Month: February 2016
BNP standing committee meeting on national council Wednesday
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has called party’s standing committee meeting on Wednesday to discuss the preparation of national council, which is likely to be held on March 19.
Judiciary should be independent: Shujan
Staff Reporter Judiciary should be independent through its separation from executive and legislature to ensure safety for the future generation, said speakers at a round table yesterday.
Long march towards Rampal, Orion power plants announced
Staff Reporter The National Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports will stage another long march to the Sundarbans in the next month, demanding scrapping of the construction of the coal-fired Rampal power plant and Orion…
Mustafizur sold to Sunrisers for Rs. 1.4 crore
The Sunrisers Hyderabad, a cricket Franchise-based in the city of Hyderabad, has bought Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman for Rs.1.4 crores.He was sold at the auction of players for Indian Premier League held on Saturday in Bengaluru.
Australia win second ODI to level NZ series
Australia beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second one-day international in Wellington on Saturday to draw level in the series 1-1.In reply to New Zealand’s 281-8, Australia made 283-6.David Warner top scored with 98, Mitchell Marsh was not…
Watson the top draw as stars sold at IPL auction
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson received the highest bid of $1.4 million while banished England star Kevin Pietersen was sold to a new franchise at a glitzy Indian Premier League auction Saturday.Watson lived up to his billing as one of the…
Leicester outclass title rivals Man City to go six points clear
Robert Huth’s double and a Riyad Mahrez goal sent Premier League leaders Leicester City six points clear after a stunning 3-1 victory at shell-shocked title rivals Manchester City on Saturday.Leicester produced another exhilarating counter-attacking performance, playing with confidence and swagger…
One held with 350 bottles of phensidyl in C’nawanganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested an alleged drug trader with 350 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl syrup from Uparchakpara village in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The arrested was identified as Md. Selim Reza, 26, son of Md. Zillur Rahman…
Youth electrocuted in Jhenidah
A young man died from electrocution at Permathurapur village in Harinakundu upazila on Friday.Mahtab Uddin, sub-inspector of Harinakunda Police Station, said Mizanur Rahman, son of Baser Ali of the village, came in contact with a live electric wire while repairing…
Fire destroys dwelling houses
At least four dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating at Mazirghat area under Sadarghat thana in the city on Friday afternoon.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short- circuit in the house of Badsha Mia Sawdagor…
Schoolgirl killed in Sylhet road crash
A schoolgirl was killed when a bus knocked down her in Gopal area of Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.Sources said Jharna Akter, 6, a class I student of a local school and daughter of Nur Ali, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver,…
80,000 Yaba pills recovered in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested a Myanmar citizen and recovered 80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from different areas in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday.BGB-42 commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jar Al Zahid said…
Brickfield worker found dead in Habiganj
Police recovered the body of a worker from a brickfield in Sonai Bridge area of Madhabpur upazila on Friday night.Officer-in-charge of Madhabpur Police Station Molla Manir Hossain said workers of Sonai Brickfield spotted the body of Ratan Bepari,24, son of…
2 killed in Nilphamari road crash
Two people were killed and another was injured when a bus rammed into a pick-up van on the Dimla-Domar road at Kaliganj in Jaldhaka upazila on Saturday.A bus hit a pick-up van while overtaking in the area around 7:30 am,…
Trucker pushed off to death from picnic bus in Kushita
A truck driver was killed as he was allegedly pushed out of a bus carrying a picnic party following a brawl over a collision between two vehicles at Katlamari Bazar on the Kushtia-Meherpur highway in Mirpur upazila on Friday evening.Quoting…
Woman, son killed ‘by husband’ in Noakhali
A woman and her two-year-old son were stabbed to death allegedly by ‘her husband’ over a family feud at Pashchim Charbata village in Subarnachar upazila on Friday night.Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Char Jabbar Police Station, said Lucky Rani Nath, 30,…
Russia Claims Turkey Planning Military Invasion Of Syria
Developments on the Turkish-Syrian border give serious grounds to suspect that Ankara is planning a military invasion in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said.“We have serious grounds to suspect intensive preparations by Turkey for a military invasion on the territory…
The Battle Between Oxford University Students and the British Empire
Oriel College sits in the heart of Oxford, a stone’s throw from the British city’s 1,000-year-old market street. Down the road is the site where the medieval Bocardo Prison once stood — and where, in 1555, a group of martyrs…
Julian Assange Slams UK Response to UN Ruling
Julian Assange has insisted the UK and Sweden must respect the United Nations ruling that he has been unlawfully detained, formally announced on Friday.”We have now a victory, and decided law on this case,” he said via video link at…
FGM Case Reported Every 109 Minutes in England
A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) was reported every 109 minutes in England between April and September last year, yet there has not been a single prosecution, according to government figures.The charity Plan UK, which analyzed the most recent…
Norway/Russia: Don’t Jeopardize Asylum Seekers
Norway should stop using fast-track procedures to return asylum seekers to Russia based on the presumption that it is a safe country of asylum for them, Human Rights Watch said today. Russian and Norwegian authorities plan to meet on February…
Indian Supreme Court to reassess “Sodomy” Law
India’s Supreme Court agreed on February 2, 2016, to hear an appeal of its 2013 decision that upheld a discriminatory law criminalizing same-sex relations, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indian government should file an affidavit with the court to…
Central African Republic: Rape by Peacekeepers
United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and girls between October and December 2015. Among the survivors are a 14-year-old girl and an 18-year-old woman who said peacekeepers gang-raped them near…
Zaha Hadid distances self on Qatar labour issue
by Neha Bhatia Meanwhile, Architect Zaha Hadid has reportedly distanced herself from the Qatari government’s 2022 FIFA World Cup preparations, saying the country should work on improving the rights of the migrant workers it employs. Hadid has designed Al Wakrah…
FIFA under pressure to reform
By Lasse Højstrup Sørensen Unions and the sporting goods industry have had enough of FIFA and demand a showdown with the past and reform of football’s governing body. At last week’s forum on the future of FIFA, held in the…
The coming wave of oil refugees
by Michael Meyer Nairobi – The idea that oil wealth can be a curse is an old one – and it should need no explaining. Every few decades, energy prices rise to the heavens, kicking off a scramble for new…
Right wing renaissance
By Hassanal Noor Rashid With 2016 still at its infancy, the beginning of the year has been marked with extraordinarily explosive events that may very well set the trend for the year and will continue to persist for a longer…
Homegrown energy security for Europe
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen Copenhagen – The European Union is highly dependent on foreign oil. For every 100 liters consumed within the EU, 90 are imported. Meanwhile, domestic oil production is plummeting, down more than 50% over the last decade.…