Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Masud Bin Momen has said the Bangladesh government is on high alert and it is showing ‘zero tolerance’ to the menace of drug.
Month: October 2018
EVMs to be used in next election if RPO amended: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday said electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in the next general election on a small scale if the Representation of the People Order (RPO) is amended.
Interpol president reported missing after trip to China
A French judicial official says the president of Interpol has been reported missing after traveling to China.
Disabled men demo for retaining 10 pc quota in govt jobs
A group of people with disabilities formed a human chain in front of the National Museum in city’s Shahbagh area on Friday demanding that the 10 percent quota privilege be retained for them in government jobs.
Action program soon under ‘national unity’ banner: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said their party will come up with ‘suitable action programmes’ under the banner of Jatiya Oikya to ensure the current government’s ‘fall’.
Election to wait for none, says govt minister Tofail
Mentioning that the Sheikh Hasina-led government will act as the election-time government, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Friday said if any political party does not join it, it will be its own decision.
BNP expresses concern as arrests of activists growing
BNP on Friday voiced deep concern over the rise in the arrest of its leaders and activists in ‘fictitious’ cases as around 4,650 were arrested over the last one month.
Nobel honors fight against sexual violence for Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.”
7 Rohingyas deported from India to Myanmar
The Indian government has deported seven ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar, where they are at grave risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Indian foreign ministry said that on October 4, 2018, Indian authorities handed over the men…
Interpol chief vanishes on trip to China
France has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international police agency Interpol. His family has not heard from him since he left Interpol HQ in the French city of Lyon for a…
Nobel Peace Prize for anti-rape activists
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to campaigners against rape in warfare Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Ms Murad is an Iraqi Yazidi who was tortured and raped by Islamic State militants and later became the face of…
Rescuers detect possible sign of life under quake-hit hotel
Palu, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a possible sign of life under the rubble of a hotel in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island nearly a week after it was hit by a powerful earthquake…
Over and under nutrition: Two sides of an unhealthy coin
A dramatic shift in the way we eat and think about food is more urgent than ever to prevent further environmental degradation and an even larger health epidemic.
Rab members cordon off suspected militant den in Ctg
Chittagong, Oct 5 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cordoned off a ‘militant den at Shonapahar in Mirsarai Upazila of Chittagong early Friday. Tipped off, a team of Rab conducted a drive in the area around 3 am and…
90 AL, BNP leaders of Khulna Division favour win with Peace
Khulna, October 4 – 90 political leaders from Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of Khulna Division came to one platform in Khulna Thursday to pledge for nonviolent and peaceful elections.
৫ অক্টোবর শুক্রবার সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যানে আইএবি’র মহাসমাবেশ
দুর্নীতি, দুঃশাসন, সন্ত্রাস ও মাদকমুক্ত কল্যাণরাষ্ট্র প্রতিষ্ঠায় অবাধ, সুষ্ঠু নিরপেক্ষ ও গ্রহণযোগ্য নির্বাচন অনুষ্ঠানের দাবিতে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ-এর উদ্যোগে ৫ অক্টোবর ২০১৮, শুক্রবার বাদ জুম’আ, রাজধানীর সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যানে জাতীয় মহাসমাবেশ অনুষ্ঠিত হবে।
B Chowdhury’s Jukta Front wants public rally on Oct 20
Dhaka, Oct 04 – Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury led Jukta Front wants to hold a public meeting at Suhrawardy Udyan on October 20 to press home their five-point charter of demands for holding the next general elections under a…
Dhaka seeks EU’s trade facilities after graduation from LDC
Dhaka, Oct 4 – Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday urged the European Union (EU) to continue trade facilities for Bangladesh in the form of GSP Plus after its graduation from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) to a…
SC rejects appeal against Shahidul Alam’s Division
Dhaka, Oct 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Thursday (Thursday) upheld a High Court order on allowing the first-class division to noted photographer Dr Shahidul Alam in the jail. The Appellate Division also rejected the leave to…
PM Hasina opens countrywide development fair on successes
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the utmost goal of her government was to build a country where no people will live without home, die without food and treatment and every person would have the opportunity to have a…
Headmaster held for shaving 5 students’ heads in Thakurgaon
Police arrested the headmaster of a high school from his house at Madhabpur village in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning allegedly for shaving heads of five male students.
Farmers urged to begin commercial sheep farming
Experts have urged the rural people to start sheep farming commercially using modern methods and technology to meet nutritional demand and produce valuable wool to help develop wool-based textile in the country.
Australia to become first nation to eliminate cervical cancer
Australia is set to become the first ountry in the world to eradicate cervical cancer, thanks to a wide-scalevaccination campaign and improvements made to the National Cervical Screnng Program.
Tanushree cannot reopen the case
Tanushree Dutta had in 2008 complained to the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) about being sexual harassed by Nana Patekarduring the shooting of a song sequence in Horn Ok Pleassss.
Elton John biopic promises wild ride
The first trailer for “Rocketman,” the biopic about British musician Sir Elton John, was released on Monday.
Ityadi shoots in Nilphamari
Entertainment Desk Popular magazine show ‘Ityadi’ has taken a unique endeavor to visit the historically and naturally significant places of Bangladesh. To keep up with this trend, the Ityadi team recently went to the Nilphamari district and shot an entire…
Meet the farmers of the future: Robots
Brandon Alexander would like to introduce you to Angus, the farmer of the future. He’s heavyset, weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, not to mention a bit slow. But he’s strong enough to hoist 800-pound pallets of maturing vegetables and…
FFs’ children block Shahbagh intersection for 30 pc quota
The children of freedom fighters blocked Shahbagh intersection in the city for the second consecutive day on Thursday, demanding that the 30 percent quota privileges be retained for them in government jobs.
Admit Khaleda to BSMMU immediately for treatment: HC
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to admit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) immediately and form a 5-member medical board afresh of for her treatment.
Six hurt in Pabna Baloon vendor’s gas cylinder blast
Six people sustained injured in a gas cylinder explosion at the National Development Fair premises in front of Ishwardi Upazila Parishad office on Thursday.