Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged terrorist along with a one-shooter gun, 100 gram heroin and one round of bullet from Putkhali border area here in Benapole on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Rana, 24, son of Harun, a…
Month: December 2016
LPG, auto gas policy in the offing to facilitate private investment
Dhaka -The government is working to formulate a policy to facilitate private investment in the country’s LPG and auto gas sector as part of its plan to popularise the use of LPG and auto gas amid fast depletion of country’s…
Pvt universities must shun profit-making goal: UGC Chairman
Dhaka – Stressing the need for the involvement of private sector in expanding higher education, Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Prof Abdul Mannan said the entrepreneurs of private universities must stick to their purpose to ensure quality education.
Bullet trains may first ply reworked Dhaka-Ctg route
Dhaka – The government is set on introducing high-speed rail in the country, with the commercially vital Dhaka-Chittagong route earmarked for installation of the advanced tracks to support high-speed railway travel. Travellers between Bangladesh’s two most economically vibrant centres, capital…
Army deployment not necessary for NCC polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday said there is no necessity to deploy army for the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as the law and order situation is now better there.“The law and order situation is…
Intensify pressure on Myanmar: British MPs
A cross-party group of 70 British parliamentarians urged the UK government to ‘intensify pressure’ on the Myanmar government and allow full humanitarian access to Rohingya Muslims in the North Rakhine State of Myanmar.“Together with the international community, the UK government…
Hasina wants to visit India in first half of Feb
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her desire to visit India in the first half of February next.She expressed the desire when Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs MJ Akbar met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.PM’s Press Secretary…
US envoy for religious freedom to visit Bangladesh
Dhaka – US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit Bangladesh this week.
CJ for dropping Article 116 from Constitution
Chief Justice SK Sinha on Saturday called for dropping Article 116 from the Constitution immediately.“The Articles 116 and 116 (A) of our Constitution are conflicting to the principles of the Constitution. So, I call for removing the Article 116,” he…
Khaleda in crisis, not country: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said it is not the country but BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia herself is ‘in serious crisis’.“Bangladesh is now moving towards sustainable development and public welfare under the visionary leadership of Sheikh Hasina.…
US ambassador urges Bangladesh to repeal marriage under 18 years
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has likened the special provision allowing child marriage in Bangladesh to “killing a mosquito with a hammer”, asking that the government look at alternatives to prevent girls becoming victims.The government has approved the draft…
3 Hindu temples vandalised in Lalmonirhat over 12 months
Dhaka – Though three Hindu temples were vandalised and desecrated in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat over the last twelve months, no legal step has been taken in connection with those incidents.
‘Russia was trying to help Trump win White House’
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.…
At least 43,000 homeless after Aceh, Indonesia quake
Indonesia (AP/UNB) — At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Aceh province, authorities said Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
21m Bangladesh children taking vitamin A capsules Saturday
Dhaka – Over 2.10 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed vitamin A-plus capsules today under a national campaign. Children, aged between six and 11 months, will be given the blue-coloured high-powered vitamin A capsules,…
New cyber-attacks on major banks thwarted, Russia says
Distributed denial of service strikes on five biggest banks and financial organisations in Russia was halted. Russia’s telecom operator on Friday said it had blocked a series of cyber-attacks on the country’s leading banks this week, the latest to target…
Obama orders review into ‘Russian hacking’
President Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into a series of cyber-attacks, blamed on Russia, that shook the US election season. The hacks targeted emails at the Democratic Party and a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Int’l Human Rights Day Saturday
Dhaka – The International Human Rights Day will be observed in the country on Saturday as elsewhere across the globe. The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day in 1950, with a view to bringing to the…
Environment falling prey to militarisation
Bahauddin Foizee The uneasy and unbearable weather conditions in many parts of the world have become the new trend of our planet’s environment, causing the coastal areas across the globe to gradually submerge under water. While such environmental deterioration is…
Musical soiree ‘Asomoyer Golpa’ held at AF Dhaka
Dhaka – A musical program was held on Friday, 9 December 2016 at Alliance Française, Dhaka performed by the folk band Joler Gaan on the occasion of closing ceremony of the exhibition titled An Untimely Story by artist Monjurul Shibly.…
Fire at knitwear factory in Gazipur, 2 hurt
Gazipur – Two people were injured in a fire which broke out at a knitwear factory at Nayanpur in Shreepur upazila on Friday. Station officer of Shreepur Fire Service M Jihad said the fire broke out at the godown of…
NCC polls: EC’s security meeting Saturday
Dhaka – The Election Commission (EC) is going to sit in a meeting with law enforcement and intelligence agencies on Saturday to finalise the security measures need to be taken for the elections to Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and 61…
Indian Minister MJ Akbar in city
Dhaka – Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali during his stay in Dhaka,…
BNP opposes India’s ‘proposal for open sky deal’
Dhaka – BNP on Friday strongly opposed India’s reported proposal to sign an open sky agreement with Bangladesh saying it will put the country’s security at stake. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior…
Cyclone ‘Vardah’ moves slightly north-northwestwards
Dhaka – The cyclonic storm ‘Vardah’ over southeast bay and adjoining area moved slightly north-northwestwards over the same area. It was centred at 6 pm on Friday about 1115 kms south of Chittagong port, 1035 kms south of Cox’s Bazar…
Dhaka hosts 9th Global Forum on Migration from Saturday
Dhaka – A three-day 9th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Summit will begin today in Dhaka.Representatives from 122 countries will attend the summit, the largest platform for developing migration rights as well as addressing refugee crises, unfortunately Myanmar…
Realise your rights by yourselves, PM to womenfolk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the womenfolk to strive for realising their rights by themselves as no one else would help them have those realised in this male-dominated society.“You’ll have to realise your rights by yourselves as no…
Tarique Siddique stresses synergy between all national forces
The Prime Minister’s adviser on national security Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd) has emphasized the need for greater synergy and integrity among all national forces, be they military or civil, for attaining the much-coveted goals of national development and…
UN calls on Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.The Nobel peace prize winner has faced growing…
Tennis: Rinaldi takes reigns of US Fed Cup team
Dhaka- Former top 10 player Kathy Rinaldi has been named the new captain of the United States Fed Cup women’s tennis team,taking over from Mary Joe Fernandez who stepped down in October.Rinaldi takes over the American team that hasn’t won…