The Executive committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project for developing necessary infrastructures and facilities to operate Paira Deep Sea Port involving Tk 1128.43 crore.
Day: October 30, 2015
Underground railway project will continue along with the metro rail project
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said underground railroads will be constructed in the capital alongside the metro rail ones.
2 teenager arrested over killing of ASI Ibrahim
Police in a drive arrested two teenage boys from Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Thursday night for their suspected involvement in assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Ibrahim Hossain Mollah killing.
Ghoroa hotel’s employee on remand for killing Riyad
A court here on Friday placed an employee of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, named Jasim alias Grill Jasim, on a 7-day remand over the killing of co-worker Riyad.
Journalist Mir Aftab Ahmed passes away
Mofossal editor of the vernacular daily Ittefaq Mir Aftab Ahmed, who is also a member of Dhaka Union of Journalist, passed away at his residence in the city’s Moghbazar area on Friday. He was 74. Aftab Ahmed breathed his last…
Retirement of Shamsher Mobin would not affect BNP: Fakhrul
STAFF REPORTER BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said there would be no impact on BNP following Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury’s retirement from politics.
DB arrest 22 for selling fake question paper of DU admission
Dhaka-Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in their separate drives in different areas of the capital arrested 22 people on charges of selling ‘fake question papers’ for admission to Dhaka University (DU) in last 24 hours ended at 6:00…
MD of IBBL reveives Islami Banking Award
The Managing Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mohammad Abdul Mannan received ‘Islami Banking Award’ for remarkable contribution to the arena of Islamic banking and economy in Bangladesh. Central Shari’ah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh conferred the award for…
Somaliland: People with disabilities abused, neglected
Ensure oversight; end chaining, involuntary treatment – HRW Nairobi – People with mental health conditions in Somaliland are increasingly forced into institutions, where they face serious abuses and poor conditions. The Somaliland authorities should provide oversight for all mental health…
Mumbai film festival MAMI to screen Indo-Pak documentary
The film, about Bangladeshi police officers, follows a unit of one hundred and sixty women who, between June 2013 and July 2014, travel far from their families in Bangladesh to join the United Nations Stabilizing Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
Bradley Cooper speaks about wage gap
Bradley Cooper has spoken of the need for “transparency” to help close the gender pay gap in Hollywood.Cooper’s American Hustle co-star Jennifer Lawrence made headlines this month when she wrote about her anger at getting paid less than her male…
UN urges ‘flexibility’ in Vienna talks
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “flexibility” at talks in Vienna between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war.He urged the five main participants – the US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – to…
Ho Chi Minh recalled on his 125th birth anniversary
The glorious role of Ho Chi Minh the founder of Vietnam was recalled and his struggle for the freedom of the Vietnamese people eulogised at a discussion meeting organised by the Sir Nawab Salimullah Academy at the National Press Club…
Electric eels innovative in subduing hapless prey
When it comes to unleashing their trademark zaps, electric eels employ an impressive and sophisticated set of tactics.A study unveiled on Wednesday detailed how these dangerous denizens of the muddy waterways of South America’s Amazon and Orinoco basins can double…
Two-third of world population have herpes: WHO
Two-thirds of the world’s population under 50 have the highly infectious herpes virus that causes cold sores around the mouth, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday, in its first estimate of global prevalence of the disease.More than 3.7 billion…
12 held before DU entrance exam
Police have arrested 12 persons in the capital, hours before the Dhaka University’s ‘Ka’ unit admission tests began.Detectives claim these men had taken money from candidates against the promise of giving them the entrance test questions.Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Deputy Commissioner…
Bangladesh’s rising forex reserves is a ‘pleasant problem’
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman says the foreign exchange reserves crossing the $27 billion mark is a ‘pleasant problem’.“Many countries face deficit. But we are in a nice problem…a problem of surplus. It’s very pleasing news,” he said. The foreign…
Four BNP men sentenced to death
The Speedy Trail Tribunal-1 of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) sentenced four BNP leaders and activists to death in a case lodged for killing two Awami League activists in 2003.
A victory for extremists: Joy
Cricket Australia’s decision to cancel a two-Test series in Bangladesh in October citing security concerns has been a victory for extremists, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has said in an article published in The Age.Joy, who advises his mother Prime Minister…
Prioritising environmental issue for dev, optimum use of energy
Energy experts and economists here on Thursday called for prioritising environmental issues while taking energy projects by the nations in the South Asia and South East Asia region.
WB to work together to help BD grow faster: Kyle Peters
Visiting World Bank Senior Vice President (Operations) Kyle Peters on Thursday pledged enhanced support for Bangladesh’s efforts to reform its economy saying these efforts will spread prosperity faster to the country’s people.