Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to journalist Shafik Rehman in a case filed for his alleged attempt to kidnap and kill Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wajeed Joy, who is also her Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)…
Day: December 14, 2016
Martyred Intellectuals’ Day observed
Dhaka – The nation observed the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day on Wednesday paying rich tributes to the intellectuals who were killed systematically by the Pakistan occupation army and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
EC’s views-exchange meeting with candidates in N’ganj Thursday
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) is going to hold a views-exchange meeting with mayoral and councillor contestants of the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation election on Thursday.
3 Biman engineers suspended over glitch in PM’s flight
Dhaka – Three engineers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were suspended on Wednesday for their negligence of duty in the flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Budapest, Hungary. The suspended officials are-Debesh Chowdhury, chief engineer (production), SA Siddique, chief engineer…
Trial of war criminals must continue: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the trial of war criminals involved in genocide, killing of intellectuals and opposing the independence of the country must continue. “No one will be able to save them [war criminals]. Whatever…
Muhith rejects plea for fund to help negative equity holders
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday turned down an appeal of the stock brokers to provide fund for helping negative equity holders in the stock market. “No fund will be provided to the stock market for negative equity…
NCC polls: BNP demands neural presiding & polling officers
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday stressed appointing neural presiding and polling officers in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election billed for December 22. “We’re getting information about the engaging ruling party cadres as presiding and polling officers and Anasr members at…
DMP’s traffic restrictions for Victory Day
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has asked all vehicles to avoid some roads surrounding the National Parade Ground in the city on the Victory Day on Friday for smooth holding of the Victory Day parade. Only the vehicles of…
Syria conflict: Fierce fighting halts Aleppo evacuation
A deal to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo has stalled, with heavy shelling reported in the Syrian city.A ceasefire was declared in Aleppo on Tuesday and buses brought in to ferry people out of the devastated enclave.But…
Biodiversity convention considers genetic sequence, benefit sharing
Negotiators at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting in Cancun, Mexico are working to resolve tough issues surrounding how to share benefits from the use of genetic sequence data from plants, animals, microbes and other biodiversity.Biodiverse developing countries that…
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume
Dhaka- Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Wednesday after three hours of disruption caused by dense fog.Salahuddin, manager (commercial) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route suspended from…
4 ‘robbers’ held in Keraniganj
Dhaka – River police arrested four alleged robbers along with two sharp weapons from Farashganj area on the Buriganga riverbank in Keraniganj upazila on the outskirts of the capital early Wednesday.The arrestees are: identified as Shahjahan, 55, Mashiur Rahman, 50,Atiar…
Bus-microbus collision kills 3 in Sylhet
Dhaka -Three people were killed and five others injured when a bus collided with a microbus on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma Upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahin Ahmed, Jesmin Begum and Sujon Mia of…
Sylhet girl’s body found in 8 pieces
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a girl cut into eight pieces from two cartons on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Kagajpur Bridge in Osmaninagar uapzila in Sylhet on Wednesday.Police said local people saw the hand of a human being in…
Arsenal caves in at Everton, misses out on top spot in EPL
Dhaka – With the tackles flying in and the noise levels ramping up inside Goodison Park, Arsenal’s players faced a huge test of their Premier League title credentials in the final minutes of a tight game against Everton.They caved in.Ashley…
Fracking can harm drinking water, says US agency
Hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas and oil can have a negative impact on the quality and availability of drinking water in the United States, the US government said Tuesday. “This assessment is the most complete compilation to date of…
IBM unveils plan to hire 25,000 in US on eve of Trump meeting
US technology giant IBM said Tuesday it would hire 25,000 people in the country over the next four years, a day before President-elect Donald Trump meets with tech industry leaders. About 6,000 of those hirings will occur in 2017, IBM…
India’s TCS ousts Mistry from board as purge is stepped up
India’s Tata has ousted Cyrus Mistry as a director of its cash cow IT business Tata Consultancy Services as the Indian conglomerate steps up its purge of its former chairman. TCS said in a statement late on Tuesday that shareholders…
Patriotic song by Shusmita Anis on the Victory Day
Culture Desk Shusmita Anis has voiced a patriotic song for the coming Victory Day. The song titled ‘E Pran Amar Bangladesh’ is written by Muniruzzaman Munir and composed by Sheikh Saadi Khan. Famous Indian singer and music director Anupam Roy…
Bappa, Munni sing for Victory Day
Culture Desk Popular singers Bappa Mazumdar and Dinat Jahan Munni will now sing to the words of poet Shahid Rahman. The song has been composed by Uday Bandyopadhyay of India. This song titled “Bijoy Bolte Sholoi Dicember, Bijoy Maane Unissho…
Aly Zaker receives lifetime achievement award
Culture Desk The 2nd BotTala Rangomela ended on December 10 at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in the city. Local theatre troupe BotTala organised the ten-day theatre festival that featured ten new productions by seven local…
Babies born to mothers with diabetes often bigger
A recent research conducted by the European Society of Cardiology has found that blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in foetuses of mothers with diabetes, hence increasing the size of the infant. “We know that maternal…
600pc rise in London teen moped crime
Crime involving mopeds has gone up by more than 600 per cent in London in the past two years. Metroplitan Police figures for 2016 show more than 7,500 offences, including attacks, robberies and thefts, recorded to date – about 22…
Aleppo battle ends as Syria rebel deal reached
Military action has ended in eastern Aleppo, Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has said. He said Syrian government troops had re-established control over the last areas of the city held by rebels.
SC bars use of ‘Scale’ as polls symbol
Dhaka – The Supreme Court will ask the Election Commission not to allocate ‘Scale’ as election symbol to any political party. The decision was taken at the full court meeting of the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice…
Malaysia crowns new youthful king
Malaysia (AP/UNB) — Malaysia’s new king, a 47-year-old state sultan, ascended the throne Tuesday, becoming one of the youngest constitutional monarch in the Southeast Asian nation’s history.
Identify sources of terror financing: PM
Dhaka – Describing militancy and terrorism as major global concerns, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underscored the need for identifying the sources of terror financing and causes of militancy and terrorism to effectively root out these menaces from human…
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
Dhaka-The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), was observed in the country on Tuesday with due religious solemnity.
Porno websites to be listed, not viewers: Tarana
Dhaka – Mentioning that the government is bound to protect the personal information of people, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said her ministry will make the list of pornographic websites, not the porno viewers. She…