Dhaka, Aug 12 – Md. Mizanur Rahman, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation, also former District and Session Judge passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He breathed his last on the early hours of…
Day: August 12, 2018
Info on ex-CJ SK Sinha being paid to speak against govt: Joy
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday revealed he has received some disturbing information relating to former Chief Justice SK Sinha being paid to make statements against the government.
10-km long tailback on BD’s main Dhaka-Ctg highway
A 10-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Fatehpur here on Sunday, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.
Unofficial T20: Bangladesh A to face Ireland A in 1st match Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh A will face host Ireland A in the first game of three-match unofficial T20 series at Castle Avenue, Dublin on Monday.
Asiad Football: Bangladesh to play Uzbekistan on Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will start their campaign in the 45-nation 18th Asian Games in Indonesia as their men’s football team taking on Uzbekistan in the opening Group B match at the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong on Tuesday.
SAFF U-15 Women’s: Bangladesh to play Nepal Monday to decide group champions
Dhaka- Defending champions Bangladesh U-15 Women’s team are ready to fight against Nepal in their 2nd and last group match of the six-nation SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship at Changlimithan Stadium in Thimpu on Monday to decide the group champions.
2 schoolboys drown in Narayanganj
Dhaka –Two schoolboys drowned in the Meghna river at Haria Gobindi in Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj on Sunday.
Pedestrian killed being hit by bus at Gulistan
Dhaka- An unidentified man was killed as a passenger bus hit him in front of Hotel Imperial at Gulistan in the city on Sunday. Police said a passenger bus of “ Khaja Paribahan” hit the unidentified man, aged around 35,…
Poultry-fish feed producers asked to use jute for packaging
The producers of poultry and fish feeds will have to use jute bags for packaging their products from now on as the government made it obligatory.
Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to bring to justice those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College.
Airplane theft shows potential dangers from airline workers
The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island in Puget Sound illustrated what aviation experts have long known: One of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel…
Govt intensified repressive acts as its fall nears: BNP
BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Sunday alleged that the government has intensified its repressive acts as its days are numbered.
BNP’s doa mahfil marking Khaleda’s ‘birthday Aug 15’
BNP will arrange doa mahfil across the country on August 15 to mark the ‘74th birthday’ of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, now in jail in a graft case.
Job quota protesters give Aug 31 ultimatum
Students seeking quota reform on Sunday threatened to go for tougher movement if their three-point demand is not met by August 31.
271 pvt colleges nationalised
The government has nationalised 271 private colleges across the country.
Two schoolboys drown in city’s Ramna Lake
Two schoolboys drowned in the Ramna Lake in the city on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adnan, 15, and Mahfuz, 15, students of Willes Little Flower School and College.
Communication for Development workshop begins
A three-day research workshop on ‘Communication for Development’ began in the city on Sunday to conduct a research on child rights in the country’s higher educational institutions.
Dubai deports Swedish woman who ‘insulted’ airport officials
A Swedish national who attempted to enter Dubai on an expired passport and later “insulted” airport officials was deported with all the charges dropped against her. The Dubai Public Prosecution has completed investigations and closed the case, Esam Issa Al…
Saudi wealth fund has shown no interest in bankrolling Tesla buyout
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has shown no interest so far in financing Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $72 billion deal to take the U.S. electric car maker private, despite acquiring a minority stake in the company this…
Manisha Koirala pens her first book
Manisha Koirala has just penned her first book titled “The Book of Untold Stories”. On Wednesday, Manisha took to her Instagram account and shared the first look of her labour of love.
Massive tree plantation to bring ecological balance stressed
Educationists and environmental activists at a function have stressed massive tree plantation to create an eco-friendly green nature for bringing ecological equilibrium.
Some ‘innocent’ problems in infancy
Mothers of toddlers tend to get anxious and panic, when they find their children in problems. Interestingly many of these problems are benign and innocent.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch Suhana Khan in Bollywood?
Suhana Khan has always aspired to be an actor like father Shah Rukh Khan. SRK, an extremely doting and supportive father, is keen that Suhana complete her education before she faces the camera. And now, it seems the time has…
British author VS Naipaul dies
British author VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at his home in London at the age of 85.
Mondelēz Int’l establishes operations in Bangladesh
Dhaka, August 11 – Mondelēz International Friday announced that it has established operations in Bangladesh, expanding the company’s presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in Dhaka, marking its entry into Bangladesh, the eighth most populous…
SC upholds Khaleda’s HC bail in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted six months bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Cumilla.
Mim-Rajib deaths: PM lays RU College underpass foundation
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet JCD leader killed in factional clash
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Ruling party establishes ‘reign of terror’: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 11 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the ruling party has established a ‘reign of terror’ in the country by defying rules.
International Youth Day: Listen to the youth – UN
Dhaka, Aug 11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is strongly committed to listening to the voices of young people – and opening pathways for meaningful participation in decisions that affect them.