Bogota (AP/UNB) — As peace talks in Colombia advanced over the past year, 7,000 rebel fighters began slowly emerging from their jungle hideouts hoping for, if not a hero’s welcome, at least an outstretched hand from fellow Colombians tired of…
Month: October 2016
BBC Bangla marks 75 years of broadcasting
Dhaka – BBC Bangla will present a series of programmes and events with audiences in Bangladesh and India to mark 75 years of broadcasting. It will engage with audiences via Facebook Lives and radio to discuss the global and national…
IO testifies in August 21 grenade attack case
Dhaka – Of the total of 511 witnesses, 225 including the Investigation Officer of the case, testified in the August 21 grenade attack case till Monday.
Islami Bank opens 305th branch at Debiganj, Panchagarh
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has opened its 305 th branch at Debiganj of Panchagarh. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest on October 3, 2016 Monday. Presided over by Mohammad Abdul Mannan,…
Students alliance demand reduction of BAU admission fee
Dhaka – The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh chapter has demanded reduction of university honours admission fee. The demand was voiced at a press conference held at university journalists’ association on Sunday.
Dhaka-Beijing ties to reach new level with Chinese President’s visit: Envoy
Reiterating China’s support to help Bangladesh build deep seaport, its Ambassador here Ma Mingqiang on Monday said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming Dhaka visit will take Bangladesh-China relations to a new height.
IBBL opens branch in Panchagarh’s Debiganj
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 305th branch at Debiganj of Panchagarh on Monday.
WB focuses on decline in private investment, capital flight
The World Bank has said that the country’s private investment has been experiencing a declining trend while public investment is increasing.
Khaleda & Tarique sued for threatening PM
A case was filed against three people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her son and party’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for allegedly threatening Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through facebook.
3 militant siblings returned home in Jessore
Three militant siblings, including a leader of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, surrendered to police on Monday, promising to return to normal life.
Bill for BD district council, last local government tier, elections
Dhaka – The Bangladesh government on Monday approved the ‘The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016’ in the form of a law paving the way for the incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls subject to their resignation from their…
Zafrullah suggests Khaleda to be active in daytime politics to revitalize party
Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Monday advised BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to be active in daytime politics instead of the nighttime one to revitalise her party.
Police identifies Tahmid’s voice in IS video footage
The voice recorded in the video footage, released allegedly by Islamic State(IS) on Dhaka café attackers on September 23, is the voice of Tahmid Rahman Safi, said Monirul Islam, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
G Maula Rony & Naeem Nizam sued on defamation charge
A case has been filed against former MP Golam Maula Rony and the Daily Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naeem Nizam on defamation charge.
Saudi Arabia switches to ‘Western’ calendar
Saudi Arabia has shifted to the Gregorian or “Western” calendar as a basis for paying civil servants as part of an austerity package. The kingdom adopted the lunar Islamic calendar when it was founded in 1932. The birthplace of Islam…
Kim Kardashian West robbed of millions by Paris gunmen
US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has been robbed at gunpoint at a luxury residence in Paris by at least two men dressed as police officers, her publicist and police say. A box containing jewellery worth up to €6m…
England to play BCB XI in practice match Tuesday
Dhaka -Visiting England Cricket team will start their campaign in Bangladesh taking on a BCB XI in a one-day practice match on Tuesday at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah ahead of the three-match ODI and two-match Test series against…
Atletico leads in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona stumble
Dhaka- Atletico Madrid won early Sunday and then watched a humbling defeat for Barcelona, and yet another disappointing draw by Real Madrid, to lead the Spanish league for the first time this season.Atletico dominated in a 2-0 win at Valencia, while…
Benfica beats Feirense to open 3-point lead in Portugal
Dhaka – Benfica routed Feirense 4-0 Sunday to open a three-point lead over FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese league.Luis Aurelio, Eduardo Salvio, Franco Cervi and Alex Grimaldo scored for Benfica at the Estadio da Luz,giving the defending…
Man held with 50,000 yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 50,000 pieces of yaba tablets from a Pajero jeep in the city’s Segunbagicha area on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Yusuf, 30, a resident of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s…
Teenager girl raped by 3 youths in Magura
Dhaka – A teenager girl was gang-raped allegedly by three young men at Sriphaltala village in Sadar upazila in Magura on Sunday.The victim filed a case against three people with Sadar Police Station on Sunday night, said officer-in-charge of the…
Man’s hanging body revovered in Thakurgaon
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a man from a tree on the Shoshan Kali Mondir premises in the district town in Thakurgaon on Monday.The deceased was identified as Gokul Das, 50, son of Patharu Das, a resident of College…
Fake NSI man held in Sylhet
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a fraud posing as an official of National Security Intelligence (NSI) from Chandipool area under Dakhshin Surma thana on Sunday afternoon,UNB news agency reported.
Brick trader killed in Meherpur
Dhaka – A brick trader was stabbed to death by miscreants in Thanapara area of Gangni upazila in Meherpur early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abul Khayer, 38, son of Muktar Hossain, a resident of the area,UNB news agency reported.
2 cousins drowns in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two cousins drowned in the Mrighi river in Uttar Kaliganj area of the district town on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Arafat Islam, 6, son of Hafizur Rahman and Sohana Begum, 3, daughter of Beauty Begum, both resident…
Bangladesh’s extreme poverty rate drops to 12.9 percent: WB
Bangladesh’s extreme poverty rate has dropped to 12.9 percent of the total population in 2015-16, the World Bank says.In its ‘Bangladesh Development Update’, released on Monday, the multi lateral lending agency said it has come down from 13.8 percent in…
Japan’s Ohsumi wins Nobel for studies of cell ‘self-eating’
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.The Karolinska Institute honored Ohsumi for “brilliant experiments” in the 1990s on autophagy, the “self-eating” process…
DiCaprio, Obama to talk climate change
Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio was due at the White House Monday to discuss climate change with President Barack Obama before the screening of the actor’s new documentary on the devastating effects of global warming. DiCaprio, who won the 2016 best actor…
World Bank: inequality threatens fight against extreme poverty
Extreme poverty has been falling steadily around the world, but eliminating it by 2030 could be stymied by unequal distribution of the gains of economic growth, the World Bank said Sunday. Unless the gains of growth are steered better to…
Facebook launches ‘lite’ version of Messenger overseas
New York (AP/UNB) — Facebook is launching a “lite” version of it Messenger chat app. It is aimed at emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don’t have enough room to store or ability to run the full-featured…