Dhaka – A total of 25 registered political parties including the ruling Awami League and its arch rival BNP yesterday submitted names for the posts of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other election commissioners to reconstitute the next EC.
Month: January 2017
‘Drugs were biggest problem in my life’: Diego Maradona
Dhaka – Diego Maradona has revealed his drug problems began when he was at Barcelona in the 1980s, reports EUROSPORT.The 1986 Argentina World Cup winner said his habit began in his early 20s and continued beyond the end of his…
3 BCL men injured in Sylhet knife attack
Dhaka – Three local leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) were injured in a knife attack at Tilagar in the city on Monday night.The injured were identified as Rajon Chowdhury, a former BCL leader and president of ‘Shapla…
Village doctor killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka – A village doctor was killed as a truck crashed into his motorcycle in Natun Bridge area of kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Azizur Rahman, 60, son of late Rahim Uddin Bishwas in Niyamatpur…
BCL: North Zone play out draw against South Zone
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) North Zone played draw against Prime Bank South Zone in the four-day-match of Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) which ended on day-4 at Sylhet Divisional Stadium on Tuesday.Replying to North Zone’s 1st innings score of…
Golf: BBO kicks off Wednesday
Dhaka – The 3rd edition of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open golf tournament will begin at Kurmitola Golf Club on Wednesday. Famed Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman who was in off form for last two years, is expected to get back his…
Tongi KC, Azampur FC register wins in 2nd div Football
Dhaka – Tongi Krira Club and Azampur Football Club beat their rivals in the Dhaka Mahanagori Saif Power Tec 2nd Division Football League at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium on Tuesday.
Women’s Cricket: Ansar notch 9 wkt victory against DMP
Dhaka – Ansar & VDP team handed a nine-wicket defeat to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) team in the in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Tuesday.Batting first, DMP team collected 71/10 in 20.2 overs…
School Cricket: Jhalakathi Govt rout Kirtipasha by 69 runs
Dhaka – Jhalakathi Govt High School outplayed Kirtipasha PK High School by 69 runs in the district final of the Prime Bank Young Tigers National School Tournament at Birshreshtha Shaheed Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir Stadium on Tuesday.Jhalakathi Govt batted first and…
Palestine president due Wednesday
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to advance the ‘special relations’ with Bangladesh. A special flight carrying Abbas and his entourage is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5pm, said…
Citizenship key to have better situation in Rakhine: Commission
The visiting delegation of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State on Tuesday said providing citizenship to and ensuring the dignity of Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is the key to have a better situation there. “Yes, this is the key…
EC search committee shortlists 20 names
The search committee, formed by President Abdul Hamid, on Tuesday shortlisted 20 people examining 125 names proposed by 25 political parties to appoint as new election commissioners. Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam came up with the announcement after a meeting…
Amar Ekushey Boi Mela begins Wednesday
The month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ will kick off in the capital on Wednesday. A three-day ‘International Literature Conference’ will also be held at the fair venue from Thursday, the 2nd day of the book fair.
Dhaka ‘pushes on with Rohingya island plan’
Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island “terrible”. Bangladesh is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island despite warnings it is uninhabitable…
Immigration order: US Acting Attorney General sacked
Trump fires acting attorney general Sally Q. Yates for refusing to defend immigration order President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general late Monday night following her public declaration that the department would not legally defend the president’s controversial immigration…
Suspect in attack on Quebec City mosque identified
Alexandre Bissonnette was charged with six counts of murder in the Quebec City mosque shooting The lone suspect in the deadly shooting at a mosque in his hometown of Quebec City has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder…
Nearly 60 percent of children like reading for fun
New York — Nearly 6 out of 10 young people ages 6-17 say they read for fun, according to a new study from Scholastic and YouGuv, a percentage that has dipped slightly since a 2010 report. Fifty-eight percent of those…
We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail
By Thomas Piketty Let it be said at once: Trump’s victory is primarily due to the explosion in economic and geographic inequality in the United States over several decades and the inability of successive governments to deal with this. Both…
BSMR Maritime University distributes warm clothes
Dhaka -The sole specialized maritime university of the country, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh distributed warm cloths among the poor and homeless people at the temporary campus located at Pallabi, Dhaka. Honorable Vice Chancellor of the University, Rear…
Inter-Department Badminton, Handball Finals held at BUP
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organized Inter Department Badminton & Handball Competition kicked off on 8 January 2017 and Final Matches were held on 30 January 2017 amidst much verve and fervor by the contestants and students. In the Badminton…
Training for DU teachers inaugurated at BAU
Mymensingh – A four-day long training, titled “Teaching-Learning Methods and Techniques” was inaugurated at Graduate Training Institute (GTI) of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Monday for the lecturers of University of Dhaka.
Zia Orphanage case, next hearing on Feb 2
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia, the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and four others till February 2.
High Court issues rule for law on constituting Election Commission
The High Court has pulled up the government over formulating a law on constituting the Election Commission (EC).On Monday, the bench of justices Jahangir Hossain and Md Jahangir Hossain issued a rule asking why the government would not be directed…
BNP-led alliance to propose names to search committee for EC
The 20-Party alliance led by the BNP has decided to suggest names for the election commissioners.Despite being sceptical about the neutrality of the search committee constituted to form the next Election Commission, it has nevertheless decided to respond to the…
One million sign petition to cancel Trump’s state visit to the UK
The British government came under increasing pressure on Monday to cancel US President Donald Trump’s future state visit with the Queen following mounting outrage over his travel ban on mainly Muslim countries. The government has also been facing growing criticism…
Dowry prohibition law draft okayed
The cabinet today approved in principle the draft of “The Dowry Prohibition Law, 2017” incorporating a tougher punishment of maximum 14 years of rigorous jail and fine for provoking a bride to commit suicide. Besides, maximum life-term sentence or up…
Cabinet clears Ship Recycling Bill with harsher punishment
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Bangladesh Ship Recycling Bill, 2017 keeping a provision of tougher punishment for violation of the law, aiming to give a further boost to the country’s potential ship recycling industry. The approval…
2 students killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two students were killed after their motorbike was run over by a speeding covered-van inChittagong’s Customs Intersection area on Sunday night. The victims were identified as Imrul Hasan Shibli, 22, a BBA student of International Islamic University Chittagong…
Schoolteacher electrocuted in Ctg
Dhaka – A kindergarten schoolteacher died from electrocution at his workplace in Anowara Upazila Sadar area in chittagong today. The deceased was identified as Abul Hasnat, 27. Police said Hasnat was electrocuted after he came in contact with live electricity…
One held with 125-kg ganja in Kurigram
Dhaka – Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a truck driver with 125-kg ganja from Salimnagar area under Rajarhat upazila of the district this morning.The arrested was Harun-or-Rashid, 32, resident of Gulshan Crossing area in Joypurhat pourasabha.On…