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Month: July 2016
Khaleda under pressure on Jamaat issue
Dhaka – A group of intellectuals and professionals on Thursday night suggested that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia either leave Jamaat-e-Islami or give it a condition to offer apology to the nation for its Liberation War misdeeds for forging a national…
6 Marma youths declare, would shun crime lead normal life
Dhaka – Apologising for their crimes, six Marma youths on Thursday announced to return to normal life shunning the path of criminality. They made the announcement at Bandarban Cantonment at noon, UNB news agency has reported.
UP member, brother killed in Munshiganj clash
Dhaka – A newly elected union parishad member and his brother were killed and at least 12 people injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Char Bolaki in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj districtr on…
Truck slams into Bastille Day revelers in Nice, 84 dead
Nice (AP/UNB) —A truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who’d gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday. At least…
Govt. set new target for FY 2016-17
Dhaka-The government set the country’s export target at $37 billion for the FY 2016-17, which is 8.06 per cent higher compared to export earning of the immediate past fiscal, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed. “We achieved the target and earned…
Call for delivering identical khutba in Friday prayer
Dhaka – The Islamic Foundation has urged all mosques across the country to follow the khutba (sermon), to be delivered at Baitul Mukarram National, during Juma prayers on Friday (July 15), UNB news agency has reported.
UGC suggests NSU to increase the vigilance of students
Dhaka-The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday suggested the North South University (NSU) to increase the vigilance of students and to have a clear recruitment policy for teachers.
Orphanage trust case against Khaleda & others
Dhaka-The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday recorded the cross-examinations of two more witnesses and depositions of two other witnesses in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and five others.
Case on Khaleda Zia about No. of martyrs
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the submission of probe report in a case filed against Begum Khaleda Zia and her party’s Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to August 9.
2 ‘JMB men’ held with arms in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) from the city’s Uttara area early Thursday.
Shop, warehouse gutted in Joypurhat
Joypurhat -A hardware shop and a warehouse adjacent to it were gutted by a fire that broke out at Maroari Para in the district town on Wednesday night.Jahanur Islam, inspector of Joypurhat Fire Service Station, said the fire originating from…
Shakib waiting for 200 T20 milestone
Dhaka – Shakib Al Hasan missed the opportunity to belt the milestone of playing 200 matches in the T20 format as the first-ever Bangladeshi cricketer as his side Jamaica Tallawahs’ previous match in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) against Barbados…
Australia selects 410 athletes for Rio Olympics
Dhaka – The Australian Olympic Committee has selected the last of its 410 athletes headed to the Rio de Janeiro Games and re-affirmed its aim of a top-five finish in the medal standings.
Kuwait sets minimum wage for domestic workers
Kuwait has become the first Gulf Arab country to set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of domestic servants.A notice published on the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry’s website on Thursday listed the minimum salary as 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($198)…
BD, USA to work together on 4 major issues
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said Bangladesh and the USA will work together on four major issues, including cyber crime and terrorism and democracy. “We’ve agreed that Bangladesh and the USA will deeply work together on tackling cyber…
ICT Verdict on ex-MP Shakhawat, 8 others any day
The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict any day against nine people, including former BNP leader and Jamaat MP Maulana Shakhawat Hossain, in the cases for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Liberation in 1971.Hearing the law-point…
Beef up security in all courts: CJ
Chief Justice SK Sinha has asked for taking necessary steps to beef up security in all the courts across the country. As per as the directives of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court administration issued an office order in this…
Ahsanullah Master killing: Stay on 11 acquittals extended
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till July 17 the stay order on the High Court verdict acquitting 11 people in the Awami League leader Ahsanullah Master killing case.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK…
36th BCS written tests to begin Sept 1
The written tests of the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will begin on September 1.The written tests will be held simultaneously in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur centers, Dr. Mohammed Sadik, a member of Bangladesh Public…
PM shocked at loss of lives in Italy train crash
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock over the loss of lives and injuries to scores of people in a recent train crash happened between the costal towns of Bari and Barletta, Italy. “I’m deeply saddened to learn about…
Sustainable dev hinders economic recovery?
The global economic and employment situation is alarmingly protracted, with recovery not expected any time soon. In October 2012, then IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard indicated he did not see a global economic recovery before 2016.Now, in mid-2016, it is…
Khaleda congratulates UK’s new PM
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has congratulated Theresa May on her appointment as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The BNP chief sent a felicitation message to Theresa May on Wednesday through the British High Commission here, her media…
Vitamin A+ campaign on July 16
Over 2 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A-plus capsule under a national campaign on July 16.State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jahid Malek came up with the announcement on Thursday while…
Cameron leaves PM job as May takes over
David Cameron, the ougoing British prime minister, has made his final remarks as leader saying that the job was the “greatest honour of his life”.As he left Downing Street on Wednesday to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, he…
Dubai workers educational programme
Dubai workers training course on labours’ rights, dues, occupational health and safety has started, and so far 509 workers have attended the awareness educational programme.The workers received approved certificates from Major General Obaid Muhair Bin Surour, Chairman of the Permanent…
BNP leader Rizvi hospitalised
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been admitted to a city hospital with ‘serious stomach’ problems. He was admitted to Square Hospital on Wednesday night as he fell sick with stomachache, Rizvi’s close aid and Swechchhasebak Dal…
Palace denies Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate
The future of Japan’s monarchy was thrown into confusion on Thursday when the national broadcaster reported that Emperor Akihito was planning to abdicate after 27 years on the throne.No Japanese monarch has abdicated for almost two centuries and the revered…
Tay-tay makes bank
Entertainment Desk Taylor Swift has become the world’s highest paid celebrity after pulling in $170 million last year. Subsequently, Adele has been put down to number nine on the Forbes list with $80.5 million, Madonna at 12 with $76.5 million,…
Jennifer Aniston on media scrutiny over pregnancy rumours
Jennifer Aniston has said women are exposed to “absurd and disturbing” scrutiny by the media. In a blog for the Huffington Post, the actress denied rumours she was pregnant before voicing fears about the impact of the “objectification and scrutiny…