Dhaka, Oct 17 -Factions of both Bangladesh NAP and National Democratic Party (NDP) yesterday expelled their presidents and secretaries general and expressed their solidarity with the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Day: October 17, 2018
Cabinet body approves works for river transit to India
Dhaka, Oct 17 – Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday approved a number of procurement proposals including awarding a contract for development of fairway from Sirajganj to Daikhowa river route to facilitate the river transit offered to neighbouring India.
Youth Test: Sri Lanka trailing by 244 runs against Bangladesh on day-2
Dhaka – Hosts Sri Lanka U-19 were trailing by 244 runs against Bangladesh U-19 team on the 2nd day of the four-day First Youth Test at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday.
Soumya to lead BCB XI for one day warm-up against Zimbabwe
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 12-man squad to face visiting Zimbabwe for a one-day practice match to be held at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) in Savar on Friday.
20-party still intact, only few leaders quit it: BNP
BNP on Wednesday claimed that the 20-party alliance still remains intact as only a few leaders of its two components quit the coalition in a bid to make their ‘personal gains’.
PM woos Saudi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited Saudi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh for mutual benefits as both the countries lag behind in exploiting their full potentials of trade and investment opportunities.
SA Group MD held on loan forgery charge
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested managing director (MD) of SA Group Md Shahbuddin Alam from the city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday on charge of loan forgery.
Student gunman kills 17 at Crimea college: Russian official
A Russian official said a student attacked a vocational college Wednesday in Crimea, a rampage that killed 17 other students and left more than 40 people wounded, before killing himself.
Kohinoor was surrendered, not forcibly taken by British
One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, the Kohinoor weighing 21.12 grams, was not forcibly taken by the British but was instead surrendered by the erstwhile Maharaja of Lahore to the Queen of England.
Bangladesh one notch down in global competitiveness
Bangladesh slipped down to 103rd position among 140 countries from 102th in last year in Global Competitiveness Index 2018 released by World Economic Forum (WEF) though its overall score increased by 0.7 percentage points this year.
Indian minister accused of sexual harassment steps down
M.J. Akbar, India’s junior external affairs minister, resigned Wednesday amid accusations by 20 women of sexual harassment during his previous career as one of the country’s most prominent news editors, becoming the most powerful man to fall in India’s burgeoning…
Jatiya Oikya Front to restore people’s right to vote: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Jatiya Oikya Front, led by Dr Kamal Hossain, has been formed to ‘restore’ democracy and people’s voting rights.
CTTC Police starts 2nd operation in Narsingdi with drone
Two female suspected militants surrendered on the second day of ‘Gordian Knot’ operation at another ‘militant den’ at Gangpar in Madhabdi municipality here on Wednesday.
Are blue-collar jobs turning white?
Manual jobs in European manufacturing are being transformed as blue-collar workers take on more intellectual tasks. This is a consequence of the increasing use of digital tools and the growing importance of quality control in production. The severe losses of…
UN warns of ‘perfect storm’ of hunger, climate change
A potent combination of hunger, climate change and man-made conflicts are creating a “perfect storm”, the head of the UN’s food arm warned Tuesday in a call to action on World Food Day.
New blood test can spare cancer patients chemotherapy
A simple new blood test being trialled across 40 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand could spare cancer patients from having to undergo unnecessary chemotherapy.
Why didn’t these women file FIR immediately: Bappi Lahiri
Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri feels women should have shared their sexual harassment stories when they happened as he feels they would have got due justice for it.
Debi to get 18 halls in city
Cultural Correspondent The first film on prominent playwright Humayun Ahmed’s iconic character Misir Ali is set to hit theatres on October 19. It is expected that the film would be released on at least eighteen cinema halls in the capital…
Prof Momtazuddin Ahmed in critical condition
Cultural Correspondent Dramatist Professor Momtazuddin Ahmed has been admitted in ICU at a city hospital in critical condition. He was taken to Apollo Hospital on October 15 after his asthma got worse.
Young pol leaders develop action plans for peaceful polls
Dhaka, 16th October: The Democracy International (DI) on Tuesday convened 167 young political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party (JP) at a national conference that provided the leaders with a platform to…
NASA astronaut describes close call following failed launch
The NASA astronaut who survived last week’s failed launch and emergency landing knew he needed to stay calm.
Canada second country to legalise recreational marijuana
The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people.
Fire death toll in capital’s Uttarkhan rises to 5
A man who along with seven others suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in the city’s Uttarkhan area early Saturday succumbed to his injuries five days after the incident on Wednesday morning, taking the death toll to five.
Students go green to end global energy poverty
In Africa, over 640 million people – almost double the population of United States – have no access to electricity, with many relying on dirty sources of energy sources for heating, cooking and lighting.
সাংবাদিক খাসোগজি নিখোঁজের বিষয়ে ‘কিছু জানেন না’ সৌদি ক্রাউন প্রিন্স
মার্কিন প্রেসিডেন্ট ডোনাল্ড ট্রাম্প বলেছেন যে সৌদি ক্রাউন প্রিন্স মোহাম্মদ বিন সালমান তাকে জানিয়েছেন – সাংবাদিক জামাল খাসোগজি নিখোঁজের বিষয়ে পূর্ণ তদন্ত চলছে এবং তাঁর নিখোঁজের বিষয়েও কিছু জানেন না সৌদি প্রিন্স। বার্তা সংস্থাএপি’কে দেয়া সাক্ষাতকারে প্রেসিডেন্ট ট্রাম্প বলেছেন “কোন…
Burns wins Man Booker Prize
Northern Irish author Anna Burns became the first writer from her country to win Britain’s esteemed Man Booker Prize for her novel “Milkman.” She is the first woman to have won the renowned literary prize since 2013 and the first…
About 820 million people still suffer from hunger: UN chief
By António Guterres U.N. Secretary-General’s message on World Food Day UN, Oct 16 2018 (IPS) – In our world of plenty, one person in nine does not have enough to eat. About 820 million people still suffer from hunger. Most of…
Obama’s former photographer throws ‘Shade’ in new book
Pete Souza, the former White House photographer under President Obama, has released “Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents,” a book filled with archived pictures that may induce nostalgia. Award-winning photographer Pete Souza has documented newsworthy events throughout his career, from…
Journo Farhad murder case verdict commuted to life
Dhaka, Oct 16 – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court yesterday commuted the death sentences of two convicts to life imprisonment in the case filed over the murder of journalist Farhad Khan and his wife.