India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will interrogate actor Rhea Chakraborty on Friday in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Month: August 2020
BB to investigate e-commerce platform of Evaly
Bangladesh Bank will investigate the financial transactions and other e-commerce activities of e-commerce platform Evaly.
15 Nigerian fraudsters arrested in city
Dhaka, Aug 28: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has arrested 15 Nigerian fraudsters in capital Dhaka.
47 more die of COVID-19; 2,211 fresh cases reported
Dhaka, Aug 28: Bangladesh Friday recorded 47 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 2,211 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 1,96,836 after another 3,378 patients were discharged from the hospitals during the period, a press release of the Directorate…
কুড়িগ্রামে কৃষকের আশার আলো কমিউনিটি, ভাসমান বীজতলা
তিন দফা বন্যায় কুড়িগ্রামে আমন বীজতলার ব্যাপক ক্ষতি হয়েছে। বন্যার পানি নেমে যাওয়ার পর জমি তৈরি, বীজ সংগ্রহ ও বপনে বাড়তি অর্থ ব্যয় নিয়ে যখন কৃষক দিশেহারা তখন তাদের মুখে হাসি ফুটিয়েছে সরকারি উদ্যোগে ইউনিয়ন পর্যায়ের কমিউনিটি বীজতলা, ভাসমান বীজতলা…
কাপ্তাইয়ে বন্য হাতির আক্রমণে ১ জনের মৃত্যু
রাঙামাটির কাপ্তাই উপজেলার রাইখালী ইউনিয়নে বন্য হাতির আক্রমণে এক ব্যক্তির মৃত্যু হয়েছে।
Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for TikTok’s US operations
The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. Walmart told the BBC it thought a deal with the Chinese video-sharing app would help it expand…
Delhi 2020 religious riots: Amnesty accuses police abuses
Indian police “committed serious human rights violations” during deadly religious riots in Delhi earlier this year, Amnesty International alleges.
নিউইয়র্কে শমশেরনগর হাসপাতাল বাস্তবায়নের লক্ষ্যে মতবিনিময়
গত ২৫ শে আগষ্ট রোজ মঙ্গলবার স্থানীয় সময় বিকাল ৫:৪৫ মিনিটে শমশেরনগর এ হাসপাতাল বাস্তবায়নের লক্ষ্যে যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে অবস্থানরত শমশেরনগর অভিবাসীদের এক আলোচনা সভা নিউইয়র্কে ইউ এস বাংলা অনলাইন প্রেসক্লাব কার্যালয়ে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
Google location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers
Google’s own engineers were troubled by the way the company secretly tracked the movements of people who didn’t want to be followed until a 2018 Associated Press investigation uncovered the shadowy surveillance, according to unsealed documents in a consumer fraud…
No JSC, JDC exam this year: Ministry
The government has decided not to hold Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations this year.
Every house will be lit up by 2021: PM
Dhaka, Aug 27: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday reaffirmed her government’s goal of illuminating every house of the country by 2021 and urged the people to be economical in using electricity.
Educational institutions to remain shut until Oct 3
All the educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed until October 3 as there has been no marked improvement in the coronavirus situation.
Bangladesh invites more Swiss investment in SEZs
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has invited Swiss investors to set up manufacturing factories in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and invest more in Bangladesh.
Covid-19: 45 more die in Bangladesh, new cases 2,436
Bangladesh on Thursday reported the death of 45 more Covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 4,127.
COVID-19 positive cases reach 16,764 in Ctg
Chittagong, Aug, 27: The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases has reached 16,764 as 74 new patients were diagnosed with the lethal virus.
Bangladesh approves phase-3 trial of COVID-19 vaccine
Dhaka, Aug 27: Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque Thursday said the government has approved the final or phase-3 human trial of a prospective COVID-19 vaccine by China’s private Sinovac Biotech Ltd, which appeared to be a forerunner in…
চিংড়ি চাষে বিপর্যয় কাটছেই না, অব্যাহত ক্ষতির মুখে চাষিরা
বাগেরহাটে সাদা সোনাখ্যাত চিংড়ি শিল্পের বিপর্যয় যেন কাটছেই না। গত ৯ মাসের ব্যবধানে তিনবার মৎস্য ঘের ডুবে কোটি কোটি টাকার চিংড়ি পানিতে ভেসে গেছে।
৪২তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষে বিএনপির কর্মসূচি ঘোষণা
আগামী ১ সেপ্টেম্বর ৪২তম প্রতিষ্ঠাবার্ষিকী উপলক্ষে ভার্চুয়াল আলোচনাসহ বিভিন্ন কর্মসূচি ঘোষণা করেছে বিএনপি।
সিনহা হত্যা: আদালতে এপিবিএন সদস্যের স্বীকারোক্তিমূলক জবানবন্দি
টেকনাফে পুলিশের গুলিতে নিহত অবসরপ্রাপ্ত মেজর সিনহা মো. রাশেদ খান হত্যা মামলায় ১৬৪ ধারায় স্বীকারোক্তিমূলক জবানবন্দি দিয়েছেন আর্মড পুলিশ ব্যাটালিয়নের (এপিবিএন) সদস্য আব্দুল্লাহ।
New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life in prison
A man, who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques,; was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the first time the maximum available sentence has been imposed.
Rohingya crisis: Gambia to submit memorandum to ICJ in Oct
Solicitor General and Legal Secretary at Gambia’s Ministry of Justice Cherno Marenah has said Gambia will submit the first memorandum in the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Rohingya issue in October.
Global Covid-19 cases surge past 24 mn, deaths 824,230
The confirmed global coronavirus cases surpassed 24 million on Thursday, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Besides, over 824,230 fatalities have been recorded globally, the JHU data showed.
Evolution of Zoom as Communication Platform during Pandemic
By Dr Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh Readers may be familiar with the idiom “at a rate of knots”. This aptly describes the pace in which a video conferencing platform evolved into a vital tool of expression,communication, and to China, a…
Initiative taken to amend education policy: Minister
Dhaka, Aug 26 – Education Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government has taken an initiative to amend the National Education Policy as it needs revision and refinement.
Padma Bridge project gets time extension up to 2022
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The implementation tenure of Parma Bridge project, a mega project of the country, has been extended up to 2022 as its works suffered a setback due to COVID-19 pandemic and floods.
EC drafts law for party registration with RPO ‘72 clauses
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The Election Commission on Wednesday cleared the draft of the Political Party Registration Bill, 2020 though a commissioner strongly opposed the move to enact a separate law with some articles from the Representation of the People…
Ericsson, Unicef to map global school internet connectivity
Three-year initiative to identify connectivity gaps in 35 countries is a critical first step in connecting every school to the internet
IBBL Barishal Zone holds Business Development Conference
The Barishal Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Business Development Conference on a Virtual Platform on 25 August 2020, Tuesday. Md. Omar Faruk Khan, Additional Managing Director of the Bank addressed the conference as chief guest.
National Poet Nazrul’s 44th death anniversary Thursday
Dhaka, Aug 26 – The 44th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in the country on Thursday in a befitting manner.