The death warrant for condemned convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali for his crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 reached the Dhaka Central Jail on Monday.The Jail Super received a copy of the death warrant in the…
Year: 2016
Bangladesh ‘successfully’ performs 21 bone-marrow transplants
The first-ever bone marrow transplant unit in Bangladesh has ‘successfully’ performed 21 transplants in the last two years. The centre in-charge at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), Prof MA Khan, told journalists on Sunday that the success rate was 100…
Students should be aware of adverse impact of climate change
Referring to the adverse impact of climate change in the region discussants at a participatory meeting mentioned there should have adequate measures of boosting level of knowledge of the students on the issue. They viewed school, college and university level…
Documentary on Nurjahan Begum premieres
Culture Desk Model and actress Priota Iftekhar wanted to surprise her grandmother, Nurjahan Begum, on her birthday. Not with just any gift, but with a documentary she had made on the illustrious life and career of Nurjahan Begum, the first…
Jacqueline to judge Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9
Entertainment Desk Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, India’s popular dance reality show, is coming around this season with some added glamour as Jacqueline Fernandez joins the judging panel as the third member. This will be Jackie’s TV debut alongside Karan Johar and…
TRESemmé presents The Lustrous Runway” held in Dhaka
Entertainment Desk TRESemmé, a premium brand from Unilever Bangladesh, has been the hair styling partner of the most prestigious fashion events in the world, including the New York Fashion Week. In its continuation, TRESemmé now brought its credentials as a…
Fiber-rich diet can help you age healthily
Health Desk If you want to maintain your health in your older years, you may want to opt for a diet high in fiber, according to a recent study. Scientists from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research reports that eating…
India keen on joint development of oil, gas blocks in Qatar
India on Sunday evinced interest in joint exploration of new oil and gas fields as well development of discovered assets in resource-rich Qatar as the two countries decided to focus on enhancing cooperation in the energy sector. India also invited…
Motorcycle riding by more than two banned
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the government has banned riding motorcycles by more than two people across the country. The minister came up with the announcement a day after the brutal killing of a police officer’s…
Bike used in Chittagong SP’s wife killing recovered
Dhaka, – Police claimed to have recovered a motorcycle used in killing of Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter’s wife from Solokbahar area in the city early Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Two stabbed dead in sleep at Jessore filling station
Dhaka – Two staff of a filling station were stabbed dead in Charabhita area of Bagharpara upazila of the southwestern Jessore district on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Wildlife trafficking should be policy priority
By Isabelle Louis and Jeremy Douglas BANGKOK, Jun 5 2016 (IPS) – This year’s World Environment Day on June 5 puts the spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife. The problem has particular significance in Asia, which is the destination…
A disaster-in-waiting
By Shamsuddoza Sajen May – In a recent interview with BBC, India’s minister of water resources Uma Bharti unveiled her government’s massive plan to divert major rivers including the Ganges and Brahmaputra. According to the Guardian, the project is just…
‘World invited’ to Muhammad Ali’s Louisville funeral
A huge procession and funeral will be held for Muhammad Ali on Friday to “allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye”, his family says. The funeral will be in Ali’s home city of Louisville, Kentucky. Ex-President…
Scientists grow human organs for transplant inside pigs
Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs.They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming the worldwide shortage of…
Ali ‘had a tough time for a year’ before death – doctor
Muhammad Ali’s doctor says the iconic boxer had been “having a tough time in the last year” before his death. The three-time world heavyweight champion, who had Parkinson’s disease for 32 years, died aged 74 from “septic shock due to…
Provide Tonu’s full DNA report: Court orders CID
Dhaka-A court here on Sunday ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide the full report of the DNA test, conducted on the body of slain college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, to the medical board formed for her 2nd autopsy.
2 killed in post-polls violence in 2 districts
Dhaka-Two people have been killed and 10 others injured in post-Union Parishad election violence in Habiganj and Sherpur districts.
Suspended GCC mayor Mannan lands in jail again
Dhaka-A court here on Sunday again sent suspended Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan to jail in an arson case.
Keep Morshed Khan’s Hong Kong bank account frozen: HC
Dhaka-The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to keep frozen the accounts of BNP Vice-chairman M Morshed Khan, his wife and son with a Hong Kong bank for 10 days in a money laundering case.
‘Restore democracy’ to check militancy: BNP to govt
Voicing deep concern over the growing secret killings, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the government to ‘restore’ democracy and forge a national unity to check the dangerous threat of extremism and militancy in the country.
UP polls: AL won 2625 chairman, BNP 373 & Independents 883 seats
Awami League won 2,625 chairman posts while its archrival BNP won 373 and independent candidates captured 883 in the sixth-phase Union Parishad (UP) election completed Saturday beginning in March last.
World Environment Day Observed at BAU
Dhaka-The department of Environmental science under the Agriculture faculty of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) celebrated the world Environment Day on Sunday with amid much enthusiasm and festivity on the campus.
Writ petition to cancel licence of 20 Medicine manufacturer companies
Dhaka-A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives upon the government to cancel licenses of 20 drug manufacturing companies for producing substandard medicines.
SC grants bail for Barrister Shakila
Dhaka-The Supreme Court upheld the High Court order that had granted bail to Barrister Shakila Farzana in two cases filed on charges of terror financing.
“Bidi Shilpa Malik Samity” urged for a realistic duty structure
Dhaka-Bangladesh Bidi Shilpa Malik Samity yesterday urged the government for implementing a just-based and realistic duty structure and to withdraw the duty imposed on bidi products in the proposed budget for the fiscal 2016-17.
CNG stations to remain closed for 7 hrs during Ramadan
CNG refilling stations across the country will remain closed for seven hours from 3pm to 10 pm every day during Ramadan until July 1. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Power Division with State Minister for Power…
SP’s wife, Christian grocer in Ctg, Natore: Militant link sensed
A police officer’s wife and a Christian grocer were killed in daring attacks by unknown assailants in Chittagong and Natore districts on Sunday. Mahmuda Khanam, 33, wife of police super Babul Akhter and grocer Sunil Gomej, 60, are the latest…
Arson case: Charge-framing against Khaleda, 37 others Jul 18
A court here on Sunday fixed July 18 for framing charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 BNP-Jamaat men in a case filed over an arson attack on a bus at Jatrabari in the city last year. Metropolitan Session’s…
Mohammad Amir named in Pakistan test squad
Dhaka – Fast bowler Mohammad Amir was named Sunday in the Pakistan squad for the upcoming four-test series against England. Amir served half of a six-month jail sentence in England after pleading guilty in 2010 to charges of bowling deliberate…