China attaches great importance to further developing bilateral relations and cooperation with Bangladesh, said newly appointed Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo on Monday.
Month: August 2018
Safe road protests: Actress Nawshaba denied bail
Rejecting her bail petition, a court here on Monday sent actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed to jail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
Eid passengers suffer on highways for ‘mismanagement’: BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that homebound eid holidaymakers are going through immense sufferings due to the ‘poor condition’ of highways and ‘mismanagement’.
Passengers suffer as overcrowded trains running late
Eid holidaymakers availing of train as mode of transport endured immense sufferings due to unscheduled delays by most of the trains departed from Kamalapur Railway Station to different destinations on Monday.
Draft law clips ACC wings to arrest corrupt govt employees
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft Sarkari Chakori Ain 2018 with a provision for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take prior permission of the authorities concerned for arresting any public servant.
রাস্তায় সাইনবোর্ড লাগিয়ে বান্ধবীর কাছে ক্ষমা চাইলেন যুবক
কথা ছিল সে আসবে শুক্রবার। তার আগেই এক দফা ঝগড়া হয়ে গেছে দুজনের। তাই মান ভাঙ্গাতে হবে বান্ধবীর। কিন্তু কী করা যায়? এসব ভাবতে ভাবতে হঠাৎ তার মাথায় খেলে গেল এক ‘ক্রিয়েটিভ আইডিয়া’। বন্ধুকে সঙ্গে নিয়ে সেই আইডিয়ার বাস্তবায়নে সে…
Turkey removes travel ban for journalist Tolu
Mesale Tolu is now free to leave Turkey, but the trial against her will continue. Her husband must remain in the country to face similar charges. A Turkish court has lifted a travel ban on German journalist Mesale Tolu, who…
অর্গানিক পদ্ধতিতে পালন করা গরুর চাহিদা বাড়ছে
বাংলাদেশে সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোতে অর্গানিক পদ্ধতিতে পালন করা গরু কোরবানি দেয়া জনপ্রিয় হয়ে উঠছে। বিশেষ পদ্ধতিতে পালন করা এসব গরু মূলত শহুরে ক্রেতাদের কাছে জনপ্রিয় হলেও, সেগুলো নিয়ে আসা হয় বিভিন্ন জেলার প্রত্যন্ত বাজার থেকে। পালনকারী ও বিক্রেতারা বলছেন, বাজারে প্রচলিত…
Greece emerges from eurozone bailout programme
Greece has successfully completed a three-year eurozone emergency loan programme worth €61.9bn (£55bn; $70.8bn) to tackle its debt crisis. It was part of the biggest bailout in global financial history, totalling some €289bn, which will take the country decades to…
BD political leaders B Chy, Dr Kamal decide on greater unity
Dhaka, Aug 20 – Jukto Front chairman and former president Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Sunday announced their decision to forge an alliance of greater ‘unity’ in the ‘interest of the nation’.
Quakes cut power, topple homes on Indonesia island; 3 dead
Sembalun, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Multiple strong earthquakes cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least three people as the tourist hotspot was trying to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed…
Truck-microbus collision kills 6 in Feni
Feni (Bangladesh), Aug 20 – At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Muhuriganj in Chhagalnaiya Upazila early…
Low antibiotic levels in environment may spur resistance
A recent study is providing new evidence that low concentrations of antibiotics in the environment could be contributing to antibiotic resistance.
Rooppur NPP: Over 1400 specialists, trained in Russia
Dhaka, Aug 20 – A 4.5 months training course on “Major Construction Works Management” intended for the Rooppur Nuclear Nuclear Power Plant staff began at Rosatom Technical Academy in the Russian city Obninsk last week. By the end of the…
IBBL opens Agent Banking Outlet in Sahebabad, Comilla
Dhaka, Aug 19 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its Agent Banking Outlet in Sahebabad of Brahmanpara, Cumilla (Comilla) on 16 August 2018 Thursday.
Safe Road, Quota protests: Court grants bail to 42 students
Dhaka, 19 Aug – Amid widespread call for their unconditional release, a total of 42 students involved in the recent student protests for safe roads and quota reforms have been given bail.
Election after freeing Khaleda for restoring democracy: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 19 – The BNP on Sunday reiterated that the party would take part in the next elections after freeing chairperson Khaleda Zia for the restoration of democracy.
JP to compete alone if BNP abstains from polls: Ershad
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Alhaj Hussein Muhammad Ershad has said his party will compete in all 300 parliamentary constituencies if BNP abstains from the next general elections.
BNP making blueprint of violence like in 2014: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is making a blueprint to carry out widespread violence across the country ahead of the forthcoming national polls like in 2014.
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest annual gatherings in a country undergoing unprecedented change.
Eid animal wastes to be removedin 24 hrs: Dhaka Mayor
The wastes of sacrificial animals on the Eid day will be removed from the capital within 24 hours, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon.
Monsoon brings new hardships to poorly equipped camps: MSF
The onset of monsoon rains in Bangladesh has brought further misery to Rohingya refugees living in makeshift shelters of bamboo and plastic sheeting across the Cox’s Bazar peninsula, says MFS on Sunday.
Trains bring drinking water to flooded southern Indian state
Indian authorities are bringing drinking water by train to the flooded southern state of Kerala, where over 300 people have died and 300,000 are displaced in the worst flooding in a century.
Gov’t using ICT Act against students: SC Bar
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President advocate Zainul Abedin on Sunday claimed that the government was using ‘controversial’ Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Act against the protesting students of quota reform and safe road movement.
AL plotting to keep BNP away from election: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the ruling party is again ‘plotting’ to keep BNP away from the next general election ‘creating a chaos’ in the country.
Work out plan to build every village as township: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for working out future plans to address water supply, sewerage treatment and waste management issues for the country’s rural areas alongside the capital as the government wants to develop every village…
Safe road movement: 25 students get bail
Separate courts here on Sunday granted bail to 40 private university students, accused in separate cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police, during the student movement demanding safe roads.
BD-US in talks on bringing Bangabandhu’s killer back: Anisul
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said, Bangladesh is continuing its discussion with the United States to bring back one of the Bangabandhu’s killers, Rashed Chowdhury, from that country and the US remains positive to support Bangladesh legally.
AL sensing 1/11-like situation for its past conspiracy: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said Awami League is now sensing the smell of a ‘1/11 like dangerous’ situation as the party was behind such a conspiracy in 2007.
Asian Games Hockey: Bangladesh face Oman Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh men’s hockey team will start their campaign in the 18th Asian Games taking on Oman in their Pool-B match at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Hockey Ground in Jakarta on Monday.