As indicated earlier in January this year’s review, Bangladesh has been excluded in the renewal of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). On June 29, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill (H.R. 1295), that reauthorises the GSP through…
Five people died of unnatural causes in separate incidents in different places of the Sadar, Atghoriya and Ishwardi upazilas on Tuesday. In Sadar upazila, two primary school students drowned at a water body in Kulunia village in the afternoon. The…
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday night left Singapore for the USA for better medical treatment. “Mr Fakhrul Islam, accompanied by his wife Rahat Ara Begum flew to New York on advice of doctors at the…
The northeastern city of Hasakah is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in Syria. Its population of Kurds, Sunni Arabs, and Christians was until recently politically divided between equal zones of Kurdish and Assad regime control. Immediately following…
Students of 2013-14 session of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technolgy(RUET) staged demonstration protesting the new Credit system. The students staged a demonstration in front of VC office on Tuesday from 11.00am to 1:00pm carrying placards and chanting slogans with…
The United States has renewed its Generalised System of Preference (GSP) facility for 122 countries, but Bangladesh is not one of them.The office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) website says the facility is still suspended for Bangladesh and that…
The secret agents from “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” are back, this time on the silver screen in an action comedy movie based on the 1960s television series.”Man of Steel” star Henry Cavill takes on the role of Napoleon Solo and…
Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam here on Tuesday urged BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to celebrate her birthday either before or after the National Mourning Day that falls on August 15. “Have enjoyment on your (Khaleda’s) birthday before or after…
Google Inc announced a surprise overhaul of its operating structure on Monday, creating a holding company called Alphabet to pool its many subsidiaries and separate the core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars.The move appeared to be…
Barcelona will be missing the lethal touch of Neymar in attack for the Uefa Super Cup against Sevilla on Tuesday but they can still call on an unsettled Pedro to provide reliable backup.Pedro has been strongly linked with a move…
Protesters regrouped in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday evening after a state of emergency was declared, aimed at preventing a repeat of violence the night before on the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed black man.Protesters, some waving flags,…
A Dhaka court A on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 25 leaders and activists of BNP to November 3 in a case filed for obstructing police, vandalism and arson attack. Magistrate SM Masud Zaman passed the order…
Danielle Nierenberg International Youth Day takes place on Wednesday, August 12th to celebrate youth and their ability to help create a better world. The theme of this year’s event is youth civic engagement to encourage young women and men to…
Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the law enforcers have gotten sufficient clues in connection with ‘blogger’ Niloy killing to arrest the culprits. ‘Blogger’ Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to hold a meeting of the 20-party alliance on Tuesday night to discuss the latest development in the political arena, strategies and next course of action, according to alliance sources. The former premier convened…
Police recovered four dead bodies from different areas of the city on Monday night and Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Masum Mia, 38, a textile engineer of Devine Fabrics at Kaliakoir, Raju, 27, a businessman of Tongi BSCIC Fakir…
Danielle Nierenberg I grew up in a small, rural community in Missouri. As a young girl, I was encouraged to ask questions, seek more information, and probe for answers. I was taught to always tell the truth, even if it…
By David C. DeFrieze | Space is a contested, congested, and competitive domain. Each year the international community relies ever more on space-based technology for defense, civil, and commercial purposes. Accordingly, the weaponization of space has increasingly become an issue…
A state of emergency is in force in the US city of Ferguson amid protests marking the anniversary of the death of black teenager Michael Brown. The city is reported to be tense after another black teenager was critically wounded…
The US will continue to engage with Bangladesh to strengthen the readymade garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh by ensuring workers’ right and safety, according to American Ambassador Marcia Bernicat. “Together with you (BGMEA), the other international partners and the brands,…
Media experts on N.Korea worry about distorted, low-quality information due to political influence, media commercialization Journalists and media experts gathered in Seoul on Monday to discuss South Korean media’s reporting tendencies on inter-Korean relations, mainly focusing on reports from the…
Broadcast was ceased in 2004, to be reinstated following mine incident from last week South Korean Ministry of Defense has announced plans to use propaganda loudspeakers near Paju as a measure against North Korea’s recent mine attack that seriously injured…
An e-library was opened at the Business Studies Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) on Monday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the e-library, sponsored by leading mobile phone operator Robi, on the faculty premise. A total of 35…
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Monday fixed August 30 for passing the order on contempt of court charges brought against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury for his derogatory remarks about the tribunal. A 3-member bench of ICT-2, headed…
Two people, including a new born boy baby, were killed and five others seriously injued when a CNG-run three wheeler skipped off into a roadside ditch in ccapital’s Khilgaon area on Monday evening. The victim was identified as Suraiya, 8,…
A Dhaka court on Monday imprisoned seventeen militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) for 10 years each in connection with their involvement in series bomb attack of 2005 in Gazipur. Judge Abdur Rahman Sarder of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka passed…
A Dhaka court yesterday set August 27 as the next date for recording the depositions in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases. Dhaka’s third Special Judge Abu Ahmed Jamader of passed the order after a defendant’s…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will pronounce its decision about the contempt of court charge against the daily Jnakantha editor and executive editor on Aug 13. A six-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…
The Detectives Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) suspects that banned Islamic militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ might have involved in blogger Niloy killing. Blogger Niladdri Chatterjee alias Niloy, who was residing at a rented flat on the 4th…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to leave Dhaka for London for treatment of her eye trouble sometime this week, according to BNP sources. Briefing reporters the BNP spokeperosn Asaduzzamam Ripon on Monday said that she may leave Dhaka in…