Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York to join the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, USA, from September 23 to October 1. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali made the disclosure in a…
Year: 2015
5,000 rare species of turtles seized: one held
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday arrested one person and recovered around 5,000 rare species of turtles from city’s Uttar Ashkona area under Dakshin Khan police station tonight. The arrested man was Jasim Uddin Ahmed, 45.
Khaleda’s plea for quashing Barapukuria graft case rejected
The High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for quashing proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman Noni and Justice Md Abdur Rob passed the…
Cell phone re-registration by Dec 16 with fingerprint
All the mobile phone subscribers will have to reregister their subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and removable user identity modules (RUIMs) with the fingerprint from December 16 next. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a notice in this regard on Thursday.…
Defamation case hearing against Tarique Nov 5
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 5 for submission of a probe report about BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, the party’s foreign affairs envoy Jahid F Sardar Saadi and 500 others for making defamatory remarks against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Some lawyers offer Justice Shamsuddin Chy falicitations
Some lawyers of the Supreme Court yesterday offered felicitation to the outgoing Appellate Division Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury at his chamber. Justice Choudhury will go into the retirement on October 1. But, yesterday was the last working day of the…
Rosatom making world’s most powerful research nuke reactor
Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region (Russia). Construction of the world’s most powerful fast-neutron nuclear reactor started in Russia. The research multipurpose reactor called MBIR will be used for nuclear power development projects. The first concrete of the reactor was filled on Friday,…
e-governance and development in Bangladesh
Mostafa Kamal Majumder People from any corner of Bangladesh now have cyber access to the world through smart phones or computers. They can make business deals, transactions, and know of well-beings of near and dear ones across continents by using…
‘Dislike’ or ‘Empathy’ button on facebook?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently said that a ‘dislike’ button is to be added to the popular social network, the Facebook. Well, it seems a good step towards ensuring appropriate expression of emotion by the facebook users.
The growth of organic
Danielle Nierenberg The Organic Trade Association (OTA), a membership-based organization of organic food companies, is working to bust myths about organic food. “Despite organic sales and accessibility at all-time highs, consumer confusion about organic benefits remains significant,” say Laura Batcha,…
More people die from air pollution than Malaria, HIV/Aids
More than 3 million people a year are killed prematurely by outdoor air pollution, according to a landmark new study, more than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Wood and coal burning for heating homes and cooking is the biggest cause, especially…
Two youths’ bodies recovered from Kishoreganj water body
Bodies of two young men, who went missing after an engine-run boat capsized at Chakuria Haor in Ashtogram upazila on Tuesday morning, were recovered on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Aftab,28, son of Abdul Rohai, and Sohel,30, son…
South Asian water wars: An improbability
By Manu Moudgil If there is ever to be a Third World War, many believe it will be fought over water, with South Asia serving as the flashpoint. The region houses a quarter of the world’s population and has less…
Global consumption trends break new records
Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs exposes latest global peaks of production and consumption, as well as associated impacts Washington, D.C. – From coal to cars to coffee, consumption levels are breaking records. According to the Worldwatch Institute’s latest report, Vital Signs,…
Drones – Genie out of the bottle
Sudhirendar Sharma Drone-led covert war against terrorism is loaded with hitherto unheard social and political implications. With wars increasingly being fought between states and non-state actors, weapons armed with artificial intelligence have replaced erstwhile indiscriminate bombings with targeted killings. Fought…
Taliban ‘resolve splits’ over Mullah Omar successor Mansour
A dispute that threatened to split the Afghan Taliban has been resolved after relatives of late leader Mullah Omar backed his successor, the group says. A spokesman told the BBC that Omar’s eldest son and brother swore allegiance to Mullah…
Minorities suffer when AL comes to power: Khandker Mahbub
BNP chairperson’s adviser and Supreme Court Bar Association president Khandker Mahbub Hossain on Wednesday said the oppression on minorities are related to Awami League’s coming to power. “Whenever Awami League comes to power, the oppression on minorities begins. Their assets…
‘Hunger, poverty reduction, employment, quality education, need focus’
Although Bangladesh has already met targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there are still areas that need greater attention including hunger-poverty reduction, employment generation and ensuring quality education at all levels. ‘Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report-2015’ published on…
Moudud’s son’s body arrives
The body of Aman Momtaz Moudud, the only son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, arrived here from Singapore on Wednesday evening.
Justice Shamsuddin’s is a wrongheaded person : BNP
Branding Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik an extremely wrongheaded person, BNP on Wednesday said the incident of sending a letter by a justice to the President seeking Chief Justice’s impeachment is unprecedented and bad example in the judiciary.
Currency worth Tk1.65 crore found inside vegetables at Shahjalal
Special Correspondent Customs official at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport recovered foreign currency worth around Tk 1.65 crore from inside vegetables laden cartons , which were scheduled to export to Singapore on Wednesday.
Apex court uphold removal of Justice Shahidur
Court Correspondent A Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Idrisur Rahman yesterday filed an appeal with the apex court as a public interest litigation challenging the HC verdict.
Farabi accused for killing Avijit on fresh remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Wednesday) placed Shafiur Rahman Farabi, accused in the case filed for killing blogger Avijit Roy, on a two-day fresh remand.
Tarique received Khaleda at Heathrow
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia reached London yesterday on a two-week personal tour for her eye treatment and health check up. She will also celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha there with BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman and other family members.…
Youth killed in Comilla road accident
A young man was killed in a road accident in Paduar Bazar bypass area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as, Rafiqul Islam, 38, a meter reader of Comilla Palli Bidyut Samity-2,…
3 drug peddlers held with Yaba in Sherpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 265 pieces of Yaba tablet from Darbarchar village in Nakla upazila on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Shamsuzzaman alias Devid Sarkar,40, son of Golam Sarkar, Nahid Hasan,…
3 ‘terrorists’ held with pistol, bombs in Jessore
Police arrested three alleged terrorists along with a foreign-made pistol and three hand bombs from Shangkorpasha village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Shanto Roy,28, son of Narayan Chandra Roy, Simanto Mallik,23, son…
Fish poisoned to death in Satkhira pond
Fish worth Tk one lakh were poisoned to death in a pond at Thekra Rahimpur village in Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday night.Kazi Abdullah, owner of the fish farm, said he found dead fishes floating in the pond at night.
Medicine sellers on strike in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon district unit of Bangladesh Chemists and Druggists Association (BCDA) went on a strike on Tuesday evening demanding release of the owner of a drugstore in the town.Sources said officials of Department of Narcotics Control on Wednesday morning arrested Tulen…