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…
Month: August 2018
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.
আসাম রাজ্যে তৃণমূলে কংগ্রেসের আটজন মন্ত্রী-এমপিকে আটক
ভারতের আসাম রাজ্যে নতুন প্রকাশিত নাগরিকপঞ্জীতে ৪০ লাখ বাসিন্দার নাম বাদ পড়ার প্রতিবাদ জানাতে যাওয়া তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের একটি প্রতিনিধিদলকে শিলচর বিমান বন্দরে আটকে রেখেছে পুলিশ। তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের আট সদস্যের ওই দলটিতে কয়েকজন মন্ত্রী ও সাংসদ রয়েছেন। আসাম পুলিশের অতিরিক্ত ডিজি…
2 schoolboys drown in Cumilla
Dhaka – Two schoolboys drowned in the Dharma Sagar pond in Cumilla on Thursday.
Man to die for killing wife in Netrokona
Dhaka -A court here on Thursdayawarded death sentence to a man as he killed his wife over a family feud at Sukhari Dakkinpara villageof Atpara upazila in Netrokona in 2017.
Asian Nations Chess: Bangladesh plays 2-2 draw with Iraq
Dhaka – Bangladesh team played a 2-2 draw with Iraq in the 5th round open group match of the Asian Nations Cup Chess held in the Iranian city of Hamadan on Wednesday.
Siddikur continues dismal campaign in Fiji Int’l
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s trailblazing golfer Siddikur Rahman showed dismal form with four-over opening on a European Tour in the AUD$1,250,000 Fiji International at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course on Thursday.
Dubai tourist arrivals flat in first half of 2018
Dubai saw relatively little growth in overnight international tourist visitors in the first half of the year, according to figures from the emirate’s tourism body. Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) said there were 8.10 million visitors…
Off-duty Emirati ‘pilot’ threatened to blow up Dubai-bound plane
An off-duty Emirati pilot appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of drunkenness, behaving rowdily on an aircraft and threatening its safety after issuing bomb threats on a flight from Madrid to Dubai, according to reports. A newspaper said that…
Degrading plastics emit greenhouse gases
Need another reason to hate plastics piling up in the environment? A study in the journal PLOS ONE on Wednesday found that degrading plastics emit powerful greenhouse gases like methane and ethylene, and are a previously unaccounted-for source of these…
Public-awareness indispensable to thwart hepatitis viruses
Generating a large-scale public-awareness can be the crucial means of preventing hepatitis viruses particularly B and C as those are gradually taking a heavy toll on society and the nation as well.
T-Aman paddy cultivation begins in Narsingdi
Cultivation of T-Aman paddy has begun in all the six upazilas of the district.
Exporting IoT devices to Saudi historical achievement: Jabbar
Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar today said exporting Internet of Things (IoT) devices to Saudi Arabia is a historical achievement for Bangladesh.
Why Kangana is upset about Priyanka’s engagement?
Entertainment Desk News of Priyanka Chopra’s engagement should have been unanimously greeted with cheer, but that has clearly not been the case.
Superman comes for Bangladeshi audience
Culture Desk “Superman: The Animated Series” will now take a Bangladeshi look. It certainly might not look like anything Bangladeshi, but it would certainly sound like one.
Celebrities pledge support for ‘children’s agitation’
Noted figures of the country’s cultural and creative industry have expressed condolences and support towards the participants in the ongoing city protests.
Australia senator sues opponent over ‘sexist slurs’
Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young has filed a lawsuit against a political opponent who made “sexist slurs” towards her. The Greens senator, 36, is the first Australian sitting politician to sue another for defamation. She alleges Senator David Leyonhjelm made “defamatory…
IFAD, BD invest US$109mn to boost rural household incomes
Rome, 1 August 2018 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bangladesh today signed a financing agreement to significantly increase incomes and food and nutrition security for 250,000 rural households in southern Bangladesh where the highest percentage of…
Laos Dam disaster: Yet another wake up call?
SANDRP The various aspects of tragic Dam Disaster in the Mekong Basin in Laos are still unfolding. But it is clear from many accounts that it was an avoidable, man-made disaster due to the neglect of contractors, decision makers, consultants and supervising…
Antibiotic resistance spreads through air we breathe
The serious threat to global public health posed by the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is alarming enough as it is but now, the problem has become even worse as scientists warn ARGs are spreading through the…
তিন সিটিতে পূন:নির্বাচন দিতে হবে – পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশের আমীর মুফতী সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই বলেছেন, বরিশাল, রাজশাহী ও সিলেট সিটি নির্বাচনের ফলাফল বাতিল করে পুনরায় নির্বাচন দিতে হবে। তিনি বলেন, ৩০ জুলাই তিন সিটিতে প্রকাশ্যে ভোট ডাকাতি, কেন্দ্র দখল, জাল ভোট প্রদান…
No worry for Bangladesh over Assam issue: Envoy
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday said Bangladesh has nothing to worry about the National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Assam saying there will be no impact on Bangladesh-India relations.
Never care about death, says PM
Reiterating that she never cares about death, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she is alive to finish the unfinished jobs of her father.
WHO condemns virginity tests
Governments should immediately carry out a new United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to end degrading, discriminatory, and unscientific “virginity testing” of women and girls, Human Rights Watch said.
Students urged to return to classes
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday urged the agitating students to withdraw their blockades and go back to their classes as the government has fulfilled their all the demands.