Sudhurendar Sharma Whether or not you smell them, their presence remains ubiquitous.Think and you will find them, not one but many – here, there and everywhere. Having followed humans to just about every corner of the globe, these creatures have…
Day: August 4, 2015
Bnp asks for UN to stop killings, abductions, disappearances
The BNP yesterday sought intervention of United Nations to stop killing, enforced disappearance and kidnapping in Bangladesh. “BNP is concerned with the dignity of the country as the scenario of deterioration of different international indicators are being unveiled one after…
Suicide attack ‘hits Turkish troops’, two soldiers killed
Two Turkish soldiers have been killed and 31 wounded in a suicide attack by Kurdish PKK militants, the Turkish military says. A tractor laden with explosives was driven at a military police station, a statement said. The attack happened early…
IBBL Shariah supervisory body meet held
A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at the Islami Bank Tower here on Sunday. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice-Chairman of the Committee and Mufti of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum (Madrasah-e-Furfura Sharif), presided…
Youngman held for allegedly giving threat to Mayor Annis
Rapid Action Battalion (rab) arrested a youth from FDC gate area of Tejgaon in the city on Monday in connection with giving threat to DNCC mayor Annisul Huq. The arrested person was identified as SA Nahid Happy.
Obama’s hangover: Capitalising on the hype
Even the most hardened critic of Barack Obama’s US presidency couldn’t help but be caught up in the passion of his visit to East Africa last month. Nairobi was on full alert for the visit, having spent millions of dollars…
Bangladesh to host Australia for first Tests in nine years
Sydney – Bangladesh will host Australia for two tests in October in the first series between the two countries in nine years, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Sunday. The tourists will play a three-day warm up match in Fatullah…
Awami League activists getting Asylum as opposition workers
From New York Office The ruling party of Bangladesh Awami League Activists in United States of America from Bangladesh, are getting asylum by using opposition party documents. They are using fake identities as members of Banglades’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
83 women victims of rape in July, of them 15 gang raped
A total of 368 women were subjected to different sexual harassments , 83 of them were raped , 15 were gang raped and 9 were raped and killed and 19 came under attempted rape across the country in July. This…
Climate-sensitive planning needed for cities
Eminent urban planner Prof Nazrul Islam has stressed the need for undertaking climate-sensitive plans for the country’s cities to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change in the coming days. “When you (urban planners) will be involved in planning…
Charge framing against Fakhrul 22 others deferred
A Dhaka court on Monday again deferred the hearing on framing charge against 23 leaders and activists including BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to September 3 in a case filed for vandalism and arson.
Bnp Dhaka district unit takes up 5-day demo program
Dhaka district unit of BNP and its front organisations on Monday announced five-day demonstration programme demanding the release of district general secretary and central joint secretary general Amanullah Aman. Party district president Abdul Mannan announced the programme at a press…
Nine arrested on charge of leaking questions
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested nine members of two syndicates of leaking questions in separate incident from Jessore and Dhaka city on Sunday. Sources at the DB headquarters here said six members of a syndicate– Sumon…
Lack of education hampers climate awareness
People in Africa and Asia are more likely to consider global warming a personal threat if they notice changes in the local temperature, according to an analysis based on a survey of 195,000 people from 119 countries. Subsistence farmers in…
Sonakshi Sinha bags biopic on Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar
After bagging the titular role in AR Murugadoss’ ‘Akira’, Sonakshi Sinha is all set to play Haseena Parkar, sister of Dawood Ibrahim, in a biopic directed by Apoorva Lakhia. A TOI report suggests that the ‘Dabangg’ girl has been roped…
Hearing in Trust graft cases deferred against Khaleda Aug 10
A Dhaka court on Monday adjourned the hearing of Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others till August 10. Judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-3 fixed the new…