Massive need-based schemes are being implemented in the region including its vast Barind tract aiming at improving its environment through resisting pollution.
Year: 2018
Latest “Mission Impossible” flick cruises to box office gold
“Mission: Impossible — Fallout” topped the weekend box office in North America, outperforming the five earlier editions of the stunt-filled Tom Cruise action franchise, final figures showed Monday.
First biopic of Razzak to be aired on Channel i
Culture Desk Razzak, fondly called ‘Nayak Raj’, made tremendous contributions to Bangla cinema, and won the hearts of millions over the years. The National Award-winning actor has also earned fame as director. He lived an illustrious life like a real…
More UAE consumers struggle to make ends meet in Q2
A higher percentage of UAE consumers reported struggling to make end meets following the introduction of value added tax in the second quarter of the year compared to the first, according to a new survey. Comparison site Yallacompare said its…
Students take to street for 3rd day: Passenger buses go off
Dhaka, Aug 1– Commuters in different parts of the capital are facing serious trouble in reaching their destinations on Wednesday as public transports have gone off the streets apprehending agitations by students.
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 1st T20
Basseterre, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Andre Russell made an unbeaten 35 from 21 balls to guide the world champion West Indies to a seven-wicket win Tuesday in the rain-affected first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh.
Joy slams civil society for not projecting BD successes
Dhaka, July 31 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Tuesday questioned the motive behind not ‘projecting the country’s development transformation’ before the world by a certain quarter of the civil society and ‘their desperate bid to malign…
US mulls 25% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods, say reports
The US is considering 25% tariffs on $200bn (£152bn) of Chinese goods, much higher than the 10% it previously indicated it might impose, reports say.
US judge blocks 3D-printed gun software release
A US federal judge in Seattle has blocked the release of software that allows consumers to 3D-print firearms. Gun access advocacy group Defense Distributed was due to put downloadable gun blueprints online on Wednesday.
চালু হচ্ছে নম্বর পরিবর্তন না করে অন্য অপারেটরের সেবা নেওয়া
বাংলাদেশে মোবাইল ফোন ব্যবহারকারীদের একটা বড় অংশ হচ্ছে কিশোর-কিশোরী। বাংলাদেশ আজ থেকে দেশে চালু হচ্ছে নম্বর পরিবর্তন না করে অন্য অপারেটরের সেবা নেওয়ার সুযোগ- মোবাইল নাম্বার পোর্টেবেলিটি বা এমএনপি সেবার কার্যক্রম। বর্তমানে বিশ্বের প্রায় ৭০টির মতো দেশে এমএনপি সেবা চালু…
‘NRC will be implemented in Assam: BJP chief Amit Shah’
‘Shah said the process for NRC, whose mandate is to identify illegal immigrants, was started in 2005 when the UPA was in power, but the government lacked the courage “to throw out Bangladeshis.” ‘New Delhi: Exclusion of 40 lakh people…
Asia Clean Energy Summit 2018 Oct 31 – Nov 2
Singapore – Media OutReach – 1 August 2018 – The Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) is organising the 5th edition of Asia Clean Energy Summit 2018 (ACES) with speakers setting the benchmark for best practices, debate trends and solutions…
ADB launches strategy 2030 for Asia and the Pacific
Manila, Philippines (26 July 2018) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a new long-term corporate strategy, Strategy 2030, that sets out the institution’s broad vision and strategic response to the evolving needs of Asia and…
Dispose of Khaleda’s appeal against graft verdict by Oct 31
Dhaka, July 31 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday extended till October 31 for the High Court to hear and dispose of the appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in…
HC directive for ind body to survey motor vehicles’ fitness
Dhaka, July 31 – In a major development, the High Court yesterday directed the government to constitute a national independent inquiry committee including at least 15 experts to conduct a survey on the fitness of the public motor vehicles in…
AL goes low-key on Rajshahi, Barisal city polls wins
Dhaka, July 31 – The ruling Awami League (AL) kept its victory in two cities-Rajshahi and Barishal city corporations polls at a low key without any victory celebrations.
IBBL holds Rural Development Scheme Center leaders’ confce
Dhaka, July 31 – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Patiya Branch organized a conference of the Centre Leaders and Deputy Center Leaders of Rural Development Scheme of the Bank on 31 July Tuesday at a local community centre.
BNP rejects Rajshahi, Barisal polls, demands repolling
Dhaka, July 31 – The BNP on Tuesday rejected the just concluded poll results of Rajshahi and Barishal city corporations, accusing the government of stealing votes and demanded re-polling in the two cities.
BNP’s Ariful thanks people but says margin could be wider
Dhaka, July 31 – BNP mayoral candidate in Sylhet Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is leading over his opponent from ruling Awami League, has said that he would have been elected mayor of the city known for its Sufi shrines with…
Jubo League man hacked to death in Mymensingh
Dhaka – A Jubo League activist was hacked to death by the opponents at Akua Nazirbari area in Mymensingh on Tuesday afternoon.
Schoolgirl killed in Cumilla road crash
Dhaka -A schoolgirl was killed and another injured when a bus knocked her down on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Gomta in Chandina upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday.
T20 series: Tigers play West Indies in 1st match Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh will play hosts West Indies in the first match of the three-match T20I series Wednesday morning (Bangladesh time) at Warner Park, Basseterre in St Kitts.
I am sorry, says Shahjahan Khan on Sunday’s student deaths
After widespread criticism for his visibly smirk reaction, Shipping Minister, Shajahan Khan, on Tuesday expressed his great sorrow and regret over the Sunday’s road crash that had killed two students.
Football: Bangladesh to play Gwangju FC Wednesday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football team, now touring South Korea as part of their preparations for the Asian Games in Indonesia, will play K-League side Gwangju Football Club of South Korea in the first practice match on Wednesday at the…
Harass none over Assam citizenship: India
The government of India has asked the state government of Assam to ensure that law and order is maintained and no one is allowed to take the law into their hands.
Khaleda gets bail in two cases
A court here on Tuesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two cases – one on celebrating ‘fake’ birthday and the other on ‘undermining’ the country’s map, national flag and the Liberation War.
Army chief off to India on 6-day visit
Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Aziz Ahmed left here on Tuesday for India on a six-day visit, his first foreign tour after assuming office.
Students set fire to two buses in capital
Agitating students set fire to two buses in Uttara and City College areas of the capital on Tuesday during their agitations seeking punishment of the driver responsible for Sunday’s accident that killed two of their fellows.
BD must halt industrialisation in the Sundarbans: UN
Bangladesh must halt the industrialisation of the Sundarbans Reserved Forest, the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world, says UN expert John H Knox on Tuesday.
India’s Assam citizen identification can make 4mn stateless
The Indian authorities should ensure that documenting and updating the names of citizens in the northeastern state of Assam is transparent and nondiscriminatory, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said. The potential exclusion of over 4 million people, many…