Taiwan – A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, with at least eleven dead and more than 30 feared trapped. The death toll was rising…
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Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for ‘terrorist content’
Washington – Twitter has suspended over 125,000 accounts, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, as part of a stepped-up effort to crack down on “terrorist content” on the messaging platform, it said Friday. The accounts frozen since…
11 top HuJI leaders sentenced to death, 8 to life term
Dhaka – The banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI) is now suffering from a serious setback as 11 top leaders including its supreme Mufti Abdul Hannan have been sentenced to death, and eight others to life term, official news…
Many white-tailed deer have malaria
Two years ago, Ellen Martinsen, was collecting mosquitoes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, looking for malaria that might infect birds–when she discovered something strange: a DNA profile, from parasites in the mosquitoes, that she couldn’t identify. By chance, she had…
Zaha Hadid distances self on Qatar labour issue
by Neha Bhatia Meanwhile, Architect Zaha Hadid has reportedly distanced herself from the Qatari government’s 2022 FIFA World Cup preparations, saying the country should work on improving the rights of the migrant workers it employs. Hadid has designed Al Wakrah…
FIFA under pressure to reform
By Lasse Højstrup Sørensen Unions and the sporting goods industry have had enough of FIFA and demand a showdown with the past and reform of football’s governing body. At last week’s forum on the future of FIFA, held in the…
The coming wave of oil refugees
by Michael Meyer Nairobi – The idea that oil wealth can be a curse is an old one – and it should need no explaining. Every few decades, energy prices rise to the heavens, kicking off a scramble for new…
Right wing renaissance
By Hassanal Noor Rashid With 2016 still at its infancy, the beginning of the year has been marked with extraordinarily explosive events that may very well set the trend for the year and will continue to persist for a longer…
Homegrown energy security for Europe
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen Copenhagen – The European Union is highly dependent on foreign oil. For every 100 liters consumed within the EU, 90 are imported. Meanwhile, domestic oil production is plummeting, down more than 50% over the last decade.…
BNP national council 19 March, police permission not yet
Dhaka – Though the party is yet to get permission from the police to hold its sixth national council on March 19, BNP on Friday formally announced to arrange it at any venue in the city. BNP joint secretary general…
Police injured tea stall owner dies, 5 cops closed
A case was filed on Thursday noon against five persons including a police source. The details about the case are yet to be known. Babul Matobbar, 45, a tea stall owner who sustained burn injuries allegedly by policemen on Wednesday…
Court takes case against cricketer Shahadat, wife
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Thursday took into cognizance the charge sheet of the case against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Nitto in a case filed for allegedly torturing their domestic help.Judge of the…
Govt accused of conspiracy to foil BNP’s March council
BNP vice chairman Abdullah Al Noman yesterday accused the ruling party lawmakers of resorting to plunder and corruption in the name of development. “The ruling party’s MPs are involved in corruption and plundering wealth in the name of implementation of…
Tk 10b defamation against AL MP: Tempering Bangabandhu picture
Chittagong – A Tk 1,000 crore defamation case was filed on Thursday against ruling party MP MA Latif here on charge of tampering with Bangabandhu’s picture on billboards and festoons set up in Patenga and Bandar areas of the port…
United Airways flights suspeded
Dhaka – The flight operation of United Airways remained suspended from Thursday, inflicting sufferings on its passengers.
Police now engaged in terrorism, alleged Mirza Fakhrul
Dhaka – Terming the death of a tea-seller from a kerosene stove blast reportedly caused by members of police ‘inhuman and barbaric’, BNP on Thursday alleged that the police force itself is now engaged in terrorism. In a statement, BNP…
President Obama visits a Baltimore mosque
President Obama on Wednesday spoke at the Islamic Society of Baltimore — his first visit to a mosque in America — on protecting our nation’s tradition of religious freedom.(Excerpts) “If we’re serious about freedom of religion — and I’m speaking…
North Korea missile launcher on the move, Japan reports
Japanese public broadcaster says North Korean mobile launcher has been seen travelling near east coast. North Korea’s mobile missile launcher has been seen moving near the east coast carrying a ballistic missile launcher, while activity has also been seen at…
Prof. Golam Rahman Chief Info Commissiner
Dhaka – Prof Dr Golam Rahman, a teacher of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University, has been appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
President urges journalists to support democratic continuity
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday urged journalists to contribute to the continuation of the country’s democratic march forward. The presidet expressed the hope that the government will give due attention to their salary disparities following the announcement of…
Dandy Dying charge framed against Khaleda, others
A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed issue against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and 13 others in a case filed for loan default of over Tk 45 crore of Dandy Dying. Judge Fatema Ferdous of Dhaka’s Money Loan Court-1 passed…
Charge in MP’s son Rony shooting 2 to death deferred again
A Dhaka court on Tuesday again deferred the hearing on the charge framing against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League MP Pinu Khan, in a case filed for shooting two people to death in the city’s New Eskaton area,…
Court takes charges of bomb hurling against 35 BNP leaders
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday took cognisance of charges against BNP’s senior leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and 34 other BNP men on the charge of hurling crude bombs at policemen in March…
Development with equity book launched
Dr. Sadiq deserves credit for bringing out such a timely book, which not only celebrates the progress we have made so far but also alerts us to what to focus on in the coming years. Dr. Alamgir and Dr. Mujeri…
GCC expatriates sent $100 billion home in 2014
Bahrain: Expatriates working in Gulf countries sent $100 billion in the form of remittances to their home countries in 2014, according to the latest report confirmed by the World Bank. The amount is estimated at four per cent to 10pc…
6 kilo gold recovered from Bangladesh Airlines flight
Dhaka – Customs officials seized 60 gold bars, weighing around 6 kg, from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here on Tuesday. Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Shahiduzzaman Sarkar told UNB that a flight of the national…
Alleged human trafficker held with ‘ransom money’
Dhaka – Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday arrested an alleged international human trafficker along with ransom money of Tk 3 lakh from Jatrabari area in the city. The arrested person was identified as Akhter Hossain, 29.
Khaleda Zia likely to visit India in March
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to visit India sometimes in mid March to join World Cultural Festival in New Delhi, according to party sources. The World Forum Ethics in Business and The Art of Living Foundation will jointly organise…
Zika virus—we must take measure!
Zika virus is spread by Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is also responsible for spreading dengue. This mosquito is available in Bangladesh. The concerned departments of the government plus NGOs should undertake program to eradicate Aedes mosquitoes by destroying their breeding…
Is BCS job is suitable for young or old people?
A news item ‘Age for the entry to BCS exam should be extended up to 35 years’ published in a daily has drawn my attention along with many others’. Obviously, there are some good and bad sides of this proposal.…