Dhaka – The entry of the Paris Climate Change Agreement into force from Friday should spur states to be more ambitious in their commitment to tackling global warming, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on…
Month: November 2016
Writ challenges legality of Articles 95, 116 on Judiciary
Dhaka – A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of articles 95 (2) and 116 of the Constitution. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed the writ on Thursday. The writ came following…
Gulshan attack: Arms suppliers on remand
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed four suspected arms suppliers of Gulshan café attack on a three-day remand each.
AUST teacher indicted for harassing female students
Dhaka-A court of Dhaka on Thursday framed charges against Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, an Associate Professor of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), in a case filed on the charge of sexually harassing female students.
AL men involved in plundering Tk 10 rice: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that the ruling party men are involved in widespread ‘plundering’ of the Tk 10 per kg rice allocated for poor people, UNB news agency reported.
Case filed against Khaleda Zia and slain Zia
Dhaka-Pro-Awami League organisation President on Thursday lodged a defamation case against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and her slain husband Ziaur Rahman with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka while the court directed the Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon Model…
Madrid humbled by 3-3 draw at Legia after leading 2-0
Dhaka – Leading by two goals against a winless Polish struggler, Real Madrid’s players could be forgiven for letting their guard down.But Legia Warsaw seized the chance to fight back and the European titleholder had to muster a late goal…
Depression moves northwestward in bay
Dhaka: The depression over the southeast bay moved northwestward over the west-central bay and adjoining area. It was centring at 3pm on Thursday about 1130 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1070 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 1055 kms southwest…
Murray must play better if he wants Djokovic’s No. 1 ranking
Dhaka – If Andy Murray is to take Novak Djokovic’s No. 1 ranking at the Paris Masters this week, he must play significantly better than he did in a scrappy win against Fernando Verdasco in the second round on Wednesday.Murray…
Modi lauds Bangladesh’s disaster management success
Dhaka: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised Bangladesh’s community-based cyclone preparedness programme as ‘a global best practice’. “The government of Bangladesh launched a large community-based cyclone preparedness programme. It led to a significant reduction in loss of lives…
Argentina coach is worried about reaching 2018 World Cup
Dhaka – Lionel Messi may be on his way back from injury, but Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza is still worried about his team’s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Argentina reached the final of the 2014 World…
Keep up support against militancy, PM to people
Dhaka: Asserting that no one will be able to ‘vanish’ Awami League, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to keep up their support for her government by playing their due role against terrorism and militancy to establish peace…
UP member killed in Manikganj road crash
Dhaka – A female union parishad member was killed as a human hauler hit the motorbike carrying her on Manikganj-Singair road in Defoltoli area of Singair upazila in Manikganj on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Momtaz Begum, member of…
4 ‘JMB men’ held in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Detectives arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh from Daritana Bridge in Sadar upazila in Bagerhat early Thursday.The arrestees are: Morshed Alam, 20, son of Gias Uddin of Kadamtala, Saiful Islam, 36, son of Abdul…
Man stabbed dead in Manikganj
Dhaka – A man was hacked to death by miscreants at Machain village in Harirampur upazila in Manikganj on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain, 47, son of late Helal Molla of Kakrol village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
7 jail guards closed for assaulting UP chairman in Jessore
Dhaka – The jail authority has closed seven guards of Jessore Central Jail for allegedly assaulting a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Bagherpara upazila in Jessore on Wednesday.The closed jail guards are: Sagor Islam, Shahidullah Mir, Hiron Mridha, Faruq…
Body of youth recovered from Khushiara river
Dhaka – Police recovered the floating body of a youth from the Kushiara river of Fenchuganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday.The victim, identified Jobrul Miah, 22, son of Abdus Salam, a resident of Hatuvanga Kumarpara village in the upazila, went…
International Women’s Boat to Gaza
A few weeks ago, the US government agreed to give Israel $38 billion dollars, the largest military funding package the U.S. has given any nation.This $38 billion in military and other type of Aid will be used to imprison the…
Local admin’s negligence behind B’baria attacks: NHRC chief
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh Kazi Reazul Hoque on Thursday said negligence, indifference and lack of prudence of the local administration were the reasons behind attacks on Hindu temples and houses in Brahmanbaria.
Poor sleep affecting your child’s health? Keep the phone away from bed
Does your child indulge in playing games or watching videos on a smartphone or tablet even during bedtime? Beware, he/she may be over double the risk of having inadequate sleep, which may lead to various health issues, a study has…
Chip maker Broadcom in $5.9 bn deal to buy Brocade
Chip maker Broadcom on Wednesday announced a $5.9 billion deal to buy computer network company Brocade Communications Systems as consolidation continued in the semiconductor industry. Broadcom, which has operations in both California and Singapore, said in a released statement that…
National Bird’ shines light on secretive drone wars
The convoy had stopped for prayers in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan when the Hellfire missiles came out of a clear blue sky, incinerating vehicles and liquidating 23 unarmed civilians. The February 2010 attack, involving US drone operators who…
Australia’s ‘dirtiest’ power station to close
One of Australia’s dirtiest power plants will be shuttered, its owner said Thursday, in a move hailed by environmentalists. After decades of belching pollution, the Hazelwood brown coal-fired power station in Victoria state’s Latrobe Valley will close in March after…
Leather export to earn $5bn by 2021: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the government has set US$ 5 billion export target of leather and leather goods by 2021. “The government has decided to provide financial assistance for the export of leather and other products to attain the…
Lifting houses to escape India’s Chennai floods
S. Gopikrishna Warrier Memories of the ruinous floods in Chennai last year, partially blamed on climate change, have prompted many residents to raise the height of their houses to avoid getting inundated If you cannot beat the flood, rise above…
Medical note by a non-medic: CRP Conundrum
M Zahidul Haque CRP or C-reactive protein is a protein produced by the liver in response to inflammation. The level of CRP rises when some inflammations are there in the body. Inflammation generates when the body is attacked by bacteria,…
Vote for a brighter food future
Danielle Nierenberg On November 8, Americans have important choices to make at the polls. And it’s not only a question of who will be the next President of the United States. For many of us who value improving the food…
12-year-old boy brutally tortured for alleged theft
Dhaka – A 12-year-old boy was brutally tortured by some influential person over a theft charge in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj last week, UNB news agencxy reported. The incident took place on Thursday last, but it came to light on…
‘Missing girl’s skeleton’ recovered in Natore
Dhaka – Police recovered the skeleton of a schoolgirl from a sugarcane field near her house at Banbelgharia area of Sadar upazila of Natore on Wednesday afternoon, UNB news agency reported.
7 jail guards closed for assaulting UP chairman in Jessore
Dhaka – The jail authority has closed seven guards of Jessore Central Jail for allegedly assaulting a Union Parishad (UP) chairman of Bagherpara upazila of Jessore on Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.