By Ihsan Bal
Author: editor
India Pakistan war games should pave way for talks
By Ali Ahmed
Media and disaster management
By Mobeen Tariq
Instant hand wash launched at Agora
Instant hand wash is the first hand sanitiser that has been created in a small sachet for the mass population of Bangladesh. Sunday at Gulsan Agora Andre Cailleux CEO Agora, Twin Bay Ltd. Diractor Khawjehaki Ahsanullah jointly inaugurated the products…
Little done for factory building collapse victims
Matiur Rahman
How Snowden succeeded in changing the war mindset
By Paul Woodward
Germans win sixth straight women’s Euro title
Germany goalkeeper Nadine Angerer saved two penalties to help her side clinch the European Championship for the sixth successive time.
ACSU’s report on BPL expected after Eid holidays
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has asked the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to submit its report on the alleged corruption in the Bangladesh Premier League after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, which would mean any day after August 12.
Ashes 2013: James Taylor celebrates recall with ton
James Taylor celebrated his England Test call-up with a century as Sussex’s tour match with Australia ended predictably in a draw at Hove.
Big ticket sites hit by fraud: Concert fans given fake tickets
Thousands of disappointed fans have been turned away from concerts after a fraudster targeted the “big four” secondary ticket sites.
PM defends Joy’s remark about AL reelection
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday defended her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s comment that Awami League will come to power again.
Fond of Bazar iftar! Think twice
About 82 percent of iftar items that have flooded the capital, including fruits and vegetables, are contaminated with formalin, according to a sample survey by Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba).
Parliament body wants to amend old laws
Parliamentary Stranding Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday recommended bringing amendments to the old laws enacted in British period including criminal procedures code, penal code and civil laws.
Private sector credit squeeze to affect investment: DCCI
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Sunday said that the recently announced monetary policy with the target of reducing the private sector credit growth will cut investment drastically.
ACC to chargge sheet 7 oriental Bank officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission has given approval to file charge sheet in the case against seven Oriental Bank Limited officials including its senior vice president Shah Md Harun and former vice president Abul Kashem Mahmud Ullah for misappropriation of Tk 1.08…
HC order on writ seeking DCC polls schedule Monday
The High Court has fixed Monday for order on the writ petitions filed Sunday morning seeking the schedule of the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).
PM stresses policy to ensure media accountability
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday underscored the need for putting in place a policy for both the print and electronic media to ensure their accountability.
Explain steps taken to stop extortion in transport sector: HC
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks its steps taken to stop extortion in the transport sector.
Rangpur city mayor hurt in Sirajganj road crash
Rangpur City Corporation mayor Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu and three others were injured in a road crash at Simanta Bazar in Kamarkhand upazila on Sunday.
Dhaka city roads waterlogged after heavy rain
Many roads in Dhaka are submerged after incessant rains and huge tailbacks that followed have made commuting miserable around the capital.
MP Rony pleads for bail
Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony pleaded for bail at Dhaka Judges Court on Sunday after the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court denied that to him.
Juba League fights in New York
In a grim reminder to ridiculous factional feuds plaguing the Awami League, supporters of its youth front clashed near a restaurant in far-off New York on Saturday.
Alleged gambler arrested in Lalmohan
An alleged notorious gambler of a gambling den of Raychand under Ramaganj union at Lalmohan upazila in Bhola district along with his three collaborators were arrested on Wednesday by the police .
Food legislation South Asian countries urged
Leading food policy experts, policymakers, and legislatures from five South Asian countries including Bangladesh are meeting on 30-31 July, in Kathmandu to discuss legal ways and solutions to fight food insecurity in the region where more than 304 million malnourished…
JS body for stringent law to prevent cyber crimes
A parliamentary watchdog on Sunday recommended the concerned ministry to enact stringent law to prevent cyber crimes in the country.
Discussion on HIV prevention held in Chapainawabganj
Speakers in a discussion meeting said, the Hijras should be educated and provided with jobs so that they can be taken into the mainstream.
Women killed ‘by husband’ in Rajbari
A woman was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws at Canada Bazar in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
Manpower shortage cripples Pirojpur
livestock departmentShortage of manpower has almost crippled the Livestock Department in the district, which could not achieve even 50 percent of its targets.
Jamaat leader arrested in Hizla, Barisal
Police arrested Ruhul Amin, Hizla upazila secretary of Jamaat E Islami and lecturer of local Baherchar Fazil Madrasa, from Sreepur village under Barojalia union of the upazila on early Saturday.
IAB Iftar: Ideological unity to fight for Islam urged
Noted Islamic scholars and educationists at an opinion exchange meeting of the Islami Andolan Bangladesh yesterday called for unity based on ideology to fight conspiracies to…