BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged the United Nations to take an initiative for forming an international probe team to look into enforced disappeasrances in Bangladesh and alleged that all such incidents took place at the behest of the…
Year: 2015
Faisal Ahmed made senior economic advisor to BB Governor
Faisal Ahmed has been appointed as Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor to support Bangladesh Bank’s financial sector development and reform agenda. Prior to his appointment, he served as the IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia during 2011 – 2015 and…
Magnito Digital clinches two awards at 5th Commward 2015
Magnito Digital, one of the country’s leading digital advertising agencies,has clinched two awards at the 5th Commward 2015, organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum, in association with Cannes Lion. The event took place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the…
Arrest warrant against Mirza Abbas 19 others
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and 19 others in two separate arson cases filed with Mirpur Police Station of the city in June of 2010. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman…
Dandy Dying case issue framing Sept 10
The Money Loan Court-1 of Dhaka on Sunda) fixed September 10 as new date to frame issue in a case filed for loan default of over Tk 45 crore of Dandy Dyeing Limited. The court fixed the date after hearing…
Defamation report submission against Tarique, Fakhrul Sept 19
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the date for submission of report to September 19 in the defamation case filed against BNP Senior Vice President Tareque Rahman and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
Kidnapped businessman rescued, alleged kidnapper held
Police rescued a kidnapped garment businessman and arrested one alleged kidnapper from the city’s Dhanmondi on early Sunday. The arrested alleged kidnepper was identified as Fuad Mohammad Shah.
BAU teachers observe work abstention
Teachers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday observed a three-hour work abstention as a part of protesting against the proposed 8th pay scale and demanded a separate pay scale for the public university teachers immediately.
1528 new projects approved in Sunday’s social business design lab
The 107th Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place today on 29th August 2015 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium. Around 150 participants and observers, from national and international organisations with diverse background attended the programme, including a…
One killed, 13 injured in road accidents in Tangail
A passenger was killed on the spot and two others were injured when a Dhaka-bound covered van from North Bengal crashed a rickshaw van on Bhuapur link road on Bangabandhu Bridge highway here today.The victim was identified as Hazera Begum,65,…
One killed, 3 injured in Ctg road accident
One person was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area under Bakalia thana this morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 50, son of late Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Patiya upazila…
Unidentified body recovered In Magura
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Kasinathpur area on the Magura-Jessore highway under Sadar upazila this morning.
3 Arakan Army suspects on 5-day remand
A court here on Sunday placed three Myanmar nationals, who were arrested for their suspected link to Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’, on a five-day remand each.Senior Judicial Magistrate Roknuddin Kabir passed the order after police produced them before the…
Equipment for making fake certificates seized in Sylhet
A joint team of police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive seized a number of equipment used for making fake certificates from Topkhana area of the city on Saturday night. Being tipped off, a team of police led…
Bhola-Laxmipur ferry service resumes
Ferry service on the Bhola-Laxmipur route resumed after seven days of disruption on Sunday morning.The ferry service was suspended on August 23 as the new ferry ghat was damaged by erosion by the river Meghna.
Man stabbed by son in Benapole
A man was stabbed by his son for obstructing his (son’s) terrorist activities at Baro Achra village here on Saturday night. The victim, Abdur Rahman, a resident of the village, was admitted to Jessore Medical College Hospital with severe injuries.Police…
Man punched to death in Bhola
A man was killed after receiving a punch in a bid to stop quarrel between his two brothers-in-law at Dakshin Koralia village in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Afsar Kazi, 50.
2 killed as truck overturns in Manikganj
Two people were killed as a truck overturned on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baliajhuri area of Ghior upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Taimur Rahman, 34, son of Makbul Hossain, and Alal Uddin, 40, son of Johur Sarder,…
3 suspected robbers held in Khagrachari
Police arrested three suspected members of an inter-district robber gang while they were selling gold ornaments at a shop at Ramgarh Bazar in Ramgarh upazila on Saturday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Hemanto Marma, 35, son of Manik Marma,…
Bangladeshis’ boat capsize death toll off Libya might rise to 24
Eighteen more Bangladesh nationals are feared dead in two Europe-bound boats capsize in the Mediterranean. Six have already been declared dead. The chargé d’affaires Mozammel Haque of the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, is being run from Tunisia due to conflict…
3 garment workers killed in Savar road mishap
Three garment workers were killed as a bus ran over them on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ulail bus stand area in Savar on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. However,…
Water no pol issue, but question of survival: Roundtable told
Prof. Emajuddin Ahmed, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University on Saturday called for dealing with the problem of common rivers by taking lessons from Europe and East Asia where these are treated as common properties. Addressing a roundtable on ‘international…
Exporters assoc says utility price hike to affect exports
Mentioning that export growth has reduced by 11.96 percent in the first two months of the current fiscal year, the Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB) on Saturday observed that the recent increase in gas and electricity prices will again put…
Bnp terms gas, power tariff hike illogical, demands withdrawal
Terming illogical and unacceptable the government’s decision to raise the prices of gas and power, BNP on Saturday demanded its immediate annulment. The party also urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to revise the power tariff in accordance with…
Admission test of Varendra University held
The Fall Semister admission test 2015 of Varendra University (VU), the first private university in the Rajshahi region held on Saturday. The admission test was started with the written test of English department at 9.00am that was ended at 5.00pm…
Economic destabilisation, rigging of Shanghai Stock Market?
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky he dramatic collapse of the Shanghai stock exchange has been presented to public opinion as the result of a spontaneous ‘market mechanism’, triggered by weaknesses in China’s economy. The Western media consensus in chorus (WSJ, Bloomberg,…
Grameen Eye Hospital starts functioning at Thakurgaon
Grameen Eye Hospital Thakurgaon launched activities in its own 22 thousand square-feet two-storied hospital building on 28 August 2015. The hospital started with10 beds. The building has provision to expand eventually to a six-story building with 100 beds. Grameen Eye…
Laos is in negotiation with Russia for setting up nuke plant
Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation- Rosatom and Laos are in negotiation for setting up first nuclear power plant in the territory of Laos. Dr. Sinava Souphanouvong, Vice Minister of Energy and mines of Laos disclosed the information during an intervie to…
New tiger count in Bangladesh raises alarm
Better counting methodology has revealed more realistic results for the remaining tiger population in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans. And the numbers are far from good: Only around 100 of the big cats still stalk the forests. The numbers of tigers that populate…
Minor boy electrocuted in Barisal
A minor boy was electrocuted in Sholok village under Ujirpur upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Hasan Sarder, 3, son of Jabbar Sarder of the same village.