Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Friday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Sunday in protest against the fuel price hike.
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Pol will must to resolve water conflicts: Hasan
Dhaka – Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday underscored the need for forging a strong political will to resolve the ongoing trans-border water problems in the South Asia region.
Slow treaty execution worsen salinity intrusion: Inu
Dhaka – Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Friday said the execution of 1996 Ganges water sharing treaty between Bangladesh and India is lagging behind and leading to rapid saline water intrusion in the Southwestern river channels of the downstream…
Population, graft main hurdles
DHAKA – Rising population growth and large-scale corruption are the principal barriers to the economic progress of Bangladesh, according to an American opinion poll survey.
Yet another fuel price hike
DHAKA: The government on Thursday hiked fuel prices to reduce subsidy on imports of petroleum products.
Ziauddin asked to explain skype talks
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 asked expatriate legal expert Ahmed Ziauddin residing in Belgium to explain why legal proceedings should not be taken against him on charge of obstructing fair process of war crimes trial.
ICT rejects retrial pleas
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 Thursday rejected the retrial pleas of Jamaat’s former Ameer Ghulam Azam, Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami and Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee detained for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war in…
I wasn’t in Padma Bridge graft: Mosharraf
DHAKA: Former Bridges Division Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan threatened to nip off the case filed against him.
Pak beat India by five wickets in Ist T-20
DHAKA: Shoaib Malik`s unbeaten half-century ensured Pakistan began their ground-breaking tour of India with a five-wicket victory in the opening Twenty20 international.
Michael Hussey to retire from int’l cricket
Hobart: Michael Hussey has left the cricket world wondering why he is retiring, rather than why not. In the midst of one of his most productive summers and with his place in the team completely beyond question, Hussey, 37, will…
Shakib Khan to promote ‘Power’ drink
DHAKA: Shakib Khan, one of the popular film actors of the couns become the brand ambassador of popular energy drink ‘Power’.
Delayed implement of big power plants forcing renewal of rental
Anisul Islam Noor The government has generated around 3750MW electricity by setting up 44 quick and rental power plants under a short-term plan to meet the growing demand of power in the last four years, Power development Board (PDB) sources…
JCD clash injures 12 at Carmichael College
At least 12 students were injured in a clash between two groups of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Rangpur Carmichael College campus centering council of JCD on Thursday. The injured are Rauf, Maidul, Limon and Arif while others are unidentified.…
SME fair-2013 begins Feb 12
With a view to promoting products produced by small and medium enterprises in both national and international markets, a five-day National SME Fair-2013 will begin in the city from February 12. The SME Foundation is organizing the fair at Bangabandhu…
DSE ends positive
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose over 21 points to stand at over 4,160 points at close of Thursday’s trading. This comes after two days of slide in the New Year. Shares and mutual funds worth over…
Panel to oversee gang-rape victim’s treatment
The condition of the 15-year-old schoolgirl who was gang-raped for three days in Tangail has ‘slightly improved’ at Dhaka Medical College Hospital where authorities formed a medical team on Thursday to oversee her treatment. Dr Bilkis Begum, coordinator of the…
Delhi gang rape accused formally charged
Five men were formally charged in a New Delhi court on Thursday with the gang rape and murder of a physiotherapy student in a case that has generated widespread anger about the Indian government’s inability to prevent violence against women.…
Libyan gunmen kidnap top investigator in Benghazi
Jan 3:Gunmen have kidnapped the acting head of the criminal investigation department in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, officials have said. Abdelsalam al-Mahdawi was abducted at traffic lights on his way to work. It is not known who was behind the…
Pakistan seal ODI series in style
Pakistan sealed the three-match ODI series with a comfortable 85-run victory against India in the second match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. Chasing a 251-run target, the Pakistani bowling attack never allowed their opponents to build partnerships…
Jamaat leader Taher placed on 7-day remand
Two Dhaka courts on Thursday placed central Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on a seven-day remand for police interrogation in connection with two arson cases filed against him. The two cases were filed over Wednesday’s fierce…
Bus plunge injures 35 in Barisal
At least 35 passengers were injured as a passenger bus fell into a road-side pond in bus stand area under Agoiljhora upazila Thursday morning. Officer-in-Charge of the Police Station Sajjad Hossain told banglanews “A bus of Moni-Mukta Paribahan coming from…
Padma Bridge Graft: Mosharraf-Ferdous sent to jail after remand
Former Bridges Division Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Bridges Division Engineer Kazi Ferdous were sent to jail after a seven-day remand. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) produced them before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court on Thursday afternoon. Magistrate of the court SA Salam…
17 days remand for Fakhrul sought
Police on Thursday filed a petition seeking 17 days remand for BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir showing him as arrested in two more strike-related violence cases. Motijheel and Sutrapur Police filed the petitions seeking exhibit of arrest…
Shibir’s city processions: Cocktails exploded, 2 held
Shibir activists brought out two sudden processions in city’s Ittefak intersection and Mohakhali rail gate areas Thursday morning. In first procession, activists of Chhatra Shibir locked into clash and with police around 10:15 am and exploded numbers of cocktails, banglanews…
No food scarcity in country: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Thursday categorically said, at present, there is no scarcity of food in the country now. “The incumbent government is agriculture-friendly. We are committed to ensure food security of the country,”…
ICT asks Ziauddin to explain role
Jan 3: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday asked Ahmed Ziauddin, an international law expert living in Belgium, to explain his role over the alleged Skype conversation with former ICT-1 chairman Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq. In a suo moto rule,…
ICT reject Jamaat leader retrial petitions
Jan 3: The first war crimes tribunal on Thursday rejected retrial applications of three Jamaat-e-Islami leaders saying that it would not rely on hacked documents. Jamaat guru and former chief Ghulam Azam, current chief Motiur Rahman Nizami and executive council…
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma: Is that obvious?
Stating the obvious is so obvious that it rarely occurs that what is being stated is indeed obvious. Conversely, it is often unobvious not to state the obvious.
Ancient limbless amphibians found in Bangladesh
MOULVIBAZAR: Two members of ‘Chikila Fulleri’, the 14 crore years living limbless amphibians, have been discovered hiding in the soils of Lawachara under the district Wednesday last.
Central bank afraid of politically approved banks!
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) authorities will not take strict action against the authorities of newly approved seven banks in spite of having their serious mistakes and negligence in filling up final proposal letters to the central bank accurately.