Dhaka – The BNP thinks the allegation of graft in Padma Bridge project is the issue, and the Canada court verdict finding ‘no proof’ of bribery conspiracy in the case is not worthy of consideration, bdnews24.com reported on Saturday.
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Flowers on high demand ahead of Falgun – Spring
Benapole, Feb 11 – Flower farmers of Jhikargacha in Jessore district, one of the largest flower markets of the country, expect to sell flowers worth over Tk 20 crore ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day and International Mother Language Day.
Journos vow movement for Sagar-Runi murder trial
Dhaka – Leaders of journalists unions and the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity have decided to launch fresh movement to press their demand for arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Nahar Runi to bring them to justice.
Bottle gourd farming on fisheries lands becoming popular
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Bottle gourd farming on fallow lands of fisheries is gaining popularity in the district of Bagerhat due to its less production cost.
BNP out to make EC controversial sensing polls debacle: Quader
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday alleged that BNP is trying to make the new Election Commission (EC) controversial apprehending a debacle in the next general election like Narayanganj city polls.
More whales stranded in New Zealand, bringing total to 650
Wellington, Feb 11 (AP/UNB) — A new pod of 240 whales swam aground at a remote New Zealand beach on Saturday just hours after weary volunteers managed to refloat a different group of whales following an earlier mass stranding. In…
Canada court dismisses Padma Bridge graft allegation
Dhaka, Feb 11 – A Canada court has dismissed the graft allegation in Padma Bridge project and acquitted three business executives of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. throwing out wiretap evidence and saying the wiretap applications were based on gossip and rumour,…
Court verdict indicates plot behind Padma bridge scam: Joy
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today said the Canadian court verdict binning Padma Bridge Corruption Case indicated a plot behind the Padma Bridge scam. “The Canadian court trying the Padma Bridge corruption case…
Philippine earthquake Death toll rises to 15, hundreds injured
Manila, Feb 11 (XINHUA) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rattled a southern Philippine city on Friday night has risen to at least 15, an official said on Saturday.
Egyptian invention cuts rice irrigation water by half
[Cairo] Experts and stakeholders in Egypt warn of imminent water poverty as a result of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which is about to become operational. Meanwhile, agricultural production consumes about 85 per cent of the country’s water resources, half of…
Polls under new EC, no matter what BNP says: Anisul
Brahmanbaria, Feb 10 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said all the upcoming elections, including the general one, will be held under the new Election Commission (EC) no matter whether BNP accepts it or not.
Bus-truck collision leaves 13 dead in Faridpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – At least 13 people were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Nagarkanda in Faridpur on Friday night.
India dominates Bangladesh on Day 2
Dhaka – Bangladesh 41 for 1, India 687/6. Another series. Another double-hundred for Virat Kohli. The opposition buried under a mountain of runs. The theme first unfolded in Antigua in July 2016, then in Indore and Mumbai. On Friday in…
Genocide or not, unacceptable: British HC
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The British, Canadian and Australian high commissioners in Dhaka have been left shaken by harrowing tales of violence and suffering they heard from Rohingya refugees in a registered camp in Kutupalong of Cox’s Bazaar.
UK has sullied its proud history of helping child refugees
A statue of five young children, gathered around their suitcases and looking a little lost, sits outside London’s Liverpool Street Station. It’s a gift to the people of Britain on behalf of the children of Kindertransport, the rescue effort that…
Workshop on Patenting,Trademark and Copyright at BAU
Rajshahi – A workshop on Patenting, Designing Trademark and Copyrights was held at Community centreof Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Thursday evening.
Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star’s estate
New Orleans, Feb 10 (AP/UNB)- The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her “Formation” video.
Slum catches fire in capital
Dhaka, Feb 10 – A fire broke out at a slum in the city’s Tejkunipara area on Friday morning.
‘Drug addict’ kills Imam of mosque in Chandpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – The imam of a local mosque was killed in an attack by a ‘drug addict’ at Daspara in Matlab Dakkhin upazila of Chandpur on Thursday.
Landslide kills 3 stone quarry workers in Sylhet
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Three stone quarry workers were killed when part of a hillock collapsed on them while lifting stones from Bichanakandi in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh early Friday.
BSF guns down BD national along Kurigram border
Kurigram, Feb 10 – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Datbhanga border in Roumari upazila early Friday.
Trump loses appeal against immigration ban suspension
Federal appeals court unanimously votes against reinstatement of immigration ban Keegan Hamilton on Feb 9, 2017 A federal appeals court declined to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, potentially setting the stage for…
Ambitious science based GHG emissions targets initiative
Husqvarna Group is the first Swedish listed company and the world’s first forest and garden company, to have its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The Science Based Target Initiative works with companies to…
Rohingyas: Refugee Camp narrative of hope, despair
Abu Raihan MuammedKhalid This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them. This is a story of the Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp…
Worsening inequalities: The courage to face the challenge
By Chandra Muzaffar It is not surprising that the Davos Forum held in the middle of January 2017 chose not to examine the obscene, grotesque, ever widening economic inequalities in the world brought to its attention by Oxfam, the global…
Warrant against Bulu, 28 other BNP-led pol. leaders
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 28 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
Uttara schoolboy Adnan murder: Seven on remand
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed seven persons on a 3-day remand each in a case filed for killing schoolboy Adnan Kabir in Uttara area of the city.
Ex-Rajuk Chairman, Partex Group Director sent to jail
Dhaka – Former RAJUK Chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury and Partex Group Chairman MA Hashem’s son Showkat Aziz Russel landed in the jail after a Dhaka court denied them bail on Thursday in a case filed against them on graft charges…
Khaleda Zia to appear in Trust graft case on Feb 16
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till February 16.
BCL hand over suspected Shibirman to police from RU
Rajshahi – Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student’s wing of the ruling Awami League, on Thursday handed over a student of Rajshahi University to police from Shaheed Ziaur Rahman hall, suspecting that he was involved with Shibir’s politics.