Dhaka – The National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resource and Power-Port on Thursday started its 4-day mass long march from the capital towards the Sundarbans in protest against the government’s move to set up a 1320 MW coal-fired power…
Month: March 2016
Mother, son killed in Rajshahi car-truck collision
A woman and her son were killed and her husband was injured in head-on collision between their private car and a truck in Muraripur area of Paba upazila on Wednesday night, reports UNB news agency.The deceased were identified as Jebunnesa,…
Depressive symptoms may indicate Alzheimer’s risk
People who are frequently diagnosed with depression may run higher risk of having Alzheimer’s disease later as researcher have found that use of antidepressants is more common among people who go on to develop the most common form of dementia.Antidepressants…
Iqbal Mahmud made ACC chief
Former senior secretary of the public administration ministry, Iqbal Mahmud, was appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday.Cabinet secretary Md Shafiul Alam confirmed this to Prothom Alo. He said, “Iqbal Mahmud and a retired district judge, AFM Aminul…
US warns of Mosul dam collapse
A picture shows the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, around 50 kilometres north of the Iraqi city of Mosul. AFP file photoThe United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions”…
Suu Kyi’s former driver nominated for president
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party Thursday nominated her former driver and close aide to be Myanmar’s next president, as the Nobel laureate looks to rule her former junta-run homeland through a trusted proxy.Suu Kyi has vowed to rule “above” the…
Changing the future of fish
Danielle Nierenberg According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “Fish represents a valuable source of proteins and nutrients in the diet of many countries and its importance in contributing to food security is rising significantly.” This week, March…
Marcia Clark on ‘American Crime Story’
By Scott Huver1 day ago You only thought you knew Marcia Clark. Almost immediately after the then-Los Angeles assistant district attorney was tasked with heading the prosecution of former NFL standout O.J. Simpson for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife…
Sanders wins crucial Michigan election, Trump dominate GOP
By Liz Fields and Olivia Becker Bernie Sanders narrowly won the Michigan primary on Tuesday night, keeping his campaign in the race as Hillary Clinton continues to hold a strong delegate lead in the Democratic presidential primary. Sanders’ win in…
Leonardo DiCaprio, the Oscars and climate change
S Gopikrishna Warrier Leonardo DiCaprio packs energy into his acting. Remember him as he runs to catch the Titanic, or as the ambitious young stockbroker Jordan Belfort in The wolf of Wall Street. When DiCaprio spoke after receiving his Oscar…
How journalists cover ISIS and its vast propaganda machine
by Sharon Moshavi, Vice President, New Initiatives News organizations are struggling to cover ISIS, constrained by a lack of on-the-ground presence in the wake of its brutal murders of journalists, according to an International Center for Journalists’ panel of media…
North Korea and the nuclear question
By Chandra Muzaffar As expected, the North Korean leadership has escalated its rhetoric in the wake of the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) new, harsh sanctions on Pyongyang. Whenever the international community speaks or acts against North Korea, it responds…
Criminals in $100m heist likely spy on BB’s workers
The perpetrators of a $100 million digital heist at Bangladesh’s central bank had deep knowledge of the institution’s internal workings, likely gained by spying on bank workers, security experts said.Unknown hackers breached Bangladesh Bank in early February, stole credentials for…
No cargo to UK from BD
The UK government will not allow cargo on direct flights from Dhaka until further notice.In a web post dated Mar 8, it said that their recent assessments of the Shahjajal International Airport found some international security requirements were not being…
Andy Wachowski comes out as a transgender woman
“The Matrix” filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday in a candid post entitled “Sex change shocker – Wachowski brothers now sisters!!!”, four years after her sister Lana Wachowski revealed she was…
N.Korea publishes pictures of ‘miniaturized’ nuclear device
JH Ahn North Korean state newspaper the Rodong Sinmun published pictures of what appear to be a “miniaturized” nuclear device on Wednesday, adjacent to a Hwasong-13 (KN-08) ballistic missile that could be used to deliver a weapon. The pictures –…
Freedom of expression is treated as ‘illegal and treason’: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that now freedom of expression is treated as ‘illegal and treason’ in Bangladesh.
UN for protecting right to assembly
Two United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday presented a new report to the UN Human Rights Council offering extensive recommendations to states and police forces around the world on how best to manage public gatherings. “The proper management of…
Poultry farming threatened by high prices of chicks
Continuous losses in the poultry business leads local poultry farmers to utter despair because of unusual price hike of the poultry feed and day old chicks (DOC) in the country. The perpetual losses in the poultry business for the last…
BJP stalwart Subramanian Swamy against “tilting” towards AL govt
New Delhi: Deploring attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government of being either “helpless” or “complicit” and asked the NDA government to “revaluate” its policy towards Dhaka.
Tamim guides Bangladesh to 153 for 7 against Netherlands
Southpaw opener Tamim Iqbal hit a brilliant unbeaten knock of 83 runs steered Bangladesh to post a competitive total of 153 for 7 from their allotted 20 overs against Netherlands in their group A opening qualifying round match of the…
Ex-WADA boss to BBC: Sharapova “reckless beyond description”
Maria Sharapova failing an Australian Open doping test for a substance banned only weeks before was “reckless beyond description,” former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound told the BBC.The 28-year-old Russian, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, revealed Monday…
ICC World Cup Twenty20: winning start for Tigers
Bangladesh put up a brilliant performance as they started their ICC World T20 campaign with a winning note when they beat Netherlands by a narrow margin of eight runs in their first group A qualifying round match held on Wednesday…
President Zia of Bangladesh book published
The publication ceremony of a book ‘President Zia of Bangladesh: A Political Biography.’ by journalist Mahfuz Ullah was held at the BRAC Centre Inn in the capital. Author of the book, Mahfuz Ullah said he wrote the 670-page title having…
BGB, BSF commanders meet in Benapole
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at BGB camp here on Tuesday.Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commander of BGB 26 Battalion, Lt Col Rezaul Islam, region staff officer, Lt…
2 siblings get life for fratricide in Sylhet
A court here on Tuesday sentenced two siblings to life term imprisonment each for killing their brother in 1998.The court also fined the convicts, Joynal Miah, 58, son of Abdur Rahman, a resident of Barobando village in the city, and…
Truckload of Indian utensils seized in Jessore
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truckload of steel utensils smuggled from India at Natun Haat on the Jessore-Benapole highway on Tuesday night.Captain of BGB 26 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jahangir Hossain said tipped off, they conducted…
JCD leader hacked dead in Pirojpur
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Raghunathpur village in Nazirpur upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque alias Chhoto, 25.Chhoto was organising secretary of Nazirpur upazila…
6 to die for killing Ctg teenage boy
A tribunal here on Wednesday sentenced six people to death for killing a teenage boy in 2011.The condemned convicts were Mahmudul Islam, Sunil Das, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Md Hossain alias Prakash, Nazrul Islam alias Lal Miah, Md Selim.According to the…
4 drug traders arrested with opium in Ctg
Narcotic Control Directorate (NCD) of Chittagong metro zone in raid arrested four drug traders with one kilogram of opium from Zaman Hotel and Restaurant at Kapashgola road of Chawkbazar thana in the city on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as…