DHAKA: Legal advisor to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Anisul Haque is going to Canada for participating in hearing in a case, of much-talked-about Padma Bridge scam, filed against two officials of engineering company SNC-Lavalin on September 9.
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No time to sit around: Khaleda tells workers on BNP’s 35th year of founding
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has asked her party leaders and activists to become active, stating that the party can’t waste any more time when the country is passing through a suffocating situation.
No more illegal govt, Hasina iterates stand against caretaker system
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged everyone to stay alert to prevent “any force” from illegitimately usurping power.
‘97 pc lawmakers found in negative acts; 53.7 pc in positive works’
DHAKA – Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Sushasaner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) on Saturday demanded preparing a code of conducts for lawmakers and considering it in Parliament as a private bill keeping the provisions of punishment for violation of rules. The…
Obama wants Congress authorisation for strike on Syria
President Barack Obama says the US should take military action against Syria and he will seek congressional authorisation for intervention.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin challenges US on Syria claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged the US to present to the UN evidence that Syria attacked rebels with chemical weapons near Damascus.
Next polls crucial to choose future leadership: Canadian envoy
Emphasising a participatory election, Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden on Saturday said the upcoming national election represents a critical moment in Bangladesh’s history which will bring an opportunity for its people to choose who will govern their country.
2 Juba League workers held over killing of their leader
Miscreants hacked to death a leader of the Juba League at Dhaka’s Mirpur in broad daylight on Saturday.
Gene mechanics 45: Human healthcare revolution
Dr. M. S. Haq
Dev aid falls short, other financial flows show volatility
Washington – As the world approaches its 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals outlined in 2000, development aid by the 26 members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development declined in…
World Water Week calls attention to growing need for clean water
CHICAGO – The planet’s entire supply of freshwater that can be used by humans and ecosystems amounts to approximately 200,000 cubed kilometers (http://www.unwater.org/statistics_res.html), or less than one percent of all freshwater resources. And, unfortunately, humans are using these limited resources…
Country still lags behind in core telecom infrastructure
DHAKA – Policymakers and telecom experts at a dialogue on Saturday said that the country is still lagging behind in developing core telecom infrastructure that requires for providing quality internet service at affordable cost to maximise benefit from information and…
Who pays when everything is for free!
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
UK’s Muslim pupils to be taught patriotism by Muslim soldiers
In its latest misguided policy, the British Government is planning to send Muslim soldiers into schools to challenge Muslim children about their patriotism rather than address the abuse, attacks and victimisation suffered following the Woolwich murder.
Dhaka condemns chemical weapon use
Amid US’ claim of chemical weapon use by the Syrian government, Bangladesh on Saturday said it strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by any party under any circumstances, and sought an amicable solution to all international conflicts through diplomatic…
BRRI develops 4 high yielding paddy varieties
Scientists of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have developed four high yielding varieties of paddy, another remarkable feat in the country’s food security attainment.
Political instability won’t hurt FDI: GM Quader
Commerce Minister GM Quader on Sunday said the foreign investment in the country will not be affected for any unwelcoming political environment as all political parties are sincere to protect it for the sake of the economy.
Iraq to recruit workers from Bangladesh; MoU signed
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on manpower recruitment from Bangladesh by Iraq was signed here on Saturday.
10,000 Yaba tablets seized in B’baria
Police recovered 10,000 pieces Yaba tablets on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shahbajpur in Sarail upazila of the district on Friday night.
Meeting on road communication held in Netrakona
Speakers at a meeting on “Overall Road Communication Network” here on Friday underlining the need for ensuring proper monitoring to oversee the progress of works of different development projects undertaken by the Roads and Highways Department.
Ferry service on Daulatdia-Paturia route resumes
Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed on Friday morning after a seven-hour halt due to navigation crisis in the mighty Padma River.
Two found dead in Ctg hotel
Police recovered the bodies of a couple from a residential hotel near Olankar intersection in Pahartali thana of the port city on Saturday morning.
Six alleged ‘pirates’ lynched in Laxmipur
Prompted by a police crackdown on the pirates, angry villagers have started to go after the outlaws with a vengeance in Noakhali’s Hatia. Police arrested four alleged pirates along with firearms while taking preparation to commit robbery in Wapda Sluice…
Train crash kills man in Jamalpur
A man was crushed to death under the wheels of a train at Masimpur in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Ex-UP chairman held with firearms in B’baria
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in a drive arrested a former union parishad chairman along with firearms from Rauthat village in Kosba upazila of the district on Saturday.
2 held with huge VoIP equipment in Comilla
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two young men along with huge illegal equipment of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) from the city’s Ujir Dighir Par on Friday night.
Youth found dead in Gazipur
Police recovered the body of a young man from a water body at Bagdi village in Kaliganj upazila early Saturday.
2 siblings drown in Jessore
Two minor siblings drowned in a pond at Bablatala in Chachra upazila on Friday.
Youth held with Indian currency in Sunagmanj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with 32,055 Indian rupees from Bagli border in Tahirpur upazila on Friday.
1 killed in Bagerhat clash
A man was killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Goshgati village in Mollahat upazila on Friday.