Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith here today said the GDP growth would be made 7.24 percent for outgoing fiscal 2016-2017. “The aim of the GDP growth has been fixed at 7.04 percent for the fiscal 2017-2018,” the minister said…
Day: June 20, 2017
Six telecom companies pay Ta 8.5 billion revenue
Six mobile phone operators of the country has paid Tk 855.01 crore as revenue in the 2016-17 fiscal. Tarana Halim, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications, came up with the information while replying to a tabled starred question from Sukumar…
Musa to return home Thursday
Bangladeshi mountaineer Musa Ibrahim will return home on Thursday as the dispute over payment with the helicopter company got settled through discussion. “Bangladesh, I’m coming home,” he wrote on his Facebook wall on Tuesday morning saying the problem is solved…
Hasan attacked Fakhrul’s motorcade at PM’s behest: Rizvi
BNP on Tuesday alleged that Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud attacked its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s motorcade in Chittagong at the behest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Speaking at a human-chain programme, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul…
The Economist incorrectly characterised PM, her govt: BD
Bangladesh has reacted to an article published by The Economist saying the media outlet ‘incorrectly characterised’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government as being ‘pro-Muslim’. “The Prime Minister is a Muslim, but she and her government are proudly secular…
Govt. cuts 18 percent duty on rice import
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said the government has decided to slash import duty on rice by 18 percent to ensure smooth supply and check price. “Now, rice will be imported paying only 10 percent import duty,” said the minister at…
Perez says he hasn’t spoken to Ronaldo about rumors of exit
Madrid, (AP/UNB) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he has yet to speak with Cristiano Ronaldo regarding speculation that the star forward wants to leave Spain after being accused of tax fraud.”The whole thing is very strange because Cristiano…
BSF picks up 2 Bangladeshi nationals in Naogaon
Dhaka – Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi nationals at Duarpal along Hapania border in Porsha upazila on Tuesday.The victims are-Mainul Islam, son of Ketab Ali and Manirul Islam, son of Abdul Mannan of Duarpal…
2 kids drown in Rajshahi pond
Dhaka- Two children drowned in a pond at Tarapur village in Puthia upazila on Tuesday.
Chapainawabganj road crash kills 1
Dhaka – A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Shimultola area of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday morning.
Jubo league office torched in Satkhira
Dhaka – Miscreants set fire to a local Jubo league office in Bhadukhali union of Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Tuesday.
Shakib Khan censured by BCSS
Entertainment Desk Shakib Khan was heavily criticized by Bangladesh Chalacchitra Shilpi Samity (BCSS) for standing in favor of releasing joint-venture productions in Bangladesh. BCSS, a platform of 14 associations of Dhallywood film industry, held a protest on June 18 demanding…
Sridevi wasn’t in favor of Jhanvi doing films
Sridevi, who is all set to make a splash on the silver screen with yet another gritty performance in ‘Mom’, is a doting mother to two daughters – Jhanvi and Khushi in real life. The 1980s diva wasn’t apparently in…
Immigration and economic growth: Is keynes back?
by Bo Rothstein There is something very strange going on in the current debate on refugee immigration. There is a lot of alarmist talk about youth gang criminality, problems related to labor market integration, falling results in school, honor-related violence…
Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says
Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday. Its experts said satellite data and other analysis showed widespread bleaching was…
Chevron prevails in Ecuador pollution battle at US Supreme Court
Oil giant Chevron prevailed Monday in a long-running legal battle over pollution in Ecuador, with the US Supreme Court blocking villagers from collecting a $8.65-billion foreign judgment against the company. The court declined to hear an appeal against lower-court decisions…
Google steps up efforts to block extremism, following Facebook
Google is stepping up its efforts to block “extremist and terrorism-related videos” over its platforms, using a combination of technology and human monitors. The measures announced Sunday come on the heels of similar efforts unveiled by Facebook last week, and…
Thousands gather in Taiwan for festive celebrity funeral
Lion dancers and Lamborghinis took part in a massive funeral parade for one of Taiwan’s best-loved television stars Tuesday, known for his crass jokes and trademark bowl haircut. Funerals in Taiwan are famously festive, sometimes even including pole dancers and…
Detective police sued in Barguna for woman repression
Dhaka, June 20 – A case has been filed against Sub-inspector Abu Zafar of district Detective Branch (DB) of police under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act in Barguna on Monday.
A private-sector solution to the refugee crisis
Nirj Deva Brussels – International development is not just about alleviating poverty; it is also about delivering security, stability, and economic opportunities to poor and fragile communities, thereby preventing citizens from having to flee their home country in search of…
Pakistan’s persistent energy crisis
Nadeem ul Haque Islamabad – For almost a decade, Pakistan has lacked the energy it needs, with producers and consumers across the country facing power outages for up to 12 hours per day. At the root of this crisis lies…
FAO warns of tilapia virus as outbreak spreads
Bangkok – An emerging viral disease observed in both wild and farmed tilapia could impact global food security and nutrition if biosafety measures are not introduced, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other organisations have warned.
Six killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka, Jun 20 – At least six people dies in the head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. Four victims died on the spot and two others on…
Saudi Arabia claims arrest of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
Riyadh, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia said Monday its forces had captured and were questioning three members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who were intending to carry out an attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Persian Gulf.
Trophy-winning Pak cricketers warmly welcomed home
Islamabad, Jun 20 (AP/UNB) – Hundreds of fans stayed up late to welcome home members of new Champions Trophy winner Pakistan in the cities of Lahore and Karachi on Tuesday.
Car rams into police vehicle on Champ-Elysees
Police said that the driver of the car is the only casualty in what they described as an ‘attempted attack’. Paris – A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in France’s capital,…
US student Otto Warmbier dies after return from North Korea
American college student Otto Warmbier only intended to spend five days sightseeing in North Korea in 2016. Instead, he spent 17 months there in detention where his family believes he was tortured into a coma. On Monday, less than a…
Ulema bodies at Unions to drive terror away: Zafarullah Khan
Dhaka – Chief of Bangladesh Islami Shasantra Andolan, Moulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan on Monday urged the government to constitute Ulema committees at all unions of the country to drive terrorism out of Bangladesh.
An open letter to the Honourable PM
It is really good that a student can get admitted to a government or private medical college with just attending a single admission test though there are a few problems like question leakage of admission test. This good initiative has…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was shot to death in Exaltación de la Cruz, a rural municipality 80 km from Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires. Her ex-husband, José Arce, who was sentenced…