Dhaka- The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Gulshan cafe attack’s arms supplier Boro Mizan on a three-day remand to quiz him about the sensational incident.
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BAU Students stage demonstration for water
Mymensingh – Students of a male residential hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh yesterday staged demonstration on the campus due to lack of water supply in their hall.
SC upholds verdict: Rajshahi Mayor suspension illegal
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the suspension of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
GFSI kicks off 16th Global Food Safety Conference
Dhaka – The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) announced the launching of its 16th Conference with the release of a new edition of GFSI’s flagship Benchmarking Requirements. According to a press release, the new edition will share groundbreaking strides in…
Bangladesh to see 4G rollout by this year
Dhaka – The government has initiated the process to launch the 4G service in the country by this year to ensure the fastest data service for mobile phone subscribers. To this end, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is likely to…
NBR asks BB to clarify money laundering law
Dhaka – Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has requested Bangladesh Bank (BB) to provide a legal explanation of a provision of the Money Laundering Prevention (Amendment) Act 2015 which the Directorate says is…
The geopolitics of environmental challenges
London – Much of the world seems to be on edge. The West’s relationship with Russia, the future of NATO, the Syrian civil war and refugees, rising right-wing populism, the impact of automation, and the United Kingdom’s impending departure from…
Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 04 (AP/UNB) — Malaysia’s foreign minister says the government has expelled North Korea’s ambassador for criticizing the investigation into the killing of the North Korean leader’s estranged half brother.
‘Britain always wants to see fair polls in Bangladesh’
Dhaka -The United Kingdom always wants to see free and fair general elections in Bangladesh. The visiting UK minister for Asia Pacific Alok Sharma said this during his meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at letter’s Gulshan office in the…
BNP will join election after having poll-time neutral govt: Kh Mosharraf
Dhaka – The BNP will take part in the next general polls only after establishing a neutral election-time government, says BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
Private solar mini-grids take power to 9 remote BD islands
Sadrul Hasan, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 4 – Some 5,000 consumers in nine remote islands of the country are now receiving electricity for 24 hours from locally-installed solar PV–based mini-grid projects to light up their houses and other establishments.…
Dhaka seeks over $ 8.93bn Chinese assistance for 2017
Golam Moin Uddin & AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writers Dhaka, Mar 4 – Bangladesh has sought over $ 8.93 billion Chinese assistance to help implement eight priority projects in Bangladesh for the year 2017 which is seen as a follow-up…
Two killed over robbery in Sylhet
Sylhet, Mar 4 – Two people were killed — one in an attack by robbers and another during a clash with cops over a robbery, at Mostafanagar village in Companiganj upazila on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Jilu…
Why urgent review of Farakka Barrage necessary
GreenWatch Dhaka NewsDesk The demand recently made by the Indian state of Bihar to decommission the Farakka Barrage on the Ganges was positively scrutinised and some urgent steps were recommended to save Bihar from the recurrent flood problem attributed to…
Schwarzenegger to ‘Apprentice’: You’re fired
Arnold Schwarzenegger has terminated his ties with “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” The former California governor told CNN in a statement that he will not be returning to host the reality programme, which was once hosted by President Donald Trump.
Pence accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ on private email
US Vice-President Mike Pence has been accused of hypocrisy after it emerged he used a private email as Indiana governor to conduct state business. He contacted advisers on terrorism and homeland security via an AOL account during his four years…
NOSTALGIC: Reflections from the pages of diary
BOOK REVIEW LIFE is a diary of memories, both sweet and sad! We live in time upon which life rolls on. At one stage of life one gets nostalgic when one wishes to recall and record one’s memories.
50th DU convocation Saturday
Dhaka, Mar 3 – The 50th convocation of Dhaka University (DU) will be held on Saturday at the central playground on the campus.
Three minor girls physically abused in capital
Dhaka, Mar 3 – Three minor girls were allegedly molested by a chotpoti (street food) vendor in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday afternoon.
More people die of obesity-diseases than malnutrition
Dhaka – Quoting from a World Health Organisation (WHO) report, experts at a roundtable yesterday said more people are dying of obesity related diseases caused by overweight or over eating than those who are malnourished. One third of people in…
Artificial ’embryos’ created in lab
Scientists have created “artificial embryos” using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first. The University of Cambridge team used two types of stem cells and a 3D scaffold to create a structure closely resembling a…
Oscar mix-up persons get security protection
Los Angeles – A spokeswoman for the PwC auditing firm says the company has hired protection for the two accountants responsible for the best-picture flub at the Oscars. Carey Bodenheimer said Thursday that PwC is providing security to Brian Cullinan…
Philippines: Police deceit in ‘Drug War’ killings
Manila – Philippine police are falsifying evidence to justify unlawful killings in a “war on drugs” that has caused more than 7,000 deaths, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. President Rodrigo Duterte and other senior officials have…
MPs and their works!
Thanks to the journalists who reported in the dailies against the lawmaker Sheikh Nurul Haque from Khulna-6 for constructing boundary walls and on Obaidul Quader, Awami League General Secretary for rebuking the ruling Awami League MP as he attempted to…
Encourage children to engage in sports: PM
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all, including guardians, teachers, public representatives and well-off section of society, to extend cooperation to children so that they feel more encouraged to engage in sports and games.…
Eight held over question paper leak put on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed eight suspects on a three-day remand to quiz them in connection with leaking SSC examination question papers the question paper leak.
New Election Commission should get back people’s confidence
Dhaka – Country’s eminent citizens yesterday said that the major challenge of the newly appointed Election Commission (EC) is to bring back people’s trust on them that they would not be adherent to any political party.
North South pupils go wild as Bashundhara guards assault fellow
Dhaka – Students of the North South University (NSU) at last withdrew its demonstration after getting assurance that the perpetrators who assaulted one of its fellow students would be brought to justice.
20-Party lends support to BNP candidate in Comilla mayoral poll
Dhaka – The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday extended all out support to BNP mayoral candidate Monirul Haque Sakku in the upcoming Comilla City Corporation election.
BNP stages countrywide sit-in against gas price hike
Dhaka – The BNP on Thursday called upon the people to get untied and build a strong resistance against all undemocratic and anti-state moves of the government.