Month: October 2015
Yunus signs MOU with Boston Consulting Group
A Memorandum of understanding between Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Wendy Woods, Global Head of Social Impact Practice of Boston Consulting Group was signed on the sideline of UN meetings, on September 26 to form a global partnership.
Little progress in Tavella killing case investigation
There is no visible progress into the killing case of Italian national Cesare Tavella though three days have already elapsed as the investigating agency is still in dark about the killers as well as motive behind the killing.
MP Hannan, son arrested on war crimes charges
Jatiya Party (Ershad) parliament member MA Hannan, elected from Mymensigh-7 constituency, and his son were arrested from the city’s Gulshan area on Thursday for their alleged involvement in crimes committed against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
Shawkat’s bail resumed,interrogation at jail gate
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday turned down the bail and remand prayers for BNP chairperson’s adviser and journalist leader Shawkat Mahmud in a case filed with Paltan Police Station of the city.
Charge hearing deferred on Mirza Fakhrul
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 26 BNP men including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir till October 26 in a sabotage case.
Tazreen incident:13 including MD inducted
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court framed charges against 13 people including Tazreen Fashions Managing Director (MD) in two cases filed over the devastating fire at the factory that killed 112 workers and injured over 200 others in 2012.
Housewife electrocuted in Magura
A housewife died from electrocution at Balidia village in Mohammadpur upazila on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Hasina Begum, 45, wife of Ratan Mondal, a resident of the village.
One arrested with phensidyl in Meherpur
Police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 439 bottles of phensidyl from Ponder Ghat area in the district town this morning.The arrested was Khokon Miah, 38, son of Umar Ali, resident of Joyrampur village under Damurhuda…
Shariatpur Sadar Hospital tests patience of patients
Shariatpur Sadar Hospital falls short of its mandate to provide round-the-clock healthcare services due to alleged negligence of doctors, nurses and medical staff.Although doctors and hospital staff are somewhat available during the day, the situation turns wrong for the patients…
BSF hands over two top Bangladeshi terrorists on Benapole border
Members of Border Security Force of India (BSF) handed over two listed top terrorists to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after a flag meeting in Ghiba border area on Wednesday night.The two terrorists were identified as Amirul and Saiful.
36 jailed for violating ban on hilsa netting in Chandpur
Two separate mobile courts here on Wednesday jailed 31 fishermen for catching hilsa fish from the Meghna river violating the on-going ban.Separate joint teams led by executive magistrates conducted a drive in different areas of Sadar and Haimchar upazilas and…
Woman’s body recovered from Buriganga
Police recovered decomposed floating body of a young woman from the Buriganga river in Doleshwar area of the upazila on Wednesday.Identity of the deceased, aged around 20, could not be confirmed immediately.
SMCs can play vital role for ensuring quality education
Speakers at a coordination meeting on Wednesday said the school managing committees can play a vital role for ensuring quality education in primary schools.The daylong meeting was arranged by the Committee of the Concerned Citizen (CCC), Chapainawabganj of Transparency International…
14 academic buildings at colleges to be built in Gaibandha
A total of 14 modern academic buildings involving Taka 19.50 crore for non government colleges of all the seven upazilas in the district will be built during the current fiscal year.Sources concerned said the Ministry of Education took the plan…
T-Aman cultivation progressing fast in Netrakona
T-Aman cultivation is progressing fast in all the ten upazilas of Netrakona district during the current season. Farmers are rendering their field-level service round the clock with a hope to achieve bumper production of the T-Aman paddy following favorable climate…
Huge current net seized in Bhola
Coast Guard members in a drive seized huge current nets from a passenger-laden launch on the Meghna river in the district early this morning.
Zinc-enriched rice for food, nutrition security stressed
Enhanced cultivation of high yielding zinc-enriched rice can ensure food and nutrition security preventing deficiency of zinc, iron and vitamin-A for normal growth of children and increasing disease resistant capacity.Experts viewed this at a farmers’ field day organised by RDRS…
Grassroots level uplift works must be pro-people
Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for making all the grassroots level uplift works pro-people coupled with corruption-free for improving living and livelihood condition of the village population, particularly the poor and underprivileged ones.They mentioned importance should be given…
Man dies falling from tree in Jessore
A man died falling from a mahogany tree at Ratandia village in Moirampur upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Alauddin Gazi, 40, a resident of the village.
Two boys drown in Tangail
Two boys drowned in a canal at Nazirpara area of Mirzapur upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Shahadat Zaman, 10, and Sakib Hossain 14.
Ferry services on Patualhaki-Barisal disrupted
A ferry carrying over 400 passengers with 5 busses and 7 Micro buses went out of order after being stuck to a hidden shoal in the middle of the Lebukhali river in Patuakhali on Wednesday night.The ferry was the only…
Death warrants against Salauddin, Mozahid issued
Dhaka -The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday issued separate warrants of death against condemned war crimes convicts Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. Three judges of the tribunal — Justice Anwarul Haq, Chairman, Justice…
41 bodies of Bangladeshi Hajis so far found in Mina
Forty-one dead bodies of Bangladeshi pilgrims have so far been found as they lost their lives in the Mina incident on September 24, according to the updated report received from Bangladesh Consulate General, Jeddah. Of the 41 victims, the identities…
Why India man was lynched over beef rumours
A 50-year-old man in northern India was killed in a mob lynching on Monday night allegedly over rumours that his family had been storing and consuming beef at home. BBC Hindi’s Salman Ravi went to Dadri in the state of…
Russia, US military to hold talks on Syria air strikes, avoid clash
The US and Russian military will hold talks “as soon as possible” to avoid clashing in Syria, the countries’ top diplomats say. Russian defence officials say their aircraft carried out about 20 missions against the so-called Islamic State group (IS)…
World islamic banking confce up with innovative new features
Manama 30 Sept – The conveners of the much-coveted World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) announced today the various features that promise to make WIBC 2015 the best edition in its 22-year history. Middle East Global Advisors, an intelligence platform serving…
ICC champions trophy: Bd make cut, Windies fail
West Indies team, for the first time, could not qualify for the Champions Trophy after it failed be among the top-eight in the ICC ODI Rankings as on September 30. Bangladesh returns to the tournament after their maiden appearance in…
$460 million global investment in food tech, media space
Danielle Nierenberg The fall semester is in full swing and many students are enrolled in courses focused on food and agriculture. They realize that the food system is at a crossroads. Nearly a billion people suffer from hunger while at…
Fighting haze and deforestation in our own backyard
By Jessica Cheam Singapore: Air pollution brought about by illegal fires raging in Indonesia hit new hazardous records in Southeast Asia this past week and even triggered the closure of schools in Singapore for the first time last Friday. Apart…