STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a May Day rally of workers at Suhrawardy Udyan. Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal, a front organisaiton of BNP, will organise the rally to mark the historic May Day.
Day: April 24, 2016
Submission report against Tareque in defamation case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the date for submission of report in a case filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tareque Rahman for maligning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to August 23.
Unregistered SIMs, RUIMs await deactivation: Tarana
SIMs and RUIMs which will remain unregistered after April 30 will be deactivated shortly after the deadline, said State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday. “At first, the unregistered SIMs will be deactivated for three hours on…
Enemy’ of wheat detected
A team of Bangladeshi and British scientists have detected the fungi responsible for the blast disease that afflicts wheat. The team, led by Prof Tofazzal Hossain of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, and Prof Sophien Kamoun of the UK,…
Reduced prices of petroleum effective from early Monday
Dhaka – Newly reduced prices of different petroleum products are set to take effect at the stroke of midnight Sunday, zero hour on Monday, unb news agency reported.
Dutch columnist held in Turkey ‘over Erdogan tweet’
Ankara – The Turkish police have detained a Dutch columnist over a critical tweet she posted about Turkish President Recep Erdogan, her newspaper said. The woman intends to go back to the Netherlands after being released.
Nasreen remembrance at National Museum Sunday
A programme of remembrance “Royechho Akaash Juray” (You span the sky) marking 10 years since Nasreen left this world. On this occasion Naripokkho has organised a programme which will take place from 7:15 pm till 8:30 pm in the Main Auditorium of the National Museum, Shahbag,…
US mum ‘forced to dump 14.8 litres of breast milk’ at Heathrow
Dhaka – A US mother-of-two has spoken of her frustration that she was forced to dump 500oz (14.8 litres) of breast milk at security at London’s Heathrow Airport. In an open letter posted on Facebook, Jessica Coakley Martinez, who was…
NYT’s Rukmini Callimachi to get ICFJ Integrity in Journalism Award with Aurora Prize
YEREVAN, ARMENIA – The International Center for Journalists (http://www.icfj.org/) (ICFJ), in partnership with 100 LIVES, has named Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times as the inaugural recipient of its Integrity in Journalism Award. She will receive the award for…
The war on savings: the Panama Papers, bail-ins, and the push to go cashless
By Ellen Brown The bombshell publication of the “Panama Papers,” leaked from a Panama law firm specializing in shell mpanies, has triggered both outrage and skepticism. In an April 3 article titled “Corporate Media Gatekeepers Protect Western 1% From Panama…
NBR collecting private firm employees’ data
Dhaka – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is collecting list of names and salary statements of officials and employees of the private sector organizations, sensing it could fetch considerable amount of revenue from there.
AL activist killed in Faridpur over UP polls
Faridpur – An Awami League activist was hacked to death in a clash between supporters of the AL and BNP-backed chairman candidates in Bagat union of Madhukhali upazila on Saturday night over the union parishad election, billed for May 7.
Childhood friend’s emotional tribute: ‘Prince inspired us to be ourselves’
By Michael Miller Prince Rogers Nelson was an inspiration to his community long before he became an international pop star. Danae Curtis, 39, first met the artist in grade school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and remembers Prince as a pillar of…
Forest Department suspends 3 employees over Sundarbans fire
Dhaka – The Forest Department has suspended its three employees for their negligence of duties in connection with the recent fire incidents in the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila, unb news agency has reported. The suspended employees are M Nasir Uddin,…
Sustainable fruit juice packaging from organic matter
Eurasia Review EU-funded researchers have created novel sustainable packaging materials using wastewater originating from the fruit juice industry. Over 67 million tonnes of packaging waste is generated annually in the EU, which corresponds to around one-third of all municipal solid…
BNP unhappy also with 3rd phase UP polls
BNP on Saturday alleged that ruling party men played a vote rigging game in the third phases of Union Parishad elections.
World must protect tropical forests: Researchers
US-based researchers have said the world must conserve its tropical forests and the people who live in them to buy time to switch away from climate-damaging fossil fuels.
After repeated rebuffs, Petrobangla faces negotiations with IOCs
After failing to elicit sufficient response from the international oil companies (IOCs) for deep sea gas exploration, the government is now considering a move to settle the issue of the upstream gas price – at which the government buys the…
Polls violence leaves 1 dead, 63 injured
A BNP activist was killed and 62 people, including four policemen and three journalists, were injured in clashes during the third phase union parishad (UP) elections in seven districts on Saturday.
3rd anniv of Rana Plaza tragedy today
Tomorrow (Sunday) is the 3rd anniversary of Rana Plaza collapse, the worst-ever tragedy in the country’s multi-billion dollar ready-made garment (RMG) industry.
N. Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile
North Korea on Saturday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast, South Korean defense officials said, Pyongyang’s latest effort to expand its military might in the face of pressure by its neighbors…
JICA wants safe buildings in Bangladesh
The Public Works Department and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have jointly launched a project on promoting building safety for disaster risk reduction in the public buildings of Bangladesh.
At least 25 killed as violence spikes in Syria
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country’s largest city, Aleppo, killing at least 25 Saturday while rebels fired mortars into Damascus, in a rare occurrence since the teetering cease-fire took effect in late February.