Dhaka, Apr 12 – Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council on Thursday announced to stay all their protest programmes in response to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s decision to cancel all quotas for government jobs.
Month: April 2018
Europe: PPPs show ‘widespread shortcomings, limited benefits’
Geneva, 11 Apr (Chakravarthi Raghavan) – While Public-Private Partnership s (PPPs) have the potential to achieve faster policy implementation and ensure good maintenance standards, an audit of such projects in the European Union show s “widespread shortcomings and limited benefits”,…
UP chairman held for ‘rape’ in Feni
Dhaka- Police arrested a union parishad (UP) chairman for allegedly violating a housewife in Phulgazi upazila in Feni early Thursday.
Couple held with 3,000 Yaba pills in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested a couple along with 3,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Farhadpur village in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
2 killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – A man and a woman were killed when a truck ploughed through a restaurant at Srirampur in Baraigram upazila in Natore early Thursday.
Beach volleyball playing for a Commonwealth Games future
Gold Coast,(AP/UNB) – More than gold medals were on the line in beach volleyball on the Gold Coast, with the sport playing for its Commonwealth Games future.
FIFA visits Atlanta as part of 2026 World Cup evaluation
Atlanta (AP/UNB) – A FIFA evaluation committee wrapped up its visit to Atlanta on Wednesday, checking out possible sites for the 2026 World Cup.
Late Ronaldo penalty keeps Madrid alive in Champions League
Madrid(AP/UNB) – Just when it looked like Juventus would pull off another stunning Champions League comeback, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up once again.
US weighs up military response against Syria
The US says “all options are on the table” in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, as Western leaders continue to weigh up military action. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters that no final decision had…
BAU students again block Dhaka-Mymensingh rail track
Mymensingh, April 11 – Students of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh rail track today as a part of their movement demanding revision of quota system and protesting at the attack on a student of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall…
BNP welcomes cancellation of job quota system
Dhaka, April 11 – The BNP, arch rival of the ruling Awami League, has welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s announcement of cancellation of quota system in government service in the wake of movement of students and jobseekers.
JU BCL attack leaves 15 quota reform demonstrators injured
Savar (Dhaka), April 11 – At least 15 protestors, including two journos and female students, sustained injuries in attacks by the leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, Wednesday evening.
Report in defamation case against Khaleda deferred
Dhaka, April 11 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) of Dhaka Wednesday deferred the submission of the investigation report in a defamation case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and Standing Committee member of the party, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy…
Mother of Rakib files murder case against police
Dhaka, April 11 – A case has been filed Wednesday against Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Wari Police Station in the city, and two of his colleagues on the charges of killing a minor boy in their custody.
Journalists in India continue to face violence
By Nava Thakuria India continues to be a dangerous place for working journalists as the largest democracy in the globe has lost three journalists in mysterious accidents within the first three months of the year. Even the UN secretary general…
Martin Luther King Jr was a radical. Don’t change his legacy
If King were alive today, his words would threaten most of those who now sing his praises By Cornel West The major threat of Martin Luther King Jr to us is a spiritual and moral one. King’s courageous and compassionate…
Old is gold: A tale of olive trees
Monowara Begum Moni from Stuttgart, Germany As usual the Stuttgart Fair was held from 5-8 April 2018. A part of this fair was “Garden Show”. It was an appropriate fair at the beginning of Spring. In summer The Europeans like…
Mother, daughter among 3 killed in M’singh road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman and her minor daughter, were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry on Mymensingh-Haluaghat road at Madhupur village in Tarakanda upazila on Tuesday night.
2 motorcyclists killed in Manikganj road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Aricha highway at Manora in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Garment worker found dead in Savar
Dhaka – A garment worker was found dead at his residence at Tarapur in Savar on the outskirts of the capital early in Savar Wednesday.
‘Robber’ killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police on Hemayetpur-Amtoil road in Gangni upazila early in Meherpur Wednesday.
2 youths held with ‘20,387 Yaba tablets’ in city
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested two suspected drug dealers and recovered 20,387 Yaba tablets from the 300 Feet Road of Khilkhet in the city on Wednesday morning.
UPDF man shot dead in Rangamati
Dhaka – An activist of theUnited People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), the Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party, was shot to death reportedly by members of a breakaway rival faction in Betchari area in Naniarchar Upazila in Rangamati on Wednesday.
Quota system abolition people’s victory: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Wednesday described the Prime Minister’s announcement to abolish the quota system in public service in the face of a students’ movement as people’s ‘victory’.
CWG: Shooter Shakil clinches 2nd silver for Bangladesh
Dhaka- Bangladeshi promising shooter Shakil Ahmed clinched the 2nd silver medal for Bangladesh in Men’s 50-meter Pistol in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Gold Coast, Australia on Wednesday.
Central Zone finish 1st innings on 529 against North Zone
Dhaka – Walton Central Zone finished the first inning with 529 runs against BCB North Zone on the 2nd day in the 4th round of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra on Wednesday.
A global agenda for labour
Along with rising income and wealth inequalities, the share of labour (particularly of unskilled labour) is declining both in rich and poor countries. The institutional factor behind this is, of course, the systematic weakening of labour organisations. Outside of the…
School Cricket: Glory School & College emerge Dhaka Metro champions
Dhaka- Glory School & College emerged Dhaka Metro champions in the Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament beating Kadamtola Purbo Bashabo School & College by 28 runs in a low scoring final at the Zahurul Haq Hall ground of Dhaka…
Shakib-Fizz set for IPL face-off Thursday
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan and promising fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman may take the field on opposing sidesin the 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (RGIS) in Hyderabad…
Algerian military plane crashes in field, killing 257 people
Algiers, Apr 11 — A military plane carrying soldiers and their families crashed soon after takeoff in a farm field in northern Algeria on Wednesday, killing 257 people in what appeared to be the worst plane crash in the North…