The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on an appeal filed against a High Court verdict that acquitted six former army personnel in the jail killing case till Wednesday. A six-member bench of the Appellate Division led-by Chief Justice Md. Muzammel…
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‘Kids with bronchiolitis get pneumonia cure’
“I found misdiagnosis of pneumonia … I found misuse of antibiotics,” Prof M S Akbar, a lawmaker and Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, said at the inauguration of a workshop in Dhaka on Tuesday. He said pneumonia was…
People regain faith in police: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said the people have regained their confidence in the police. The premier came up with this statement while addressing a programme arranged on the occasion of ‘Police Week-2013’ at Razarbag police line on Tuesday. Mentioning…
DC Harun awarded ‘PPM’ for beating Farroque: MKA
The home minister came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at capital’s Rajarbagh Telecom Babhan following a meeting with the top officials of police on Tuesday. He said, “Police were directed preventing rally on the streets as the…
Govt ‘knows Bachchu’s location’
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has said the government has information on the whereabouts of former Jamaat-e-Islami member Abul Kalam Azad, also known as Bachchu Razakar, the first war crimes accused convicted by the International Crimes Tribunal-2. Responding to queries…
‘Climate change in Pakistan turning extreme’
Suhail Yusuf KARACHI – Data presented at a seminar on climate change in Pakistan highlighted trends where this South Asian country, which stretches from high, snow-capped mountains to a deltaic coast, could be in for a sharp rise in average…
ICT awards AK Azad death penalty
Many called the verdict historic , as this may be the prelude to similar judgements against other Islamist leaders who sided with Pakistan in 1971 and may be found guilty of involvement and for abetting “crimes against humanity”.
Why pepper spray use not illegal: HC
The High Court on Monday questioned the legality of using chemical based riot control options like pepper spray on people.
Petrol-pump owners call off strike
Petrol-pump and tank-lorry owners-workers called off their indefinite strike on Monday evening.
Padma bridge case meeting WB terms likely
The Anti-Corruption Commission will file cases on any day next week against persons involved in the corruption conspiracy in the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project, according to highly placed source in the ACC. “The Commission is now thinking about as to…
‘Arms purchase to help peace mission role’
Dhaka – The US$ 1 billion deal on arms purchase against state credit from the Russian Federation was to ensure, among other thin
Laws of military regimes to be retained
The cabinet on Monday on principle approved two proposals for keeping effective the ‘important’ ordinances promulgated during the martial law regimes.
Biodiversity loss, disease cut incomes
Luís Amorim, Science and Development Network via ENN Tropical countries’ per capita incomes could more than double if they managed to reduce their health burden from vector-borne and parasitic diseases (VBPDs) to that seen in temperate countries, a study has…
‘National interest to be ensured’
The Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Ghulam Rahman has said that “national interest” will be ensured in its response to the World Bank, which is expected take place within the next 24 hours. Rahman’s comments came after the contents…
Communications minister says: Padma fund to be ensured by Feb
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said fund for Padma Bridge construction would be ensured by February at any cost. He came up with the determination while talking to journalists during a visit at an under-construction bridge on Surma River in…
‘No local polls before JS vote’
BNP on Saturday objected to holding City Corporation and Upazila Council elections before the parliamentary polls, alleging it was a “plot” the government was trying. Citing media reports, BNP Standing Committee member Tariqul Islam alleged it was a move to…
Dreamliner crisis: Boeing halts 787 jet delivery
Boeing has suspended deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft until a battery problem is resolved. An email from the US aerospace giant said it would continue to build the plane, but not deliver any until US safety officials gave…
Criminal attack injures 10 students in city
At least 10 students were injured as criminals attacked Dhaka Dental College’s hostel in city’s Mirpur area on Friday night. Amongst the injured, seven were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition. College students told banglanews miscreants harassed…
‘Pepper spray instead of baton use’
Talking to the media, he claimed that pepper spray was being used in different countries of the world. The Dhaka city police chief said the use of the spray had no serious impact on human body. Replying to a query,…
AL leader shot dead in Tangail
A local Awami League leader was shot to death by some unidentified criminals in College Para area on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Faruk Ahmed, 60, Tangail BRDB chairman and Tangail Red Crescent society’s acting chairman. He was…
BNP observes Zia birth anniversary
The party flag was hoisted at the BNP headquarters early in the morning. The leader of the 18-Party Alliance and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia placed a wreath at the grave of her late husband in the capital’s Chandrima Udyan at…
`I will be remembered`
The World Bank’s Country Director for Bangladesh, Ellen Goldstein on Saturday said she will be ‘remembered’ for the Padma Bridge project, which is currently caught up over alleged graft-related complexities. The outgoing WB official, whose term expires in January this…
Minor raped on Mumbai school bus
A four-year-old nursery student has been raped in a school bus that was taking her home in Mumbai. The suspect is the 35-year-old bus conductor; he has been arrested. The girl, who is from one of Mumbai`s top schools, was…
Chevron product vessel probe
Chittagong Port Authority has formed a five-member panel to investigate into the unloading of a lightering vessel, laden with Chevron products, at the port without clearance. The port’s sub-keeper Captain Nazmul Haque has been made head of the panel. The…
Zaheer new WB acting country director
Salman Zaheer, cooperation director of the World Bank`s (WB) South Asian Region, has been made new acting country director to Bangladesh. The disclosure came from a WB press release on Saturday. Zaheer, an India citizen, will take up his new…
BAU closed after 10-year-old dies in BCL battle
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh was closed for an indefinite period on Saturday hours after a minor boy was killed in a gunfight between rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami…
Prices of essentials rise further
Anisul Islam Noor The prices of vegetables, ginger, garlic fish, egg and rice increased further in the city’s kitchen markets last week to the dismay of the consumers. The retailers have blamed the wholesalers for increase of price while the…
Bangladeshi bats ‘found to have Ebola antibodies’
Newly published research shows that a percentage of fruit bats in Bangladesh were found to have Ebola virus antibodies, suggesting that they are a reservoir for Ebola or an Ebola-like virus. The study by EcoHealth Alliance, a global, nonprofit organisation…
48 hours in Kathmandu
Ringed by rolling hills, the city has many satellite towns, of which Patan and Bhaktapur are popular with tourists. The area has seven old monuments that are listed by the UNESCO as World Heritage sites, all within less than two…
Pakistan must show mettle: Misbah
Pakistan need to ‘stand up and be counted’ against South Africa’s pace attack in their series with the world’s top-ranked Test nation starting next month, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Friday.