Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed on Monday announced a Tk 10 lakh bounty for any member of militant outfit if he or she shuns militancy and provides information over their activities.The Rab DG came up with…
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NSU suspends its arrested Dean Gias Uddin
North South University authorities have suspended its teacher Prof Gias Uddin Ahsan who was arrested on charge of hiding information of his tenants who turned out to be Gulshan café attackers.The action was taken against Gias Uddin, Dean of the…
3 Jamalpur war criminals to walk gallows
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday handed down death sentence to three war crimes convicts of Jamalpur district and jailed five others until death on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of 1971.The three-member bench…
The rise and fall of Qandeel Baloch
The latest victim of honour killing in Pakistan, social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, whose real name is Fauzia Azeem, was found dead in her room on Saturday morning. Police had later revealed that she was killed by her brother, Waseem,…
Turkish govt cracks down after coup try; 6,000 detained
The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the justice minister saying Sunday that 6,000 people had been detained in the investigation, including three of the country’s top generals…
Harry Potter star Mathew Lewis returns to stage
To Great joy of Harry Potter fans worldwide as Mathew Lewis has announced his new venture in theater. Mathew Lewis is widely known for his character of Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter movies. This time he will be appearing…
Cosplay takes precedence at Dhaka Pop Culture Expo 2016
Rain could not deter the motivation of people interested in costume play (more popularly known as cosplay) at this year’s Dhaka Pop Culture Expo.Held at Baridhara DOHS Convention Centre on Friday, it was the third edition, where a convention for…
Gulshan attack instigators, perpetrators identified: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said the instigators and the perpetrators of Gulshan café terror attack have been identified.“Law enforcers are on a manhunt for their arrest, and the mystery behind the incident will be debunked soon,” said…
IS group claims Nice attacker as a ‘soldier’
The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a “soldier” of the group, the first claim of responsibility for an attack that has…
Biodiversity is below safe levels across over half of world’s land
Habitat destruction has reduced the variety of plants and animals to the point that ecological systems could become unable to function properly, with risks for agriculture and human health, say scientists.The variety of animals and plants has fallen to dangerous…
Imams deliver ‘Khutba’ against militancy, terrorism
Imams of mosques across the country today delivered “Khutba” (sermon) before and after Jumma prayers highlighting the directives of the Holy Quran and Hadith against militancy and terrorism.”The Khutba cautioning the countrymen against unrest, militancy and terrorism was delivered almost…
Tour de France to continue as planned after attack in Nice
The Tour de France will continue as planned on Friday, a day after the deadly attack in Nice.France is reeling again after a large truck mowed through a crowd of revelers gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks display in the…
UNESCO announces 4 new World Heritage Sites
UNESCO has put four new sites on its World Heritage List.The new sites, announced Friday, include China’s Zuojiang Huashan rock art cultural landscape, Iran’s ancient aqueducts known as Qanat, and India’s archaeological site of Nalanda Mahavihara.The World Heritage Committee also…
Ensure connectivity among countries for peace, PM tells ASEM
Underscoring the need for ensuring smooth connectivity among all the countries and communities to secure peace, stability and prosperity, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Friday said connectivity should be taken as a ‘strategic opportunity’.”Connectivity is indeed no longer a…
France reels as Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in Nice
A large truck plowed through revelers gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as it bore down for more than a mile along the Riviera city’s famed waterfront…
Kuwait sets minimum wage for domestic workers
Kuwait has become the first Gulf Arab country to set a minimum wage for its hundreds of thousands of domestic servants.A notice published on the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry’s website on Thursday listed the minimum salary as 60 Kuwaiti dinars ($198)…
ICT Verdict on ex-MP Shakhawat, 8 others any day
The International Crimes Tribunal will deliver its verdict any day against nine people, including former BNP leader and Jamaat MP Maulana Shakhawat Hossain, in the cases for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Liberation in 1971.Hearing the law-point…
Ahsanullah Master killing: Stay on 11 acquittals extended
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till July 17 the stay order on the High Court verdict acquitting 11 people in the Awami League leader Ahsanullah Master killing case.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK…
36th BCS written tests to begin Sept 1
The written tests of the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination will begin on September 1.The written tests will be held simultaneously in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur centers, Dr. Mohammed Sadik, a member of Bangladesh Public…
Sustainable dev hinders economic recovery?
The global economic and employment situation is alarmingly protracted, with recovery not expected any time soon. In October 2012, then IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard indicated he did not see a global economic recovery before 2016.Now, in mid-2016, it is…
Cameron leaves PM job as May takes over
David Cameron, the ougoing British prime minister, has made his final remarks as leader saying that the job was the “greatest honour of his life”.As he left Downing Street on Wednesday to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II, he…
Dubai workers educational programme
Dubai workers training course on labours’ rights, dues, occupational health and safety has started, and so far 509 workers have attended the awareness educational programme.The workers received approved certificates from Major General Obaid Muhair Bin Surour, Chairman of the Permanent…
Palace denies Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate
The future of Japan’s monarchy was thrown into confusion on Thursday when the national broadcaster reported that Emperor Akihito was planning to abdicate after 27 years on the throne.No Japanese monarch has abdicated for almost two centuries and the revered…
Govt plot allotment to war criminals cancelled: Minister
The government has cancelled the plots allotted by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to war crimes accused.Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after a meeting with the executives of Standard…
Solar-powered plane arrives in Egypt on globe-circling trip
An experimental solar-powered airplane has arrived in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.The aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, flew out of the Seville airport in Spain on Monday and landed in Cairo on Wednesday.
Hundreds forcibly disappeared in Egypt crackdown: Amnesty
Egypt’s security services have forcibly made hundreds of people disappear and tortured them in the past year to try to tackle dissent, a rights group says.Students, political activists and protesters – some as young as 14 – have vanished without…
The Aral Sea springs back to life
Successful recovery efforts have brought back the sea and new hope for devastated Aral Sea communities in Kazakhstan.Tastubek, Kazakhstan – The little village of Tastubek is situated in the North Aral Sea, 90km from Aralsk, a former port on the…
Keep close watch on children: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday also urged all, including parents, teachers and government officials, to remain vigilant about the movements of their children to prevent them from getting derailed.“The people of the country are pious, but not bigots. I…
NSU not the only factor instigating militancy: VC
North South University vice chancellor professor Atiqul Islam said NSU is not the only factor instigating recent militancy.He was speaking at a press conference at the university on Monday.He said a student spends maximum nine to twelve hours on the…
PM vows to find out root cause of terrorism
Renewing her government’s strong stance against terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to find out the root causes of recent terror attacks in Bangladesh.“Children of rich families were involved in Gulshan terror attack. We’ll find out who’re behind…