease…
Look at water issue through ‘broader prisom’- Dhaka
Bangladesh has called upon the international community to look at the ‘water’ issue through a broader prism to address the issues of trans-boundary water management, technology transfer, green economy and water governance. “We shall have to move beyond the existing…
Most of 22 deals signed favour India – Prof Emajudin
Former Dhaka University vice chancellor Prof Dr Emajudidn Ahmed yesterday said most of 22 deals signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dhaka were in favour of interests of India. “The government has turned into proverbial “Hatem Tai”…
Boy’s body found in sack in Comilla
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy found staffed in a sack in a paddy field at Mirzapur village in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday, four days after he had been abducted.The deceased was identified as Jihad, 8, son of expatriate…
Schoolboy electrocuted in Narsingdi
A schoolboy died from electrocution at Baghata in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Suspected militant leader held in Ctg
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a leader of the new militant outfit “Shahid Hamza Brigade (SHB)” from Chittagong Railway station area today.The arrested was identified as Khaled Hasan alias Rakib, 22, chief of SHB’s military wing “White…
10 power tillers distributed to farmers in Panchagarh
The government officials distributed ten power tillers to farmers of Debiganj in the district in subsidized rate this noon.
603 tonnes Aman seeds procured in Jamalpur
Contract Growers Office, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has procured 603 tonnes of Aman paddy seeds from the farmers of the district during the 2014-15 season.
JSM begins open market sale of sugar
Joypurhat Sugar Mills (JSM), a state owned enterprise, has started ‘Open Market Sale’ (OMS) of sugar across the country from Monday to stabilize the price of sugar during the month of Ramadan.The JSM, one of the quality sugar producers of…
Arms, ammo recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered one pistol, two magazines and seven rounds of bullet from Wahedpur border point area in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday morning.
Wall collapse kills construction worker in Ctg
A construction worker was killed and three others, including two schoolboys, were injured when the boundary wall of a colony collapsed on them near Afgan Mosque in Dewan Bazar area of the city on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as…
Retired police constable beaten dead in Rajbari
A retired police constable was beaten to death and another person injured by miscreants at Hoshendanga village in Pangsha upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Pratish Sarker Parash, 55, son of late Premchand Sarker of the village.
Bangladesh considering inclusion of private agencies to send workers to Malaysia
A process is on to include private Bangladeshi recruiting agencies in the government-to-government system of sending workers to Malaysia.The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) officials said the government was holding talks with Malaysia on the matter.
Texas policeman resigns after video shows him toppling teen
A Dallas-area policeman seen in a viral video tossing a bathing suit-clad teenage girl to the ground has resigned from the McKinney Police force, the city’s police chief said on Tuesday, calling the officer’s actions indefensible McKinney Police Corporal Eric…
British model Kate Moss escorted off plane for being disruptive: BBC
British model Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at Luton airport on Sunday after disruptive behaviour, the BBC reported.Moss, 41, could not be reached for comment.
Luis Enrique agrees Barca contract extension
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has ended uncertainty over his future by agreeing a one-year contract extension with the Spanish and European champions until the end of the 2016-17 season.Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu announced the agreement at a news conference…
Botched parachute bedevils NASA ‘flying saucer’ test for second time
NASA’s test run of a Mars landing system came to a quick end on Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle’s parachute tore away after partly unfurling high over the Pacific Ocean, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
Lightning kills three in Satkhirta
Three people were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Shyamnagar upazila on Wednesday morning. Of the deceased, two were identified as Nurunnahar,35, wife of Rahman Par, a resident of Sora village, and Sajeda Khatun,40,…
16 arrested on human trafficking charges
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the owner of a recruiting agency and 15 other people from the city’s Malibagh area on Tuesday for their involvement in human trafficking. One of the arrestees was identified as Mohammad Akhtar, owner…
Differences re-emerge on rocky climate-talk road to Paris
Kimlee Choy A new climate change agreement is to be adopted in Paris in December, but there are big differences on how to reach a fair deal, and the negotiations are tough. Bonn, 8 June (Martin Khor) – The UN…
‘India: Elder brother for the neighbours’
Sinha M. A. Sayeed On April 17, 2015, Prashant Jha, Associate Editor, Hindustan Times, and CASI Spring 2015 Visiting Fellow, presented a paper “Big Brother or Elder Brother?: India’s Role in the Nepali Transition” at the Center for the Advanced…
Bangladesh-India joint declaration
Joint Declaration of Bangladesh and India issued during the visit of Prime Minister of India “Notun Projonmo – Nayi Disha” Dhaka, June 07, 2015