Addressing the changes and the fracture in the relationship between the citizen and society has been a matter of great importance for me throughout my Presidency. It is a relationship that was fraying long before the onset of the Global…
Month: January 2018
3 kids among 4 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar fire
Dhaka – Four Rohingyas, including three children and a woman, were killed in a fire at a transit camp in Kutupalong of Ukhia upazila early Friday.The deceased were identified as Nur Saba, 25, wife of Abdur Rahim, her daughter Dilshan…
After one for the ages, Australian Open now a fitness test
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – With Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic among the walking wounded and Serena Williams already deciding not to defend her title, injuries and absentees have been the focus of attention ahead of the Australian Open.That’s not bothering Roger Federer,…
Pacer Al Amin gets clearance to bowl
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Team pace bowler Al Amin Hossain has been cleared to resume bowling as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Bowling Action Review Committee (BARC) found his action sufficiently rectified.BCB BARC on Thursday cleared Al Amin, who was…
Bangladesh face Namibia as U19 Cricket World Cup kicks off Saturday
Dhaka – The world cricket fraternity is looking forward to the future stars who will be on view over the next 22 days as the 16-team ICC U19 Cricket World Cup kicks off in New Zealand on Saturday.Defending champions West…
BD stocks see bearish week transactions down
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Stocks closed the week down on Thursday with falling trends of all major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges as the daily transactions declined amid volatility in large-cap securities.
‘Virus cause of over 170 dolphin deaths in Brazil’
Sao Paulo, Jan 12 (AP/UNB)— Brazilian scientists say a virus is the main cause for the death of close to 200 Guiana dolphins in little more than 40 days on the coast of Rio de Janeiro state.
BNP seeks int’l probe into Padma Bridge project
Dhaka, Jan 11– Defending its chairperson’s comment that Padma Bridge is being constructed with patchworks, BNP now demanded an international probe into the bridge project bringing the allegation of huge corruption in it.
Caution against BD cybercrime surveillance misuse
Dhaka, Jan 11– Expressing concern at surveillance of cybercrime, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday said the misuse of surveillance of cybercrime can lead to the risk of curbing freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
Three suspected militants die in RAB raid in Dhaka
Dhaka, 12 Jan – Three suspected militants died and two RAB officials injured in a raid on a six-storey building in Dhaka’s Nakhalpara, on Friday night, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said.
Mohammad Bhai passes away
Mr. Mohammad Bhai, a pioneer industrialist in Bangladesh breathed his last at his Gulshan residence on Tuesday 9th January. He was 92.
IBBL business development conference begins
Dhaka, 11 Jan – A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on January 11, 2018 Thursday.
BAU procession demands democratic environment
Mymensingh, 11 Jan – A procession followed by rally was organised by the Socialist Students’ Front demanding democratic educational environment at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Thursday.
Bangabandhu Square to be established in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, 11 Jan – Under a project worth Taka 59 Crore 28 lakh a ‘Bangabandhu Square’ is going to be established at the Talaimari intersection of Rajshahi by the Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA) in soon.
SC withdraws bar on bank recruitment: Test Friday
Dhaka, 11 Jan – The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Syed Mahmud Hossain on Thursday stayed the order of the High Court that postponed recruitment tests of state-owned Sonali, Rupali and Janata banks and now…
Khaleda’s lawyers for justice in graft case filed after 1/11
Dhaka, 11 Jan – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’a lawyer Barrisster Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday Claimed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to prove any allegations of graft against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust…
Two Yaba peddlers held in Chapainawabganj
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in separate drives arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 3,170 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets worth of Tk 9 lakh from Sadar and Shibganj upazilas of the district on Wednesday.
3 ‘forest robbers’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – Three suspected forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sukhpara Char area under Swarankhola range of the Sundarbans on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Md Jakaria Sarder, 30, Md…
BCL: South Zone trailing by 228 runs against East Zone
Dhaka- Despite two brilliant centuries by Tushar Imran and Mosaddek Hossain, Prime Bank South Zone were still trailing by 228 runs scoring 318 runs for 5 in 89 overs in the first innings against Islami Bank East Zone after the…
ICC U19 CWC: Bangladesh start as favourites to qualify from Group C
Dhaka- Saif Hassan-led Bangladesh will take on Namibia in their opening day match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2018 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Christchurch in New Zealand on Saturday.
Zimbabwe Cricket team to arrive Friday
Dhaka – A 15-member Zimbabwean Cricket team will arrive in the capital on Friday to play the tri-nation ODI series also involving Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh beginning on January 15 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.The first…
Asian U-14 Tennis: Rakib Hossain reach boys singles semifinal
Dhaka- Bangladeshi player Rakib Hossain moved into the boys’ singles semifinal of the Division-2 of the ITF Asian Under-14 Tournament beating Sami Zeb Khan of Pakistan by 6-1 , 6-4 games in the quarterfinal in the Ho Che Minh city…
NSC form ad-hoc committee for Hockey
Dhaka – National Sports Council, the apex body of the country’s sports, on Thursday formed ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Hockey Federation dissolving expired elected committee of the federation.Former vice president Shafiullah Al Monir, joint secretary Tanveer Adel and two members…
Hasina for People’s participation in development projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all concerned to create awareness among the people about the projects and programmes under taken by the government for their welfare and also encourage them to participate in the implementation process. “Participation and cooperation…
Bapex to drill 108 wells by 2021
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) has undertaken initiative to develop 108 wells for increasing supply of natural gas aimed at ensuring energy security and its production. “Of the wells, the BAPEX would search 53 wells, dig 35…
BNP hits back, terms PM’s Khaleda remarks lies
Accusing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of making ‘false’ comments in parliament about its chairperson’s assets abroad to mislead people, BNP on Thursday said such an act is ‘tantamount to treason’. “There’s no existence of the assets the Prime Minister talked…
58pc subscribers have doubts about reliability of news: Report
Some 58 percent of news consumers have their doubts on reliability of news dished out to them every day while 24 percent put their trust on the news carried by media in Bangladesh partially and another 14 percent completely. A…
Tablig Biswa Iztima Begins Friday: Mounala Saad not to join
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said top scholar of Indian Tabligh Jamaat Maulana Saad Kandhalvi will not join the 53rd Biswa Ijtema, beginning on Friday. He disclosed the decision while talking to reporters after a meeting with the Sura…
2018 online newspapers seek registration
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu told Parliament that 2,018 online newspapers from across the country have so far applied seeking registration with the Press Information Department. The minister came up with the statistics while replying to an unstarred question from…
ACC lawyers fail to prove graft allegation, says Khaleda’s lawyer
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyer on Thursday said that Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has failed to prove any allegations of graft against his client while placing the defence argument in Zia orphanage graft case. Khaleda’s lawyer Zamir Uddin Sarkar concluded his…