Dhaka – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday urged Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy toprove that he has no involvement in the allegation of siphoning off Tk 2,500 crore, unb news agency reported. “Khaleda Zia…
Day: May 7, 2016
JU teacher-students jointly demand proctor’s removal
Teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University on Saturday demanded the university proctor Prof. Tapan Kumar Saha’s removal as part of their ongoing movement alleging the negligence and failure to ensure students security. Under the banner of Jahangirnagar Sangskritik Jote, Progressive…
Universities urged become platforms to update technology
Experts have said that as Technology is changing very fast the people with the support of technology are getting upgraded in a dynamic way. They were speaking at the concluding session of two days long programme at the Rajshahi University…
Sea-level rise claims five islands in Solomons
Five islands have disappeared in the Pacific’s Solomon Islands due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, according to an Australian study that scientists said Saturday could provide valuable insights for future research. A further six reef islands have been…
Watch rare pink Dolphins hang on in urban harbor
Pink dolphins have long lived in the urban waters around the islands and in the harbor of Hong Kong, where they have earned a symbolic place in the city’s history and culture. However, there is rising concern among scientists that…
Tagore’s birth anniversary to be celebrated at Osmani Smrity Auditorium
Entertainment Desk Great bard Rabindranath Tagore’s 155th birth anniversary will be celebrated with much festivity and enthusiasm in the city on the occassion of his brithday. Ministry of Cultural Affairs will organise the national celebration programme at Osmani Smrity Auditorium…
Sumner Redstone dismisses ex-lover in court testimony
The ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone said he wants his former companion out of his life, repeatedly using expletives to describe her in videotaped testimony presented in court Friday. The 92-year-old billionaire, who is the controlling shareholder of Viacom and…
Ostitto’ released with Shuvoo, Tisha
Entertainment Desk Arifin Shuvoo and Nusrat Imrose Tisha starrer Ostitto was released countrywide on Friday . In the film, the two popular actors have appeared as a pair on screen for the first time. Directed by Anonno Mamun, Ostitto is…
Groups exchange fire at Feni polling centre: Four shot
Feni – Four people were shot in a clash between the supporters of two member candidates over taking control of a polling centre in Shuvopur union of Chhagolnaiya upazila on Saturday morning.
Sadiq Khan elected first Muslim London mayor
London — Sadiq Khan became London’s first Muslim mayor Saturday, as voters rejected attempts to taint him with links to extremism and handed a decisive victory to the bus driver’s son from south London.
Process begins for Nizami verdict execution: Minister
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said the government will follow all legal procedures for executing the verdict against Matiur Rahman Nizami sentences to death for war crimes, unb news agency reeported.
Govt official assaulted for ‘showing no respect’ to Feni AL leader
Dhaka – Parshuram Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) HM Rakib Haider was assaulted allegedly by a local Awami League leader and his men for not showing respect to him, unb news agency reported.
PM accuses BNP of plotting to kill Joy
Reiterating her firm vow not to give any room to terrorism and militancy on the soil of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said no one would be allowed to play with the fate of the country in the…
11 return after languishing in Indian jail for 2 yrs
Eleven Bangladeshi nationals returned home from India on Thursday after languishing in a jail there for two years.
Family meets Nizami at jail
Family members of death-row war criminal Matiur Rahman Nizami met him at Kashimpur Central Jail part-2 in Gazipur on Friday.
BB Heist: RCBC chief quits taking moral responsibility
Taking the moral responsibility for Bangladesh Bank’s reserve heist, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) President and CEO Lorenzo Tan has resigned giving the board a free hand in directing the course of the bank’s future.
Lightning kills couple in Chandpur
A couple was killed by a lightning strike at Sikirchar in Chhengarchar municipality of Matlab Uttar upazila here on Friday evening.
EC reminds Home Ministry about SP Harun issue
The Election Commission has reminded the Home Ministry of the legal provisions regarding its recent notification issued to reinstated Harun-Ur Rashid as Superintendent of Police (SP) of Gazipur district.
6 election staff receive death threat in Natore
Three officers and three employees of the election offices here reportedly received death threat from Purba Banglar Communist Party on Friday. The threat was issued in separate calls over the mobile phones of the victims.
BNP smells contempt in Law Minister’s remark over HC verdict
BNP on Friday questioned whether Law Minister Anisul Huq has committed a contempt of court by calling illegal a High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution.