Bogra – Miscreants went on rampage at Retina and Focus coaching centres in the district town on Tuesday, alleging that Rakibul Hasan alias Regan, arrested by police during the Kalyanpur raid in the capital as a suspected militant, was a…
Month: July 2016
Why only 199 colleges to be nationalised?
Masum Billah The recent decision which has been flashed in different news media that the government is going to nationalize 199 colleges has sparked mixed feelings across the country. The teachers who have got the good news are doing pleasant…
BNP doubts whether all 9 people were reality militants
Dhaka-A senior BNP leader has expressed his doubt whether all the nine militants killed during the police raid at their den at Kallayanpur in the city in the hourly hours of yesterday were in the reality militants.
BB disclosed monetary policy to boost up credit
Dhaka-Bangladesh Bank (BB) disclosed the cautious and accommodative monetary policy to boost up private sector credit discouraging non performance loan for July to December, 2016.
3.5 lakh people are affected by flood
Floods take a see saw situation- steadying in Sunamganj but deteriorating in kurigram, Gaibandha and Jamalpur with rivers around Dhaka and Narayanganj in spate, threatening to rise in next 48 hours, Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warned yesterday.
DRU Handball advances to super-six stage
Dhaka – Six teams — Dipto TV, Jamuna TV, BSS, RTV, GTV and Bangla Vision — advanced to the super-six stage of the Pran Krako-DRU Handball Tournament eliminating their rivals on the 3rd day at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur…
NSU teacher lands in jail
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent NSU Professor Giasuddin Ahsan and two other to the jail on completion of their eight-day remand in connection with letting the teacher’s house to Gulshan attackers and concealing information.
Eden College student on remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed five students of Eden Mohila College on a three-day remand in a case filed under the Special Powers Act.
Brothers Union play 1-1 with Soccer Club in BPL
Dhaka – Brothers Union played to a 1-1 draw with Soccer Club, Feni in their 1st match of the 12-team JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday.Soccer Club midfielder Shushanto Tripura put his…
FM Fahad crowned Dubai juniors chess champion
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s youngest Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman emerged champion in 14th Dubai juniors chess tournament, Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup, securing eight points from nine matches that concluded at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club on…
3 die from electrocution in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – Three people died and seven others were injured from electrocution at Nurpur in Itna upazila in Kishoreganj on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sajib, 55, Ramiz, 35, and Afaz Uddin,20, hailing from Mithamoin upazila of the district,UNB News Agency…
Ten dead, four missing in North Korean landslides
Landslides in North Korea’s Phyongan Province killed at least ten people, North Korean media reported on Monday.Further casualties included 55 people injured and another four missing. Property and infrastructure damage was also reported.According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA),…
2 held with heroin in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 195s gram of heroin worth Tk10 lakh from Sultanganj Bazar area in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Aminul Gazi,40, son of late Manirul Islam…
Natore-Rajshahi bus strike continues
DHAKA -Movement of buses on the Natore-Rajshahi route remained suspended on Tuesday as a strike was enforced following a clash between members of two transport owner bodies.Rajshahi Bus Owners’ Association enforced the strike on the route from Tuesday morning following…
‘Yes’ to death penalty ‘No’ to EU membership, Turkey warned
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker warned Turkey that talks on its accession to the EU would be stopped immediately if it reinstated the death penalty.The European Union may suspend the negotiations with Turkey on accession to the EU countries.
PM Hasina asks Awami League MPs to get ready for general election
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked Awami League lawmakers to get ready for the next national election.She gave the order in a meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party on Tuesday.“Two and half years of the government’s tenure has passed. The…
Body of missing DBCCI president found in the Buriganga
Four days after he had gone missing, police recovered the body of Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) president Md Hassan Khaled from the Buriganga River on Tuesday afternoon.Sub-inspector of Keraniganj Model Police Station M Ilias Hossain said…
RAKUB disburse Tk 101.93 crore loan in Joypurhat
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayon Bank (RAKUB), Joypurhat region, has disbursed a total of Taka 101 crore, 93 lakh and 91 thousand as agriculture and business loan to 10,313 farmers and small businessmen of the district during the last fiscal 2015-2016. The…
Netflix gets global rights to ‘American Crime Story’
Netflix said on Monday it had signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to be the global streaming home for FX’s Emmy-nominated smash hit “American Crime Story.” The first season—“The People v. O.J. Simpson”—will be available around the world in…
Armstrong re-emerges as key figure after Yahoo deal
With the Yahoo-Verizon deal Monday, AOL chief Tim Armstrong has re-emerged as a figure who may be key in the effort to shape a new internet strategy. Armstrong, who remained head of AOL when it was acquired last year by…
Hyundai Motor Q2 profit hit by slow emerging market sales
Currency swings and slumping sales in emerging markets took a further toll on South Korea’s Hyundai Motor, which reported Tuesday a drop in net profit for the 10th consecutive quarter. Hyundai—along with its smaller affiliate Kia—forms the world’s fifth-largest automaking…
Solar plane completes historic round-the-world trip
Solar Impulse 2 landed Tuesday in the UAE, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel to promote renewable energy. The plane touched down at 04:05 (0005 GMT) in…
Ancient Australian flesh-eating marsupial discovered
A new species of extinct flesh-eating marsupial that terrorised Australia’s forests some five million years ago has been identified from a recently discovered fossil site, scientists said Tuesday. The animal, weighing 20 to 25 kilograms (44 to 55 pounds) and…
7 Russian swimmers to miss Rio Olympics over doping
Dhaka – Seven Russian swimmers have been barred from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, including three linked to recent allegations of a major doping cover-up by Russian authorities, world swimming’s governing body FINA said Monday.Reigning world 100-meter breaststroke champion Yulia…
England beats Pakistan in 2nd test, levels series 1-1
Dhaka – England dismissed Pakistan for 234 on Monday to win the second test by 330 runs with a day to spare and level the four-match series 1-1.Pakistan’s batting crumbled against England’s impeccable seamers with the second innings ending after…
9 suspected militants killed in Kalyanpur ‘shootout’
Dhaka – Nine suspected militants were killed during a ‘shootout’ with a special team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the city’s kalyanpur area early Tuesday.DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media) Masudur Rahman said members of law enforcement agencies cordoned off a…
4-kid murder: Confiscation of 3 accused’s assets ordered
Dhaka-A court here on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate the assets of three fugitive accused in a case over the killing of four children at Sundratiki village in Bahubal upazila in Habiganj .Habiganj Additional District and Sessions Judge…
Bernie let his supporters down, not Democrats or Americans
Bernie Sanders supporters were disappointed as he lent his total support to Hillary Clinton as the nominee of the Democratic Party in the presidential election. They thought Bernie sacrificed the political revolution he talked about during the primaries in the…
Traditional medicine for modern times: Facts and figures
Andrea Rinaldi and Priya Shetty review the facts, figures and challenges of mixing modern and traditional medicine. For millennia, people have healed with herbal or animal-derived remedies, using knowledge handed down through generations. In Africa, Asia, Latin America and the…