President Barack Obama’s plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that the president’s Clean Power Plan could not go forward until all legal challenges were…
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Trump, Sanders win New Hampshire caususes
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders have shaken up the US presidential race with decisive victories in the New Hampshire primary. Billionaire Mr Trump is likely to get more than twice the number of votes of the next Republican…
Shamsuddin making apex court controversial: Bnp
Dhaka – BNP on Tuesday protested retired Appellate Division judge Shamsuddin Choudhury’s remarks involving its chairperson and the Chief Justice, saying he is trying to make the country’s apex court controversial with his ‘imprudent’ comments.
‘Unelected AL govt imposed totalitarian rule’
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the people of Bangladesh are now passing through a miserable time as an ‘unelected government has imposed a totalitarian rule on them’, reports UNB news…
Ex-CJ Mahbudul for post retirement order writing with safeguards
Former chief justice Mahmudul Amin Chowdhury on Tuesday recommended formulation of guidelines on writing judgments by the retired judges. He came up with the suggestion while speaking at a discussion at the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) auditorium. Ganatantrik Ainjibi…
China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank first loan
China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) first investment should be — without a doubt — the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAEG) and Trans-ASEAN Electricity Grid (TAEG). No other Asian infrastructure project is as ‘shovel ready’ and achieves as many positive outcomes…
It’s complicated ethnic politics in the Middle East
Russell Whitehouse: With the declining health of Saudi octogenarian King Salman, how would you characterize the pros & cons of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? Dr. Michael Izady: He [Mohammed bin Salman] is…
The feminist backlash not helping Hillary Clinton with young women
By Liz Fields The Democratic National Committee’s third-ever woman chief — who has frequently been accused of favoring the party’s one-presumed presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton — once said that “just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you’re good for women.”…
North Korea successfully puts satellite in orbit
Ha-young Choi Rocket stages, fairing fell in predicted areas; North not believed to have developed re-entry tech It took 9 minutes and 29 seconds for North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite to enter orbit after successfully separating from its propellant stages, South…
Preventing violent extremism thru inclusive Politics
By Geoffrey Macdonald Why is the role of Islam in Bangladeshi politics a lightning rod for violence? Geoffrey Macdonald puts the blame on the country’s fractious political culture and the institutionalized repression of Islamic parties. He also thinks it’s time…
Forest Deptt plans eco-restoration scheme in Northern Bangladesh
Dhaka – The Department of Social Forestry has planned a project with the prime objective of establishing plantation for biodiversity enhancement coupled with improving socio-economic condition in the country’s northwest zone. The scheme also intends to check desertification process through…
Oil prices fall further
Tokyo – Crude prices edged down in Asia on Monday as worries about the ongoing supply glut offset news that the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela had held talks on stabilising the beleaguered market. A pick-up in the…
Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school
A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous…
Shamsuddin accuses Justice Sinha of doing BNP agenda
Dhaka – Former Supreme Court Judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury on Monday alleged that Chief Justice SK Sinha is trying to implement BNP’s agenda being a ‘spokesman of BNP chairperson Khaledia Zia’. “Long time ago, Khaledia Zia had said retired judges…
‘Govt agents’ attack Bnp office, alleges Rizvi
Dhaka – BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that ‘government agents’ torched and vandalised their central office in the name of ‘position-deprived’ Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists. “JCD men can’t damage the mural of their own…
Justice Shamsuddin says SC ‘agrees to accept his verdicts
After several developments throughout the day, retired Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury says he now can submit the verdicts and orders he wrote after retirement. Senior Appellate Division judge Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah has “agreed to accept the…
Dhaka Art Summit 2016 ends Monday
Dhaka – The four-day Dhaka Art Summit, one of the largest platforms for South Asian art, will be concluded tomorrow at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here in Dhaka.
MPs demand trial of a newspaper editor, publisher
Dhaka – The Jatiya Sangsad Sunday demanded trial of The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam and its Publisher Latifur Rahman for publishing misleading and fabricated news against Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and inviting an unconstitutional government during the 1/11…
Police got a freehand to cross limit: Maj Hafiz
Dhaka– BNP senior leader Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday accused Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan of giving the police a freehand to cross the limit. “Police are now desperate as they have become the force of a particular party. They’re now getting…
Rose McGowan files for divorce from Davey Detail
Nooo! Rose McGowan is throwing in the towel on her marriage to artist Davey Detail, according to a new report. The singer has reportedly filed for divorce after just two years of marriage! Another Hollywood couple bites the dust! After…
In gratitude for Maurice White, spirit leader of Earth, Wind & Fire
He was a Chicago drummer who followed his astrological chart into the history of American music, and he did it on black terms that reflected black spirituality and an ancient Egyptian heritage. By: Todd Steven Burroughs Born of the Earth…
Turkish Airlines offer fans a flight into the World of Batman v Superman
Turkish Airlines on Thursday announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures on the highly anticipated action adventure film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the movie, a pivotal scene unfolds aboard a 777 Turkish Airlines plane. Outside the movie,…
North Korea conducts rocket launch: ‘Puts satellite into space’
NK News North Korea launched a rocket at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff. S. Korean media says N. Korean rocket successfully puts satellite into space. North Korea launches…
Computer lab inaugurated at RU Pol Science deptt
Computer Lab and Week-long training program on Information and communication technology under the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) have been inaugurated in Political Science department of Rajshahi University (RU).
IBBL business dev conference of Comilla Zone held
Business Development Conference-2016 of Comilla Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Comilla on February 6, 2016. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank was present in the conference…
Proctor catch BCL leader assaulting BAU student
On Friday at 11:30 pm at Ashraful Haque Hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), the Proctor and Provost of the hall caught some elder students red-handed while assaulting a first-year student.
BAU Badhon form new executive committee
Badhon, a voluntary blood donating social organization at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, zonal unit formed a thirteen member of executive body for 2016 on Friday night. The installation of the committee elected for the year 2016 was held…
Can wealth concentration be stopped?
Muhammad Yunus Victory of the People Outcome of Cop 21 got me thrilled and inspired. After 40 years of battle between believers and non-believers finally believers won. They persuaded everyone that the world is in real danger, and we must…
Sonu sang a song, JA crew suspended!
Popular singer Sonu Nigam on the request of his fans and cabin crew on a recent Jet Airways (JA) flight from Jodhpur to Mumbai sang a song on the plane’s intercom which was greatly enjoyed by all the passengers and…