A rose by any other name would undoubtedly smell the same. Any attempt at equating it with humans is unlikely to work, therefore when it comes to us ‘name’ does matter – an ‘identity’ for existence and even beyond. Imagine,…
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Life sentence increased to death: Amnesty
Senior leader in the Bangladeshi opposition party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has been been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
BSF says, no drone deployment plan
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has no plans to deploy drones along the Bangladesh border, its Director General Subhash Joshi has said.
Rokeya Varsity VC still confined
Rangpur – Teachers and employees of Begum Rokeya University continued their movement confining their vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nurun Nabi at his office and staging a fast-unto-death demanding salary hike and regularization of their jobs for the second day.
Eight Shibir activists put to one-day police remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed eight Islami Chhatra Shibira activists on a one-day remand each in a case filed for alleged vandalizing vehicle and explosion of cock-tail.
Hartal spells disaster for trade, investment: GM Quader
Commerce Minister GM Quader said Wednesday in Parliament that hartal, blockade and other negative political programmes cast adverse impact on the country’s trade and investment.
Islamic Arabic University Bill goes thru JS
A bill, ‘Islamic Arabic University Bill 2013’, went through Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to modernise madrasah education.
UZ chairman’s caretaker rapes woman in Khulna, held
A woman was raped by the caretaker of Terokahada upazila chairman Sarfuddin Bachchu at his quarters on Tuesday night.
Syria Crisis: Dhaka welcomes US-Russian accord
Bangladesh has welcomed the agreement on the framework for Elimination of Syrian Chemical Weapons reached between the United States and the Russian Federation on September 14 in Geneva.
DSE loses, CSE gains Wednesday
Of the two bourses, the key share index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced a nominal loss while that of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) registered gain on Wednesday.
TCB needs 20-25pc market share for market intervention: Minister
Commerce Minister Golam Mohammad Kader on Wednesday informed Parliament that the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) needs to have 20-25 percent market share for its market intervention in case of any artificial crisis.
Padma Bridge independent consultant’s cost to rise 18.74pc
Communications Ministry has proposed to increase the contract value of the Padma Bridge project’s independent checking engineer (ICE) by Tk 2.0275 crore.
1 killed 10 hurt, 63 activists nabbed on first day of shutdown
Dhaka – An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and 10 persons including two cops were injured in sporadic violence throughout the country on Wednesday, the first day of 48-hour Jamaat-e-Islami sponsored hartal.
BNP charges PM with disrespect to people’s power
Opposition BNP on Wednesday sharply reacted to the Prime Minister’s remarks that the next general election will be held at any cost, and the opposition leader cannot foil it, saying that it is her audacity and disrespect to people’s power.
Hasina asks Khaleda to consult eye specialist to see dev
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggested opposition chairperson Khaleda Zia to pay a visit to an eye doctor.
Sylhet, Rajshahi mayors take charge
The new mayors of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) took the charge of their corporations on Wednesday, over three months after they had been elected.
London police investigate ‘terror attack’ on Info Minister
Police are investigating an assault on a Bangladeshi government minister at the studio of a Bengali news channel in East London in what officials are calling a “terror attack”.
Assam CM inspects double-barbed wire fancing at border
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has inspected the Indo-Bangla border in the state’s Dhubri sector to take stock of the border-related issues.
Former SNC-Lavalin executive charged in Padma bribery probe
The RCMP has charged a former senior executive of SNC-Lavalin and two influential Bangladeshi businessmen and lobbyists with bribery related to the Montreal-based engineering giant’s failed bid to oversee the building of the $3-billion Padma Bridge in Bangladesh.
BINA scientists develop 71 varieties of different crops
Scientists of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) here said 71 varieties of different crops including rice and legumes developed by them have been contributing a lot to the country’s agriculture.
Early earthquake preparedness for reducing losses stressed
The extent of losses of human lives during earthquake could be reduced substantially through creating awareness about the natural calamity among students and adopting early preparedness, speakers said on Sunday.
Brahmaputra, Ghagot cross danger level in Gaibandha
Water level of the Brahmaputra and the Ghagot, two major rivers of Gaibandha, crossed danger mark on Sunday night inundating the river basin and char areas.
International Literacy Day observed in Rangpur
Speakers at separate discussions have said the government has been working relentlessly to achieve cent percent literacy to free the country from illiteracy by 2014 in the process of building an educated nation.
Flood situation in C’nawabganj slightly improves
Flood situation in Chapainawabganj has marked a slight improvement while the lowlying areas of the district still remain under flood water.
2 labourers missing in Sirajganj boat capsize
Two labourers went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna River near Moti Shaheb Ghat in the town on Monday.
One killed as truck hits bicycle in Satkhira
A man was killed as a truck knocked down his bicycle at Parulia Bazar in Kaliganj upazila on Sunday evening.
Boy abducted from N’ganj found dead in Sherpur: 2 held
Police recovered strangulated body of a boy from near Chapa Jhuri Bridge in Nakla upazila early Monday, two days after he had been kidnapped by a gang from Narayanganj district for ransom.
Youth commits suicide in Bogra
A young man reportedly committed suicide at Ahmedpur in Gabtali upazila early Sunday.