Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq took over as Army Chief on Thursday morning. Lt Gen Belal replaced Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan who handed over the charge to him…
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BGB Nayek Rajjak brought back after 8 days
Eight days into his abduction, Myanmar border force has finally returned Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Nayek Abdur Razzak. Border Guard Police (BGP) handed Nayek Razzak along with his personal arms and ammunition over to the BGB around 2pm on Thursday…
Mother and baby survive Colombia jungle plane crash
A young mother and her baby have been found alive five days after their plane crashed in the jungle of western Colombia. A Colombian Air Force chief described their survival as “a miracle”.
MP’s son Rony on fresh remand for killing 2
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony on a fresh remand of four days in a case filed in connection with the killing of two people on road of Dhaka on April…
Potential for EU-Bangladesh coop in aquaculture explored
The Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh organized a Consultative Workshop on 24th June to explore the potential for EU-Bangladesh cooperation in the aquaculture sector and exchanging views among representative counterparts. The workshop, attended by aquaculture experts, assessed the…
Flag meeting with Myanmar to decide on BGB Nayek Rajjak
Nayek Abdur Razzak of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), who was taken way by Mayanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) from Teknap frontier on June 17, will be bring back on Thursday. Sources at the Home Ministry said Nayek Rajjak will be…
India save face with consolation win in last ODI
India salvaged some pride with a consolation 77-run win over Bangladesh in third and final ODI here on Wednesday to prevent the spirited hosts from securing a famous 3-0 series whitewash. Mirpur: India restored some pride with a consolation 77-run…
FDA clears Bangladesh pharma heavyweights Square, Beximco to export drugs to US market
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the factories of Bangladeshi pharmaceutical majors Square and Beximco.The two companies said this in separate statements on Tuesday.
DNA tests prove the KFC ‘rat’ on a man’s plate was chicken after all
DNA tests have proved that a ‘fried rat’ that had apparently landed up on the plate of an American sitting for a meal was indeed a piece of chicken all along, reports independent.co.uk.Well, it seems the ‘rat’ is finally out…
Argentina match chance for Colombia to improve: Rodriguez
Star forward James Rodriguez believes facing Argentina in the quarter-finals of the Copa America football tournament presents Colombia with a great chance to raise their game.Colombia scraped through the first phase, finishing in third position following a goalless draw with…
Heat wave kills 400 in Karachi
A devastating heat wave has killed more than 400 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi over the past three days, health officials said on Tuesday, as paramilitaries set up emergency medical camps in the streets.The heat wave, which coincides…
France summons US envoy over Wikileaks spying claims
France has summoned the US envoy in Paris over claims that the US spied on President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors, officials say. Whistleblower website Wikileaks reports the US National Security Agency (NSA) spied on Mr Hollande, Nicolas Sarkozy…
30 influential women who inspire Food movement
Danielle Nierenberg Greetings from Zambia! There are hundreds of women who inspire us at Food Tank. They are entrepreneurs, stewards of the land, business owners, researchers, farmers, and innovators, who are the backbone of the world’s food systems. In fact,…
The case of alleged house garbbing against Moudud
The High Court’s rejection of BNP leader Moudud Ahmed’s review petition against the legality of the cognizance by a lower court of ACC’s charge that he grabbed a government house is by no means a certificate in support of the…
Arrest warrant issued against Bnp’s Alal
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) issued arrest warrant against Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, President of BNP’s youth wing Jubo Dal, in a case lodged with Ramna Model Police Station for obstructing police from performing their…
South-south collaboration fuels uptake in renewable energy
In Asia, India and Bangladesh have the most number of jobs in renewable energy. Anna Valmero reports Innovations in the renewable energy sector will be driven by collaboration among developing countries, signalling a shift from more established economies dominating technology…
Russia-Myanmar MoU for coopin peaceful use of nuke energy
Russia and Myanmar have signed a MoU for cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy during the International Economic Forum held at St. Petersburg recently. This document lays the legal foundation for interaction between two countries in the area of…
Fakhrul secures bail in Bangabandhu defamation case
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) granted bail to BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed on the charge of defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Magistrate Ataul Haque of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…
Failure of all-rounders hurting India
By Rajdeep Saha India’s ODI series debacle against Bangladesh depicts lack of match winners who can shine with both bat and ball. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is either too dependent on top order batsmen or bowlers to deliver the goods…
Tigers take on India Wednesday eying whitewash
The suspense of Banglawash over cricket giant India intensifies as the hosts take on their neighbouring rival, with an advantage of historic 2-0 series victory, in the third and last ODI of the Za’n Zee Ice Cream Cricket Series at…
PM recalls AL contribution to Bangladesh history
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said no one could deny her party’s contributions to Bangladesh history as it brought achievements in every field for the country’s people. “Bangladesh has achieved its independence under the leadership…
Reduce tax to 10%, says Bangladesh Mobile Phone Importers Association
Importers of mobile phones in Bangladesh want tax reduced to 10 percent.Bangladesh Mobile Phone Importers Association told a Sunday press conference that the tax should be ‘tolerable’ and not exceed ten percent.
‘Titanic’ composer dies in California plane crash: media
Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film “Titanic” and its mega-hit theme song “My Heart Will Go On”, died in a plane crash in southern California on Monday, US media reported.The aircraft came down in the Los Padres…
Oil spill spread to Halda, South Asia’s big natural breeding sanctuary of carp fishes
Oil from the tank wagons that sank in a canal at Boalkhali in Chittagong has spread to Halda River, which is one of the South Asia’s biggest natural breeding sanctuaries of carp fishes.The Department of Environment (DoE) and the Department…
Tuesday marks the 258th anniversary of the Battle of Plassey
A small group from Bharat-Bangladesh-Pakistan Peoples Forum (BBPPF) gathered at the mango grove of Plassey to remember the fateful battle that changed South Asia’s history 258 years ago.On this day in 1757, the small army of the British East India…
Juventus add Mandzukic to collection of strikers
Serie A champions Juventus boosted their already impressive collection of strikers still further when they signed Croatia forward Mario Mandzukic from Atletico Madrid on Monday.”A fee of 19 million euros ($21.55 million), payable in three separate instalments, has been agreed,…
US to pre-position tanks, artillery in Baltics, eastern Europe
The United States will pre-position tanks, artillery and other military equipment in eastern and central Europe, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday, moving to reassure NATO allies unnerved by Russian involvement in Ukraine.Carter, during a trip to Tallinn,…
Justice system fails society’s poorest – British minister
The “creaking and outdated” justice system in England and Wales is failing society’s poorest, Michael Gove is to say in his first speech as justice secretary. He will say the best legal provision is the preserve of the wealthy, while…
Indoor air pollution may kill 4 million a year
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade • Around three billion people cook and heat their homes with polluting solid fuels • The resulting lung diseases can cause early death and stunt children’s development • Women and children can be most at risk…
Progress on BD politics fragile despite tension lax: EU envoy
Appreciating deescalation of political tension in Bangladesh, European Union (EU) Ambassador in Dhaka Pierre Mayaudon on Monday said the progress looks ‘fragile’ and encouraged more confidence-building measures and dialogue among the interlocutors to address the ‘core issues’.