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.
Day: July 30, 2018
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.
Japan human trial tests iPS cell treatment for Parkinson’s
Japanese researchers on Monday announced the first human trial using a kind of stem cell to treat Parkinson’s disease, building on earlier animal trials.
Emraan Hashmi becomes the face of Netflix’s Bard of Blood
Netflix today announced the lead actor for its upcoming original series, Bard of Blood. Emraan Hashmi is all set to star in the show that is based on the book of the same name by Bilal Siddiqi.
Elton John launches tirade against Brexit
Sir Elton John has sounded off about the ongoing painful Brexit negotiations, saying that the Leave campaign made “completely ridiculous” promises and that voters didn’t know what they were getting.
Irrfan Khan is a fighter” – Mithila Palkar
Earlier this year, Hindi cinema fans woke up to the unfortunate news of Irrfan Khan suffering from neuroendocrine tumour. The actor is currently undergoing treatment for the same in London.
BNP polling agents kicked out in Sylhet alleges Ariful
Sylhet, July 30 –BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury alleged that his agents have been kicked out from two polling centres.
Man City Women will ‘find a solution’ for Nadia Nadim
Manchester City Women will “find a solution” to Nadia Nadim’s transfer request, says manager Nick Cushing. Last week striker Nadim told BBC Sport she “doesn’t feel at home” at City and has told the club she wants to leave. Speaking…
Students barricade Airport road over Sunday’s bus tragedy
Dhaka, July 30 – Traffic on Airport road came to a halt on Monday morning as students of different schools and colleges blocked the road protesting the death of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin School and College in a…
Iron-enriched millet ups cognitive senses in Indian youths
Washington, D.C.—July 19 – Poor diets lacking in iron limit brain development and learning capacity, hampering the potential of individuals and societies, generation after generation. Countries like India are at the heart of this challenge, as nearly half of all…
Four million risk losing India citizenship in Assam
India’s federal government has published a bill which effectively strips some four million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship. The entire process had sparked fears of a witch hunt against the state’s ethnic minorities. In an…
হাজার শিশুর একই নামের রহস্য কী?
অ্যালিস খুব বিখ্যাত কোন সঙ্গীত বা সিনেমা তারকা নন। খেলাধুলাতেও তার তেমন কোন অবদান নেই। তারপরেও লাইবেরিয়ায় এক হাজারের বেশি কন্যা শিশুর নাম রাখা হয়েছে তার নামেই। পেশায় একজন মিডওয়াইফ, অর্থাৎ সন্তান জন্মদান গর্ভবতী মাকে সহায়তা করাই তার পেশা। তার…
প্লাস্টিক রিসাইকেল দূষণ কতোটা কমাতে পারছে?
খাবার থেকে শুরু করে ওষুধ, প্রসাধনী অথবা প্রযুক্তি পণ্য প্রতিটি ক্ষেত্রে বিশ্বের প্রতিটি মানুষ ব্যবহার করছে প্লাস্টিক। এ কারণে সমুদ্র ও প্রকৃতি দূষণের ক্ষেত্রেও সবচেয়ে বড় কারণ হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে এই প্লাস্টিক। তবে প্লাস্টিক দূষণের হার কমাতে সচেতনতার দৃষ্টান্ত স্থাপন করেছে…
High-powered panel deployed to probe Barapukuria coal theft
Dhaka, Jul 29 – A high-powered probe committee has been formed with a director general of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as its head to look into the disappearance of coal from storages of the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited…
After jail term, Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi aims law study
Nabi Saleh, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi, who became an international symbol of resistance to Israeli occupation after slapping two soldiers, walked out of an Israeli prison Sunday and told throngs of journalists and well-wishers that she…
নদী বাঁচাও আন্দোলনের বিশেষ সাধারণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত
বিশেষ প্রতিনিধি: নদী বাঁচলে বাংলাদেশ বাঁচবে” এই শ্লোগানকে ধারণ করে গত ২৭ জুলাই গাজীপুর জেলা শহরের শিববাড়ি মোড়ে ইউরো-বাংলা রেষ্টুরেন্টের হল রুমে বাংলাদেশ নদী বাঁচাও আন্দোলনের বিশেষ সাধারণ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
IBBL Rajshahi Rural Dev Scheme view exchange meet
Dhaka, July 29 -The Rajshahi branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a view exchange meeting with the Center Leaders and Deputy Center Leaders of Rural Development Scheme of the Bank at Islamic Foundation Auditorium, Rajshahi on 25 July 2018.
Action against all forms of corruption: Energy Minister
Dhaka, July 29 – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said the government will not take any responsibility of corruption. Stern action will be taken against all forms of corruption, he said.
Anti-drug drive to continue despite some quarter’s criticism
Dhaka, July 29 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) director General Benazir Ahmed on Sunday expressed his strong opinion that the anti-drug drive will continue though there are some quarters who are criticizing it.
বরিশাল, সিলেট, রাজশাহী নির্বাচনে হাতপাখায় ভোট দিন – চরমোনাই
বরিশাল, সিলেট ও রাজশাহী সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচনে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ মনোনীত প্রার্থীদের হাতপাখায় ভোট দিয়ে আল্লাভীরু মেয়র নির্বাচিত করার জন্য তিন সিটিবাসীর প্রতি আহবান জানিয়েছেন ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই।