Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the schedule for the next general polls will be announced at the end of October this year.
Month: July 2018
France and Belgium battle for place in World Cup final
France will unleash the attacking talents of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann against Eden Hazard’s gifted Belgium side in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday with a place in the World Cup final at stake.
World Population Day tomorrow
World Population Day-2018 will be observed tomorrow across the country as elsewhere in the world with a call to develop the nation by family planning and ensuring human right.
Zia Charitable Trust case: Khaleda’s bail extended again
A court here on Tuesday again extended the bail of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia till July 17 in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
EC Secretary ‘working for Awami League’: BNP
BNP on Tuesday alleged that Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed who is ‘working in favour of Awami League’ is now running the Commission.
BNP expels Sylhet rebel mayoral candidate Selim
BNP on Tuesday expelled its Sylhet City unit general secretary Badruzzaman Selim for contesting the city polls defying the party decision.
Shitalakkhya trawler capsize: 4 bodies retrieved
The bodies of four people, who went missing as a trawler capsized in the Shitalakkhya River near Narayanganj Ghat on Sunday night, were recovered from different points of the river on Tuesday.
Menon undergoes successful surgery
Social Welfare Minister Rashed Khan Menon, who was hospitalised on Thursday following a hip joint injury, underwent a successful surgery at a city hospital on Tuesday.
Burnt body of missing cop found in Gazipur forest
Burnt body of a police officer was recovered from a forest in Rayerdia area of Kaliganj upazila in the district on Tuesday.
All 12 boys, their coach rescued from Thai cave
All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.
Emmy nominations set to be a race between old favorites
Television industry watchers are expecting past winners to relive old glories Thursday as Hollywood’s awards season kicks into high gear with the announcement of the Emmy nominations.
Sanofi shuts down factory over toxic waste outcry
French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi announced late Monday an immediate halt in production at a chemical factory in southwest France, in the wake of media reports that toxic waste emissions exceeded the norms. “Sanofi Chemical has decided from today to stop…
Big B, Abhishek to catch live action of FIFA Finals
It’s no secret that Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek are die-hard fans of football. In fact, Bachchan Jr co-owns Chennaiyin FC and is also part of the All Stars Football Club, which raises money for various social causes.
Ferdousi unveils autobiography
Entertainment Desk Popular film, television and stage actress Ferdousi Majumder has authored an autobiography book titled ‘Ja Ichchha Tai’. The book has been published by Journeyman Books; it was launched at National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala.
Farmers urged to farm quality sugarcane
Speakers at a function here urged the farmers to farm high quality sugarcane on their lands of mill zone areas to get its bumper production in a bid to earn economical profit. “An emphasis should be given to familiarize the…
Dawn-to-dusk strike underway in Naniarchar, Rangamati
Rangamati, Jul 10 – A dawn-to-dusk strike enforced by ‘Nabbya Mukhoshdhari Protirod Committee’ demanding rescue of 16 abducted villagers is going on in Naniarchar Upazila of the hilly district on Tuesday.
Two suspected drug traders, one robber killed in ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Jul 10 – Two suspected drug traders, one ‘robber’ were killed in gunfights with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Mirpur of the Capital, Narayanganj and Rangpur early Tuesday.
বাংলাদেশে কোটাবিরোধী ছাত্রদের ওপর হামলার নিন্দা করেছে মার্কিন দূতাবাস
বাংলাদেশে সরকারি চাকরিতে কোটার বিরুদ্ধে আন্দোলনরত ছাত্রদের ওপর সঙ্গে সংহতি প্রকাশ করে তাদের ওপর আক্রমণের নিন্দা করেছে ঢাকাস্থ মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের দূতাবাস।
Climate Fund fails to reach agreement on replenishment process
Songdo, 9 July (Indrajit Bose and Meena Raman) — Attempts to arrive at consensus on the first formal replenishment process of the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund (GCF) came to a naught at the 20th meeting of the Board of the…
Scribes continue getting hazardous news in India
Nava Thakuria Guwahati, July 9 – We finished the first half of 2018 with the shocking news that broke from America, one of the professed liberal spaces for journalists in a democracy on Earth. A gunman stormed into the newsroom…
Can the West’s democracy survive China’s rise to dominance?
By Martin Jacques This is a guest contribution to the debate: Should the West worry about the threat to liberal values posed by China’s rise? For long the West has thought that history is on its side, that the global…
BD-Burma border talks begin in Dhaka
Dhaka – A 4-day border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) begins at Pilkhana BGB headquarters here on Monday morning.
Three national professors accorded reception
Dhaka – University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh on Monday accorded reception to the newly appointed three national professors – Emeritus Professor Dr. Rafiqul Islam, Emeritus Professor Dr. Anisuzzaman and Professor Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury.
Polls won’t be allowed by keeping Khaleda in jail: BNP
The BNP on Monday warned that holding the next general elections in the country would not be allowed keeping party chairperson Khaleda Zia in the prison and without her participation in the polls.
Only legal way left to free Khaleda: Quader
Dhaka– Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said there is no other way except the legal process to get BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia released from jail.
AL’s Hanif terms BNP’s token strike to free Khaleda a drama
Dhaka, July 9 – The ruling Awami League’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has termed the BNP’s token hunger strike as a drama as what he thinks that there was no use of programme to push its demand.
Agriculture policy to raise productivity approved in Cabinet
The government has given approval to the National Agricultural Policy-2018 (Jatiya Krishi Niti-2018) with an objective to increase the productivity of the crops, enhance income of the farmers, diversify of crops, produce nutritious and safe food, develop marketing system and…
Trade unions and a completely different world of work
by Kate Holman Work is not what it used to be. Change is accelerating on all sides. And whether it is robots replacing people; digitalisation; freelance, short-term and zero-hours contracts or decarbonisation targeting traditional industries, few workers in Europe remain…
Schoolboy electrocuted in Natore
Dhaka- A schoolboy died from electrocution at Dabirer Mor in Sadar upazila in Natore on Monday morning.
2 killed in Gaibandha road crash
Gaibandha – Two people were killed and 24 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Kalitala Bazar in Gobindaganj upazila on Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.Mujibur Rahman, officer-in-charge…