Sydney, Sep 19: Australia captain Steve Smith feels that his team must curb its aggressive style and focus on grinding out results during their tour to Bangladesh next month. Smith will make his first tour after taking on the captaincy…
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Russia’s foreign orders for nuke plants Grow to $300 Billion
Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation-ROSATOM presently has foreign orders worth $ 300 billion for construction of 30 nuclear power units in 12 countries and discussions on construction of 10 more units are underway. Sergey Kirienko, CEO of Rosatom apprised the Russian…
Volkswagen to recall 500,000 pollution-hiding cars in US
German carmaker Volkswagen has been ordered by US regulators to recall half a million cars because of a device that disguises pollution levels. The “defeat device” allows cars to pass lab testing even though they actually emit 40 times the…
Syria launches ‘deadly air raids’ against IS in Palmyra
Syrian government war planes have launched one of the heaviest bombardments yet on the city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State (IS) militants, activists say. About 25 air strikes left at least 26 people dead, including 12 militants,…
Govt party cadres given licenced arms they use against opposition: Bnp
Alleging that the government is trying to curb the opposition parties by using arms, BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on Friday said it is impossible for such a government to establish democracy in the country. “The government has issued…
One killed four injured as BSF open fire entering Bd village
A Bangladeshi national was killed and four others sustained bullet injuries as members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on them at bordering Paschim Ram Krishnapur village in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat distric on Friday. The deceased was…
UN body whips states – search for disappeared people as priority
The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on Friday called on all states to assume the search of the disappeared as a priority, urging them to start by recognising the issue and determining its exact extent through…
Bodies of girl and her father found in Khulna city septic tank
A man and his daughter were found dead inside a septic tank at a house at Labanchora in Khulna city on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Elias, 75, and his daughter Parveen Akter, 25, a resident of the…
The data revolution for sustainable development
Jeffrey D. Sachs , Enrico Giovannini , Robert Chen and Shaida Badiee New York – There is growing recognition that the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be adopted on September 25 at a special United Nations…
Securing a sustainable future
Gro Harlem Brundtland London – When Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote that “All that is solid melts into air,” they intended it as a metaphor for the disruptive transformations that the Industrial Revolution implied for established social norms. Today,…
3 killed 50 hurt in police firing in Tangail over local dispute
Two people were killed and 50 others injured in reported police firing and baton charge on a demonstration in Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Faruque Hossain, 30, of Kushtia village in the upazila,…
Bangladesh Bank launches 2nd five-year strategic plan Saturday
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is going to launch its second five-year Strategic Plan 2015-2019 on Saturday. The launching ceremony will be held at AKN Ahmed Auditorium of Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) at Mirpur-2 at 10:30am. Governor of the central bank…
2 Bangladeshis killed in mortar attack on KSA from Yemen rebels
Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 12 others injured by mortar shells launched by Hauthi rebels of Yemen in Jizan, South Eastern province of Saudi Arabia (750 km away from Jeddah), on Friday morning. As per initial report gathered through…
Stuart Law warns aussies to expect ‘Fight’ from Bangladesh
Dhaka: Former Australia batsman Stuart Law warned Thursday that rookie skipper Steve Smith and his new charges would have a real fight on their hands from fast-improving Bangladesh in their upcoming two-Test series.(‘Bangladesh Have a Golden Opportunity to Beat Australia’)…
Khaleda went to London to protect peoples interest: BNP
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday said party chairperson Khaleda Zia went to London to protect the peoples interest not to hatch any conspiracy.
Guardians demand increase of seats in Govt medical colleges
Guardians of students preparing for admission test for government medical colleges on Friday demanded increase of seats in different government medical colleges across the country as well as punishment of the culprits involved in medical question paper leakage. They said…
Newspaper executive’s body recovered from cousin’s house
Police recovered the body of a marketing officer of the daily Banik Barta, kept hidden inside a suitcase, from the city’s Namapara of Khelkhet on Friday. Police arrested the suspected killer identified as Faisal alias Paddy and detained three more…
Ramphal coal-fired power plant betrays logic, say activists
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a newly created regional human rights body, on Thursday alleged that the government has been proceeding to implement the coal-fired Rampal power plant project based on arbitrary power, not logic. “Just a feudal mentality…
Fifa secretary Jerome Valcke suspended in ticket scandal
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has been put on leave and released from his duties until further notice. A Fifa statement said it had “been made aware of a series of allegations involving the secretary general”. Newspaper allegations on Thursday …
Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar
At least six militants have been killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, officials say. Up to 10 gunmen attacked a guard post and then entered the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said.
Borders close as migrants seek alternative routes to EU states
Croatia has closed seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants. Officials in Zagreb said they had no choice after more than 10,000 people entered the country a day after Hungary fenced off…
1666 projects approved at 116th social business design lab
The 116th Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place today on 17th September 2015 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium. Around 150 participants and observers, from national and international organizations with diverse background attended the program, including a…
Rajshahi University Eid vacation begins Sept 20
An 11-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festival of the Muslim community, will begin on September 20 at Rajshahi University (RU). Professor Dr Md Elias Hossain, administrator of RU public relation office confirmed the matter…
Hasina leaves for New York Sept 23
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York to join the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, USA, from September 23 to October 1. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali made the disclosure in a…
5,000 rare species of turtles seized: one held
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Thursday arrested one person and recovered around 5,000 rare species of turtles from city’s Uttar Ashkona area under Dakshin Khan police station tonight. The arrested man was Jasim Uddin Ahmed, 45.
Khaleda’s plea for quashing Barapukuria graft case rejected
The High Court (HC) on Thursday rejected a petition filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for quashing proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Nuruzzaman Noni and Justice Md Abdur Rob passed the…
Cell phone re-registration by Dec 16 with fingerprint
All the mobile phone subscribers will have to reregister their subscriber identification modules (SIMs) and removable user identity modules (RUIMs) with the fingerprint from December 16 next. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a notice in this regard on Thursday.…
Defamation case hearing against Tarique Nov 5
A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 5 for submission of a probe report about BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman, the party’s foreign affairs envoy Jahid F Sardar Saadi and 500 others for making defamatory remarks against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Some lawyers offer Justice Shamsuddin Chy falicitations
Some lawyers of the Supreme Court yesterday offered felicitation to the outgoing Appellate Division Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury at his chamber. Justice Choudhury will go into the retirement on October 1. But, yesterday was the last working day of the…
Rosatom making world’s most powerful research nuke reactor
Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region (Russia). Construction of the world’s most powerful fast-neutron nuclear reactor started in Russia. The research multipurpose reactor called MBIR will be used for nuclear power development projects. The first concrete of the reactor was filled on Friday,…