Dhaka – An apartment on a 10-storey building caught fire in the city’s Bailey Road area on Friday afternoon.Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor lives on the 8th floor of the building.
Month: November 2017
Holders Dhaka to face Sylhet in BPL 5 opener Saturday
Dhaka – The 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites taking on Surma Sixers Sylhet in the opener to kick off the 39-day long seven-franchise…
BPL 5: Rangpur to take on Rajshahi in the 2nd match
Dhaka – Defending runners-up Rajshahi Kings will play against Rangpur Riders in the opening day’s 2nd match of the 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 starting at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.The match will begin…
BPL 5th edition kicks off Saturday
Dhaka – The 5th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 will start at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) on Saturday.Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites will take on Surma Sixers Sylhet in the opener to kick off the 39-day long…
Zamal makes cut in Panasonic Open with bumpy show
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Zamal Hossain Mollah stayed in the race of the $400,000 Panasonic Open moving up to the joint 11th from 14th slot in the cut-round at Delhi Golf Club, India on Friday.Zamal aggregated five-under-par 139, six shots…
U14 Women’s Football: Mymensingh notch up 11-0 win against Satkhira
Dhaka – A double hat-trick struck by Rozina boosted up Mymensingh District Team cruise past Satkhira District Team 11-0 goals in the final round of the JFA Under-14 National Women’s Football Championship in Group B encounter at Bangabandhu National Stadium…
BNP wants Suhrawardy Uddayan for rally Oct 8
The BNP has sent a letter to the administration asking for permission to hold a rally at Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Udyan on Nov 8. The party wishes to hold the rally to commemorate ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’, which it observes…
Ex-President Abdur Rahman Biswas passes away
Former President Abdur Rahman Biswas passed away at a city hospital on Friday night. He was 91. Abdur Rahman, who had long been suffering from old-age complications, breathed his last at United Hospital around 8:40pm, said BNP chairperson’s media wing…
No talks with BNP: AL leaders
Awami League leaders at a discussion here today ruled out the possibility of holding any dialogue with BNP, saying the next parliament election will be held under the incumbent government as per the constitution. “Election will be held as per…
Ensure security in Rakhine to repatriate Rohingyas: UNHCR
The Commissioner of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi laid emphasis on ensuring security, establishing human rights and rule of law for repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people in Rakhine state of Myanmar. “Security and the…
Attacks cannot demoralise BNP leaders: Mudud
Dhaka – Stating that it will not be possible to demoralise their leaders from reaching out to people by making attacks on their motorcades, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday hinted that their chairperson Khaleda Zia will embark on…
Jail killing Day observed
The nation observed the Jail Killing Day on Friday with due solemnity commemorating the 1975 killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail. On November 3, 1975, the four national leaders and heroes of the country’s Liberation War —…
The palatial Bombay house of Jinnah and his daughter Dina Wadia
The founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter, Dina Wadia who died yesterday, was embroiled in a prolonged battle with the Indian Government over a seafront bungalow in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill which was built by her father. The palatial Jinnah…
UN Security Council: Refer Burma to the ICC
The United Nations Security Council should refer Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) because of Burma’s failure to investigate mass atrocities against ethnic Rohingya, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a new question-and-answer document. UN member countries should…
IBBL disburses Taka 18,857 crore under microfinance
The microfinance programme of the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) is getting huge response from the rural and urban poor and slum dwellers as the bank has already disbursed Taka 18,856.15 crore loans among them till August 31, 2017. “Currently,…
India police parents catch ‘daughter’s rapists’
The parents of a teenage girl in India have caught their daughter’s alleged rapists after police refused to register their complaint. The parents, who are police officials, said that one officer accused their daughter of “making up a filmy story”.…
Ivanka discusses harassment in Japan
Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to the US president, has told a Tokyo summit that sexual harassment of women should “never be tolerated”. She also called for boosting equal participation in “traditionally male-dominated sectors of our economy”. Officials blamed the…
Tough problems need tough solutions
By Sunita Narain Do not read me wrong. Last fortnight I had said we may breathe easier this winter. This does not mean we will breathe clean air. I meant compared to last winter air pollution would be lower because…
IPR of essential drugs: And use of compulsory licenses
Geneva, 2 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – Highlighting the use of compulsory licenses by countries such as the United States, Germany and most recently Malaysia in order to gain access to amongst others affordable essential medicines, several major developing countries including…
Scientists discover hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Cairo, Nov 2 (AP/UNB) — Scientists have found a hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the…
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu, four national leaders
Dhaka, Nov 3 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid tributes to Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders marking the Jail Killing Day.
BNP takes up 10-day programme to mark Nov 7
Dhaka, Nov 2 – BNP on Thursday took up a 10-day programme to observe the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day,’ marking what it said the civil-military ‘uprising on November 7, 1975’.
Fakhrul visits party leader, injured in Feni attack, at hospital
Dhaka, Nov 3 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday visited party’s Gazipur unit leader Humayun Kabir Raju, who was seriously injured during the attacks on Khaleda Zia’s Cox’s Bazar-bound convoy in Feni, at a hospital in…
90 crude bombs recovered in Jessore: Police
Dhaka, Nov 02 – Police recovered some 90 crude bombs from a three-storied house in Kharki area in the Jessore district town on Thursday night.
Jail Killing Day Friday
Dhaka, Nov 3– The nation is observing the Jail Killing Day on Friday with due solemnity commemorating the 1975 killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail.
How long will UN Security Council be missing in action on Burma?
New Resolution Opportunity for Council to Address Crisis Philippe Bolopion Two months into one of the most vicious ethnic cleansing campaigns in recent history, the United Nations Security Council is still missing in action. For all its pledges to protect…
The virtuous cycle of water and prosperity
Danielle Nierenberg The following is an edited excerpt from Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity by Sandra Postel, published by Island Press.
Khaleda tells of ‘evil agenda’ to disqualify her from polls
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that the ruling quarters have prepared a blue-print to remove her from the political arena and make her disqualified to contest polls out of evil political agenda.
CAB suggests electricity tariff cut by Tk 0.28 a unit
Dhaka – The consumers association of Bangladesh (CAB) has proposed to reduce the electricity price by Tk .28 and cited that the government policy in power sector is problematic. It also observed the proposed price hike as illogical.
30pc women participation in politics still a challenge: CPA
Dhaka – The aspiration to achieve minimum 30 percent women participation in parliament of the Commonwealth members countries is still a big challenge due to traditional mindset, said Chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Dr Dato Noraini Ahmad on Thursday.