Referring to the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain which proposed taking prior permission for arresting any public servant, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Monday said the corrupt officials have nothing to rejoice with it.
Day: August 27, 2018
Quota movement: Eden College student Luma gets bail
A court here on Monday granted bail of Eden College student, Lutfur Nahar Luma Sarkar, in a case filed under Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Act.
Aug 21 grenade attack case framed as ‘political weapon’: BNP
Stating that the party wants exemplary punishment of the real perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack incident, BNP on Monday alleged that the government is making efforts to fulfill its desire using the case as a political weapon.
Youth ‘pushed’ to death from running bus in Chattogram
A young man was pushed to death from a moving bus allegedly by its helper in City Gate area of the port city on Monday afternoon.
4 held with 40,000 yaba pills in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people and recovered 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets from the office of a courier service in the city’s Dilkusha area on Monday.
Girl dies as her scarf gets entangled with human-hauler wheel
Dhaka– A schoolgirl died when her scarf got entangled with the wheel of a human-hauler at Harenda in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Monday.
Asiad Hockey: Bangladesh to play Pakistan Tuesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play group leader Pakistan in their last Pool B match of the 18th Asian Games Men’s Hockey on Tuesday at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey field in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sri Lanka football team reaches Nilphamari to play FIFA Friendly
Dhaka – The Sri Lanka National Football team reached Syedpur Airport in Nilphamari Monday noon to play a FIFA International Friendly match against hosts Bangladesh ahead of the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup Football’2018 beginning on September 4 at the Bangabandhu…
BCB searching batting coach for Test side
Dhaka- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is now in search of specialist batting coach for the Tigers’ Test side to gear-up the batting shape in the longest format.
Tigers start practice ahead of Asia Cup
Dhaka- The practice session of the Bangladesh National Cricket team for the ensuing Asia Cup began at the National Cricket Academy in Mirpur on Monday.
পাইলট আবিদকে নিয়ে কাঠমান্ডু পোস্টের প্রতিবেদন ‘ভুয়া’
দুর্ঘটনার জন্য পাইলট আবিদ সুলতানকে দায়ী করে কাঠমান্ডু পোস্টের প্রতিবেদন ‘ভুয়া’ বলে দাবি করেছে বাংলাদেশের বিমান পরিবহন সংস্থা ইউএস-বাংলা এয়ারলাইন্স৷ ওই ঘটনার তদন্ত এখনো শেষ হয়নি জানিয়ে তারা বলছে, ইউএস-বাংলাকে ‘হেয় করার জন্য উদ্দেশ্যমূলকভাবে’ কাঠমান্ডু পোস্ট এই প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করেছে৷…
Nepal newspaper report ‘fictitious’, ‘irreverent’: US Bangla
Rejecting a Nepal newspaper report over the investigation findings on the US-Bangla plane crash led by their government, the authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Monday said the report was ‘fictitious’ and ‘irreverent’.
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, military’s TV network
Facebook on Monday banned Myanmar’s army chief and removed dozens of other pages, which, the social media platform said, have covertly pushed the messages of the Myanmar military.
Stocks perform mixed on higher transactions
Stocks witnessed flat on Monday with falling trend of most of the major price indices at Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges despite higher transactions.
US-Bangla pilot was ‘mentally stressed, reckless’: Nepal
Captain Abid Sultan of US-Bangla Flight BS211 was going through tremendous ‘personal mental stress and anxiety, and a series of erroneous decisions on his part that led to the crash of the flight’, according to the details of an official…
Myanmar generals should face ‘genocide’ case: UN
UN human rights investigators on Monday said Myanmar’s top military leaders should be prosecuted for “genocide” against Rohingyas.
UNSC should seek justice for Myanmar atrocities: Report
United Nations member countries should urgently act to ensure that those responsible for atrocity crimes in Myanmar are held to account, Human Rights Watch said. The UN Security Council should refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court…
মিয়ানমারের শীর্ষ সেনা কর্মকর্তারা রোহিঙ্গা ‘গণহত্যা’ চালিয়েছেন: জাতিসংঘের রিপোর্ট
মিয়ানমার সেনাবাহিনীর বিরুদ্ধে রাখাইন অঞ্চলে ব্যাপক মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘনের অভিযোগ উঠেছে। মিয়ানামারের রোহিঙ্গা মুসলমান এবং অন্যান্য নৃ-তাত্ত্বিক সংখ্যালঘুদের উপর গণহত্যা, যুদ্ধাপরাধ এবং মানবতাবিরোধী অপরাধের দায়ে দেশটির সেনাবাহিনীর শীর্ষ কর্মকর্তাদের অভিযুক্ত করেছে জাতিসংঘের একটি তদন্ত প্রতিবেদন। জাতিসংঘের ওই তদন্ত প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়েছে,…
Hasan Imam, Ferdousi Mazumder to honour Altaf Mahmud Award
Culture Desk This year’s Altaf Mahmud Award will go to Syed Hasan Imam and Ferdousi Mazumder. The award giving ceremony will be held at 6pm on August 30 marking the death anniversary of Altaf Mahmud.
T-Aman transplantation nearing completion in Rangpur
Transplantation of Transplanted Aman (T- Aman) rice seedling is nearing completion despite inadequate rainfalls almost everywhere in Rangpur region this season.
Anushka on how she prepped up for Sui Dhaaga
Anushka Sharma will soon be seen playing an embroiderer called Mamta, in YRF’s Sui Dhaaga- Made in India.
With new album, Elza Soares celebrates status
Time seems to run at a different pace for Elza Soares. The Brazilian samba legend is 81 but on the eve of a Rio de Janeiro concert for her recent album “Deus e Mulher” (“God is a woman”), you wouldn’t…
The fresh debate in Bangladesh on Electronic Voting Machines
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A fresh debate on the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the next election in Bangladesh has emerged with the Election Commission, as reported, opting to buy 2,535 new Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The purchase of…
US playwright Neil Simon dies at 91
Neil Simon, considered by many the greatest American playwright over the last half of the 20th century, has died at the age of 91. He died at a New York hospital from complications related to pneumonia, according to Bill Evans,…
Myanmar journalists’ verdict put off as judge ‘ill’
The ruling on two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar on suspicion of violating a state secrets act had been expected on Monday. The judge had apparently become ill. The verdict in the case against two Reuters journalists on trial in…
75-year old man rapes minor girl in Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria, Aug 27 – A 2nd grader girl was violated at Gojanagar area in Nabinagar municipality on Friday.
North Korea to expel Japanese tourist
A Japanese man in his 30s, who had been arrested for videotaping footage of a North Korean military facility, is set to be ‘expelled’ from the country. The move comes as Japan seeks to improve relations with Pyongyang. North Korean…
Elderly couple, sedated before house loot, dies in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Aug 26 – An elderly couple died as an alleged organised gang sedated them before looting their house in the capital’s Demra area on Sunday.
Air pollution: ‘BD nationals lose 2 years of lifespan’
Pollution-induced global deaths rise from 3.5 mn in 1990 to 4.2 mn in 2015 Reaz Haider, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Aug 27 – Ambient air pollution shortens an average Bangladeshi’s life by 1.87 years, say scientists who suggest that better…
Islami Bank Officer Kallyan Samity Eid reunion held
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The Islami Bank Officer Kalyan Samity organized an Eid reunion at the Islami Bank Tower on Sunday 26 August 2018.