By Richard Hall Lebanese authorities have detained two Nepalese migrant domestic workers who were involved with campaigning for greater rights for foreign workers in the country.
Year: 2016
Climate change demands global transformation of agriculture
Unless action is taken now to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient, climate change impacts will seriously compromise food production.
Yahoo suffers world’s biggest hack affecting 1 billion users
San Francisco(AP/UNB) —Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company’s own humiliating record for the biggest security breach in history.
N’ganj factory boy killed as torturers ‘pump air into anus’
Dhaka – A 15-year-old boy died allegedly after some torturers pumped air from a compressor into his anus at a spinning mill in Narayanganj on Wednesday night.
Maddhapara Stone Mine production suspension hits workers
Dinajpur – The production in Dinajpur Maddhapara Stone Mine remained suspended over the last 14 months for various reasons, causing huge losses to the mine and leaving some 1,000 workers jobless. Traders are now importing stones from neighbouring India to…
Aleppo cease-fire unravels, raising specter of bloody end
Beirut (AP/UNB) — A cease-fire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from the remaining opposition-held neighborhoods of Aleppo unraveled on Wednesday, once again raising the specter of a bloody end to the battle for Syria’s largest city as residents reported…
Google goes all-in on self-driving cars
By Noah Kulwin Google was the first major tech company to get into self-driving vehicles, revealing its initial prototype in the spring of 2014. Now, two and a half years later, the company is ready turn its research into a…
HC orders probe into ‘police involvement’ in Gaibandha arson
Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Wednesday directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Gaibandha investigate to dig out whether police had any involvement in setting fire to the houses of Santal community during the eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila.…
4 lighterage ships sink in Bay of Bengal
Chittagong – Four lighter vessels, loaded with different goods, capsized in several points of the Bay of Bengal early Wednesday due to poor visibility.
Bangladesh promotes social dialogue in RMG sector
Dhaka – The government has launched a new project titled ‘Promoting Social Dialogue and Harmonious Industrial Relations’ aiming to improve workplace relations in the readymade garment (RMG) sector. The project was launched during International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder’s…
Traffic police collects Taka 12 lakh fine from rule violators
Dhaka – The Traffic Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 3,755 cases and collected fines of Tk 11,93,050 during special drives against traffic rules violators in the capital on Wednesday.
SC upholds HC order against VAT on English medium schools
Dhaka – The chamber court on Wednesday upheld a High Court verdict that declared collection of value added tax (VAT) on the tuition fees of the students of English medium schools illegal, until further order.
IBBL Doa Mohfil in observance of Martyred Intellectuals Day
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited arranged a Doa Mahfil in observance of Martyred Intellectuals Day at Islami Bank Tower on December 14, 2016, Wednesday. Professor Dr. Hasan Mohammad Moinuddin, Member, Shariah Supervisory Committee, conducted the Doa Mahfil.
Court allows Shafik Rehman bail until charge-sheet
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)…
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…