Dhaka, June 21 – The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday deployed its 57 observers at the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls to monitor and prepare reports on how the elections are held.
Day: June 21, 2018
Killer driver who ran car over Selim Bepari will be caught by CCTV
Dhaka, June 21 – The person who was driving the car which killed one Selim Bepari will be identified by CCTV footage and Police are trying to find out the person who was steering the car, said Masudur Rahman, Deputy…
Auto-rickshaws, rickshaws fleecing Eid vacationers on return
Dhaka, June 21 – The Eid holidaymakers who are returning to the capital are compelled to pay extra money to hire CNG or rickshaws to reach their respective residences from bus and launch terminals due to transport crisis.
Appeal hearing against Khaleda’s bail Sunday
Dhaka, June 21 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is set to hear on Sunday on the leave-to-appeal petitions filed on behalf of the State challenging the High Court orders that granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda…
‘Smuggler’ held with 4 gold bars
Dhaka- Members of Coast Guard arrested a suspected smuggler along with four gold bars from Baroitoli area in Teknaf upazila early Thursday.
2 killed in Bhola road accident
Dhaka -A man and a teenage boy were killed and six people injured following a collision between a human hauler and a trolley in Helipad area of Charfassion upazila in Bhola on Thursday morning.
3 held with Yaba tablets in Jhalakati, Bogura
Dhaka – Three people were arrested along with 210 Yaba tablets in Jhalakati and Boguradistricts on Thursday.
Man dies as tree falls on him in Khulna
Khulna -A man was killed and two people were injured as a tree fell on them at Kalna village in Koyra upazila on Thursday.
Young housewife dies ‘being poisoned’ in Sirajganj for dowry
Sirajganj – A young housewife has been died after allegedly being poisoned over dowry at Shahariarpur village in Raiganj upazila.
AFC U-19 Women’s: Bangladesh to play South Korea in opener on Oct 24
Dhaka – Bangladesh to play stronger South Korea in the opening Group-D match of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers on October 24 at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
National Yoga: Bangladesh Yoga Foundation emerge champions
Dhaka – Bangladesh Yoga Foundation clinched the 4th National Yoga title securing five gold medals in the championship that concluded at the National Sports Council gymnasium here on Thursday.
Korea Open: Siddikur signs off 1st round for three-over-par
Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman made a gloomy start in the US$1,125,000 (approximate) Kolon Korea Open Golf Championship as he shared 91st spot after the first round at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Cheonan on Thursday.
Trump retreats, but thousands of families may remain apart
President Trump caved to enormous political pressure on Wednesday and signed an executive order meant to end the separation of families at the border by detaining parents and children together for an indefinite period.
Bullet-hit body of ‘drug trader’ found in Chuadanga
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected drug trader besides rail tracks on Chuadanga-Darshana road in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
DSE turnover hits 7-month high
DHAKA – With active participation of investors, the daily turnover value at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday crossed Taka 850 crore, the highest in over seven months.
BD’s premier chamber questions corporate tax cut for banks
Speakers at a programme on Thursday described the government’s budgetary move of corporate tax cut disappointing as it applies for banks and financial institutions only and not for all.
National Fruit Tree Planting Fortnight begins Friday
DHAKA -The National Fruit Tree Planting Fortnight and ‘National Fruit Exhibition’ under the initiative of Agriculture Ministry will begin at Krishibid Institution at Farmgate here tomorrow.
CID to get Tanu killing suspects’ DNA reports next week
Dhaka – The DNA report on the suspected killers of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, who was killed in Cumilla 27 months back, will be disclosed next week, police said.
Thousands join Yoga Day celebrations in Dhaka City
Commemorating International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018, Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Thursday organised an event at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital where thousands of people from all walks of life wearing blue and yellow T-shirts joined practicing…
Bangladesh clears Tk 46billion project to issue e-passports
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project involving Tk 4,635.91 crore to introduce higher technology-based e-passports to make Bangladeshi passports safer, more secure and acceptable to other countries across the world. It also…
BNP accuses AL of wanting lopsided election-time govt
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that Awami League is talking about a ‘lopsided election-time government’ as it wants to hold the next polls without BNP’s participation.
Bangladesh among 3 nations hosting half of world’s refugees
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.
World Day to Combat Desertification – Invest in land
This video is part of a series of stories and op-eds launched by IPS on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17 Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – We are witnessing the degradation of…
Addressing Asia’s ageing societies
While populations have seen and undergone changes since the beginning of time, one trend in particular is unfolding across the world: less children, older people. In an effort to tackle the complex issue in Asia, government officials are convening to…
Priyanka ’s first book is ready to hit the stands
There is nothing this woman cannot do. From winning a beauty pageant to becoming an international movie star, Priyanka Chopra has been a global inspiration for everyone. She’s been a recording artist, she’s reigned over primetime television, done over fifty…
Minar debuts in Kolkata film industry
Entertainment Desk Renowned Bangladeshi singer Minar Rahman has made his debut in the Kolkata film industry, with the song “Eka Din” in the film “Frida.” The song has garnered more than 800,000 views on YouTube in the four days since…
Rajkummar Rao, Kangana to come together again
Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao’s on-screen pairing seems to be a hit with not just the audience but with filmmakers too. After the success of Queen, Ekta Kapoor and Shaailesh R Singh managed to bring these two talented actors together…
Strike a pose for International Yoga Day
Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors were set to sprout all over the world Thursday, as the fourth annual International Yoga Day got under way. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose proposal for the global event won UN approval in 2014,…
Earth’s intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: scientists
Earth’s intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria every year from 2014 to 2016 at a 20 percent faster rate than during the previous decade, scientists said Wednesday as the UN unveiled an initiative to harness the “untapped…
Humanity’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’
Starving, enslaving, raping, torturing and killing our children Robert J. Burrowes In a recent article titled ‘Challenges for Resolving Complex Conflicts’, I pointed out four conflict configurations that are paid little attention by conflict theorists.