Bandarban, Aug 11– At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining…
Day: August 11, 2018
Nuclear Kids stage their first show in Hungary
Under Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018, fifty six children from different countries including Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Turkey, United Kingdom and Russia made their first public appearance with the musical…
Attorney General for improving education quality
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Saturday said that the nation would not develop until the development in terms of education quality and dignity of teachers.
Putting FDI on the G20 Agenda
by Axel Berger, Karl P. Sauvant New York – While much of the world’s attention is focused on the economic damage being wrought by US President Donald Trump’s trade wars, global trade’s twin – foreign direct investment – has largely…
BNP’s Ariful wins Sylhet Mayor election
BNP candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has won Sylhet mayoral elections, beating Awami League candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran by 6,196 votes, according to official results from the Election Commission.
Dialogue can’t take place on condition: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said no dialogue could be taken place on conditional basis.
UN concerned at Chinese detention of Uighur Muslims
A U.N. anti-discrimination committee raised concerns on Friday over China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority, citing reports of mass detentions as it considered Beijing’s record over recent years.
Traffic Week extended by 3 days
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday announced that the ongoing Traffic Week will be extended by three more days to reinforce discipline on roads and highways.
Ex-BNP minister’s PS, 2 cops held for possessing drugs
Seven people, including former Foreign Minister Morshed Khan’s personal secretary and two policemen, have been arrested allegedly along with Phensidyl and Yaba tablets in Chattogram and Khulna.
FM of BD visits Maungdaw town in Rakhine
A high-profile Bangladesh delegation, led by Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, on Saturday visited Maungdaw, a town in Rakhine State of Myanmar, to see the situation there.
Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan buses seized
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized six buses of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan for plying the streets despite cancelation of its route permit by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
Case filed for hitting Home Minister’s car
A case has been filed in connection with the incident of hitting the Home Minister’s car in front of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area in the capital on Friday night.
Monsanto to appeal $289 million verdict
Monsanto Co. says it will appeal a $289 million verdict a San Francisco jury ordered it to pay a former groundskeeper who claimed the company’s weed killer contributed to his terminal cancer.
Indonesian island lifted 10 inches by deadly quake
Scientists say the powerful Indonesian earthquake that killed more than 300 people lifted the island it struck by as much as 25 centimeters (10 inches).
We are Mamata virodhi, not Bangla virodhi: BJP
Four years after he vowed to uproot the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah reiterated it again on Saturday, reports the hindustantimes.
BNP pushes for dialogue with govt
BNP on Saturday urged the government to engage in talks with the party over the next general election with an open mind.
UAE diamond jewellery start-up raises Dhs1.5m funding
UAE-based start-up Fergus James – a diamond jewellery retailer – has received Dhs1.5m ($408,441) in funding from local angel investors to expand its e-commerce business. The site offers customised wedding and engagement diamond rings – mainly targeting male shoppers –…
Actress Margot Kidder commits suicide?
The death of Margot Kidder, the actress who soared to fame in the ’70s playing Lois Lane in the “Superman” movies, has been ruled a suicide, a Montana coroner’s office said.
California blazes threaten populated areas
Authorities battling massive wildfires in large swathes of California issued mandatory evacuation orders and health warnings Friday over the worsening air quality as the flames grew ever closer to populated areas.
Indian woman to give birth with mother’s transplanted uterus
An Indian woman will soon become the first in Asia to give birth to a baby after undergoing a successful uterus transplant recently, said doctors with a private hospital in Pune, a city in southwestern state of Maharashtra.
Nick confirms engagement with Priyanka
Nick Jonas has confirmed their engagement at an event launching his new perfume in the US.
Miles is back together again
Entertainment Desk Good news for the fans of popular band Miles. The band members have resolved their differences as its lead vocal and bass guitarist Shafin Ahmed has returned to the troupe.
For greater understanding in the information age
The week that ended on Saturday was marked by two philosophical utterances by two men from Malaysia and Bangladesh. Mahathir Mohammad who has written a new political history by getting elected the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second spell…
Sylhet City re-polling: Incumbent Ariful needs 81 more votes
Sylhet, Aug 11 – Voting in two centres of Sylhet City Corporation election, in which voting was postponed due to various irregularities on July 30, is underway on Saturday to determine the mayor of the city corporation.
‘Sexual violence applied to force ethnic minorities migrate’
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Sexual violence against ethnic minority women is used as one of the main tools to force the people living in hills to migrate elsewhere leaving their ancestral lands, say experts and human right activists.
Solar energy helping greater access to safe water in Yemen
By International Organization for Migration Aug 9 2018 (IOM) – Yemen has one of the lowest supplies of freshwater per capita in the world. The effects of a growing population and limited water resources have been exacerbated a great deal…
In 6 days 113, 423 vehicles fined Tk 37mn
Dhaka, Aug 10 – Police has taken legal action against 1,13,423 vehicles and collected around Tk 3.78 crore as fines in separate drives against traffic rule violators across the country in last six days till Friday.
Fakhrul turn into reckless driver: Quader
Gazipur, Aug 10 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP and its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have now become reckless like whimsical drivers after having failed to wage a movement.
Political situation to change soon, hopes Moudud
Dhaka, Aug 10 – Claiming that there is no ‘existence’ of any government in the country, BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday hoped that the political situation will be changed very soon.
Actress Nowshaba remanded again for 2 Days
Dhaka, 10 Aug – Actress Kazi Nowshaba Ahmed has been remanded for second spell of two days in a case filed under the Information, communication and Technology Act (ICT) on Friday.