Dhaka – A Jubo League activist was hacked to death by the opponents at Akua Nazirbari area in Mymensingh on Tuesday afternoon.
Month: July 2018
Schoolgirl killed in Cumilla road crash
Dhaka -A schoolgirl was killed and another injured when a bus knocked her down on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Gomta in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday.
T20 series: Tigers play West Indies in 1st match Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play hosts West Indies in the first match of the three-match T20I series Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time) at Warner Park, Basseterre in St Kitts.
I am sorry, says Shahjahan Khan on Sunday’s student deaths
After widespread criticism for his visibly smirk reaction, Shipping Minister, Shajahan Khan, on Tuesday expressed his great sorrow and regret over the Sunday’s road crash that had killed two students.
Football: Bangladesh to play Gwangju FC Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now touring South Korea as part of their preparations for the Asian Games in Indonesia, will play K-League side Gwangju Football Club of South Korea in the first practice match on Wednesday at the…
Harass none over Assam citizenship: India
The government of India has asked the state government of Assam to ensure that law and order is maintained and no one is allowed to take the law into their hands.
Khaleda gets bail in two cases
A court here on Tuesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases – one on celebrating ‘fake’ birthday and the other on ‘undermining’ the country’s map, national flag and the Liberation War.
Army chief off to India on 6-day visit
Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed left here on Tuesday for India on a six-day visit, his first foreign tour after assuming office.
Students set fire to two buses in capital
Agitating students set fire to two buses in Uttara and City College areas of the capital on Tuesday during their agitations seeking punishment of the driver responsible for Sunday’s accident that killed two of their fellows.
BD must halt industrialisation in the Sundarbans: UN
Bangladesh must halt the industrialisation of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest, the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world, says UN expert John H Knox on Tuesday.
India’s Assam citizen identification can make 4mn stateless
The Indian authorities should ensure that documenting and updating the names of citizens in the northeastern state of Assam is transparent and nondiscriminatory, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said. The potential exclusion of over 4 million people, many…
Automation: How can the services sector provide decent jobs
Becoming rich as an industrial worker has become increasingly more difficult in recent times. Manufacturing employment in large parts of developing Asia has peaked at much lower levels than it did in the advanced world.
Sunday deaths: Pupils block key traffic crossings in capital
Dhaka, July 31 – Students blocked Farmgate, Mirpur and ECB Chattar intersections on Tuesday again demanding punishment of the driver responsible for Sunday’s accident that killed two college students in the city and apology from the Shipping Minister for his…
IBBL inaugurates Hajj Kafela 2018
Dhaka, July 30 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its ' Hajj Kafela 2018' for the intending Hajj Pilgrim officials of the bank on 28 July 2018 Saturday at Islami Bank Tower.
World’s first floating nuclear power plant gets fuel load
Fuel loading of Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s only floating nuclear power unit (FNPU) so far, begins in Russia. After getting necessary permission from Rostechnadzor, regulatory body of Russia the stage by stage fuel loading starts on July 25 at the Atomflot (…
তিন সিটি নির্বাচনের ফলাফল বাতিল ও পূন:নির্বাচন দিতে হবে – আইএবি
প্রকাশ্যে ভয়াবহ ভোট ডাকাতি, কেন্দ্র দখল, জাল ভোট প্রদান, হাতপাখার এজেন্টদের বের দেয়া ও ভোট দিতে না দেয়াসহ ব্যাপক অনিয়মের প্রতিবাদে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ বরিশাল, রাজশাহী ও সিলেট সিটি নির্বাচনে ভোট বর্জন ও ফলাফল বাতিল করে পূন:নির্বাচন দাবি জানিয়েছে ইসলামী…
Aug 7 set for for Holey Artisan attack charge hearing
An Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal of Dhaka yesterday fixed August 7 for hearing on the presence of the accused who are in jail custody and whether the charge sheet in the case in connection with the attack on the Holy Artisan Bakery…
Will today’s youth save the world?
The world has known about the dual crises of climate change and over-exploitation of natural resources since the 1970’s. Action has been slow in coming, but many say that we are entering a transition period towards sustainability in the areas…
City corporation elections ‘reasonably good’, says CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Khan Mohammad Nurul Huda today expressed his satisfaction over the overall situation of the three city corporation polls and said the elections were considerably good.
Dhaka North City announces Tk 25 billion budget
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Sunday announced a Tk 2567.45 crore proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, a Tk 182.65 crore rise from last fiscal’s budgetary outlay.
BNP’s Sylhet mayor candidate demands repolling
Accusing the ruling party of capturing many polling stations and rigging votes, BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Monday demanded reelection to Sylhet City Corporation.
Bulbul refrains from casting vote complaining of irregularities
BNP mayoral candidate Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul on Monday refrained from casting his vote protesting irregularities in the city corporation election.
BNP, two other parties boycott Barishal polls
Nearly four hours after the voting began, BNP mayoral candidate Mujibur Rahman Sarwar boycotted Barishal City Corporation polls, bringing the allegation of widespread vote rigging and other irregularities.
Shahjahan rejects call for resignation as irrelevant
Describing the demand made by the students and cetizens for his resignation as illogical, Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan on Monday said he has taken many steps to curb road accidents.
PM Hasina unveils book on Bangabandhu’s prison life
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled the cover of a book titled ‘3053 Days’ composed on the prison life of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Mamata calls NRC conspiracy to throw out Bengalis from Bihar
Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at Centre on Monday over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) which she claimed was a plan to evict Bengalis and Biharis from Assam.
HC orders Taka 5 lakh compensation to victims families
The High Court on Monday directed the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within a week to each family of the two students who were killed in a road crash at Airport Road on Sunday.
Voting ends in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal: Rigging charges
Voting in the elections to Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet city corporations ended amid election boycott, allegations of rigging, ouster of polling agents and other irregularities on Monday.
Naked vote rigging in city elections surfaces: BNP
Bringing various allegations of irregularities, including driving out of its polling agents and stuffing ballot boxes, BNP on Monday said the ‘naked vote rigging by the ruling party has got exposed in Barishal, Sylhet and Rajshahi city corporations.
Bangla Academy launches online library
Bangla Academy has introduced online library with the slogan ‘Sobar Jonnyo Gyean’ (knowledge for all) aiming at facilitating the readers of reading one lakh pages of different rare books through online.