Rajshahi – The authority of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has formed a five-member probe committee to probe Teachers assault and break the now going dead lock condition of the University on Wednesday.
Day: February 8, 2017
Bangladesh protests Myanmar police firing on fishing boat
Bangladesh has “strongly” protested the Myanmar border police’s firing on a fishing boat in the Naf river that killed one fisherman and injured another.The foreign ministry on Wednesday said they protested the “act of aggression” in a diplomatic note sent…
BNP urges President to reconsider CEC
BNP on Wednesday urged President Abdul Hamid to reconsider the appointment of KM Nurul Huda as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) as he is a ‘controversial person’. “A controversial person has been appointed the Chief Election Commissioner. Even a crazy…
President appoints 8 High Court judges
President Abdul Hamid in consultation with Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has appointed eight additional judges of High Court Division as judges of the same division, a law ministry release said. The eight judges are Justice S.M. Mozibur Rahman, Justice…
Sagar-Runi murder: Court asks IO to submit progress report Mar 21
A court here on Wednesday asked the investigation officer of journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case to submit a progress report before it on March 21. Metropolitan Magistrate Mazharul Islam passed the order as IO of the case assistant police super…
PM seeks more support from armed forces to combat terrorism
Noting that terrorism and militancy have now emerged as a new global crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the Armed Forces, to extend more cooperation so that no such incident could take place which could deter…
President urges Asia Pacific leaders to fight terrorism together
Noting that terrorism is the greatest enemy of mankind and civilisation, President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday called upon the leaders of Asia Pacific Region to build a united resistance against it for attaining continued peace, prosperity and development. “Extremism and…
One gets life term for possessing phensidyl
Dhaka – A Chittagong court in a verdict today sentenced a drug trader to life term imprisonment for possessing 188 bottles of contraband phensidyl. Chittagong Divisional Special Judge Mir Ruhul Amin delivered the judgment convicting Mohammad Idris, 40, hailed from…
‘Ekushey Boi Mela’ draws huge crowd in Khulna
Dhaka- “Ekushey Boi Mela Khulna-2017” today, on the eighth day, drew a huge attraction of a large number of visitors on the Khulna Divisional Public Library premises in Boyra area here by exhibiting books of different genres of literature and…
50-maund jatka seized in Lakshmipur
Dhaka – Police in a drive seized 50- maund of jatka (small hilsa fish) from Poura Asram area under Ramgati upazila in Lakshmipur today. Police also arrested three persons and produced them before a mobile court this noon.The court fined…
Sent-off Suarez hoping for final ban reprieve
Dhaka – Luis Suarez is hoping an appeal will save him from missing the Copa del Rey final after being sent off for Barcelona in a bad-tempered semi-final, second leg against Atletico Madrid.Suarez scored Barcelona’s goal as three players were…
ICC WWCQ: BD women lost to Pakistan by 67 runs
Dhaka – Bangladesh women’s cricket team conceded a 67-run defeat against Pakistan in their Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier at Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Showing their bowling strength with skipper Rumana Ahmed’s…
Bangladesh-India one-off Test kicks off Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will face giant India in the one-off Test beginning at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, India on Thursday.The match will begin at 10am Bangladesh time.This is for the 1st time India are hosting Bangladesh since 2000…
Siddikur to take part in Maybank Championship
Dhaka –Bangladesh’s celebrity golfer Siddikur Rahman will contest in the $3 million Maybank Championship to be started at Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.The two times Asian Tour winner, Siddikur, will take part in the meet against…
Women’s League: Rayer Bazar AC beat City Club by 5 wkts
Dhaka– Rayer Bazar AC defeated City Club by five wickets in the Dhaka Metropolis Women’s First Division Cricket League at Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Wednesday.
Bangladeshi short film in Cannes
Culture Desk Daag, a Bangladeshi short film will become the first short to be selected for screening in the Cannes Film Festival. The film will be shown in the upcoming 70th edition of the annual festival between May 17…
West Nile virus epidemics made worse by drought: study
Drought has sharply boosted the intensity of deadly West Nile virus epidemics, which are set to worsen with global warming, scientists reported Wednesday. Their research, published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, offers the best explanation of why the…
Sting, Wayne Shorter win 2017 Sweden’s Polar Music Prize
British rock star Sting and American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter were on Tuesday awarded the 2017 Swedish Polar Music Prize for their innovative contributions to music. The prestigious award was founded in 1989 by Swedish pop group ABBA’s late manager…
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. A quarter of a century after liberalisation kick-started India’s economic…
Tokyo stocks lose early gains on yen uptick, oil fall
Tokyo stocks slipped Wednesday morning as an uptick in the yen hit exporters while energy shares dropped on falling oil prices. Japan’s main equity markets opened in positive territory on the back of a rise in New York, where the…
Start-up fever grips young tech-savvy Indians
In the basement of a Bangalore building, hundreds of young Indians sit in neat rows of desks typing furiously, all dreaming of becoming the new Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg. A quarter of a century after liberalisation kick-started India’s economic…
Somalia’s al-Shabab kills four in Puntland hotel attack
Al-Shabab fighters stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region killing four guards, while two of the attackers also died, a senior Somali official said. The attack occurred in the port city of Bosasso early on Wednesday,…
Al Qaeda leader mocks Trump as fool after Yemen raid
(CNN)Days after a raid on an al Qaeda compound in Yemen led to the first US military combat death under Donald Trump, the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released an audio message taunting the new American President.
US Court questions whether travel ban is anti-Muslim
An appeals court has questioned whether President Donald Trump’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims. The executive order temporarily banned entry for all refugees and visitors from seven mainly Muslim countries, until it was halted last week.
BNP-led alliance alleges PM’s choice reflected in new EC
Dhaka, Feb 7 – Voicing frustration over the ‘quick’ formation of the Election Commission (EC) from the search body’s proposed names, BNP on Tuesday night said the Prime Minister’s choice has been reflected in it. Speaking at a press conference,…
Eight teenagers held over Uttara schoolboy murder
Dhaka, Feb 8 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight members of two teenage groups from Uttara in the city on Wednesday morning in the schoolboy Adnan murder case.
Two suspected robbers killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 8 – Two suspected robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Panchpir in Kahalu upazila of Bogra district in northern Bangladesh early Wednesday.
BD Supreme Court seeks expert views on judge dismissal provision
Dhaka, Feb – The Appellate Division on Wednesday appointed 12 senior lawyers as amicus curiae to advise the court to dispose of an appeal filed against a High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution…
Improve banking services, settle client complaints: BB Governor
Dhaka, Feb 7 – Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir today asked bankers to ensure proper banking services in their banks for bringing down the country’s position in doing business ranking to below 100 from the existing 176 within fiscal…
Two medical students sink into Sylhet quicksand
Dhaka, Feb 7 – Two medical students sank down into a quicksand at Lalakhal Mistrighat in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet, northeast Bangladesh, on Tuesday afternoon.