Dhaka – A court here on Monday granted bail to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a violence filed with Paltan Police Station over crude bomb explosion in front of BNP’ s Naya Paltan office in the city,…
Month: May 2016
The case for burning ivory
Chris Alden and Ross Harvey Jo’burg – Kenya is about to destroy its entire stockpile of elephant ivory. More than 100 metric tons of “white gold” – both illegally harvested (confiscated from poachers or traders) and naturally accruing (from natural…
War and peace and water
Laura Tuck Washington, DC – India is currently facing its worst water crisis in years, with an estimated 330 million people – one-quarter of its population – affected by severe drought. Ethiopia is also dealing with its worst drought in…
From the front lines of climate change
Loren Legarda and Marcela Guerrero Manila/San Jose – On April 22, dignitaries representing no fewer than 175 parties signed the global climate change agreement concluded in Paris in December, setting a record for the adoption of an international accord. The…
MPs’ reaction to HC verdict just emotion: Anisul
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the reaction of members of parliament to the High Court order declaring the 16th amendment illegal is an expression of emotion. “The reaction of some MPs to the High Court order…
AL activists suffer bullet wounds in factional clash in Mirpur
Dhaka – Some 20 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two ruling party MPs in the city’s Mirpur area on Sunday, unb news agency reported. Among the injured, 14 were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.…
RU teacher receives death threat
Dhaka – Barely two weeks into the gruesome murder of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, another teacher of Rajshahi University (RU) received death threat on Sunday afternoon, unb news agency reported. Mahbub Alam Pradip, an assistant professor at the RU…
Dhaka asks Islamabad to stop interfering in internal affairs
Dhaka – Bangladesh once again asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in Bangladesh’s internal affairs and stop commenting on trials against those criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. Bangladesh also asked the Pakistan authorities…
65-day ban on deep sea fishing from May 20
Dhaka – The government on Sunday imposed a 65-day ban on fishing in the exclusive economic zone area of the Bay of Bengal from May 20 to July 23, aiming to boost the country’s fish output.
Soaring prices ahead of Ramadan irk BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Sunday alleged that a business syndicate ‘belonging to the ruling party’ has started raising unusually the prices of various commodities, including garlic, onion, gram and vegetable, ahead of Ramadan, unb news agency reported. Speaking at a…
UK treasury chief sees Clinton as winner, calls Trump ‘odd’
London (AP/UNB) – Britain’s treasury chief says he expects America’s next president to be a woman. Guess who? In an unusual diplomatic departure, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne offered his coy take Sunday on the race between leading Democratic…
SC overturns HC’s acquital of Engr Mosharraf from graft charges
The Supreme Court Sunday overturned a High Court verdict that acquitted housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain from a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Chief Justice…
Law to be amended to gear up CHT Land Reform Com: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will amend the Land Reform Act, 2001 to gear up the activities of the CHT Land Reform Commission, unb news agency reported. “We’re constituting and reconstituting the Land Reform…
SC overturned a High Court verdict against minister Eng. Mosharraf Hossain
STAFF REPORTER The Supreme Court yesterday overturned a High Court verdict that acquitted housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain from a graft case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.
BNP ridicules CEC’s fair election remark
BNP on Sunday slammed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad for his remark that the fourth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) election was fair, saying his statements and activities sound like of a clown. “The entire nation was…
DIG’s wife ‘falls off’ city building, dies
The wife of a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police was reportedly killed after falling from the rooftop of a building in the city’s Bashundhara Residential Area on Sunday. The deceased is Jesmin Ahmed Mallick, 45, wife of DIG (Highway)…
Khaleda deserves death sentence for killing people: Inu
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will have to be condemned to death for burning people to death in the name of a movement as Jamaat leaders were sentenced to death for their war crimes, said Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on…
Development Cup Football kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – The knock-out basis Development Cup FootballTournament with participation of eight divisional teams of the country will begin on Thursday (May 12) at Mohammadpur Physical Education College ground in the city.Chittagong Division will take on Khulna Division in the…
Volleyball: BD Police beat Wari Club by straight sets
Dhaka – Bangladesh Police beat Wari Club by straight 3-0 sets (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) in the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Sunday.
Usha, Abahani to play Club Cup Hockey final Monday
Dhaka – Usha Krira Chakra and Abahani Ltd will take on each other in the final of the Marcel Club Cup Hockey at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday. The final of the 9-team tournament will begin at 3pm.…
Fizz hunts his IPL best 3/16 for Sunrisers
Dhaka – Bangladesh sensation Mustafizur Rahman took his IPL best figures of 3/16 off 3 overs in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 85-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday.
Grocer hacked dead in Gazipur
Gazipur -A grocery shop owner was hacked to death by miscreants at Khalpara village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Sharif Hossain.
Jamaat’s 24-hr hartal underway
Dhaka – The countrywide 24-hour hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the Supreme Court order upholding the death penalty of its ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, is underway peacefully today (Sunday).In a jointly statement, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmad and acting secretary…
3 killed as storm hits Narail
Narail – Three people, including two siblings, were killed and 30 others injured as nor’wester swept through the district on Saturday night.Sources said Alfaz, 6 and Piari Khanam, a class VIII student– daughter and son of Nabi Uddin of Bagdanga…
Islami Bank’s agreement with BURO Bangladesh
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited signed an agreement with micro credit organization BURO Bangladesh to provide mobile financial services through IBBL mCash on May 8, 2016 at Islami Bank Tower.
SUST student found dead
Sylhet – Police recovered the hanging body of a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) from a mess in Borgul area adjacent to the campus on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Mallik, a 2nd year…