Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday framed charge against former chief of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Moulana Saidur Rahman in a case lodged for creating subversive activities in 2010.
Month: February 2017
Six persons on remand for question paper leakage
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed six persons on a 4-day remand each for leakage of question paper.
Anti-Valentine’s day rally at RU
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University Single Group (RUSG), an anti-valentine’s Day association of the university has celebrated the Valentine’s Day in an exceptional way staging their demonstration on the campus. Students under the banner of “Deprived Association of Love” brought…
Int’l confce on ‘Conservation Agri for Smallholders’ at BAU
Mymensingh – A three-day long second conference on ‘Conservation Agriculture for mallholders’ began at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Tuesday in Mymemsingh. BAU pro-VC Prof Dr Jasimuddin Khan inaugurated the conference as chief guest with…
Language Day Rating Chess begins
Dhaka- The International Mother Language Day Rating Chess tournament began today at Sonargaon Upazila Parisad auditorium. Liakot Hossain Khoka MP, Narayangaj-3 institution formally inaugurated the meet as the Chief guest. Shahinur Islam, Upazela Nirbahi officer presided the opening ceremony. Advocate…
Gopalganj college teacher killed in road crash
Dhaka – A college teacher was killed after a bus knocked him down in front of LGED office in the district town in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.
Women’s Cricket League: Rayer Bazar AC crush Shining SA by 173 runs
Dhaka– Rayer Bazar Athletics Club earned a huge 173-run victory over Shinning Sports Academy in the Dhaka metropolis Women’s First Division Cricket League at the City Club ground on Tuesday.Rayer Bazar AC batted first after winning the toss and piled…
‘New JMB member’ killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected new JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Patanja in Kahalu upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abu Musa alias Abu Jar alias Abu Talha Alias Rabin alias Samiul, 32, a resident…
Bangladesh earn four gold medals in Kathmandu Int’l Taekwondo
Dhaka – Bangladesh has earned four gold medals in the First Kathmandu International Taekwondo Championship concluded in the Nepalese capital recently.Bangladesh finished runners-up securing 10 medals, including four gold, three silver and three bronze medals, while India emerged champions in…
False graft allegation thwarted higher GDP growth prospect: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country’s GDP growth would have reached 8 percent if the construction work on the Padma Bridge, which faced a setback due to the false graft allegation raised by the World Bank, could…
Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting American corn farmers
Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy…
Cheap solar ambulances to speed into service in rural Bangladesh
An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say. The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh’s cities, runs entirely on solar power…
Comilla Division to be named as ‘Maynamati Division’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the new division in Comilla will be named as ‘Maynamati Division’. From now on, there will be no division based on the name of the district concerned rather new division would come up…
Playboy brings back nudity, saying its removal was a mistake
Playboy magazine has announced it is bringing back nudity, reversing a decision made last year. The move was announced by Playboy’s new chief creative officer Cooper Hefner, who said the decision to remove nudity entirely “was a mistake”. “Today we’re…
Banglalink exercises zero tolerance for non-compliance: CEO
Mobile phone operator Banglalink said it exercises zero tolerance policy against all suppliers and partners if they are failed to meet the highest standards and compliance. “Banglalink is a fully compliant company, committed to enforcing and upholding the highest standards,”…
Waking up early is magical: Shraddha
Actress Shraddha Kapoor, currently awaiting the release of Half Girlfriend and Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai, believes the energy one can attain by waking up early is just “magical”. “Waking up early is just magical. Love love lovee the morning…
Lyricist Rafiquzzaman felicitated
Culture Desk Veteran lyricist Mohammad Rafiquzzaman turned 75 on February 11. To observe his birthday Nibedon an organistation for music arranged a felicitation porgramme on February 12 at the Music and Dance Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital.…
Lego Batman’ beats ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ at US box office
The Lego Batman Movie” dominated “Fifty Shades Darker” in a battle of new releases at North American box offices over the weekend, industry data showed on Monday. The Warner Bros spinoff of the “Lego Movie” finished on top with $53…
Toshiba dives on shock loss-reporting delay
Shares in Toshiba dived more than nine percent Tuesday after the huge conglomerate delayed the release of financial results expected to include billions of dollars in losses tied to its ailing US nuclear power unit. The firm plunged 9.45 percent…
Valentine’s Day to promote love against hatred
Dhaka, Feb 13 – Right after welcoming spring with bright colors, 14 February is here with another special day to celebrate, a day all about love.
Alleged Terrorist killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Feb 14 – An alleged terrorist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Patanja in Kahalu upazila of Bogra early Tuesday. The identity of the deceased could not yet be known.
Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns
Washington, Feb 14 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s…
18 ways to Promote sustainable finance – Italian dialogue
Delia Paul A national dialogue process on green finance in Italy has yielded a list of 18 possible policy actions for redesigning the country’s financial system to meet sustainability aims. The one-year dialogue engaged Italy’s banking and finance sector to…
Sajib Wazed Joy’s demand: They should apologise
I really appreciate Mr. Sajib wazed Joy, the adviser to our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina writing to World Bank on the facebook regarding conspiracy on the Padma Bridge Project. Mr. Joy heavily criticised former US First Lady and Secretary of State…
An existential threat to South Africa¹s food system
In December 2016 Monsanto shareholders voted in favour of the sale of the company to Bayer for US$66 billion, making it the largest-ever foreign corporate takeover by a German company.
IFAD, Indonesia sign agreement for small farmers food security
Rome, 13 February – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Indonesia signed a financial agreement today to fund a rural development project that will greatly improve access to water for irrigation and consequently improve food…
Jordan resorts to cloud seeding tech for water
Environment-friendly technology set to narrow the gap between water demand and availability Experiments in six-month pilot increase rainfall, and government decides to extend the project Questions remain on the consistency of results and impact on neighboring countries Amman – The…
Trump’s wall puts wildlife at risk
More than 50 animal species that share the US-Mexico border ecosystem are in danger. Since 2011, researchers have warned that the number would increase if barriers grow. One study found that barriers affect the movement of animals, not undocumented people…
Three NU officials semtemced to jail for graft
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday sent three officials of the National University to the jail in a graft case lodged by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).
PM’s signature counterfeiting, one put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday granted a two-day remand for Hasina Begum, who was arrested for alleged counterfeiting the signature of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday evening.