Dhaka – A court of Dhaka on Thursday sentenced two persons to death for killing AmitSaha, a student of Eastern University. Judge Shahed Nuruddin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka announced the verdict on Thursday in his crowded courtroom.…
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Khaleda to lead BNP in Dec 18 dialogue on EC with president
Dhaka – BNP chief Khaleda Zia will lead the party’s delegation at the talks with the president over forming a new Election Commission. “The chairperson will lead the 10-member delegation, which includes the secretary general and members of the national…
HC again questions Zila Parishad polls system
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Thursday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why sections 4 (2), 5 and 17 of the Zila Parishad Act 2000 will not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. A two-member HC…
Indian war veterans in Dhaka to join Victory day function
Dhaka – Some 28 Indian war veterans and four serving officers have started a five-day visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday to join the victory day functions at the invitation of the government of Bangladesh. The war veterans and officers will…
Better int’l co-ordination could lead to more benefits from migration
Despite growing economic dynamism in many developing regions, international migration flows are not being diverted towards these new alternative poles but rather are concentrating in advanced economies, according to a new OECD Development Centre report.
Two Iranian nationals arrested for ‘stealing’ bank money
Dhaka – Police arrested two Iranian Nationals on charge of trying to steal Tk 1 lakh from a counter of Bangladesh Bank in the city’s Motijheel on Wednesday. The arrestees are Karam, 55, and Jalali Nejad Mostafa, 36.
Two motorcyclists were killed in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed and one injured as their bike collided against a road roller at Niteshwar on Moulvibazar-Srimongol road in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar district early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ashfaq Ahmad, 25, son of Hafiz…
BD to be a great country, say foreign war veterans
War veterans from India and Russia who fought with bravery for liberating Bangladesh in 1971 on Thursday expressed their firm conviction that Bangladesh in the near future would be a great country in the global arena. They also highly appreciated…
2 injured in Chittagong ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Two suspected robbers were injured in a gunfight between their cohorts and police at Mohra in Chandgaon area in Chittagong early Thursday.The identities of the victims could not be known yet.Police said suspecting the movement of a private…
2 killed in wild elephant attack in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – A man and his son-in-law were trampled to death by wild elephants at Sapergara in Pekua upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Syed Ahmed, 60, son of Moniruzzaman, and Syed’s son-in-law Mohammad Alamgir, 26, son of Chan…
2 to die for univ student murder in city
Dhaka – A tribunal here on Thursday sentenced two people to death and another to life term imprisonment for killing a private university student at Mirpur in the city in 2012. The condemned convicted are Ashfaq Ahmed Shihab, student of…
West Ham beats Burnley 1-0 to end 6-game winless league run
Dhaka – Mark Noble fired West Ham to a nervy but crucial 1-0 win over Burnley in the English Premier League on Wednesday following a run of six league games without a victory. The captain grabbed the winner in first-half…
Man City beats Watford 2-0, brings some relief to Guardiola
Dhaka – Manchester City lost midfielder Ilkay Gundogan to a serious knee injury in a 2-0 win over Watford in the English Premier League on Wednesday that brought mixed emotions for manager Pep Guardiola.Gundogan appeared to be in tears as…
Master plan in offing to restore navigability of rivers
The government has formed a high-profile committee to prepare a master plan to restore the navigability of the rivers surrounding Dhaka, including the Buriganga, Turag, Sitalakhya and Balu, and the Karnaphuli of Chittagong port city.Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives…
Forbes names Putin world’s most powerful person
For the fourth consecutive year, Forbes ranked Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world’s most powerful person.Forbes, the American business magazine, published its list of World’s Most Powerful People 2016 on December 14.According to the magazine, the Russia’s leader continues…
U19 Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 4 wickets
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 team got off to flying start in the eight-nation Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup outplaying Afghanistan Under-19 by four-wicket with 41 balls remaining in a Group-A match at Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara, Sri Lanka on Thursday.Chasing…
Nation set to celebrate 46th Victory Day Friday
The nation will celebrate the 46th Victory Day on Friday with elaborate programmes to pay deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country.On this day in 1971, Pakistani occupation forces surrendered after a nine-month war…
Chinese citizen ‘beaten dead’ in Jessore
A Chinese citizen was reportedly beaten to death by miscreants at Uposhohor in the district town on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Chang Hing Sang, 45, an Easybike (human hauler) dealer in the town. He lived at a rented…
JB BPL: Sheikh Russel beat Mohammedan 2-0
Dhaka – Sheikh Russel Krira Chakara beat Mohammedan Sporting Club by 2-0 goals in the 20th round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday,UNB news agency reported.
New Technologies in Debate in Biodiversity Conference
Synthetic biology, geoengineering and the recognition of ancestral knowledge are the issues that have generated the most heated debate in the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity, which ends in this Mexican resort city on Friday Dec. 17.The outcome of the…
Aleppo Syria battle: Evacuation of rebel-held east under way
An operation to evacuate a besieged rebel-held enclave in the Syrian city of Aleppo is now well under way.Syrian state TV showed footage of ambulances and a long line of green buses leaving eastern Aleppo.BBC producer Riam Dalati reports that…
Deepika , Katrina bonded
Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are said to be not the best of friends in the industry, thanks to common ex-boyfriend, Ranbir Kapoor. But the divas put all such rumours to rest at a recently held awards function where they…
Laal Sabujer Sur gets world TV premiere today
Entertainment Desk The film Laal Sabujer Sur which sets to get world TV premiere today( Victory Day). Written by Faridur Reza Sagor, produced by Impress Telefilm and made with the assistance of the national film making grant. The film will…
Aditya Roy Kapur to lunch his music album soon
Aditya Roy Kapoor it seems has some hidden talents. Okay not so hidden maybe. But the actor has a thing for music and he can strum the guitar like a pro. On the sets of Aashiqui2, he’d entertain the unit…
China’s selfie app Meitu debuts on Hong Kong exchange
China’s popular selfie app developer Meitu made a muted debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Thursday after the biggest IPO by a technology company in the city in almost a decade. With 456 million monthly active users, the Xiamen-based…
Italy’s banking problems can be solved, EU will help: Juncker
Italy’s banking problems can be solved and the EU will do everything to help, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday, dismissing fears of something akin to the euro crisis. New Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has said his government…
Beijing issues red alert for air pollution
Beijing has issued the first red alert, the highest level, for air pollution this year, as a new bout of heavy smog is forecast to hit the city Friday, local environmental protection authorities said Thursday, reports Xinhua, Beijing.
Number of Muslims in Germany way lower than Germans think
New figures show that the number of people who identify as Muslim in Germany has grown – though not nearly by as much as Germans think. A report by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) released by the…
‘Brexit trade deal could take 10 years’
A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain’s ambassador to the EU has privately told the government. The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal…
ILO’s Asia Pacific labour confce for enhancing migration governance
Bali (Indonesia) ILO News – The 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) concluded on Friday (December 9) with a call for governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in the region to do more…