by Associated Press Vallette, Malta — A Maltese investigative journalist who had exposed her island nation’s links with the so-called Panama Papers document leak was killed Monday when a bomb destroyed her car as she was driving near her home,…
Day: October 17, 2017
Women pivotal to addressing hunger, malnutrition
New York, 13 Oct (IPS/Lakshmi Puri) — The 16th of October marks World Food Day, a reminder to the international community of the criticality of treating food security as a 21st Century priority if sustainable development, peace and security and…
How pharma firms, corporate hospitals fleece patients
by K M Gopakumar The Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (INPPA), using its powers under the Drugs Price Control Order 2013, capped the prices of cardiovascular stents and knee implants. INPPA has powers to fix the prices of all medical…
Asia Cup: Super-4s, place-deciders begin Wednesday
Dhaka – The super fours and the place -deciding classification matches of the eight-team Hero 10th Men’s Asia Cup Hockey will begin on Wednesday at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here with three matches billing for the day.The Pool B…
4 ‘robbers’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka- Police in a drive arrested four alleged members of inter-district robbers’ gang along with home-made weapons from Darshana-Joyrampur road area of Damurhuda upazila early Tuesday.
Teenage girl’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy in Panchagarh
Dhaka – The body of a teenage girl, who allegedly committed suicide on October 10, was exhumed for fresh autopsy on Tuesday. Following a court order, the body of Rahima Akter Sonia, a student of Kazi Shahabuddin Girls’ School and…
Man to die for killing wife in Jessore
Dhaka- A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in 2007.The court also fined Rafiqul Islam Dhopodi, son of Shaheed Ali of Dakkhin Nauapara in Abhoynagar upazila, Tk 1 lakh.
Tamim back as Tigers meet Proteas in 2nd ODI Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will take on hosts South Africa in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Boland Park in Paarl on Wednesday.The battle will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where the 7th-ranked Tigers must look forward to…
3 killed as train hits microbus in Comilla
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a train hit a microbus in Jailkhanabari area under Bijoypur union of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 50, of Sahapur of Comilla Sadar, Sohel…
Bangladesh-Ireland first one-dayer ends in no result
Dhaka – The first match of the five-match unofficial ODI series between hosts Bangladesh A team and touring Ireland A team was abandoned due to rain at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.
Agrani Bank plays 1-1 with NofelSC
Dhaka-Agrani Bank SC played to a 1-1 draw with newcomer Nofel Sporting Club in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Tuesday.
20 passport brokers jailed in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 20 brokers from in front of Agargaon passport office in the city on Tuesday.Sources at the Rab headquarters said a team of Rab-2 conducted a drive in the passport office and…
Special Chess: Syed Ejaz Hussain takes solo lead in open section
Dhaka- Syed Ejaz Husain of BRAC University took solo lead in the open section of the Walton Special Chess Tournament for visually challenged players securing full five points from the 5th round matches at the Chess Federation hall room on…
IOM to help relocate Rohingyas to Bhashan Char
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has assured the government of providing all sorts of assistance in shifting Rohingyas to Bhasan Char in Noakhali, said a minister. “Kulupalong camp, located on 3,000 acres of land, is a temporary one. We’ve…
2,323 candidates selcted from 36th BD civil service exam
The final results of 36th examinations to enter the Bangladesh Civil Service have been published on Tuesday. Recommendations for various cadre positions have been made for 2,323 successful candidates, Public Service Commission Chairman Mohammad Sadiq told bdnews24.com. He said 5,631…
Stock record uptrend on Tuesday
Stocks saw upward trend on Tuesday with the major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock exchanges finishing upward amid higher transactions of some large-cap securities. The rising major sectors were tannery industries, textile and IT sector. A total of…
North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
UN, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.”
Bangladesh Foreign Minister to visit Myanmar Nov 19
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will visit Myanmar next month to attend the 13th ASEM to be held in Myanmar’s capital.
Rape accused killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Oct 17 – An accused of a rape case was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kurushkul area of Sadar Upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Selim,…
Fisherfolk wave black flag at Narmada Dam stone laying
Bhadbut Dam Fisherfolk show black flags against Modi plan. Hundreds of fisherfolk riding on about 100 fishing boats waved black flags at PM during his laying foundation stone for Rs 4,000 crore Bhadbhut Dam on the Narmada river’s mouth on…
India’s draft groundwater guidelines to ‘destroy’ the resource
The Ministry of Water Resources of the Union Government of India has on Oct 11, 2017 (see notice: http://www.wrmin.nic.in/forms/List.aspx?lid=1180&Id=6) put up draft guidelines on Groundwater management in India (see draft Guidelines: http://www.wrmin.nic.in/writereaddata/guideline-NOC-CGWA.pdf), with comments period of 60 days. The comments…
Unep-Rabobank $1 billion program for sustainable food supply
Hong Kong, China – Oct 17 – Rabobank, the world’s leading food and agricultural bank, has announced its global activation program, ‘Kickstart Food’, to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food supply. One of the first steps in this program…
$500m Green Climate Fund for REDD-plus results-based pay
Delhi, 17 October (Indrajit Bose) — The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has decided to allocate up to USD 500 million for a request for proposals (RFP) for the pilot programme for ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and forest…
Female UP member held with Yaba in Jessore
Dhaka – Detectives arrested a female member of Ward No 3 in Babukhali union of Mohammadpur upazila along with 175 pieces of Yaba tablets in Magura on Monday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Shayamoli Khatun, 40.
Fake doctor, assistant held in Chandpur
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged fake doctor and his assistant from a medical centre in Hajiganj upazila headquarters in Chandpur on Monday afternoon.
Newborn baby found dead in Jessore
Dhaka – Police recovered a decomposed body of a newborn baby from a water body in Khorinci Dakhshinpara area under Khedapara union of Monirampur upazila in Jessore on Monday afternoon.
Combination therapy for ‘Super malaria’ : WHO
A recent report by the BBC shows a dangerous increase of resistance to the drug artemisinin. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for the treatment of malaria and the spread of resistance to this drug,…
International banking: Known evil or unknown good?
by Ugo Marani From 2000 to 2007 European banks’ overseas assets almost quadrupled, making them the most globalized in the world, while from 2007 to 2015 they shrank by 45%. The repercussions of the 2008 crisis can be guessed: Dutch,…
Drive against food adulteration must up to UP level
Dhaka – The government should extend its anti-adulteration drive to field level from towns or cities to ensure safe food in the country, experts said.
Block Internet links offering ‘ Blue Whale Challenge’: HC
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday directed the government to block for six months the internet links of providing ‘Blue Whale Challenge’, which is blamed for triggering suicide among its players across the world.