Savar, Dhaka – DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) barcoding of a total of 150 insect-species has successfully been done in Jahangirnagar University (JU).
Day: December 28, 2017
IBBL opens its 20th Agent Banking outlet at Matlab
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 20th Agent Banking outlet at Shaheb Bazar of Matlab Uttar Upazila of Chandpur on Sunday, 24 December 2017.
AC Land Biroda exempted from charge, granted apology
Dhaka, 28 Dec – Bhurungamari’s Assistant Commissioner (land) Biroda Rani Ray has been exempted from the charge over sentencing a lawyer illegally, after she offered unconditional apology.
Agora shop chief given 2 years in jail for adulterated ghee
Dhaka, 28 Dec – In a rare verdict, chairman of super chain shop Agora Niaz Rahim has been sentenced for two years in prison and fined Tk 50,000 in two cases on charge of selling adulterated ghee.
Jurisdiction to file graft case against Khaleda questioned
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer Advocate Mahbub Hossain yesterday questioned the justification to implicate the former premier in Zia orphanage Trust graft case.
Corporal punishment doesn’t work: Time for change
“We are saying that (corporal punishment) is a horrible thing that does not work” – Professor of Psychology Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., Child Psychiatry at Yale University Sir Frank Peters Seemingly, it’s hard for some school ‘teachers’ to imagine or appreciate…
3 of a family burnt in Ctg cylinder blast
Dhaka- A woman and her two children sustained severe burn injuries on Thursday as a fire broke out in their house following gas cylinder explosion in Garibullah Shah residential area under Khulshi thana in the district.The victims are Tanjira Aktar,…
3 held with fake notes in N’ganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have arrested three alleged fake currency traders along with counterfeit notes worth around Tk 5 lakh in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj.The arrestees are Md Quamrul Islam, 24, Mohammad Hridoy, 25, and Nannu…
Father, daughter killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – A man and his daughter were killed as a bus rammed their motorcycle at Bypass road in Kandivita area of Natore municipality on Thursday afternoon.The deceased are Ful Miah and his daughter Morsheda, 13, of Ramnagar in the…
Cox’s Bazar Jila School emerge champions in School & College Taekwondo
Dhaka- Cox’s Bazar Jila School clinched the boys group title of the Trust Bank National School & College Taekwondo Competition that concluded on Thursday at the NSC gymnasium here.
China criticises US-German embassies for interference
The Chinese government has criticized the U.S. and German embassies in Beijing for expressing disappointment about the prosecution of a Chinese rights activist and a lawyer. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters Thursday that a joint statement issued by…
Women’s Football: Dhamrai Red & Green, Savar Red win
Dhaka – Three teams -Dhamrai Red, Dhamrai Green and Savar Green -won their respective matches in the Dhaka District first Women’s Football Tournament at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex on Thursday.Dhamrai Green team beat Dhaka North City Corporation…
Black athlete gets kickef off American airlines flight
Two black professional basketball players were kicked off an American Airlines flight after they were falsely accused of stealing blankets. The Associated Press, via the Guardian, reports that Trahson Burrell and Marquis Teague, who play for the minor-league NBA G…
V Day Tennis: Amol Roy, Dipu Lal reach men’s singles final
Dhaka – Amol Roy of Engineers Recreation Centre and Dipu Lal of Darash Bangladesh reached the men’s singles final of the Runner Victory Day Open Tennis Tournament eliminating their rivals at the Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Thursday.In the…
Remittance income marks fall in 2017
Although the country witnessed the highest number of labour migration in Bangladesh’s history in 2017, its remittance inflow has marked a 0.89 percent fall compared to previous year, says a report. The report, prepared by the Refugee and Migratory Movements…
BPL Football: Mohammedan return to winning run beating Rahmatganj
Dhaka – Dhaka Mohammedan SC returned to the winning note after two consecutive draws beating lowly Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 2-1 goals in the Saif Power Battery Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on…
Bangladesh’s first modernised fish market launched in Dhaka
Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) on Thursday officially launched the country’s first ever specialized government fish market at Jatrabari in the city, aiming to ensure marketing and selling of fish in hygienic environment. State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Narayan…
Unlawful conviction of Khaleda will bring no good: BNP
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday warned that the consequences will not be good if their chairperson Khaleda Zia is convicted unlawfully. “The government is trying to convict our chairperson. We would like to tell the government that…
Indian Lok Sabha okays bill against tripple-talaq
India’s powerful lower house of parliament has approved a bill making the practice of instant divorce illegal and punishable with up to three years imprisonment for offending husbands. The bill came months after India’s Supreme Court ruled that the Muslim…
Election in six municipalities and 37 union parishads held
Voting in six municipalities and 37 Union Parishads of different districts is underway on Thursday. The balloting started at 8 am and will continue till 4 pm without any break. Besides, by-polls to the chairman posts of six union parishads…
Bangladesh lost many famous faces in 2017
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Bangladesh achieved many things in the outgoing year – 2017 – but it also lost a number of prominent personalities, both in the political and cultural arenas – that will take time to heal the wounds.
Floodwater late to recede from BD’s Sunamganj Haors – Farming delayed
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Over 40,000 farmers in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district, in northeast Bangladesh are in trouble as the floodwater in Haor areas (large water bodies) still remains stagnated, hampering Boro cultivation.
Agroecology, women’s empowerment must to end malnutrition
A briefing paper by ActionAid sets out key priorities on nutrition and ensuring the right to adequate food and nutrition for all. It cites that globally, one in three people are malnourished and if current trends continue, this number could…
Help slow rising sea levels
Sea levels are rising because polar ice is melting. Polar ice is melting because greenhouse gases are warming the world.
Indian nationals held with foreign currencies at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials arrested two Indian nationals along with foreign currencies worth Tk 18.41 Lakh in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Boy killed in Gazipur slum fire
Dhaka – A boy was killed and two others were injured in a fire which broke out at a slum in Block 2 of Ershadnagar in Tongi early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rana Ershad, 13, son of Monir Hossain…
Dense fog disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River halted for three hours caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.
Tk 7 lakh ‘Hundi’ money recovered at Benapole
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered ‘hundi’ money amounting to Tk 7 lakh from Putkhali border area in Benapole Port Police Station on Wednesday night.Acting on a tip-off, a team of BGB took position on the banks…
Women’s Chess: Rani Hamid, Zakia Sultana share top slot
Dhaka – Women’s International Master Rani Hamid and Women’s Fide Master Zakia Sultana shared the top slot in the Dr. Mirza Akmal Hossain Open FIDE Rating Women’s Chess Tournament securing 5 points each after the 6th and penultimate round of…
Rafael Nadal withdraws from Brisbane International
Brisbane, (AP/UNB) – Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International due to his “late start of preparation” for the new season.Brisbane International tournament director Cameron Pearson said Thursday that “we received word of his withdrawal this morning.”The joint…