Dhaka, 15 Jan – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Press Conference to express its business performance at Islami Bank Tower on January 15, 2018 Monday.
Day: January 15, 2018
HC bench splits on Article 70 that bars floor crossing
Dhaka, 15 Jan – A two-member bench of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday passed a split judgment on a writ petition that challenged legality of Article 70 of the constitution, regarding cancellation of membership of a…
Sedition case against Tarique – three others
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 27 to record the depositions of the witnesses in sedition case filed against BNP’s Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and thee others for telecasting a…
Niko case: Khaleda – 10 others asked to appear
Dhaka, 15 Jan – The Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka yesterday asked BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused to appear before it on February 4 in the Niko graft case.
BAU Journalists Association gets new committee
Mymensingh, 15 Jan – A 15-member executive committee of Bangladesh Agricultural University Journalists’ Association (BAUJA) was formed on Monday for the year 2018.
40 Sundarbans robbers to surrender Tuesday
Dhaka – Some 40 members of three more robber gangs active in the Sundarbans, including their ringleaders, are going to surrender to law enforcers in Bagerhat on Tuesday in a bid to return to normal life.They will surrender at the…
Without Sanchez, Arsenal loses 2-1 to Bournemouth in EPL
Bournemouth,(AP/UNB) – With star forward Alexis Sanchez left at home, Arsenal squandered a lead by conceding two goals in five minutes to lose 2-1 at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday.Callum Wilson equalized in the 70th minute for Bournemouth…
BCL Cricket
Dhaka – The Islami Bank East Zone were trailing by 163 runs against BCB North Zone after the first day of the four-day 2nd round match of the 6th Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on…
Shakib, Tamim help Tigers maul Zimbabwe in tri-nation series
Dhaka – Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the tri-nation ODI series crushing Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.The Tigers chased down a target of 171 runs for…
Independence Cup Football kicks off Tuesday
Dhaka- The 12-team Independence Cup Football Tournament will kick off on Tuesday in the country’s premier sports venue — Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka– with Chittagong Abahani Limited taking on Saif Sporting Club in the opener at 3:30pm. Brothers Union…
Delhi Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman in 2nd position
Dhaka – Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club is in the 2nd position in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with 7.5 points upsetting the Netherlands’ super GM Sergey Tiviakov (Rating-2584) in the 9th and…
Hridoy‘s ton spurs Bangladesh thru to U19 CWC quarterfinals as 1st team
Dhaka – A stunning century of 122 from Towhid Hridoy and Afif Hossain’s 5/43 with ball along-with a half century helped Bangladesh overcome desperate Canada’s challenge by 66 runs in their Group C match of the 16-team ICC Under-19 Cricket…
13 die of burns received while warming from cold
Another three people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves by fire amid biting cold died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Shukmoni 70, of Rajpur in Lalmonirhat, Jameron, 80, of Taraganj upazila,…
Cabinet approves draft ride-sharing guidelines
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Ridesharing Service Guideline, 2017 to bring the app-based transport services under a legal framework. “The ridesharing services are already available in the country, and the cabinet endorsed the draft of the Ridesharing…
Process of next general elections will begin in October: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A K M Nurul Huda on Monday said that the process for holding the 11th parliamentary election will start in October this year. “All the political parties will participate in the upcoming national polls,” hoped the…
600 bnc gas found in Bhedoria field in Bhola
Some 600 billion cubic feet of gas were found at Bhedoria gas-field in Bhola, said cabinet secretary M Shafiul Alam said on Monday.
Bangladesh attractive place for diplomacy: Pranab Mukherjee
Visiting former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said Bangladesh is now an attractive place for investment.Pranab Mukherjee said this when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban. After the meeting, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul…
First camp for Rohingya to be ready next week: Yangon
Myanmar officials say a camp to house Rohingya Muslim and Hindu refugees who return from Bangladesh will be ready by its promised deadline next week. Myanmar and Bangladesh had signed an agreement in November to repatriate Rohingya and had set…
Economic austerity and outward migration
Since independence in 1991 the Baltic states have implemented neoliberal economic policies with weak social systems and income and wealth distribution that is among the most unequal in the European Union. Among the consequences is large-scale outward migration. At independence…
US, Chinese entrepreneurs meet to exchange expertise on latest technology
Hundreds of U.S. and Chinese representatives from hi-tech firms met Saturday to exchange expertise in state-of-the-art technology, at an annual forum held at Silicon Valley in San Francisco on the U.S. west coast. The participants including scholars, researchers and entrepreneurs…
GDP can witness 10pc growth exploring blue economy: experts
Experts have called for accelerated moves for exploring blue economy saying it could reach the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to a staggering 10 percent growth in one decade with Bangladesh’s now expanded maritime boundary. “If we can properly tap the…
Cake festival held in Gaibandha
A Pitha Utsab (cake festival) was held on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar of Gaibandha Poura Park here on Sunday afternoon.
Hargaj adds color on concluding day
Entertainment Desk Hargaj, a much acclaimed production of Swapnadal, added color on the last day of two-day theater festival yesterday. The troupe staged a special show of its much-acclaimed production at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in…
Weeklong book fair kicks off on SC premises
A weeklong book fair started on Sunday on the ground floor of Supreme Court Bar Building with 42 stalls displaying and selling books of different types.
Cold wave hits Rohingyas hard: Children worst victims
AKM Moinuddin & Tofail Ahmad, UNB Staff Writers Cox’s Bazar, Jan 14 – As a cold wave is sweeping several districts of the country causing sufferings to the poor and the elderly, Rohingyas, living in poorly-built shelters, are no exception…
Lava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands evacuated
Legazpi, Jan 15 (AP/UNB) — More than 9,000 people have evacuated the area around the Philippines’ most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater Monday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned could turn explosive. The Philippine Institute of…
Mongabay-India launched
“Mongabay-India: Bringing biodiversity discussions into the mainstream “Mongabay-India is the newest product from the Mongabay.com group of online publications with 20 years of publishing history. “Even though India was a leader in biodiversity policy, it has been a laggard in…
Making migration work for all
The Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) for International Migration, Louise Arbour, has shared her report, Making Migration Work for All.
The psychology of inequality
Researchers find that much of the damage done by being poor comes from feeling poor. By Elizabeth Kolbert In 2016, the highest-paid employee of the State of California was Jim Mora, the head coach of U.C.L.A.’s football team. (He has…
Ostapenko survives battling Schiavone test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko survived a second-set scare from corset-wearing Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone to get her Australian Open campaign off to winning start on Monday.World number seven Ostapenko raced through the first set on Rod Laver…