Dhaka, Apr 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh expects China, Russia, India and Japan to play a major role in resolving the Rohingya crisis. “We expect China, Russia, India and Japan to play a major role…
Month: April 2018
কালসী রোডকে মিরপূরের দুঃখ বললে কি বেশী বলা হবে?
কালসী রোডকে মিরপূরের দুঃখ বললে কি বেশী বলা হবে? এটা বেশ চওড়া একটা জনপথ। ঢাকা ক্যন্টনমেন্টের উপর দিয়ে ফ্লাইওভার নির্মানের পর ঢাকার পূর্ব ও পশ্চিম এলাকার মধ্যে একটা প্রধান সংযোগ। কিন্তু বৃষ্টি হলেই এই জনপথ সেকশন ১১ ও পল্লবী এলাকার…
Oman allows students, retirees to work part-time
Oman has introduced new legislation allowing school students and retirees to work part-time, according to reports. The Ministry of Manpower amendments allow companies to recruit both types of workers provided they comply with set terms and conditions, according to Times…
Alwaleed sells Movenpick Hotels to AccorHotels
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding and its partners have agreed to sell Movenpick Hotels and Resorts to its associate firm AccorHotels. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2018, Kingdom Holding said in a statement.…
4 outsiders held over attack on DU VC’s residence
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Detectives arrested four young men from the city’s Chankharpool area on Sunday afternoon over the attack on the residence of Dhaka University Vice-chancellor during angry protests against the existing quota system in public service.
S. Korea to remove propaganda loudspeakers at shared border
Seoul, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — South Korea says it will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the border with North Korea.
Cellphone snatching: A new menace haunting Dhaka dwellers
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Habibur Rahman, an East West University student, along with his three friends boarded a bus from Farm Gate to go back to Malibagh and sat on a window seat for a comfortable trip.
Guns and liberty
By Chris Hedges Feb 2018 – The proliferation of guns in American society is not only profitable for gun manufacturers, it fools the disempowered into fetishizing weapons as a guarantor of political agency. Guns buttress the myth of a rugged…
Rina Latif’s craft, style and heritage
Dhaka, Apr 28 – Paying homage to the rich textile heritage of Bangladesh, Rina Latif, one of the most renowned fashion designers of the country, returned once more to the public eye with a fashion show on Saturday.
A suspected ‘criminal’ killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’
Satkhira, Apr 29 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Abaderhat area of Sadar upazila early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Nabab Ali, son of Mujib Molla of Bakchora village in the upazila,…
The growing popularity of dance: Minu Haque
Dhaka, April 28 – On the eve of International Dance Day today, Ekushey Padak recipient dancer and choreographer Minu Haque urged the media to showcase dance as a prominent performing art of Bangladesh.
IBBL Chittagong region business development confce held
Dhaka, April 29 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Business Development Conference with its Branch Mangers of Chittagong region on Saturday, 28 April 2018 at the Zonal Office.
AL govt increases land ports from 12 to 23: Minister
Dhaka, Apeil 29 – The present government has opened 10 land ports at the borders to facilitate export-import goods with India, shipping minister Shajahan Khan has said.
AL workers asked to work together for victory in Gazipur
Dhaka, April 29 – The ruling Awami League leaders have called upon the Gazipur city unit leaders and workers to work together in a bid to make the party symbol Nouka victorious in the May 15 city elections.
BNP protests arrest of its 17 leaders from ‘secret meeting’
Dhaka, Apr 29 – Police on Sunday arrested 17 BNP leaders from a building in the city’s Bangla Motor area on charge of holding a ‘clandestine’ meeting.
5 alleged JMB men held in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Apr 29 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five alleged members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bajitpur area of Shibganj upazila early Sunday.
Khulna, Gazipur polls: Irregularity to invite movement: BNP
Dhaka, Apr 29 – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Sunday warned that their party will launch a fresh anti-government movement if the elections to Gazipur and Khulna city corporations are not held in a fair and credible manner.
Lightning strikes kill 14 in 7 districts
Dhaka- Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
People suffer as Nor’wester downpour swamps Dhaka
Three spells of rain in the capital on Sunday following a nor’wester earlier in the morning inundated many areas, causing troubles to commuters in their movement.
Prioritise disaster-resilient infrastructure: Govt urged
Rights bodies on Sunday demanded for prioritising disaster and climate-resilient infrastructures for the coastal and disaster prone population.
Child killed by ‘stepfather’ in Munshiganj
Dhaka- A three-and-half-year-old boy was killed allegedly by his stepfather at Ichhapura village of Sirajdikhan upazila on Saturday.
DUJ-BFUJ condemn mass sacking of journalists
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) on Sunday condemned and expressed grave concern at the recent sacking of 70 journalists and employees from two newspapers – ‘Bangladesh News’ and ‘Din Poriborton’.
2 newborns’ bodies found in Mymensingh dustbins
Dhaka – Police on Sunday recovered the bodies of two newborns from separate dustbins at Bagmara and Bhatikasore of Sadar upazila in Mymensingh .
BCL won’t be run at the dictate of any syndicate: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and also Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader here today said that Bangladesh Chhatra League will not run at the dictate of any syndicate, who wants to influence in electing new leadership of student…
Nor’wester kills minor boy in Bhola
Bhola – A minor boy was killed in a house collapse as a nor’wester swept Kumarkhali village in Lalmohan upazila on Sunday noon.
Olympics Hockey: Bangladesh finish 3rd beating stronger Korea 5-4
Dhaka- Bangladesh smartly finished 3rd in the eleven-nation qualifying round of the Youth Olympic Games Hockey [Asian Zone] beating world hockey giant South Korea by 5-4 goals in a 3rd place deciding match in Thailand on Sunday.
Fire at city garment factory
Dhaka-A readymade garment factory caught fire in the city’s Rampura area on Sunday afternoon.
Premier Hockey: Sonali Bank beat Wari Club by 3-2 goals
Dhaka- Coming from behind, Sonali Bank made a good start in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League beating Wari Club by 3-2 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Sunday.
Death, Districts Lightning kills 11 in five districts
Dhaka, April 29 – Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
BD Women’s Futsal team leave for Thailand Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Women’s Futsal team will leave here for Thailand on Monday noon to participate for the first time in the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship to be held in Thai capital Bangkok on May 2-12.