Dhaka-The Ninth Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the charge hearing in the Niko graft case against 11 persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to October 2.
Month: August 2016
GP to get ‘013’ number series, too
Dhaka: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Sunday decided to allow Grameenphone to introduce a new number series beginning with ‘013’ on conditions. The decision came following a meeting of the commission, BTRC chairman Dr Shahjahan Mahmood told UNB. According…
Suarez, Messi share 5 goals as Barca starts title defense
Dhaka – Luis Suarez scored a hat trick and Lionel Messi added two more goals as Barcelona started its Spanish league title defense in style by routing Real Betis 6-2 on Saturday.Suarez, who led scoring in La Liga with 40…
Chinese President due Oct 10, says Obaidul
Chittagong: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Chinese President Xi Jinping will jointly inaugurate the work on the tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River any day within October 10-13. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this, revealing that the Chinese…
NSU Pro-VC & 2 secure bail in Gulshan café incident
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to South East University Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Giasuddin Ahsan and two others as the police pleaded for their exemption in connection with the Gulshan café attack incident.
MBBS admission test Oct 7, BDS on Nov 4
Dhaka: The admission tests for medical and dental colleges for the 2016-17 academic session will be held on October 7 and November 4 respectively as the government has decided not to take combined exams for the MBBS and BDS course…
Centrowitz’s win in Olympic 1,500 1st for US since 1908
Dhaka – Never bashful, Matthew Centrowitz always believed he could win at the Olympics.The American runner showed that supreme confidence on Saturday as he took the lead in the 1,500-meter race with two laps remaining and held off a late…
Tarana promises action ‘in one second’ for recruitment irregularities
Dhaka: State Minister for Posts and Communications Tarana Halim on Sunday said anyone found to be engaged in irregularities during the recruitment process in the postal department will be dealt with severely. The junior minister came up with the warning…
Khaleda shocked at loss of lives in storm
Dhaka: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property in a storm that swept through different parts of the country, including Faridpur. In a condolence message, Khaleda said, “I express my profound…
Brazil wins gold in soccer; US goes for more track medals
Dhaka – Brazil won the medal it wanted the most Saturday, claiming its first Olympic gold in soccer and providing a lift to a beleaguered nation in the process.Neymar scored the clinching goal for Brazil with a nifty penalty kick…
Destiny top bosses must submit wealth statements to ACC
Dhaka: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld its previous order that cleared the way for taking steps based on the notices issued by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) against two top Destiny officials seeking their wealth statements.…
5 killed, 50 hurt in Faridpur Jute Mill roof collapse
Dhaka – Four workers of a jute mill were killed and 50 others injured as the tin roof of a workers’ shed collapsed during storms at Bakhunda in sadar upazila in Faridpur on Sunday.
Shibir activist held in Jessore
Dhaka -Police arrested an activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir along with five crude bombs from a ‘secret meeting’ at Khajura village in Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Billal Hossain, 25, son of Nur…
Minor killed by Easy Bike in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed as an Easy Bike, a type of battery driven auto-rickshaw, ran over him in Bezpara area of the city on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Arpan Saha, 6, son of Kalipada Saha,…
FEC Commissioner wants help getting foreign money out of US elections
Ann Ravel, one of six members of the Federal Election Commission, called last week for the FEC to take a stand against foreign money in U.S. elections — and on Thursday, she appealed for public reaction.At issue are advisory opinions…
Washington to offer Dhaka need-based new security assistance
The United States is in discussion with Bangladesh about assistance package in countering terrorism and violent extremism taking Bangladesh’s need into consideration.“We’ve been refining our package and figuring out what we’re going to provide. First of all what your government…
‘Floating schools’ in Bangladesh creating awareness in villages
Mohammad Likhon looks furious as he sits in class. The nine-year-old had thought that he would be the first one to answer his teacher’s complex math problem; he had even screamed the solution in one breath: “230 x 7 is…
Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead
An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the Turkish president said Sunday.The bombing late Saturday in…
BD-origin gymnast Margarita Mamun wins gold in Olympics
Bangladeshi-origin Russian gymnast Margarita Mamun clinched the gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on Saturday night to give Russia its fifth consecutive gold medal in the event.The 20-year-old’s performance outscored three-time world…
Bashundhara Shopping Mall fire almost controlled
A fire that broke out at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the city’s Panthapath area on Sunday morning was brought almost under control, nearly eight hours after the incident.The fire broke out on level 6 of the market around 11:30…
Fire breaks out at Bashundhara City again
Authorities evacuated shoppers and staff of the mall after flames erupted on the fifth-floor.
City that never sleeps: London opens first night tube
Midnight at bustling Oxford Circus Underground station in the heart of London, a band is playing and weekend revelry is only just beginning for some residents of the Big Smoke. Excited Londoners and tourists jostle to be among the first…
Sick throng Indian capital’s new, high-tech clinics
For asthma sufferer Mohan Lal, regular visits to the Indian capital’s hospitals were a nightmare of waiting in endless queues in sweltering corridors that swarm with mosquitoes. But a spotless and air-conditioned clinic boasting innovative diagnostic technology and sharply-dressed doctors…
Frank Ocean releases second album ‘Blonde’
After months of suspense and weeks of cryptic online teasing ahead of the release of his long-awaited second album, hip-hop breakout star Frank Ocean has released “Blonde.” The album, released late Saturday via Apple Music, comes after the widely acclaimed…
Morocco joins hands with UAE to fight climate change
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reiterated Friday their will to work together to fight climate change and guarantee the success of the upcoming climate conference. Conference of Parties to the UN framework Convention on Climate change climate (COP22)…
Perfect painkiller, without side effects discovered
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have created a new drug that blocks pain without triggering potentially deadly side effects of current prescription painkillers. Researchers, including Aashish Manglik from Stanford University, custom-engineered the drug from scratch, using computational techniques to…
Jackie Chan to lend voice to ‘Lego Ninjago Movie’
Entertainment Desk Justin Theroux, Jackie Chan Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, and Zach Woods are among the actors who will lend their voices to the latest Lego animated pic, The Lego Ninjago Movie, Warner Bros. announced Thursday. Dave Franco,…
Konal to act for the first time in Eid
Culture Desk Popular singing star Konal will now be seen as an actress in a drama serial. She is currently shooting for the “Choto Kaku” series which is being made for the coming Eid-ul-Adha. Thus she will be working under…
30 dead and 90 hurt in Turkey’s Gaziantep wedding blast
An explosion at an outdoor wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 30 people and injured 94 more, the region’s governor says. The Turkish government has called it a “terror attack” and suggested it…
Tk 9,568b mega dredging plan keep rivers navigable
Dhaka – The government has taken a mega plan to conduct 2001 kilometers of river dredging and 690 kilometers of river training at a cost of Tk 956, 834 crore over the next 15 years, UNB news agency reported.