Md. Abdul Hamid Miah took the charge of Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. Bangladesh Bank approved his appointment following his nomination by the Board of Directors of the Bank in a meeting held at a city…
Day: January 9, 2017
MoU between World Literature Center; Children’s Film Society Bangladesh
Access to Information (a2i) Programme, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro and Children’s Film Society Bangladesh will work together on developing interactive and multidimensional quality learning and extra-curricular contents and extending online access to them to empower students unleash their creativity and realize…
Deputy Secretary sent to jail
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sent Mizanur Rahman, a Deputy Secretary of the Government to the jail rejecting his bail prayer.
BNP Chair’s Charge hearing on Feb 1
Dhaka-The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) fixed February 1 as the next date for hearing on charge framing in a sedition case and nine cases filed for inciting violence against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Quamrul…
Ronaldo tipped for 2016 FIFA award
Dhaka – Following his success in Ballon d’Or, the Portugal and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to add another garland — the Best FIFA Men’s Player — on Monday in Zurich.After Champions League and Euro 2016 success for…
U-14 football team accorded warm reception
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)were accorded a warm reception to U-14 Bangladesh national team which emerged as plate cup champions in the Super Mokh Cup.
Barcelona “obliged” to fight back – Suarez
Dhaka – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez insists the Catalans are “obliged” to chase down Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, despite losing more ground on the European champions in a 1-1 draw at Villarreal on Sunday.Even a fabulous…
Husband gets life for killing wife in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced a man to suffer life term imprisonment for killing his wife at Narayandia village in Sirajganj in 2011.The court also fined him Taka 10,000, in default, to suffer more six month of rigorous imprisonment.Additional…
Valuables worth Tk 34 lakh gutted in Ctg
Dhaka – Valuables worth about Taka 34 lakh were gutted in three separate fire accidents in Chittagong and district on early Monday.Fire Service & Civil Defence sources said six CNG-run auto-rickshaws worth about Taka 20 lakh were gutted in a…
PM seeks people’s help to maintain dev pace
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all to extend their cooperation to maintain the present pace of development to turn Bangladesh into a middle income digital country by 2021 and a developed one by 2041..”I seek cooperation from all…
Development fair begins in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A 3-day long development fair began in Gaibandha as elsewhere in the country today with the theme “Democracy for Development is the Key Motto of Sheikh Hasina”.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the fair on Monday afternoon around…
McDonald’s gives up control of its China business in $2 billion deal
McDonald’s is selling off most of its China business in a deal worth as much as $2.1 billion.Citic, a massive Chinese financial firm, is taking the majority stake in McDonald’s (MCD) operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.U.S. private equity…
Historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Tuesday
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the city and elsewhere in the country in a befitting manner tomorrow.Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the…
HC orders issuing circular to write prescription clearly
The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order following…
Snake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting
Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline Emirates said on Monday that one of its flights from…
Seoul says North Korea close to launching ICBM
The South Korean military said on Monday that North Korea is close to being able to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a day after a Pyongyang spokesman said its ICBM could be test fired “at any time and any…
Golden Globes 2017: La La Land sweeps awards
Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes.It won every award it was nominated for – including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song.Its stars Emma…
HC orders issuing circular to write prescription clearly
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.
Bikalpa Dhara for law to appoint CEC, commissioners
Dhaka – Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh on Monday proposed enacting a law as per the Constitution to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners. The party made the proposal at a meeting with President Abdul Hamid over the formation…
BNP to support Nat’l Committee’s progs to save Sundarbans: Fakhrul
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party will extend its support to any programme of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Ports protesting the Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans.
Banani building fire doused
Dhaka – The fire that broke out in a multi-storey building on road no 17 in the city’s Banani area on Monday afternoon was doused within an hour.
Week-long book fair at SC starts
The curtain of the week-long book fair, organized for the third consecutive year by Supreme Court (SC) Bar Association started yesterday on the premises of the apex court. “From 2015, we are holding this fair with much festivity and it…
Dysphoric mania: Symptoms, facts, and treatment
Dysphoric mania, also known as mixed mania or mixed symptoms, refers to a group of symptoms that feature in bipolar disorder. Around 50 per cent of those diagnosed with bipolar disorder experience dysphoric mania, according to research cited by the…
Japanese film “Tora-san” screened at BNM
Culture Desk A legendary Japanese film “Tora-san: Sunrise and Sunset” was screened at Bangladesh National Museum (BNM) on January 6 as a part of BNM’s ongoing “Juvenile and World Classic Film Show.” Some 500 Bangladeshi film funs and visitors, including…
Tagore artiste Rabeya Akter enthralls audience at BNM
Culture Desk Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre organised an evening of Rabindra Sangeet by Rabeya Akter at Sufia Kamal Auditorium, Bangladesh National Museum (BNM), Shahbagh on January 7. The artiste was accompanied by Md. Faruk on tabla, Md. Moniruzzaman on flute,…
ICT audit vital to combating banking sector fraudulence
Promotion of information and communication technology (ICT) based audit could be the vital means of combating banking sector fraudulence. Large-scale application of ICT is also important towards making the banking transactions and other services transparent, time-fitting and client-friendly in the…
Climate change could cut Australia’s skiing season by 80 days: scientists
The effects of climate change could have a severe impact on Australia’s skiing industry, the nation’s peak scientific body has said on Monday, with modeling predicting the ski season could shrink by up to 80 days by 2050. According to…
New Nokia branded mobile gadget released
Finland-based company HMD Global announced on Sunday its first Nokia branded mobile phone. Based on the Android system, the Nokia 6 is intended for the Chinese market. Available in early 2017, the price of the new gadget will be 1,699…
Proposal for felling over 13000 trees gets nod
Dhaka, Jan 9 – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for cutting of 13,356 trees of forests under the Forest Department for implementing gas distribution pipeline project from Sreepur to Joydevpur to be implemented by the Titas Gas Transmission…
Streep wins DeMille award, excoriates Trump
BEVERLY HILLS, California— Actress Meryl Streep earned a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes Sunday and in accepting, turned the spotlight away from herself. She defended Hollywood and journalists, honored the late Carrie Fisher and took shots at President-elect…