Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has installed a power grid station with the capacity of 80 megawatts at Charkhai of the district aiming to boost power supply in Zakiganj, Beanibazar and Kanaighat upazilas.
Month: June 2018
New tool to be launched to measure temperature of plants from space: NASA
A new instrument will be launched to measure the temperature of plants on Earth to help monitor threats such as drought conditions, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said.
Purnima, Ferdous anchoring ‘National Film Award’
Entertainment Desk Popular celebrities Ferdous Ahmed and Purnima are all set to host this year’s National Film Award ceremony. The National Film Awards-2018 will be distributed through a gala function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka on July…
Etihad says pilots can join Emirates on secondment
Etihad Airways has told its pilots they can join rival Emirates on a temporary basis for two years as the downsizing of the Abu Dhabi carrier’s operations helps fill a pilot shortage for Dubai’s Emirates. Etihad, which last week reported…
Sridevi wins posthumous prize at India film awards
Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor was honoured for her final role at India’s movie awards in Bangkok, winning the best actress prize at the colourful celebration of dance, music and film just months after her shock death. India’s biggest stars descended…
Pori Moni rushed to hospital
Entertainment Desk Popular film star Pori Moni has been admitted to Apollo Hospital due to sickness. She was suffering from a high fever and at the time of being admitted to the hospital on Friday her temperature was 104 degrees.
BNP wants Gazipur SP’s withdrawal for fair polls
Just two days before the balloting, BNP on Sunday demanded the Election Commission withdraw the Gazipur Superintendent of Police (SP) for ensuring a fair and impartial voting in the city corporation there on Tuesday.
PM Hasina stresses stronger regional connectivity
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed a stronger regional connectivity referring to Bangladesh steps to reopen closed rail routes with India as newly appointed Nepalese ambassador called on her at the PMO.
Stocks open the week upward
Stocks opened the week upward today as all indices on the country’s two bourses- the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE)-gained on the day.
Nigeria: ‘Deeply unfortunate killings’ as 86 reported dead
Lagos, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s presidency late Sunday announced a “deeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities” in central Plateau State as one report cited police as saying 86 people were dead in clashes between mostly Muslim herders…
SC order on Khaleda’s bail in another Comilla case Tuesday
Dhaka, June 25 – The Supreme Court on Monday fixed Tuesday for passing an order on a leave-to-appeal filed against a High-court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed under the Special Powers Act…
5 labourers killed as truck plunges into ditch in Tangail
Tangail, June 25 – Five construction workers were killed and 29 others injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Kalihati Upazila headquarters early Monday.
The costs of trade war
by Mukhisa Kituyi Geneva – According to an old African proverb, “When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The same is true for full-blown trade wars: when major economies clash, developing countries will be among the hardest hit.
Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power
by Wade Allison Oxford – At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, world leaders, at last, seemed to recognize the reality of climate change. But the response they are pursuing is fundamentally flawed, given its dependence on…
তুরস্কের নির্বাচনে এরদোয়ানের ‘নিরঙ্কুশ’ বিজয়
তুরস্কের দীর্ঘদিনের নেতা রেচেপ তাইয়েপ এরদোয়ান দেশটির প্রেসিডেন্ট নির্বাচনে জয়লাভ করেছেন। দেশটির নির্বাচন কর্তৃপক্ষ জানিয়েছে মি: এরদোয়ান ‘নিরঙ্কুশ সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা’ পেয়েছেন। তুরস্কের রাষ্ট্রীয় গণমাধ্যম জানিয়েছে, যে ৯৯ শতাংশ ভোট গণনা করা হয়েছে সেখানে মি: এরদোয়ান ৫৩ শতাংশ ভোট এবং তাঁর নিকটতম…
Erdogan wins re-election as president
Turkey’s long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll. Election authority chief Sadi Guven said the president “received the absolute majority of all valid votes”.…
Sweden has a lot to be upset about after last-minute loss
Dhaka-Sweden had a lot to be upset about when the final whistle blew on Saturday.
Buttler 110 as England beats Australia to sweep series 5-0
Manchester, (AP/UNB) — Jos Buttler hit an unbeaten 110 as England completed its first-ever 5-0 cricket sweep of Australia in any format with a one-wicket win in the fifth ODI on Sunday. England reached 208-9 in 48.3 overs at Old…
BD children in Int’l Smart Holidays Camp in Turkey
Dhaka, June 24 – A two-week international camp for children of 12-16 years’ ages successfully ends on July 19, in Turkey on the Black Sea. 84 children from nine countries, including Bangladesh and their team leaders worked together for a better…
সন্ত্রাস দুর্নীতিমুক্ত সমাজ প্রতিষ্ঠায় ভোট বিপ্লব ঘটাতে হবে
পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, সন্ত্রাস, দুর্নীতি ও মাদকমুক্ত সমাজ গঠনে আগামী জাতীয় নির্বাচনে হাতপাখার পক্ষে ভোট বিপ্লব ঘটাতে হবে। তিনি বলেন, দলীয় সরকারের অধীনে সুষ্ঠু ও নিরপেক্ষ নির্বাচন…
SC decision on Appeal against Khaleda’s bail July 2
Dhaka, June 24 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday fixed July 2 for delivering its order on the appeal filed by the government against the High Court order that granted bail to BNP chief Khaleda Zia…
‘Water, sanitation, hygiene needs more equitable allocations’
Dhaka, June 24 – More equitable budget allocation for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors are needed in the proposed national budget for 2018-19 to achieve the sustainable development goal-6 (SDG-6), according to experts.
Gatco graft charge hearing against Khaleda July 26
Dhaka, June 24 – Hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Gatco graft case was yesterday (Sunday) deferred to July 26.
PM for connectivity to boost regional cooperation
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said connectivity is very much important to establish regional communication and boost cooperation among the neighbouring countries.
Share-market manipulators of 2000 get five years in jail
The Special Tribunal on capital market-related cases on Sunday sentenced five-year imprisonment to three top officials of Mark Bangladesh Shilpa and Industries Limited in a case of stock market manipulation in 2000.
Khulna police in Gazipur – fair polls unlikely: Hasan Sarkar
Gazipur– BNP mayoral candidate in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Hassan Uddin Sarker on Sunday voiced doubt about fair election as he claimed that the policemen of Khulna range have been deployed here to hold Tuesday’s polls in ‘Khulna style’.
Go to polling stations braving odds: BNP
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the voters of Gazipur to be there at polling stations since morning to cast ballots on Tuesday braving all barriers.
AL Govt created 600000 posts on nine years: Minister
Sangsad Bhaban – The Awami League government has created more than six lakh “posts” under different ministries and agencies in the last nine years, aiming to make the administration more dynamic.
Kane hat trick in 6-1 rout of Panama puts England in last 16
Nizhny Novgorod,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane scored a hat trick to help England to its most one-sided World Cup victory, a 6-1 rout of Panama on Sunday that secured a place in the last 16 with a game to spare.
Kane hat trick in 6-1 rout of Panama puts England in last 16
Nizhny Novgorod,(AP/UNB) – Harry Kane scored a hat trick to help England to its most one-sided World Cup victory, a 6-1 rout of Panama on Sunday that secured a place in the last 16 with a game to spare.