The High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the writ petition seeking termination of registration of Jamaat-e-Islami until Apr 9.
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The wasted electronic waste
The old, dilapidated mobile phone you replaced with a snazzy, up-to-date version was disposed of properly at the company’s collection centre. You think it has been discarded in an environment friendly way.
Sammilta Parishad wins BGMEA polls
Sammilta Parishad has swept the election to BGMEA, the apparel sector’s trade body, bagging 21directors’ posts out of 27.
Dhaka bid to canvass global support
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni says she will write to her counterparts to give them ‘correct information’ about the current situation in Bangladesh.
Six vehicles torched in pre-hartal violence
Pro-hartal elements torched at least six vehicles in the capital, Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s hartal called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
Prayers offered for President’s early recovery
Special prayers were offered in all mosques across the country after Magrib prayers and in other worship places on Monday evening seeking divine blessings for the early recovery of ailing President Zillur Rahman.
BNP enforces instant hartal in Thakurgaon
Local BNP enforced an instant hartal in the district on Monday evening protesting the arrest of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Countrywide hartal Tuesday, in Chittagong Wednesday
The BNP-led 18-party alliance will enforce a countrywide daylong hartal on Tuesday protesting attacks on its ‘peaceful rally by police and the ruling party cadres’.
Police storm BNP office, break open doors, arrest 150
Police stormed into BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on Monday evening and arrested 150 of its leaders and workers, including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Dhaka city unit convener, Sadek Hossain Khoka, and joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Month-long reading plan at British Council
On the occasion of World Book Day (April 23), a month-long book reading programme began at the British Council on Dhaka’s Fuller Road.
Bangladesh break records in Sri Lanka test
Bangladesh recorded their best ever performance in Test cricket as they broke more records on the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.
China eyes India trade boosting investment in Nepal
China’s ambassador to Kathmandu was recently pictured in a traditional Nepali cap and silk scarf, digging with a spade to symbolise the laying of the foundations of a new dry port near the Tibet border.
BGMEA voting ends, ballot count on
Counting votes began as Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) biennial polls for the 2013-2014 tenure ended peacefully on Sunday.
President flying to Singapore
President Mohammad Zillur Rahman will be flown to Singapore on Sunday night as he was suffering from respiratory complications.
Japan to lend $1bn for key schemes
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide a loan package worth $1.03 billion to implement four key projects including construction of the four-lane second Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti Bridge.
Govt writing to 193 countries on political situation
The government has taken an initiative to send letters to 193 UN member states clearing the government’s position over the present political situation of the country.
Fakhrul, 7 other BNP leaders get bail
The High Court on Sunday granted four-week bail to eight top leaders of opposition BNP including party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
ACC moves to seize Destiny Group’s assets
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken a move to seize all the movable and immovable property of controversial multilevel marketing company Destiny Group.
Business leaders’ move for govt-opposition dialogue
Senior business leaders are holding informal discussions for opening talks with the government and opposition parties and also present concrete proposals to bring an end to the present volatile political situation.
Govt committees for suppressing opposition: BNP
Criticising the Prime Minister for her call to form countrywide ‘Terrorism Prevention Committees’, senior BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday said the intention for forming such bodies is to suppress the opposition.
Jamaat registration: Chief Justice forms larger bench
Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain has formed a larger bench to hear a writ petition seeking termination of registration of the Jamaat-e-Islami. Justice M Enayetur Rahim on Sunday joined the special bench of Justices M Moazzam Husain and Quazi Reza-Ul…
Tarin gives vocal for title track in TV serial
For the first time popular TV actress Tarin gave her vocal for the title track of a drama serial titled “Swapnogulo Jonak Pokar Moto.”
Ashraful, Rahim boost Bangladesh
Mohammad Ashraful hit a superb century on comeback to boost Bangladesh’s hopes of avoiding a follow-on in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Comet Pan-STARRS at its brightest this weekend
Miriam Kramer A comet that just made its way into the Northern Hemisphere evening sky should be at its brightest this weekend, but it may be tricky for stargazers to see.
Bee venom destroys HIV, spares other cells
Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin melittin can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine reported in the March 2013 issue of Antiviral Therapy.
Unidentified life under ice!
Russian scientists believe they have discovered new life forms sealed off for millions of years in a subglacial lake deep under the Antarctic ice, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday.
Global meet on population dynamics Tuesday
Director General of International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Ambassador Lacy Swing arrives here on Sunday on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh.
Chinese delegation meets local business leaders
A Chinese business delegation paid a courtesy call on country’s apex trade body Federation of Bangladesh Chambers and Commerce Industries (FBCCI) and Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) leaders on Thursday.
ConocoPhillips may submit offshore survey results in June
US oil major ConocoPhillips may submit the result of its 2D seismic survey in the two offshore blocks – DS-08-10 and DS-08-11 – to the state-owned hydrocarbon corporation Petrobangla in June this year.
Attack on minorities: MK Alamgir blames BNP, Jamaat
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Saturday accused both the main opposition BNP and its key ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of unleashing attacks on the religious minority communities.