A Dhaka Court will not deliver its verdict on the murder of Major General Muhammad Abul Manzur on Feb 10 as decided earlier. The court of the first Additional District and Sessions Judge Hosney Ara Akter set the date earlier, …
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Facebook, Google, others unveil national security request details
Some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley have unveiled data regarding the national security requests they have received from the US government, detailing how many requests they receive, how many the company responds to, and other details.
Thailand: Nation remains lost after elections
Thailand’s elections took place without the feared violence , aside from tension around some electoral centers and polling stations.
Pakistan peace talks with Taliban are delayed
Pakistani government negotiators say they are not planning to meet a Taliban team for preliminary peace talks in Islamabad as expected on Tuesday.
China cancels Thailand rice deal amid probe
Thailand has announced that a contract to sell more than a million tonnes of rice to China has been cancelled.
Jose Mourinho: Chelsea are not title contenders
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho still insists his side are not serious title contenders – despite inflicting a first Premier League home defeat of the season on Manchester City.
Why whale poo is good for the oceans… and us
We thought these whales were our competitors, feeding off the same fish we rely on.
Philip Seymour Hoffman: ’70 bags of heroin’ in dead actor’s home
New York City police have found up to 70 bags of suspected heroin inside actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s home a day after his death, US media report.
Blondie to collect honorary NME award
US band Blondie are to collect an award for their life’s work at the NME Awards in London later this month.
Journo stabbed by miscreants in Bagerhat
A local journalist sustained stab injuries in an attack by miscreants at Borobaria village in Chitalmari upazila on Monday.
Satkhira Jubo Dal man hurt in gun battle with cops
An activist of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, associate body of BNP for youths, received bullet wounds in a gunfight between police and Jubo Dal activists at Joynagar in Shyamnagar upazila early Tuesday.
Youth stabbed dead, RMG worker found hanged in Gazipur
A young man was stabbed to death in Dhighirchala area of the city while police recovered hanging body of a female garment worker from the same area on Monday night.
Bumper wheat production likely in Panchagarh
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting bumper production of wheat during the current season in the district.
1,000 more char people get blankets in Chapainawabgonj
1,000 more distressed people in Char Alatali and Char Narayanpur Union Parishads under Sadar Upazila of Chapainawabgonj district received blankets Monday.
One jailed for eve teasing in Habiganj
A mobile court here on Monday noon sentenced a young man to six month’s jail for eve teasing.
One killed, 5 injured in Dinajpur road accidents
DINAJPUR, Feb 4, 2014 (BSS) – A bicyclist was killed and five others injured in separate road accidents here on Monday.
Facebook’s 10th anniversary: Three things you’d change
Interview by Jonathan Blake, words by Jimmy Blake The social network is marking its 10th birthday and some research claims it is now less popular among teens.
New CEO of Microsoft, “Satya Nadella”
Indian-born Mr Nadella is currently Microsoft’s head of Cloud and Enterprise, which builds and runs the firm’s computing platforms and developer tools. He takes over from Steve Ballmer who announced plans to step down last year.
Four Bangladeshi men arrested after raid on UK restaurant
FOUR men from Bangladesh were arrested after a UK Border Agency (UKBA) raid on a Cwmbran restaurant on Sunday evening. A spokesman for UKBA said the raid targeted “illegal working” at Tiffins Indian Buffet Restaurant on Glyndwr Road, at around…
Pakistan Taliban name Imran Khan for talks
Pakistan’s Taliban have named politician and ex-cricketer Imran Khan as a member of a five-man team to enter into peace talks with the government. Mr Khan’s party strongly favours negotiations, but a statement said that he would probably prefer to…
How junk economists help the rich impoverish the working class
By Paul Craig Roberts January 29, 2014 “Information Clearing House – Last week, I explained how economists and policymakers destroyed our economy for the sake of short-term corporate profits from jobs offshoring and financial deregulation. That same week Business Week…
Bangladeshi drones?
Dr. M. S. Haq A few days ago, an ISPR statement said “Recently, in various universities and colleges of Bangladesh, departmental or personal initiative has been taken in development and research work on different drones or remote controlled light aircraft,”.…
BSTI fines four bakeries in capital Tk 1.4 lakh
In a mobile court drive in the capital, the BSTI fined four companies Tk 140,000 for using textile dye and substandard fragrance in producing bread, biscuits, cake and chanachur. The BSTI, in cooperation with the district administration, conducted the drive…
DSE, CSE continued gain Monday
Key share price index in the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – gained for the second successive session as prices of most of the issues increased Monday after mixed bearish and bullish…
Abul Kalam Azad made govt news agency BSS boss
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha – the state-run news agency. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification regarding the appointment…
BNP threatens tougher movement
Criticising the current regime for ‘its growing repressive act’, BNP on Monday threatened to wage an tougher oust-government movement soon. “This government wants to hang on to power resorting to terrorist activities.
Sujan voices concern over political parties’ role in upazila polls
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) on Monday expressed concern over what it said intervention of political parties in the upcoming upazila elections. It said the political parties should respect the law that requires the local government elections to be non-partisan.
JS session resumes Tuesday
The session of the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) will resume at on Tuesday after a five-day recess with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair. The business advisory committee and the parliamentary affairs committee are likely to be formed on…
Moudud, Fakhrul, Mahbub among 8 BNP leaders get HC bail
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday granted bail to eight BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in separate cases while the Supreme Court upheld the HC bail for two other stalwarts of the party.…
Bangladesh wants early repatriation of Rohingya refugees
The government will continue dialogue with Myanmar for an early repatriation of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam said on Monday. He said this when the visiting United States Senior Advisor for Myanmar…