A total of 37 students of different departments under the Faculty of Sciences of Dhaka University (DU) have been given ‘Dean’s Award’ for their outstanding academic results in BS (Hons) examination of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Day: January 16, 2019
Shahnaj gets back her motorcycle stolen by a fraud
Police recovered the motorcycle of Shahnaj Akhter Putul from Narayanganj on Wednesday, a day after it was stolen from the capital’s Manik Mia Avenue.
Hearing on charge-hearing, Khaleda’s bail plea deferred
A court here Wednesday deferred the hearing on charge framing and bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case over the killing of eight people in an arson attack on a bus in 2015.
BPL: Sunny shines with ball as Dhaka taste first loss
Dhaka – Rajshahi Kings beat Dhaka Dynamites by 20 runs on Wednesday in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny helped Rajshahi defend a small total of 136, taking three scalps for eight runs.
Liton, Warner guide Sixers to 187/5 against Riders
Dhaka – Sylhet Sixers posted a challenging total of 187/5 on Wednesday at their home venue Sylhet International Stadium against defending champions of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Rangpur Riders. Liton Das and David Warner hit fifties for the Sixers.
Hasan Mahmud calls TIB report on polls Oikyafront’s version
Dismissing the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) that found irregularities in 47 out of 50 constituencies during the national election as ‘questionable and controversial’, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said it is similar to Jatiya Oikyafront’s version.
UK’s May faces no-confidence vote after Brexit plan crushed
British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government.
‘Main accused’ in Xulhaz-Tanoy murders held from Tongi
Police on Tuesday night arrested the main suspect from Tongi in Gazipur district in a case filed over the murders of LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahbub Tanoy in 2016.
Solve problems among Muslim countries through talks: PM
Stressing the importance of the unity of Muslim countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through talks.
‘Arrest business’ by police now order of the day: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that the ‘arrest business’ by law enforcers has now become a regular practice as a reign of terror has been established in the country.
Quader asks Fakhrul to quit BNP accepting failures
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should resign from his party shouldering the responsibility for the failures both in the movement and the election.
CEC brushes aside TIB’s report on election irregularities
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday trashed the Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB’s) report over vote fraud in the 11th general election saying that it is not authentic.
Brexit uncertainty risks UK rights
The United Kingdom Parliament’s decision on Tuesday night to reject decisively the European Union withdrawal agreement leaves the country’s future up in the air.
Tackling insecure work in Europe—a critical moment
Europe has a growing crisis of insecure work. Just before Christmas, the European Commission triumphantly announced that employment in the EU had reached record levels in the latter part of 2018, with over 239 million people in work. Good news…
মিস কালচার ওয়ার্ল্ড ওয়াইড মুকুট জিতলেন বাংলাদেশের প্রিয়তা ইফতেখার
‘বিজয়ের দিনে এমন একটি অর্জনে আমি খুব আনন্দিত। বিশ্বের বুকে লাল-সবুজের পতাকা ওড়ানোর তৃপ্তিটা বলে শেষ করা যাবে না। পুরো প্রতিযোগিতায় আমি বাংলাদেশ ও বাংলাদেশের সংস্কৃতি তুলে ধরেছি। কেননা আমার মূল লক্ষ্যই ছিল সবার মাঝে বাংলাদেশকে তুলে ধরা।’
Rihanna takes father to court in trademark dispute
Singer Rihanna has taken her father to court in the US, accusing him of exploiting her name to further his entertainment business. She claims her father, Ronald Fenty, and his business partner have falsely suggested that she is connected to…
A sky full of kites becomes a death trap for birds
by Manon Verchot on 16 January 2019 • Every year around festivals like Makar Sankranti, when kites soar in the sky competing with each other, conservation organisations continue to rescue thousands of birds entangled or injured by these kite strings.
Donald Tusk suggests UK should stay in EU
European Council President Donald Tusk has suggested that the UK should stay in the EU, after the prime minister’s Brexit deal was rejected in parliament. “If a deal is impossible, and no one wants no deal, then who will finally…
Delhi smog: Business offer tech hope to reuse crop biomass
by Nupur Roopa on 16 January 2019 Like in the winters of the previous years, this year too the smog is smothering Delhi and the surrounding areas in north India. Burning of the agricultural residue by farmers is considered as…
Is love an embarrassment?
I do not understand a word of Persian and cannot determine whether these lines, taken from a German translation, are a correct interpretation of Muhammad Hāfez-e-Shīrāzī´s original poem. Nevertheless, Hāfez, who lived 1315-1390 CE, was apparently one of those great…
Salman F Rahman made PM’s adviser
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, has been made Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s adviser on private industry and investment.
Gloom ahead of world economic storm
In light of the uncertainty caused by the US-China trade war, the IMF expects the US economic growth to slow from a three-year high of 2.9 per cent in 2018 to 2.5 per cent in 2019, while China’s expansion has…
Pound rises after Brexit vote
The pound has risen after MPs voted to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes. The vote opens up a range of outcomes, including no deal, a renegotiation of Mrs May’s deal, or a second referendum. Sterling rose 0.05%…
Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passes away
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Eminent journalist Amanullah Kabir passed away at a hospital here early Wednesday. He was 71.
May’s Brexit deal voted down in historic Commons defeat
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes – the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject the deal, which sets out the terms of Britain’s…
TIB for judicial probe of irregularities in Parliament election
Transparency International Bangladesh has called the 11th general election as partially participatory, citing many irregularities during voting.