The Rohingya community has continued to express ‘unwillingness’ to go back to Myanmar unless their security, basic human rights and citizenship are ensured.
Day: December 3, 2018
Ranga warns against nomination trade in JP
Newly appointed Jatiya Party secretary general Moshiur Rahman Ranga on Monday warned their party will take action if anyone of their leaders is found involved in ‘nomination trade’.
Govt not involved in nomination rejection: Quader
Dhaka, Dec 3 – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has no complicity with the process of rejection of nomination papers filed by aspirant candidates to contest the upcoming general elections slated for December 30.
Bangladesh govt okays bill on aviation, aerospace university
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University Bill, 2018’ to establish a higher educational institution for promotion and upgradation of the aeronautical and aerospace studies in the country.
Stop supply of unauthorised bottled water: HC
The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to immediately check the quality of water sold and supplied through plastic bottles, jars and other manners across the country.
Holey artisan attack: Trial begins
The formal trial in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case began on Monday with the deposition of a prosecution witness before a tribunal.
Writ challenges EVM use in 6 constituencies
A writ has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at six constituencies during the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.
Over 80 file petitions challenging rejection of nominations
More than 80 aggrieved aspirants on Monday submitted petitions to the Election Commission challenging the cancellation of their nomination papers by returning officers during Sunday’s scrutiny.
BNP leaders belong to gallows for burning people dead: Joy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and her ICT adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said BNP leaders who are crawling back out and returning to participate in the election should be there on the gallows for burning people to death.
BNP slams EC for cancelling nominations of its 50 leaders
BNP on Monday alleged that the nominations of its nearly 50 leading candidates have been revoked as the Election Commission (EC) is working like a puppet and the government is pulling the strings from behind.
The liberal delusion
There’s this prevalent idea that we have to take a firm stand against right-wing populism. Yet all the anti-populist hashtags, public un-invites, and goodwill gigs of recent years have done nothing to halt its rise. Clearly, we need a more…
Ind-Cup Football: Ctg Abahani crush NoFel SC 3-0
Dhaka – Chattogram Abahani Limited got off to a flying start in the 13-team Independence Cup Football Tournament beating newcomers NoFel Sporting Club by 3-0 goals in Group B opener at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday afternoon.
U-23 cricketers off to Pakistan to take part in Emerging Cup
Dhaka – A 15-member Bangladesh U-23 Cricket team left here for Pakistan on Monday afternoon to take part in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Teams Asia Cup beginning in Karachi on December 6.
V-Day Hockey: Army reach final beating Navy by 4-3 goals
Dhaka – Bangladesh Army reached final of the SIBL Victory Day Hockey Tournament beating national star-studded Bangladesh Navy by 4-3 goals in penalty shootout as the match was locked in 1-1 goals in the stipulated period at the Maulana Bhashani…
At-risk nations to make case at UN climate summit
Nations most threatened by rising sea levels and devastating droughts will use a UN summit in Poland on Monday to urge richer countries to pay their fair share in the climate change fight.
Ranveer to shoot for Simmba’s title track
Just when Ranveer Singh is making headlines with his recently happened wedding with woman of his dreams – Deepika Padukone, here we have some update on his next – Simmba.
This is how Anushka , Virat maintain the work-life balance
Despite their hectic work schedules, Virat and Anushka have always managed to maintain their work-life balance really well.
Mohamed al-Daradji battles inner demons through film
The Iraq War may have ended in 2011, but for filmmaker Mohamed al-Daradji, the conflict that tore his country apart remains very much part of his everyday life.
GARAGE transforms into a Contemporary Art Museum?
Monowara Begum Moni Moscow – It was really a bus garage inside of the Gorki Park near Moscow River in Russia’s capital Moscow. The building, completed in 1927, was an example of applying architectural beauty to an industrial facility.
Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2, Bagura-7 have no BNP candidate
Dhaka, Dec 2 – Neither BNP nor its any alliance partners have any candidate to contest the December-30 national election from Dhaka-1, Manikganj-2 and Bagura-7 seats as the nominations of all the candidates of the party were cancelled during scrutiny…
Miss World 2018: Oishi wins her group, into Top 20
Dhaka, Dec 2 – A Bangladeshi girl, Jannatul Ferdous Oishi, has been included in the list of best beauties for the 68th edition of the ‘Miss World’ competition.
EC cancels 786 nominations; those are ours – Bd opposition
Returning officers on Sunday cancelled 786 nomination papers, out of total 3,065, submitted by contestants in 300 constituencies to contest the 11th parliamentary elections.
Scale 7.0 quake rattles Alaska; food, fuel supply in tact
Anchorage, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage…
Coal question looms large as climate talks begin in Poland
Negotiators from around the world opened the United Nations’ annual climate change conference Sunday in a Polish city built around mining coal, widely seen as a main culprit behind global warming.
Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their duties and attacking them during clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
SC reverses HC stay on Sabrina’s graft case verdict
Dhaka, Dec 1 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had allowed a convicted person to contest in the upcoming general election. The seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief…
RU journos demand resignation of RU Proctor
Rajshahi, Dec 1 – ‘If the university proctor cannot provide safety of the students on campus, he must resign from his post’.
Students gherao RU administrative building
Rajshahi, Dec 1 – Demanding the merger of Applied Physics and Electronic Engineering (APEE) and Electronic and Electric Engineering (EEE) into one department, the student of the APEE department of Rajshahi University (RU) have gheraoed the university administrative building on…
A Bangladeshi remembers President George Bush Sr
by Ali Khan Republican Party Campaign Director Paul Manafort first introduced Bangladeshi Dr Prince Moosa bin Shamsher, PhD, to former President George W. Bush Sr. That was in San Diego on August 15, 1996, and Dr Prince Moosa remembers it…
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