The Water Police Authorities of one of the world most important harbor area puts focus on safety and equipment quality for crewmen and awarded Weatherdock with an order of an AIS-SART/MOB with integrated, full DSC for the entire staff.
Day: February 21, 2017
Football: Mourinho eying changes for St Etienne 2nd leg
Dhaka – Jose Mourinho will likely ring the changes again as Manchester United look to wrap up their progress to the Europa League last 16 away to Saint-Etienne on Wednesday. A Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick led them to a 3-0 victory…
Mustafizur, Rubel retuns in squad for Test series against Sri Lanka
Dhaka -Bangladesh Cricket Board today announced a 16-member squad for the Test series in the tour of Sri Lanka starting next month.Pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman who was not part of the one-off Test against India, backed in the side for…
Pakistan Super League final stays in Lahore, says Sethi
Dhaka — The Pakistan Super League final will be played in the city of Lahore next month despite a recent attack there which killed at least 13 people.”PSL management and franchisees resolve By to hold final in Lahore,” PSL chairman…
No. 3 Pablo Cuevas beaten in first round of Rio Open
Dhaka — Third-seeded Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay was knocked out in the first round of the Rio Open by Arthur de Greef of Belgium 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.In another first-round match on Monday on outdoor clay, Dusan Lajovic of Serbia won…
Neymar loses appeal, will stand trial for Barcelona transfer
Dhaka — Neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges related to his transfer to Barcelona four years ago. Barcelona, Brazilian club Santos, and the company run by his parents also lost their appeals and…
‘Drug trader’ killed in Jessore gunfight
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a gunfight between two rival groups at Shikri Battala at Benapole in Jessore here early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Selim, 45, son of Taher of Bhaberber area in Benapole.
College student killed in Magura road accident
Dhaka – A college student was killed as a speeding truck hit his bicycle on Magura-Jhenaidah highway in Magura on Tuesday Morning.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas, 20, a student of 1st year (hons) of Magura Govt College and…
Fugitive in Kibria murder case held in Habiganj
Dhaka – Police arrested Abdul Jalil, a fugitive accused in the former Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case, from Mahmudpur village of Sadar upazila in Habiganj early Tuesday.Tipped off, a team of Sadar Police Station launched a drive at…
Man held with 15 gold bars at Ctg Airport
Dhaka – Customs intelligence officials arrested a man along with 15 gold bars, weighing 1.45 kg, at Shah Amanat International Airport here in Chittagong on Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Shahadat Hossain, 28, of Anwara upazila of the district.
6 outlaws get life term for murder in Jessore
Dhaka – A court here on Monday convicted six members of an outlawed party and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2003.The convicts are—Haider Ali, Tushar Mandal, Hiramon Mali, Sukti Mandal, Pritish Mandal and Prashanto…
College student found dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A college student was found dead at Mirzapur in Dumuria upazila in Khulna on Tuesday.Being informed by local people, police recovered the body of Sudarshan, 22, a 3rd year (Honours) student of Khulna Government Sundarbans College and son…
2 held with 3 pistols in city
Dhaka – Police arrested two alleged criminals along with three firearms and 33 bullets from the city’s Motijheel area on Tuesday.The arrestees are Nahidul Islam, 30, and Nazmul Hossain Noman, 29.Officer-in-charge of Motijheel Police Station Omar Faruque said a special…
Sri Lanka Tour: Bangladesh squad for Test series announced
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday announced the squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in March.
Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with two senior security…
Movement to continue until democracy ‘restored’: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said their party will continue its movement until democracy is ‘restored’ in the country. He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after paying homage to the Language Movement…
BGB voices concern at border killing
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has renewed its concern about the firing and killing of Bangladeshi nationals along borders with neighbouring India. The issues were raised at the 44th Border Conference between BGB and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) held at…
Don’t distort Bengali accent, PM to new generation
Criticising the young generation’s latest trend of using Bengali language in English accent, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to be careful about its distortion. “These days we’re witnessing a trend of uttering Bengali in English accent using…
NASA announces press conference over new exoplanet findings
NASA says it has some big news to tell the world. The leading space agency has announced a press conference to take place on Thursday morning AEST to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun,…
Dhaka urges UN to make Bangla its official language
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday demanded the United Nations make Bangla, a language of the world’s 32 crore people, as one of its official languages. “We want the United Nations to recognise Bangla as one of its…
Ex-JaPa MP Quader held over MP Liton killing
Detectives arrested Dr Abdul Quader Khan, former Jatiya Party MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, from his residence at Rahmannagar Ziladarpara in the district town on Tuesday over the killing of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton. A team of Detective Branch…
Can India-China strategic dialogue reduce tensions?
The first China-India secretary level strategic dialogue begins this Wednesday in Beijing. India’s foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will sit with his Chinese counterpart Zhang Yesui. India’s Foreign Office terms this as the first strategic meeting between these two countries. Similar…
Syria: Make human rights priority of Geneva talks
Participants in the February 23, 2017, UN-sponsored Syria peace talks in Geneva should prioritize five key human rights issues during negotiations, 40 human rights and other organizations said today. The priorities are to end unlawful attacks, ensure aid access and…
Trump has 3,643 websites
Donald Trump has a vast online portfolio of domain names — digital addresses that foreshadowed his political career, business projects and accusations of unethical behavior. Before he reached the White House, Trump’s company had laid claim to at least 3,643…
No family member claims Kim Jong-nam’s body
Malaysian authorities are yet to formally identify the body of Kim Jong-nam as no family member has come forward, officials say. The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un died last week after apparently being poisoned while waiting for a…
The 15 worst cities for rush hour traffic
Plenty of drivers complain about rush hour traffic, but some have more to gripe about than others. Bangkok has the worst evening rush hour traffic in the world for a second consecutive year, according to GPS manufacturer TomTom.
Death row convict in blogger Rajib murder arrested
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police( DMP) arrested death row convict who was a fugitive mastermind of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder, along with his one close associate from Uttara area in the…
Take one combined admission test for tertiary education.
A news “No one admitted to four departments of RUET” has drawn my attention. The departments were Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME).
Plane carrying 5 people hits Australian shopping mall
Melbourne, Feb 21 (AP/UNB) — Five people were believed killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
Nation pays homage to language martyrs
Dhaka, Feb 21 – The nation pays glowing tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on Tuesday marking ‘Amar Ekushey’ and the International Mother Language Day.