Dhaka – Referring to the delay in the landing of a Biman flight carrying her at Dhaka airport several months back and recent emergency landing of another flight carrying her in Turkmenistan, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there…
Day: December 8, 2016
EU-Bangladesh business climate dialogue held
Dhaka – The second EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue between the EU Business Council (EUBC) and the Ministry of Commerce was held in Dhaka on 8 December 2016. The second dialogue focused on progress of policy actions which need to be…
Fuel for nuke reactors of the future fabricated
Dhaka – Rosatom’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors (RIAR) has fulfilled its production plan for 2016, having fabricated a new batch of fuel for the BN-800 fast breeder reactor. BN-800 at Beloyarsk Unit 4 is designed to pilot test and…
Islami Bank achieves Bank of the Year Award 2016
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has won Bank of the Year Award 2016 conferred by The Banker and Financial Times Group, London. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the bank received the award from Brian Caplen, Editor…
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s statement deferred
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed December 15 allowing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to restart submission of her statement in self-defense in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on this date.
Go to trial court for bail extension, SC asks Shafik Rehman
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked journalist Shafik Rehman to move the lower court for extending his bail in a case filed over an alleged plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb…
Muggers snatch Tk22 lakh meant to pay garments workers’ salaries
Dhaka- Muggers snatched away Tk 22 lakh and injured two employees of a garments factory from the city’s Banasree on Thursday. The injured are Sayedul, 38, and Tito, 36, two employees of Rana Enterprise, a garments factory in Banasree under…
Begum Rokeya Day to be observed Friday
Dhaka – The nation will observe Begum Rokeya Day on Friday, marking the 136th birth and 84th death anniversary of the pioneer of awakening women’s rights in the subcontinent. Women and Children Affairs Ministry and various other socio-cultural and political…
Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2016 placed in JS
Sangsad Bhaban – The much-talked about ‘Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2016′ was placed in Parliament on Thursday keeping girls’ minimum age for marriage at 18 with a provision for the marriage of underage girls in special cases. State Minister for…
Case filed over killing of 3 youths in Natore
Dhaka – A case was filed on Thursday against 16 unidentified people in connection with the killing of three youths, including two Jubo League activists.Roksana Bewa, mother of Redwan Sabbir, a member of Natore municipality unit of Jubo League, filed…
AL to accept President’s decision on EC, says PM
Sangsad Bhaban – Mentioning that the Election Commission will be constituted as per the decision of the President following dialogue with political parties, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Parliament on Thursday that her party will accept his decision. UNB news…
Couple found dead in B’baria
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging bodies of a couple from their house at Ibrahimpur Pal Para in Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Mithon alias Mintu, 22, and his wife Beauty Rani Pal, 19.
Construction worker found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – The body of a construction worker was recovered at Koraitola in Chowgacha upazila in Jessore on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Hossain Ali, 50, of South Koyerpara village,UNB news agency reported.
Dortmund holds Madrid 2-2 to win group, break scoring record
Dhaka – With a late equalizer by substitute Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with defending champion Real Madrid on Wednesday to win Group F and set a scoring record of 21 goals in the group stage of the Champions…
BPL final on Friday defies predicting
Dhaka – Dhaka Dynamites will play against Rajshahi Kings in the grand finale of the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.The final of the seven-franchise tournament will begin at 5:45 pm.Dhaka will…
Sammy hopes to bag maiden title for Rajshahi
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings skipper Darren Sammy is optimistic to win the much-anticipated final game of the 4th BPL T20 against mighty Dhaka Dynamites, scheduled to be held at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.“Hopefully we will come…
England on 196-2 at tea in fourth India Test
Dhaka – A century by debutant Keaton Jennings propelled England to 196-2 at tea on the opening day of the fourth Test against India Thursday as the tourists made a strong start to the must-win match.
Tennis: All top stars confirmed for Aussie Open
Dhaka – Every player in the world’s top 99 bar pregnant Victoria Azarenka has confirmed for the Australian Open, including Roger Federer and Serena Williams as they return from injury, organisers said Thursday.The all-star field for the opening Grand Slam…
Faecal Sludge Management Convention held
Aiming to learn and share the national work and progress on faecal sludge management (FSM), a national convention was organized by the Bangladesh Faecal Sludge Management Network (FSM Network).The daylong conference took place today at the city’s LGED Auditorium to…
Rohingya issue can’t be solved militarily: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought Myanmar to resolve the issue of their minority Rohingya community using political means, saying military measures could not be the answer to the problem, as newly appointed Danish ambassador in Dhaka Mikael Hemnid Winther…
PM’s Delhi tour ‘postponed; new dates to be finalised soon’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposed New Delhi visit has been postponed and it is unlikely to take place this month.“There have been some last-minute changes. We’ll soon finalise new dates for the important visit,” a highly placed diplomatic source told…
Egyptian mummies virtually unwrapped in Australia
The hidden secrets of Egyptian mummies up to 3,000 years old have been virtually unwrapped and reconstructed for the first time using cutting-edge scanning technology in a joint British-Australian exhibition. Three-dimensional images of six mummies aged between 900BC and 140-180AD…
Gibson and Hacksaw Ridge dominate Aussie film awards
Mel Gibson and his new movie Hacksaw Ridge have swept the board at the Australian film awards in a return from the wilderness for the “choked up” Oscar-winner. Gibson returned to his Australian roots to direct his first film in…
Greenland’s ice-free past exposes sea level rise danger
The massive Greenland ice sheet has melted away at least once during the last 1.4 million years, according to a study published on Wednesday, raising fears that manmade climate change could provoke dangerous sea levels. Bedrock samples retrieved through more…
Japan cuts GDP growth for third quarter
Japan’s economy grew less than expected in the third quarter with a 0.3 percent expansion, revised data showed Thursday, a number that will likely fan fears that Tokyo’s growth plan has run out of steam. The latest figures were lower…
Man foretold USSR collapse, 9/11 attack; now sees US fall under Trump
A sociologist who predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and 9/11 attacks warns that American global power will collapse under Donald Trump. Johan Galtung, a Norwegian professor at the University of Hawaii and Transcend Peace University, first predicted in…
5 Huji men held from Chittagong ‘militant training camp’
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) Bangladesh from a reported ‘militant training camp’ in port city Chittagong’s Colonel Haat area on Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Nazim…
RAB surrounds hideout’, another militant case unfolding in BD
Dhaka – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has surrounded a suspected militant hideout at Colonel Haat in Chittagong.
4 alleged ‘robbers’ killed in Dhaka, Faridpur ‘gunfights’
Dhaka – Four suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers in Faripdur district and Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka district early Thursday. In Keraniganj, two suspected robbers were killed in a gunfight with police at Agrakhola area under…
Iraqi army mistakenly bombs civilians in ISIL-held city
Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt. At least 52 people – including many women and children – have been killed when air strikes by Iraqi…