Expressing strong protest, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that border killing is not forgivable. The minister made the protest in a press conference at her office Monday. Dipu Moni, “Border killings are not pardonable and we express protest…
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Non-MPO teachers besiege Shikkha Bhaban Tuesday
Teachers working at educational institutions not enrolled to MPO system will besiege the Shikkha Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday to press the government to enlist them. The announcement came following a day-long sit-in protest staged by Non-MPO Shikkha Prothisthan…
Gazipur to be 11th city corporation
The government on approved country’s 11th city corporation at Gazipur comprising about 330sq km area from Tongi and Gazipur municipalities. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms (NICAR), chaired by Prime Minister…
Forex reserve top $13b for first time
The foreign exchange reserve crossed the $ 13 billion-mark for the first time on Monday, thanks to a robust growth of inward remittance as well as decreasing import payment. The reserve rose to $13.04 billion on the day — the…
FBCCI for Govt-Opposition dialogue
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Monday said the business community would request leaders of the two main political parties to start a dialogue to end the prevailing political impasse.…
Biman staff on indefinite strike
The agitating employees of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Monday called for a non-stop strike from Tuesday as their demands had not been met, according to Moshiqur Rahman, president of the Biman Sramik League. The announcement comes following a day-long sit-in…
Long-beaked Echidna may not be extinct
Allison Winter, ENN With a small and declining population due to forest clearing and overhunting in New Guinea, the western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii) is listed as “Critically Endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of…
How excess holiday eating disturbs your ‘Food Clock’
Jason Bardi If the sinful excess of holiday eating sends your system into butter-slathered, brandy-soaked overload, you are not alone: People who are jet-lagged, people who work graveyard shifts and plain-old late-night snackers know just how you feel.
‘Speculators’ creating share market chaos’
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday once again blamed ‘speculators’ for destabilising the capital market. Speaking to journalists after a meeting on ways to improve the capital market, he said ‘speculators’ were creating chaos in the market. Journalists asked him…
‘Microscope needed to find govt’s succeess’
A senior leader of the opposition BNP on Sunday said the Awami League-led government’s failures in the last four years have put its successes in the shade. Standing Committee Member Tariqul Islam made the observation at a press conference convened…
Strike ends ‘peacefully’ amid tight security
The general strike called by the opposition to protest against the latest hike in fuel oil prices ended without any major incident on Sunday.
Bangladesh ‘far ahead’ of India : Amartya
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Bangladesh has overtaken India in “every parameter of human development”.
Serena: ‘I’m at my best’
Serena Williams posted an ominous message to her rivals after starting 2013 by taking the Brisbane International title Saturday with a straight sets demolition of Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
India salvage some pride
India managed to salvage some pride after defeating Pakistan by 10 runs in the third and final one-day international at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on Sunday.
BNP leader’s handcuffed body recovered
Kushtia – A BNP leader of Dhaka city unit who was picked up allegedly by Rab men in Jhenidah district on Saturday evening was found dead in Kumarkhali upazila here early Sunday.
Sheikh Hasina’s grip on AL firmer
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The reconstitution of the Awami League Central Working Committee the other day has reflected the party high command’s will to basically retain the faces in its hierarchy and take no risks in the year of preparedness for…
PM ‘s address postponed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who was address the nation on Sunday as the Awami League-led government enters the final year of its tenure has not made the address which was postponed late in the afternoon. Her speech was to be…
Govt agents torch vehicles, blame opposition: Tariqul
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam on Sunday alleged that the government agents were torching vehicles and the blame was being shifted to the opposition with a view to oppressing the opposition men more.
Govt picks public’s pocket: Anu Mohammad
Fuel expert Professor Dr Anu Mohammad categorically said that the incumbent government is picking the pockets of the public through hiking fuel price. He came up with the observation while addressing a rally organized by National Committee on Oil, Gas,…
Mozena hates hartal
US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena said he hates hartal. He made the comment in a programme organized by American Club in the city on Saturday. Dan W Mozena said that he hate hartal and there is no alternative…
Tazreen fashion fire: CID begins investigation
Two high profile teams of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police have started their investigation of Tazreen Fashions fire which killed 112 workers in Ashulia of the district. On Saturday afternoon two teams of CID visited the burnt building of…
13 Shibir women held in city
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police personnel allegedly held 13 female activists of Chhatra Shibir from National Press Club area of the capital on Saturday afternoon. Three of the detainees are Joshna Begum, Fatema and Sadia. Wishing anonymity an RAB…
E-Commerce to reduce bank expense: Atiur
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman categorically said that the electronic commerce (E-commerce) system will reduce the infrastructure costs of the bank. “The system has also opened a new door and we all can work together now,” he added. He…
Directors’ recruitment in state-run banks: Process not transparent: CPD
Distinguished Fellow of Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) economist Debapriya Bhattacharya termed the process of directors’ appointment to state-run banks ‘not transparent’. “The director-recruitment is not transparent, rather they are being recruited basically upon political decision, he added. Debapriya Bhattacharya…
5 bombs explode in DU campus
Three locally-made crude bombs exploded in the Dhaka University campus in the evening ahead of Sunday’s countrywide dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance. Proctor Amjad Ali said that the bombs went off between 5:15pm and 5:45pm. He said…
‘Govt corruption fuelled oil price hike’
The BNP has alleged that the government was forced to effect the fuel oil price hike due to its own corruption. The government raised the prices of diesel, octane, kerosene and petrol on Thursday for the fifth time in four…
Students seek raise in govt job entry age
Students from various universities and colleges on Saturday staged a demonstration at the city’s key Shahbagh intersection demanding raise in the current age limit for government employment to 35 years from 30. The three-hour demonstration by the students, united under…
4 vehicles torched on hartal eve
Four vehicles were torched in the city’s Ramna, Azimpur, Tejgaon and Mirpur areas on Saturday afternoon ahead of the countrywide dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by the BNP-led 18-Party Alliance for Sunday.
Econ Achievements look fragile: CPD
Dhaka – The declining private sector investment appears to be the potential risk for the economy in the coming months making the projected 7.2 percent economic growth unachievable in the current fiscal, said a civil society think thank on Saturday.
Delete them before they hatch…
Sudhirendar Sharma I’m no longer worried because I know many others feel the way I do and that is: the present-day gadget-friendly generation has run out of emotional mechanism they were born with! Else, why would bland text, passive status…