The Hajj hackathon taking place in Saudi – which began on August 1 – has officially entered the Guinness World Records for having the largest gathering in a hackathon worldwide. The three-day event, being held in Jeddah by the Saudi…
Day: August 3, 2018
Housewife ‘commits’ suicide in Sunamganj
Dhaka – A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house at Jangalbari in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj on Friday.
Ex-Jamaat MP Shahjahan held
Dhaka – Plainclothes police arrested former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury and six other leaders and activists from a house in Wireless Murgi Farm area of the city on Friday noon on sabotage charge.
Long route bus services suspended for security
People continued to suffer in the capital and elsewhere across the country as bus owners on Friday stopped operating long-route buses in different districts protesting vandalism during the ongoing demonstrations of students demanding justice for their two fellows who were…
Students take to streets for the sixth day
School and college students took to streets for the 6th consecutive day on Friday and staged demonstrations to press home their 21-point demand, including punishment of those responsible for Sunday’s road crash at Kurmitola in the city that left their…
Don’t fall into provocation trap: Quader tells students
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged the agitating students not to fall into any ‘provocation trap’.
2nd T20I: Tigers must win against West Indies to keep series alive
Dhaka- Bangladesh will take on West Indies in the second T20I at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill in Florida of the USA on Sunday eying a win to keep the three-match series alive.
FIFA Int’l Friendly: Bangladesh register 2-1 win against Sehan University
Dhaka – Bangladesh registered a 2-1 goal victory against Sehan University Football Team in a FIFA international friendly at Mokpo International Training Center Football Ground in South Korea on Friday.
Shakib urges students to return homes
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket Test and T20I captain Shakib Al Hasan has urged the students, who took to the streets for the 6th consecutive day on Friday over the death of their fellows Diya Khanam Mim and Abdul Karim Rajib…
PM gives Tk 2mn each to accident victim-students’ families
Dhaka, Aug 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday gave saving certificates of Taka 20 lakh each to the family members of Diya and Rajib, the two college students who died in the dreadful bus crash on the Airport Road…
‘Vicious circles circulate false news in PM’s name’
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) today said some vicious circles were circulating false news in the name of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina against the backdrop of tender age students’ movement for safe road.
Students check driving licences, motor vehicle papers
Dhaka, Aug 2 – The students’ movement on Thursday marked another dimension of checking licences of the drivers and papers of the vehicles including the police transports that were plying in different streets of the capital.
HC asks govt to free park space occupied by Ansar-VDP
The High Court on Thursday directed government to free space of Shishu Park in Khilgaon B-block in the capital illegally occupied by Ansar-VDP within 90 days.
Grameenphone reduces Internet price
Grameenphone reduces tariff of two internet packages in accordance with government decision to reduce VAT on internet usage from 15 percent to 5 percent. New benefits of other internet packages will also be offered soon.
High-powered probe body visits Barapukuria coal mine
The high-powered probe committee, formed with Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office (Admin) Khalilur Rahman as its head to look into the disappearance of coal from the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), visited the coal mine on Thursday.
‘Narsingdi Zilla Chhatrokollan Samity’ of BAU formed
Mymensingh, Aug 2 – ‘Narsingdi Zilla Chhatrokollan Samity’ of Mymensingh was formed at Animal Husbandry faculty gallery room of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
Students managed traffic as protests continued Thursday
The ongoing student protests took a new dimension on Thursday as students took the responsibility of traffic management and examining driving licences and papers of vehicles in the capital apart from blocking roads.
Chaotic situation prevails in country, claims Dr. Mosharraf
Dhaka, Aug 2 – BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday claimed that a chaotic situation prevails in the country for lack of an ‘elected’ government.
PM Hasina Tk 2mn each to two accident victims’ families
Md Jahangir Fakir, father of Diya Khanam Mim who along with another student died in a recent city road crash, on Thursday urged the students to go back home as he hoped that the Prime Minister will take effective steps…
Go back home to avert acts of sabotage: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday urged the agitating students to leave the streets and return to their educational institutions and homes as he fears there might be ‘acts of sabotage’ anytime.
Editors’ Council condoles Moazzem Hossian’s death
The Editors’ Council has expressed its heartfelt sorrow and condolence at the untimely demise of one of its founding member, editor-publisher of the Financial Express, Moazzem Hossian.
BNP trying to politicise student protests: Tofail
Describing students’ demand for safe roads as logical, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday said BNP is trying to politicise the student protests.
PM remarks against Zia meant to divert public opinion: BNP
BNP on Thursday strongly protested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s comment involving its founder Ziaur Rahman in Bangabandhu’s murder, and said she did it to divert people’s attention to a different direction from the current student movement.
Recipes for sustainability, meal by meal
From Danielle Nierenberg Chef, healthy food advocate and social entrepreneur Sam Kass is drafting a plan for everyone to eat flavorful meals for better health and a better world.
BNP demands resignation of govt for ‘total failure’
Dhaka, Aug 2 – The BNP on Thursday demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led government for its total failure in every respect especially in controlling road accidents and resolving crises in the transport sector.