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Year: 2017
‘2001 national polls had conspiratorial outcome’
Dhaka, Apr 6 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the 2001 national election had a result of a huge conspiracy against her party and she was a witness to it. “I was the direct witness to that incident…
PM off to Delhi on four-day visit: 33 deals signing likely
Dhaka, Apr 7 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday morning on a four-day official visit when a host of bilateral deals are expected to be signed between Bangladesh and India. There are possibilities to…
8 suspected militant JMB men held in two Bangladesh districts
Dhaka, Apr 7 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested eight suspected members of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from different parts of Narayanganj and Comilla on Thursday.
Twitter sues US over anti-Trump account
Dave Lee North America technology reporter Twitter is suing the US government after it demanded it reveal the identity of an anti-Trump account. The @ALT_USCIS profile was an anonymous profile account criticising President Trump’s immigration policy. The account claimed it…
US missile strikes in response to Syria chemical ‘attack’
The US has carried out a missile attack against an air base in Syria in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town.
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 45 runs to level T20i series
Dhaka- It was befitting end to Mashrafe Mortaza’s illustrious career as team Bangladesh handed him a perfect swansong gift as tigers beat Sri Lanka to record a cakewalk 45 runs victory in the 2nd T20i of the two-match series held…
RU at a standstill
Dhaka – Academic and administrative activities at Rajshahi University, the largest seat of higher learning in northern Bangladesh, are being hampered severely as the posts of vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor remain vacant for about 19 days, critics say.The tenure of its…
Career fest begins wednesday at JU
Savar, Dhaka – A two day-long jobs fair, titled ‘Career Fest 2017’, begins today at Sheikh Hasina Youth Development Center (SHYDC), adjacent to the JU campus. In collaboration with jobsBD.com, Forum of Entrepreneurship and Business (FEB) of Jahangirnagar University (JU)…
BTRC to launch spectrum auction to launch 3G service
Dhaka – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has planned to call spectrum auction by June to launch 4G service, but mobile phone operators said they are not yet ready to provide the service. “It is expected that the 4G service…
Four more eco-parks along rivers planned
Dhaka – The government will construct four more eco-parks along river banks to protect them from encroachment and for the development of environment including recreation for the city dwellers, shipping minister Shajahan Khan has said yesterday.
Supreme Court in focus as Sayedee conviction up for review
Dhaka – They people once again have their eyes on the top judiciary as it brought the two review petitions filed by war crimes convict Delawar Hossain Sayedee and the government against its verdict in the war crimes case.
Commuters suffer as roads closed for ulema rally
Dhaka – Dhaka city residents on Thursday experienced huge sufferings due to the closure of roads enforced for congregation of Ulema, Imams and Islamists in the city’s Suhrawardi Udyan.
‘Robber’ shot dead in Naogaon
Dhaka– A suspected robber was shot to death during a robbery at Goyeshpur village in Badalgachhi upazila early Wednesday.A group of 25-30 robbers stormed into the house of one Fazle Aziz Chowdhury at Goyeshpur village at dead of night and…
Lightning strike kills one in Sherpur
Dhaka– A fish farm caretaker was killed in a lightning strike at Madhabpur Morgachura in Sribordi upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday.
2 get 10 years’ jail for robbery in Khulna
Dhaka– A court here on Wednesday convicted two people and sentenced them to 10 years’ imprisonment in a robbery case.The court also fined the convicts — Nasir Sheikh, 23, and Nadimuzzaman Nadim, 22, residents of Atlia village in Terokhada upazila,…
REB director found dead in Jessore guest-house
Dhaka – A director of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) was found dead in a guest-house in the district town’s Topshindaga in Jessore on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Ariful Alam, 52, son of Jamshed Hossain, from Rajshahi.Azmal Huda,…
Freedom fighter found dead in Natore
Dhaka- A freedom fighter was found hanging at Muktijoddha Sangsad Bhaban in Bagatipara upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Muktijoddha Sangsad upazila unit commander Rashidunnabi Febin.
2nd Div Football: Swadhinata KC beat Jatrabari KC 1-0
Dhaka – Swadhinata Krira Chakra earned 1-0 goal victory over Jatrabari Krira Chakra in Dhaka Metropolis Saif Power Tec First Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
Tigers to defend 176 for leveling series against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh scored 176 against Sri Lanka in the 2nd and last game of the two-match series at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday.Batting first after winning the toss, the Tigers played 20 overs in Mashrafe’s last appearance…
Ulema should preach Islam to end militancy: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to Imams, Alem, Ulema and Mashayekh to preach the real essence of Islam to the common people so that no one indulges in terrorism and militancy. “You’ll have to remain alert…
Defence coop to be key outcome of Hasina’s tour: Indian FS
Defence cooperation between Bangladesh and India will certainly be ‘one of the outcomes’ of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit while Bangladesh will need to wait a bit with ‘some patience’ on the much-desired Teesta water sharing deal that remains pending…
SC upholds HC stay on Sylhet Mayor’s suspension
The Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that halted the government order suspending Sylhet City Corporation mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury. Chamber Judge Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order, said Ariful’s lawyer Abdul Haque…
The Most Feared Newspaper in France Is Full of Fiction, Scandal, and Puns
Political discourse around the world tends to be driven by sober media stalwarts like the Washington Post, the Times of London, or Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In France, the star of the show is an eight-page weekly that features excruciating…
Homosexuals fleering Chechnya
A Russian LGBT activist group says it has received more than 10 appeals for help from homosexuals in Chechnya seeking to flee the southern Russian republic, where local authorities are accused of targeting homosexuals in an “unprecedented” campaign of persecution.…
Simmering health crisis of rape victims of war
Claudine repeatedly slams her hand against the table as she talks. Bang, bang, bang. She tells me after yelling and beating at the door, the men eventually broke it, pushing into her home in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. They gang raped…
Syria ‘chemical attack’: Trump condemns ‘affront to humanity’
US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical weapons attack by Syria’s air force. It was an “affront to humanity”, he said, adding: “When you kill innocent children, innocent…
AL leader arrest: Protesters block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway
Dhaka – Local people blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Thursday morning, protesting the arrest of an Awami League leader of Maona in Sreepur upazila.Police and witnesses said the protesters took position on the busy highway in the morning disrupting traffic for…
Gaus back in his post as Habiganj mayor
Dhaka– Just four days after being suspended, Habiganj Municipality Mayor GK Gaus on Thursday took up his elected post. He joined office around 11:30am, with officials of the municipality office giving him a floral welcome.
Tigers opt to bat first against Sri Lanka
Dhaka – Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss in his farewell T20I match and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the 2nd and last match of the series under floodlight at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo…