Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury, a former Supreme Court judge, has come under attack in London, says his daughter Nadia Choudhury in her Facebook account.
Month: October 2015
Journalist Nizam Uddin dies
M Nizam Uddin, a Jatiya Press Club member and a consultant editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), died at a hospital in Canada on Wednesday. He was 69.
Bus-Rickshaw clash kills 4 in Keraniganj
Four day labourers were killed as a bus knocked down a rickshaw van in Mollarpul area on the Dhaka-Mawa highway in South Keraniganj upazila on Wednesday night.
50 villagers injured over land disputed in Shunamgonj
At least 50 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land-related dispute at Maonpur village in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday evening.
BNP says Govt. is trying to keep them away from polls through false case
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday alleged that the government is conspiring to keep their top leaders away from future polls by punishing them in ‘false cases’.
Miscreants won’t be allowed to raise their heads: Asad
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said that the law enforcement agencies do not allow militants or terrorists to raise their heads in the country. “We have been taking action against extremists, terrorists or miscreants on the…
Ansarullah Bangla team among Olama League!
The media was threatened in an e-mail by none other than the leaders of an Awami Ulama League faction that used the name of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team, its rival group alleges.A faction led by Ilias Hossain bin…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ breaks presale records
Early ticket sales for December’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” broke IMAX records with more than $6.5 million for US screenings, the theatre chain said on Tuesday, while the trailer delivered a boost for ESPN’s Monday Night Football.IMAX Corp said…
MNP will solve call drops menace: S K Bose
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is the only solution to the dropped call menace, outgoing BTRC Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose feels.Once MNP is introduced, mobile users will be able to switch to another service provider without changing existing number and that…
Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury attacked in London
Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury, a former Supreme Court judge who retired recently, has been attacked in London.His daughter said in a Facebook post that she and her father landed at London’s Heathrow airport on Wednesday night.Before heading home, the two…
Everyday mindfulness can cut belly fat
Those who are aware of each and every moment of their life have less fat around their belly than those who do not pay attention to the present, new research shows.The study of nearly 400 people found that those who…
T20 taking toll on Tests: Sobers
West Indies legend Garfield Sobers Wednesday accused cash-rich Twenty20 tournaments of destroying Test cricket by luring players away from the longest form of the sport with large amounts of cash.The 79-year-old, regarded by many as cricket’s greatest all-rounder, told reporters…
US upset with Assad visiting Russia
The White House on Wednesday slammed Russia for its “red carpet” treatment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who made a rare visit to Moscow to see President Vladimir Putin.“We view the red carpet welcome for Assad, who has used chemical…
Iffat Binta Aziz- it’s her time!
News Desk On television screen she is a very popular and famous presenter. She begun hher carrier as a presenter of a programme of her university cultural functgion at the Asian University campus.Now she is a news presenter of Ekushey…
Climate textual negotiations begin in seven ‘spin-off’ groups
Bonn (Hilary Chiew) – After a tumultuous start to the penultimate round of climate talks for an agreement to be adopted in Paris this December, text-based negotiations finally began on Tuesday, 20 October following the establishment of seven spin-off groups.…
100 more economic zones in phases: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to work with new concept to attract more local and foreign investment and reiterated her government’s plan to establish 100 economic zones in phases for further development of…
Parimal denies raping Viqarunnisa Noon school student
Parimal Joydhar, sacked teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College pleaded not guilty of raping his student to a court on Wednesday. Judge Saleh Uddin of Dhaka’s Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 earlier, read out the charges brought against…
Khaleda Zia Trust graft case deposition referred to Oct 29
A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred recording the depositions of the witnesses in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases to October 29. The two cases were filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and eight others.…
Bnp’s Swechchasebok Dal countrywide demo Oct 25
Jatiyatabadi Secchasebok Dal, the volunteers’ front of the BNP, will stage demonstration at city and district levels across the country on October 25 protesting carrying out “false propaganda” against its president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel and demanding withdrawal the cases filed…
Furniture shop employee stabbed to death in capital
Dhaka – A furniture factory employee was stabbed to death inside the factory in the city’s Jatrabari area on Tuesday night. Being informed, a team of Jatrabari police station went to ‘Sikder Furniture’ at Dhalpur Road at around 11:00 am…
Russian nuclear industry – seven decades of glorious history
Raquib Siddiqui Despite global economic crisis, the nuclear industry of Russia celebrates its 70th anniversary on a high note. According to many experts, credit for glorious existence of Russian nuclear industry goes to Rosatom Engineering Division. For many years Russian…
34 students to compete for one RU seat
Thirty-four students will vie for one seat in the first year admission test of 2015-16 session in Rajshahi University this year. A total of 1,60,682 students applied to sit for admission test this year against 4,722 seats of the university,…
Vulture’s genes help it thrive on rotting flesh
A diet of putrid rotting flesh may not be your cup of tea, but to the cinereous vulture, found across southern Europe and Asia, it is positively delightful. This tough bird, it turns out, is genetically wired to thrive on…
10-year US offer for pharma patent waiver ‘Unconscionable, indefensible’
London (Sangeeta Shashikant) – The United States’ offer to least developed countries of a 10-year transition period to grant pharmaceutical patents is “unconscionable and indefensible”, according to six influential US non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In a letter dated 19 October to…
Step-change must for Paris deal to be ambitious, fair: Civil Society
Bonn, Germany – A review of country climate targets reflecting the twin pillars of science and equity has been released by civil society ahead of the UN climate conference in Paris. By early October, a total of 146 countries, representing…
For peacekeeping role Bangladesh net security provider: Nisha Desai
US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal has said peacekeeping is a great example of how the countries of South Asia including Bangladesh are becoming net security providers. “Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal are…
Bnp terms verdict against Khoka in graft case lopsided
BNP has termed lopsided the court verdict jailing its vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka for 13 years’ in a graft case and claimed that he did not get justice. “The main target of the trial was to harass Sadeque Hossain…
Two of ‘outlawed party’ killed in reported ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Two members of the outlawed Sarbahara Party were killed and three others injured in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Maishamara village in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Akbar Hossain,45, and Manu…
Seventh 5-year plan approved in National Economc Council
The National Economic Council on Tuesday approved Seventh Five- Year Plan (SFYP) with a target to minimise economic disparity by generating new jobs and achieve sustainable development maintaining an average 7.4 percent growth during the period. Taka 31,903 billion will…
Canada to withdraw fighter jets from IS war
Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.He informed US President Barack Obama of his decision hours after leading his Liberal party to…