Dhaka – BNP vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Thursday described the six-member search committee formed by the President for constituting the new Election Commission (EC) as a ‘farce committee’.
Month: January 2017
Cop suspended over assault on journos in city
Dhaka – A police official was suspended in connection with assault on two journalists in the city during the half-day hartal enforced by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Port-Power on Thursday.
Morgan fifty gives England big win in 1st T20
Dhaka – Skipper Eoin Morgan’s sublime half-century and a disciplined bowling effort powered England to a seven-wicket win against India in the first Twenty20 international in Kanpur on Thursday.Chasing a modest 148 for victory, England rode on the third-wicket 83-run…
Another arrest warrant against BNP’s Tarique Rahman
The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday issued warrant of arrest against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed accusing six persons including BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique. Judge Abu…
Police clash with protesters, assault journos during anti-Rampal strike
Police have assaulted two journalists at Dhaka University amid clashes during a strike called against the Rampal Power Plant.A protester was seen being dragged away by his T-shirt before the journalists were assaulted in front of Shahbagh Police Station around…
PM at her ancestral home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday visited Bangabandhu’s ancestral home in the district town here, now being used as the district Awami League office, as she is now on a two-day visit to her village home. “After her oath of…
Police foil hartal supporters’ demo in city: 5 hurt
Police foiled an attempt of Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, a platform of leftist student organisations, to stage demonstrations in front of Shahbagh intersection demanding cancellation of Rampal power plant project during National Committee’s hartal in the city.
Fire guts factories in Chittagong
Dhaka – A candle factory and an auto-rickshaw workshop were gutted in a devastating fire in Nazumia hat and Alipur area under Hathazari upazila of the district in the early hours of today. Fire Service sources said the fire originated…
Bangladeshi origin scientist wins Prince Sultan Award
Bangladeshi-origin American scientist Dr Shafiqul Islam has jointly won the prestigious Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW). The Creativity prize was awarded to the team of Dr Shafiqul Islam (Tufts University, USA) and Dr Rita Colwell (University…
‘Drug peddler’ held with Yaba tablets in Barguna
Dhaka – Detectives arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 1400 Yaba tablets and three sharp weapons from Shingrabunia village in Sadar upazila in Barguna early Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Sumon Sikder, 30, son of late Majibar Rahman Hawlader…
Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem Is Declaration of War: Iraq’s al-Sadr
“Transferring the US embassy to al-Quds would be a public and more-explicit-than-ever declaration of war against Islam,” he said in a statement. In a break with previous administrations, new US President Donald Trump has pledged to recognize al-Quds as the…
B’desh girls off to good start in Japan
Dhaka – Bangladesh U-16 Football team beat local Academy Sakai team by 2-1 goals in a friendly match in Osaka Academy Sakai in a cool and chilly afternoon in Osaka on Thursday.Sirat Jahan Shopna put Bangladesh ahead in the 24th…
2 held with bombs in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged criminals along with three bombs at Ghoshbila village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Shaheen, son of Amin Sarkar of Pangsha village and Jubair, son of Ibrahim Ali of…
Int’l Lit Conf begins at Bangla Academy Feb 2
Dhaka – Three-day long ‘International Literature Conference’ will begin on the Bangla Academy Premises on February 2.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference along with the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair on February 1, said Bangla Academy Director General…
Uttara SC enjoy 174 runs victory against Kalindi KC
Dhaka – Uttara Sporting Club secured a colossal 174-run victory against Kalindi Krira Chakra in the Dhaka First Division Cricket League at Jahangirnagar University Ground on Thursday.Uttara SC batted first to collect 300 for 8 in 50 overs where Asiqul…
3 to die for killing child in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A tribunal here of Thursday convicted three young men and sentenced them to death for killing a minor boy in Sadar upazila in Gaibandha in 2010.The condemned convicts are—Jahidul Islam Jahid, 27, son of Billu Miah, Pabel Miah, 19,…
Paris Jackson: ‘My father was murdered’
Michael Jackson’s only daughter, Paris, says she believes her father was murdered. In her first in-depth interview, Paris told Rolling Stone she was convinced Jackson’s 2009 death was “a setup”. The singer died from an overdose of the powerful anaesthetic…
Raees gets blockbuster rating from viewers
After a long wait, Shah Rukh Khan’s latest release Raees landed in the theatres on Wednesday. Even before its release, the movie managed to create a lot of buzz, courtesy brand Shah Rukh Khan. The makers of the film encashed…
Redowan Rony brings back couple for making drama
Culture Desk Agnila-Azad the couple who made news while performing in a memorial music video for singer Lucky Akhand last year have come together again. This new video will be released on satellite channels on January 27. This new video…
Fighting leprosy when the world thinks it’s eradicated
Farmer Folahan is one of up to 200 people in the west African country of Benin who still contract leprosy every year. Her face is covered in nodules—a symptom of the condition—when she arrives at the screening centre in the…
Int Conference on Computer, Communication begins at RU
A two-day International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Material and Electronic Engineering began at Rajshahi University (RU) today. Science Faculty of RU organized the conference in order to provide a unique opportunity for the science and technology professionals, scientists, engineers,…
Ensure best use of cultivable land amid changing climate: Experts
Ensuring best use of cultivable land adopting the latest technologies with newer cropping patterns would become very effective to enhance crop production to ensure food security amid changing climate. According to agriculture and environment experts, sustainable food security has become…
Could Brexit put the brakes on Britain’s car industry?
Britain’s car industry reached its highest production level of the 21st century last year, but with Brexit talks imminent manufacturers are facing uncertain times ahead of the country’s EU exit. More than 1.7 million cars were produced in Britain last…
President Donald Trump believes waterboarding works
US President Donald Trump has said he believes waterboarding works, saying “we have to fight fire with fire”. Mr Trump told ABC News he would consult Defense Secretary James Mattis and CIA director Mike Pompeo about what could be done…
Mexico: We will not pay for Trump border wall
Mexico will not pay for Donald Trump’s border wall, the country’s president has said in a message to the nation. Enrique Pena Nieto said he “lamented” the plans for the barrier, adding that “Mexico doesn’t believe in walls”.
Sri Lanka beats South Africa by 5 wickets to win T20 series
Dhaka — Niroshan Dickwella struck a crucial 68 as Sri Lanka beat South Africa by five wickets in Wednesday’s Twenty20 international at Newlands to secure its first trophy on South African soil.Chasing a challenging 170 to win the decisive third…
Monaco reaches League Cup final after beating Nancy 1-0
Dhaka — Monaco scraped into the League Cup final on Wednesday, beating Nancy 1-0 after top scorer Radamel Falcao was gifted a goal in first-half stoppage time.Nancy goalkeeper Guy Roland Ndy Assembe rushed out to claim a ball in the…
One held with firearms in C’nawabganj
Dhaka– Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with two one-shooter guns and two rounds of bullets from Panditpara village in Chouka border area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Situ…
2 sentenced to die in absentia, on testimony of accomplice in 2012 schoolboy killing
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and another one to seven years’ imprisonment for abducting and killing a schoolboy, after which they disposed of the body in a brick kiln fire.The convicts—Jakaria, 25, son…
Nonviolent action: Why and how it works
Robert J. Burrowes Nonviolent action is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, however, activists do not always understand why nonviolence is so powerful and they design ‘direct actions’ that are virtually powerless. I would like to start by posing two questions. Why is…