Dhaka, Jan 28 – Lambasting again those who are opposing Rampal power plant project Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is no possibility of environmental damage for implementation of the project.
Year: 2017
Search panel seeks 5 names from each pol party
Dhaka, Jan 28 – The search committee formed by President Abdul Hamid for reconstituting the next Election Commission on Saturday asked the 31 political parties which took part in talks with the President to propose 5 names within Tuesday.
Boro seedling transplantation gets momentum in Rangpur region
Transplantation of Boro rice seedling has been continuing in full swing as the farmers already completed the process on around 21 per cent of the targeted land area in Rangpur agriculture region this season. According to sources in the Department…
The Great Wall at Star Cineplex
Entertainment Desk The Matt Damon starrer, The Great Wall was released in Bangladesh yesterday, January 27 and is now available for movie enthusiasts at Bashundhara City’s Star Cineplex. Interestingly, the film is yet to be released in its country of…
Rekha goes behind the scenes
At a recent award function the gorgeous Rekha was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The perfectionist that she is, she made it known to the organizers that the AV which would be played at the event should be according…
When AbRam wanted to photobomb daddy
Shah Rukh Khan left us crackling when he narrated this incident from the airport. So the actor was returning to Mumbai along with AbRam and naturally, there were tons of photographers waiting to click pictures of SRK. To protect AbRam,…
Proper use of inhaler must to control asthma: Expert
Asthma patients must learn the proper way of using inhaler as the device has been proved to be the most effective means to control the disease, a leading chest disease expert told BSS. “Inhaler is an effective way of treatment…
Cloud boosts Microsoft as it absorbs LinkedIn
Microsoft on Thursday reported a rise in profits over the past quarter, showing gains in cloud computing and other new areas of focus as it absorbed the LinkedIn social network. The US tech giant said profits rose 3.6 percent in…
BB to unveil monetary policy for H2 tomorrow
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir will unveil the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half (H2) of the financial year 2016-17 (FY17) tomorrow at 11 am at the central bank headquarters in the city. The governor would also…
Two burn victims of building fire die at Chittagong hospital
Dhaka, Jan 28 –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar of the city on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital in the post…
2 victims of Ctg building fire die at CMCH
Dhaka –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar in Chittagong on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital early Saturday.The deceased were identified…
Two alleged ‘Huji men’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka 28 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two suspected members of Harkat-ul-Jihad Bangladesh (Huji) from Karpashdanga village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
West Ham signs striker Robert Snodgrass for $13 million
Dhaka – West Ham has made forward Robert Snodgrass its second signing of the January transfer window.The 29-year-old Scot joined for 10.2 million pounds ($13 million) from Premier League rival Sunderland on a contract through June 2020.
Heroin worth 20lakh seized in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1kg of heroin worth TK 20lakh in ‘C and B’ intersection area of Godagari upazila on Friday afternoon.
Man killed by ‘wife’ in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a man, alleged to have killed by his wife, from a septic tank of his house in Charpata area of Raipur upazila on Friday night, two days after he went missing.The victim was…
New network to help bridge multi-billion-dollar rural financing gap
Rome, 27 January – The establishment of a new network to help bridge the estimated US$150 billion financing gap that prevents small rural producers and businesses in developing countries from growing their operations and strengthening rural economies, was announced today.
Hope for a neutral EC and sustaining social peace!
National election is increasingly becoming the focus of all concerned in Bangladesh. The tenure of the present Election Commission will end in February 2016. So, to have a neutral EC, a search committee has been formed. BNP said AL’s desire…
Trump should not turn clock back on torture
Media reports indicate US President Donald Trump is considering executive orders that include reviewing whether to resume the once-secret “black site” detention program; revise the Army Field Manual to determine whether certain “enhanced interrogation techniques” can be used to allow…
Thousands watch as plane plunges into Australian river
Sydney, Jan 27 – Two people have died after a light plane nosedived into a river in front of thousands of horrified spectators at an air show in Western Australia, missing nearby boats and crowds.
Tulip resigns from UK’s labour frontbench over Brexit
Dhaka – Bangladeshi origin British shadow minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from the Labour frontbench over BREXIT saying voting to start the process of leaving the EU would be a betrayal of her north London constituents, UK’s mass circulation the…
Trump strategists asks media to keep mouth shut
Washington — Just days after President Trump spoke of a “running war’’ with the media, his chief White House strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, ratcheted up the attacks, arguing that news organizations had been “humiliated” by the election outcome and repeatedly…
International conference on engineering begins at RU
A two-day long international Conference on ‘Computer, Communication, Chemical, Material and Electronic Engineering’ organized by Faculty of Engineering of Rajshahi University (RU) held on Thursday and Friday on the campus.
BNP terms EC search committee controversial
Dhaka -The BNP on Friday day questioned the neutrality of search committee formed by the President to constitute a new Election Commission (EC) and claimed that forming a neutral EC is not possible by this search committee. “The search committee…
Bangladesh likely to get fresh Indian loan under 3rd LoC
Dhaka – India is likely to provide credit assistance to Bangladesh under its fresh 3rd Line of Credit (LoC) as the government has so far identified eight projects following the Indian government’s request.
PM takes rickshaw van ride during Tungipara visit
Tungipara – It was quite a different morning for the residents of Tungipara as they witnessed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with some others riding on a rickshaw van to see for herself the condition of the people at her…
No foreign interference in internal affairs to be tolerated: Quader
Bogra – Noting that anyone can meet the President, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said no foreigner has the right to interfere in the country’s internal affairs.
GD filed over assault on journos by cops
Dhaka – A general diary (GD) was filed with Shahbagh Police Station on Thursday night in connection with the assault on two journalists by police during the shutdown enforced by National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Port on…
BNP accuses govt of giving ‘bond’ to India over Rampal project
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government has got desperate to implement the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans as it has given India a ‘bond’ to execute it.
Village doctor’s slaughtered body found in Chandpur
Dhaka – A village doctor was found slaughtered at Banicho Bazar in Shahrasti upazila on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Anwar Ullah Miazi, 60, son of Abdul Majid of Banicho village.Quoting locals, Mannan, sub-inspector of Shahrasti Police Station, said…