The Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Jude’s Court of Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petition of Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony and again decided to record the depositions of the witnesses in a double murder case…
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Baishakhi Dhak Dhol at Amari Dhaka
Celebrate the colours of Boishakh in Amari style April 2016 – To greet the Bengali New Year, Amari Dhaka has designed all its activities in traditional Bengali style. A cultural ambiance in traditional celebrations will create an authentic atmosphere, along…
Appropriate policy measures may ensure agri growth
Speakers in a discussion meeting at the Rajshahi University (RU), stressed that Bangladesh, is a rural-agrarian country where agriculture plays an important role in growth and stability, producing nearly one fourth of the economy’s output and providing livelihoods to more…
Think about AL in a newer way, Hasina tells party leaders
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said time has come to think about the ruling Awami League in a newer way to keep it dynamic and vibrant, unb news agency reported. The Prime Minister said this when the…
Fool-proof Security for Pahela Boishak, says DMP Commissioner
Dhaka – The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all security measures have been taken to ensure foolproof security of Pahela Baisakh celebration venues in the capital. Nine observation towers will be set up in the…
Bnp not unnerved as 500 workers killed, 4.5 lakh face cases: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday claimed that his party is not frustrated despite killing of more than 500 leaders and activists of the party and its front organisations implicating about 4.5 lakh others in several thousand…
HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against D Star editor
The High Court Monday stayed the proceedings of 72 cases filed against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam for allegedly defaming Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by publishing unsubstantiated information provided by the military intelligence during the army-controlled interim government in…
101,758 to perform hajj this year
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amendments to the National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2016 (Hijri 1437) and Hajj Package 2016 (Hijri 1437) by doubling the number of hajj pilgrims to 10,000 under government management, unb news…
Foreign Minister off to Turkey to attend OIC summit
Dhaka – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali left here for Turkey on Monday morning to attend the 13th Islamic Summit Conference being held in Istanbul. The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said leaders of the…
SC cancels Minar’s bail in Ekram murder case
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the High Court to BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar in the Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, unb news agency reported. A four-member bench of…
HC stays Gazipur city mayor Mannan’s suspension for 6 months
Dhaka – The High court stayed for six months the local government ministry’s order of suspension of Gazipur city corporation mayor professor M.A.Mannan. The High court bench of justice Kamrul Islam Siddiquee and Justice Rajik Al Jalil issued the order…
Buzz Aldrin plans permanent settlement on Mars
Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the Moon. Now the Nasa veteran, and trained engineer, is setting his sights on another part of our Solar System – Mars. By Sue Nelson 11 April 2016 Buzz Aldrin’s passion…
N Korea senior intelligence officer ‘defects to South’
A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has defected, say South Korean officials. The officer has not been named, but the defence ministry in Seoul said he was a senior colonel in the Reconnaissance General Bureau and…
Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower
Dubai – Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world’s tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of…
Miscreants loot Tk two lakhs from trader in city
Dhaka – A group of miscreants identifying themselves as members of Detective Branch (DB) of police allegedly looted Tk 2 lakh from a trader in the city’s Malibagh area on Sunday afternoon, UNB news agency reported. Victim Mazibur Rahman filed…
Time frame for Pahela Baishakh festival denounced
Dhaka – Prof Ajoy Roy on Sunday said setting any timeframe for the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh on the pretext of security is tantamount to a threat to the practice of the country’s own culture, UNB news agency reported.
Make Shuvo Naba Barsha ‘Shuvo’ for hilsa
Print and electronic media have been reporting catching (rather killing) of “Jatka” (young hilsa fish) for the celebration of the Bangla New Year 1423. A government ban is in force on the catching of Hilsha fish fry, jatka to help…
Mirpur route bus service resume Monday for JU students
The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has decided to resume student bus from today (Monday) on mirpur route facing protest of Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) JU unit here at the campus.
Hearing on biometric SIM registration legality April 12
The High Court Sunday fixed April 12 for delivering its order on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. After concluding final hearing on a rule issued…
SC rejects Maya’s review plea against scrapping HC verdict
The Supreme Court Sunday rejected a review petition filed by the Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya seeking a review of its earlier order that had scrapped High Court order acquitting him of graft charges. A four-member…
Inter RAO appointed for initial building, installation at Rooppur NPP site
Russian company- Inter RAO Engineering is to perform initial construction and installation works for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Ishwardi . General Contractor of the project- Atomstroyexport (ASE) has entered in to an agreement with Inter RAO-Engineering (which is…
HC arrest warrant against 3 tannery owners for non-compliance
The High Court Sunday issued arrest warrant against three Hazaribagh tannery owners for not complying with its earlier order relating to move their factories to Savar and not appearing before court despite a summons order. On March 23, in response…
RU student’s given reception for good performance in sport
Two students of Islamic History & Culture Department of Rajshahi University (RU) have been accorded a reception for their outstanding performance in the recently concluded Sub-Asian Games and Inter-University Games, said a press release.
‘Biometric registration of 50pc SIMs complete’
Nearly 50 per cent of the total SIMs has been completed verification with biometric identity since the campaign launched in December 16 last year. “A total of 5.45 crore SIMs of all operators have successfully been re-registered using biometric system…
‘Age of rage’ spreads to Asia – angry young S Korean voters restive
This week’s general election in South Korea is expected to feature a new breed of angry young voter – millennials frustrated with record-high unemployment and widening inequality in career prospects. The April 13 ballot for the 300-seat national assembly has…
Power plant protesters give two weeks for demands to be met
Dhaka – Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed last week. Villagers for and against the $2.4 billion…
Painting show ‘Baishakh’ of Samina Nafies at Alliance Francaise Tuesday
Alliance Française de Dhaka requests the pleasure of your company on the occasion of the inaugural ceremony of the solo painting exhibition titled Boisakh and Reinterpretation of Indigenous Art by artist Samina Nafis in Galerie Zoom on Tuesday, 12 April,…
Earthquake on Tajik-Afghan border shakes cities
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia.
Empowering women for better nutrition
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2016, HarvestPlus paid tribute to women around the world for their immense contribution to improved nutrition in their families and communities. Women are integral to our efforts to scale up biofortified crops to…
Nizami’s review hearing deferred to May 3
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Sunday deferred on May 3 on a review petition filed by war crime convict and Jamaat chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, seeking review of its judgement that upheld his death penalty for…