Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday granted Appellate Division’s former Justice Joynul Abedin right to appeal, challenging the decision of the High Court to scrap his petition to reject graft charge against him.
Month: July 2017
Women and children for sale for sex, slavery, organs…
By Baher Kamal Rome, Jul 28 (IPS) – It is happening now. Millions of humans are forced to flee armed conflicts, climate change, inequalities, and extreme poverty. They fall easy prey to traffickers lurking anyone who can be subjected to…
Dams turning floods into disasters: Sandrp
All through the month of July, several states in India have been battling severe flood situation. The Northeastern (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Western (Rajasthan Gujarat), Central (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh) and Eastern (Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal) regions have been particularly affected…
Civil society suggest polls time govt, army deployment
Dhaka – Civil society members suggested to the Election Commission (EC) deployment of the army, reintroduction of no-vote, non-use of religion in election campaigns and monitoring sources of election fund as essential for ensuring free and fair parliamentary elections.
BD Energy reguatory body announced reduced gas prices
Complying with the High Court order, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday issued a public notice on its website on the reduced gas price for household consumers.The notice said the household consumers will pay a monthly bill of Tk…
Pak ruling party’s choice for next PM seeks post
Pakistan’s premier-designate and three opposition lawmakers have submitted their candidacies for the country’s next head of government.Monday’s development comes ahead of Tuesday’s vote in parliament that will elect a successor to three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was disqualified from…
UK broadcaster defends plan to air Princess Diana recordings
A British broadcaster is defending its decision to broadcast recordings of Princess Diana candidly discussing her personal life after some royal watchers called it a betrayal of the late princess’ privacy.Channel 4 says the video tapes, made in the early…
BD central bank chief warns against default culture
Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has warned the bankers against the bad impact of the ‘corporate default culture’ in the banking sector.“Bankers have to be very cautious about the corporate default culture in the banking sector,” he said while unveiling…
‘Rampal construction to continue as Unesco does not mention it’
Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Monday said the construction of the coal-fired Rampal Power Plant near the Sundarbans will continue as Unesco has no ‘restriction’.“The Rampal issue has been dropped from the Unesco resolution,” he told a…
BNP’s audit report to EC shows Taka 14 lakh deposit
BNP on Monday submitted its annual financial statement to the Election Commission (EC) for the 2016 calendar year, showing a fund of Tk 14, 04,878 in reserve.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi handed over the financial report to…
LNG to be cheaper with duty waived
The cost of imported LNG is likely to be Tk 11.50 per unit (each cubic metre) as the government has finally exempted all kinds of duties on it. After a huge debate over duty exemption between the National Board of…
Rumki among five remended for torture on girl, her mother
A court here on Monday placed five people, including a female councillor of Bogra municipality, on different terms of remand in two cases filed for shaving the heads of a female student along with her mother after the rape of…
2 held with Yaba tablets in city
Dhaka – Detectives in a drive have arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 20,000 Yaba pills in the city’s Dakkhinkhan area.
5 female ‘JMB members’ indicted in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A court here on Monday framed charges against five female ‘members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh’ (JMB) in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act.Judge of the Additional Session’s Court-1 Dr Iman Ali passed the order.
Ronaldo appears before judge in tax fraud investigation
Madrid,(AP/UNB)- Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at a Spanish court to answer questions as part of an investigation to determine whether the Real Madrid forward committed tax fraud.Ronaldo arrived at Pozuelo de Alarcon Court No. 1 in the outskirts of Madrid…
Araf to take part in European Tour Qualifying School golf
Dhaka- Araf Shardd, a 22-year-old professional Bangladeshi golfer, will take part in the upcoming European Tour Qualifying School Golf Tournament scheduled for October 3 to November 16 in England and Spain.Araf won six times in English Golf Union as an…
Sujon to be taken to Singapore tonight
Dhaka – Former Bangladesh National Cricket team captain and BCB director Khaled Mahmud Sujon, who suffered a stroke, is set to be flown to Singapore tonight (Monday night).An air ambulance carrying Sujon will leave Dhaka for Singapore around 11 pm,…
National Volleyball: PDB retain men’s title, Ansar women’s title
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) retained the men’s title and Bangladesh Ansar clinched the women’s title of the Shahjajal Islami Bank National Volleyball Championships at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
Metro Football: Rainbow AC beat Narinda Lions 2-1
Dhaka- Rainbow Athletic Club managed a 2-1 goals victory over Narinda Junior Lions Club in the Walton First Dhaka Mahanagori Football Tournament at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
BPL Football: Rahmatganj crush Arambagh 4-2
Dhaka – Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society crushed Arambagh Krira Sangha by 4-2 goals in their first appearance in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday.Forward Rashedul Islam Shuvo put Rahmatganj MFS ahead…
Tapes reveals how Diana’s fell in love with bodyguard
Sensational and previously unseen tapes have revealed Princess Diana feared her close friend and protection officer was “bumped off”. The shocking TV documentary, never seen on British TV, lays bare Diana’s disastrous marriage to Prince Charles . In it she…
Hukou Waterfall reopens to visitors after flood
The Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River reopened to tourists Sunday, after torrential rain in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province caused the river to flood last week. The waterfall was closed to visitors from July 26 due to flooding in northern…
Bangladesh advancing with ICT: Narayan Chanda
State Minister for Fisheries and Live Stock Narayan Chandra Chanda here today said Bangladesh is going ahead using Information Technology (ICT). He added everyone getting access to ICT based knowledge and students must emphasis on ICT. Many people are earning…
Economic rebound bypasses Spain’s poorest neighbourhood
Elvira Montadas pushes her neighbour in a wheelchair along a badly paved sidewalk, past crumbling buildings, in return for some pocket change. This is one of the odd jobs allowing her to survive in Spain’s poorest neighbourhood—Los Pajaritos in Seville,…
90pc wastes mix in water in developing countries: survey
A survey reveled that 90 percent wastes directly mix in water causing pollution in developing countries. “Releasing of wastes is one of the major causes of water pollution. These wastes are directly mixing in sources of water causing pollution,” Stamford…
Death toll of swine flu rises to 10 in Myanmar
Three more people died of seasonal influenza A/H1N1-2009, also known as swine flu, in Myanmar’s Yangon, bringing the death toll since the influenza broke out days ago to 10, the Myanmar News Agency reported Monday. The victims are out of…
Sadi Mohammad, Subir Nandi team up for Tagore album
Culture Desk Eminent singers Sadi Mohammad and Subir Nandi have jointly undertaken a project to produce a Tagore album for the coming Eid. Sadi Mohammad will do the musical arrangements while Subir Nandi, who has prominently sung Nazrul songs till…
Ajay Devgn blasts me every other day: Kajol
Kajol is brutally honest. She is one such actor who lay things out as is but this has given her some tough time with her husband and actor Ajay Devgn. While Kajol’s fans and friends adore her honesty, the situation…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka- Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghoga Battola area of Sherpur upazila in Bogra on Monday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Moslem Uddin, 30, son…
Truck driver killed in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – A truck driver was killed as a truck hit another one parked at Kamarpara in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mithu, 30.