Dhaka-A monsoon Depression over the north Bay of Bengal off Gangetic West Bengal and Bangladesh coast has intensified into a deep Depression yesterday that may inundate low lying areas in 13 coastal districts with tidal surges 2-3 feet above normal…
Day: August 17, 2016
5 female JMB put on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed four female suspects of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a 5-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Arrest warrant against 9 BNP leaders
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday issued warrant of arrests against nine BNP leaders including the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station of the city under the…
JnU students call strike for Thursday
Students of Jagannath University (JnU) called a 24-hour strike for Thursday at the university demanding construction of residential halls for them on the empty land of Dhaka Central Jail.The JnU students came up with the announcement while staging demonstrations in…
Make township plans with long-term vision: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to formulate any new township plan keeping in mind the context of at least 20-25 years and the country’s population at that time to ensure smooth development and avert future…
PSC recommends appointment of 35th BCS examinees
Dhaka: The Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended the appointment of 2,158 examinees who earlier appeared at the 35th BCS viva voce examination. The PSC at a meeting on Wednesday approved the list of 2,158 examinees who passed the viva…
Confirm bookings, collect tickets in 72 hrs, Biman to hajj pilgrims
Dhaka: In the wake of cancellation of 10 hajj flights for lack of passengers, Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday urged all the hajj agencies to confirm their bookings and collect air tickets within the next 72 hours. A Biman press…
OIC Secy Gen arrives tonight; meeting with PM Thursday
Dhaka: Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani arrives here on a two-day visit on Wednesday night. The Secretary General is expected to exchange views on the situation of Muslim World and programmes, initiatives and…
‘State terrorism’ on to annihilate ‘opposition’: BNP
Dhaka: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that ‘state terrorism’ is being carried out now in Bangladesh to eliminate the ‘opposition as there is no democracy, human rights and the rule of law’. “Bangladesh has virtually…
Amend Pvt University Act to effectively contain militancy: JS body
Dhaka: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertaking on Wednesday suggested the government to bring necessary amendments to the Private University Act 2010 for enhancing transparency, accountability and dynamism in the administrative activities of the country’s private universities and thus effectively…
BCS viva voce exam results published
Dhaka: Some 2,158 examinees have passed the 35th BCS viva voce examination, said the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC at a meeting on Wednesday approved the list of 2,158 examinees who have passed the viva voce examination of the…
HSC exam results Thursday
Dhaka: The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2016 will simultaneously be published on Thursday. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with the chairmen of all the education boards will hand over the copies…
BD, India to share info to contain militancy
Dhaka: Bangladesh and India have reached a consensus to contain militancy and terrorism through exchange of authentic information timely which will also help contain rumors and falsehood. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday said this while talking to reporters…
Hasina to govern till 2019 with iron hand: Nasim
Dhaka: Mentioning that the lone goal of the present government is to take the country ahead, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will govern the country with an iron hand until the next general election.…
China is golden again, wins 5th diving gold of Rio Olympics
Dhaka – China is golden again, winning its fifth diving title of the Rio Olympics.Cao Yuan led throughout to win men’s 3-meter springboard with 547.60 points on Thursday. He climbed out of the water after his last dive and pumped…
Argentine cancer survivor wins Olympic sailing gold at 54
Dhaka – Santiago Lange lost count of how many times he broke down during the celebration on the shore of Guanabara Bay, where one of the more remarkable stories of the Olympics played out.”It was many,” said Lange, a 54-year-old…
Golden Girl: Biles ends historic Olympics with 4th gold
Dhaka – Simone Biles starts each year by pulling out a notebook to write down her goals for the next 12 months. When 2016 dawned, for once she didn’t get too specific.Make the Olympic team. That’s it. Better to just…
Bus-truck collision kills trucker in Jessore
Dhaka -A truck driver was killed in a head-on collision between his vehicle and a bus at Harikhali Bazar in Jessore on the Jessore-Satkhira road in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Masum Billah, 25, son of…
Construction worker dies after falling from city bldg
Dhaka – A construction worker died after falling from an under-construction building in the city’s Badda area early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Rafiq,28, son of Mohammad Majibur Rahman, a resident of Laksam upazila in Comilla district,UNB News…
Missing madrasah student found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – A madrasah student was found dead at Jagadishpur in Chowgachha upazila of Jessore district in Benapole on Tuesday night seven days after his going missing.The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain,12, a class VII student at a local…
Japan safari park worker killed in bear attack
A safari park employee in Japan died Tuesday after being attacked by a bear which had somehow climbed into her car, local officials and police said. An Asian black bear was seen climbing into a small vehicle at the Gunma…
Poet Shamsur Rahman’s 10th death anniversary today
Cultural Desk The 10th death anniversary of one of the major poets in modern Bengali literature, Shamsur Rahman, will be observed today. Different socio-cultural organisations have drawn up various programmes to mark the day. The programmes include placing wreaths at…
Global database for women exposed to Zika
Swiss doctors have asked thousands of colleagues worldwide to provide data for the first global registry of women exposed to Zika, the team’s lead researcher said Tuesday. Such a database is urgently needed to better understand the deadly virus and…
Four elephants killed by Sri Lankan train
A passenger train hit and killed an elephant and three calves in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the latest deadly accident involving the venerated animals. The herd was walking across a newly upgraded railway line that runs through a jungle…
Bhutanese team due this month for bandwidth import
A Bhutanese team would visit here this month to import bandwidth from Bangladesh to ensure its redundancy and meet domestic need. Talking to BSS, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said: “Bhutanese delegation is scheduled to arrive this…
Guns N’ Roses extend reunion tour to Japan, Australia
Guns N’ Roses on Tuesday announced concerts in Japan and Australia, extending a long-awaited reunion tour into 2017. The hard rock legends said they would play three shows in Japan in January—one in Osaka and two at Saitama Arena near…
New Zealand gov’t to ratify Paris climate change agreement
The New Zealand government will ratify the Paris agreement on climate change by the end of the year, Climate Change Issues Minister Paula Bennett said on Wednesday. “The Paris agreement is historic and changed the way the world thinks about…
Oil continues to rise as Russia talks, dollar slides
Oil prices were again bolstered on Tuesday as the US dollar weakened and Russia continued to hint at efforts to end the global supply glut. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate for September delivery rose 84 cents on the New…
Oil tanker ‘hijacked off Malaysia’
A Malaysian oil tanker carrying 900,000 litres of diesel has been hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, Malaysian maritime officials say.
Cynicism, criticism and journalism
Mahfuzur Rahman Journalists always have to walk rough paths, no matter where they work. They face harassments even in sophisticated societies in one way or the other by dubious elements. They first want to buy journalists and then resort to…