Dhaka – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 29 November 2017 Wednesday in Islami Bank Tower.
Month: November 2017
Rooppur to have most powerful-safe VVER-1200 reactor
Alexander Khazin Dhaka – The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant’s generation units will be based on VVER-1200 reactors of the 3+ generation technology. The innovative power generation units have improved technical and economic parameters that ensure absolute safety of the operation…
Trump hits out at May after far-right video tweets
Donald Trump has told UK Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on “terrorism” in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. “Don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within…
Chelsea’s Conte apologises after ref rant
LONDON,(BSS/AFP) – Antonio Conte has apologised after the Chelsea manager was sent to the stands for a furious touchline rant during his side’s 1-0 win over Swansea. Conte was incensed with Swansea’s time-wasting throughout the first half at Stamford Bridge and…
Fog halts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
Dhaka – Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted from early Thursday due to dense fog.The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) kept suspended the ferry services and plying of the water vessels…
New leadership to revive Greek social democracy
by Kostas Botopoulos What would you say is the current situation of Pasok, the Greek social democratic party? What is the historic position of social democracy in the Greek political system? Given the recent Greek crisis, where does the party…
EC has ‘obligation to block Bayer-Monsanto merger’
A new legal study by University College London urges the European Commission “to take action and to block the proposed merger between Bayer and Monsanto, whether viewed through a narrow competition lens or a wider scope of social and environmental…
Solo Painting show ‘The Uncaged’ opens at AF Dhaka Friday
A solo painting exhibition titled ‘Pinjirmukto’ (The Uncaged) by artist Zahangir Alom will be opened at Alliance Française, Dhaka at its La Galerie. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition will be held on Friday,1 December 2017 at 6pm.
Time to help young farmers now
Danielle Nierenberg A new report from the American National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) discusses the results of the 2017 National Young Farmer Survey. The number of American farmers is decreasing and their average age is increasing, as reported by the…
Police recover body of abducted boy in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a schoolboy on Wednesday, five days after he went missing, from a ditch at Monairkandi village in Homna upazila after five days of his abduction.The deceased was identified as Riad, 12, a sixth…
Jessore youth ‘kills self’ to get rid of illness
Dhaka – A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Bhayna village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Wednesday morning. Family sources said Abdul Jabbar, 35, son of Golam Sarwar, had long been suffering from stomachache.
Barbaric attack on Egypt mosque and combating terrorism
By Chandra Muzaffar The barbaric attack that killed 305 worshippers including 27 children during Friday prayers ( 24 November 2017) at the Rawda mosque in North Sinai, Egypt is a tragic reminder to the entire human family that the threat…
Shazneen killer Shahid hanged
Dhaka – Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, the convicted killer of Scholastica student Shazneen Tasnim Rahman,was hanged at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail hereon Wednesday night.The verdict was executed around 9:45pm, said Senior Jail Super Mizanur Rahman.
New Zealand’s Southee to miss 1st test vs West Indies
Wellington,(AP/UNB) – New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee will not play in the first test against the West Indies from Friday because of the impending birth of his second child.
Only Govt can call snap election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday said arrangement of snap election depends on the government decision. “It is government who decides over snap election. We’ll find 90 days to complete the election. If the government decides, we’ll be…
BPL5: Onik shines on debut with four-for
Dhaka – Bangladesh Under-19 side left-arm pace bowler Qazi Onik dazzled with four-for on his T20 debut for Rajshahi Kings for a 33 runs victory against Chittagong Vikings in the 33rd match of the league at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket…
Six dies of suffocation sleeping beside lit woven in India
Six men died while in sleep apparently due to suffocation inside a huge container in Indian capital city of New Delhi, police said Wednesday. “The men working with a caterer slept in a huge container, which also had a coal…
Scientists reveal Himalayan Yeti was in fact local bear
Legend-slaying scientists on Wednesday dismantled the myth of the abominable snowman, the towering yet furtive half-human rumoured for centuries to inhabit inaccessible reaches of the Himalayas. It turns out, they report in the Royal Society journal Proceedings B, that the…
BKSP players reach boys singles, doubles finals
Dhaka – Hosts BKSP players reached the finals of both the boys’ singles and boys doubles of the 11th BKSP Asian Under-14 Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals in the semifinals at BKSP Tennis Court in Savar on Wednesday.Romman Hossain moved…
Premier Volleyball: Titas Club, PDB declared joints champions
Dhaka- Titas Club and Power Development Board (PDB) were declared joint champions on completion of the Crony Group Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Wednesday.In the day’s last league match, Titas Club beat PDB by…
Pope calls for forgiveness – healing old wounds
Pope Francis urged Myanmar’s long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured, preaching a message of forgiveness Wednesday to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in the predominantly Buddhist nation.…
BNP lends support to shutdoen called by left parties
BNP on Wednesday extended its full support to the eight-hour hartal to be enforced by left-leaning parties on Thursday protesting the fresh power tariff hike. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement while speaking…
HRW urges Govt. for new trial of BDR mutiny
The Bangladesh government should agree to new trials meeting international standards for members of the former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) accused of mutiny and murder including 139, whose death sentences were upheld by the High Court, said the Human Rights Watch…
Amnesty urged Govt not to relocate Rohungyas to Thengerchar
Amnesty International, a human right organisation on Wednesday urged the government to abandon all plans to relocate over one lakh Rohingya refugees to an ‘uninhabitable’ island. In a statement Amnesty said the government on Tuesday approved a $280 million plan…
Farmers adopt high yielding variety in mash-kalai farming
Farmers have been adopting a high yielding variety in mash-kalai (black gram) farming on their fallow lands in vast char (riverbed) areas of Rajshahi and Chapinawabganj districts for the last couple of years. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials here…
Aly Zaker honored with Noren Biswas Padak
Entertainment Desk Seasoned actor Aly Zaker received Naren Biswas Padak this year for his contributions to the theater arena in the country. The award was handed over at a program — in memory of the late Bakshilpacharya (elocutionist) of Kanthoshilon…
I feel like I already have a musical career too Shraddha
Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who has sung songs like Sab tera and Phir bhi tumko chaahungi, is happy that besides acting, she gets to pursue a music career too. Shraddha feels grateful with the positive reviews she has received for her…
Indonesia re-opening Bali airport shut by volcanic ash
Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope…
Royal fan urges Harry, Meghan to have India honeymoon, many kids
Mumbai cafe owner Boman Kohinoor, arguably India’s biggest fan of the British royal family, wants Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to honeymoon in India and have lots of children. The 95-year-old, who met Harry’s older brother William and wife Catherine…
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah released
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been released more than three weeks after he was detained on allegations of corruption, officials say. Prince Miteb, once seen as a contender to the throne, was freed after agreeing an “acceptable settlement” with…