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Dhaka, 04 Jan – Experts on Thursday expressed concerned over the data of the Bangladesh bureau of statistic (BBS) as there is lack of consistency.
Dhaka, 04 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed Comilla City Corporation Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku to surrender before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka in a graft case.
Dhaka, 04 Jan – The Emir of the State of Kuwait had given the money for the Zia Orphanage Trust as donation to preserve the memories of former president Ziaur Rahman.
Mymensingh, 04 Jan – The final and class test examinations of different levels cancelled at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Thursday due to unavoidable reasons.
Savar, Dhaka 04 Jan – A five-daylong drama festival, titled ‘Natyaparban’ on Saturday, will begin at the Selim Al Deen Muktamancha here on Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus.
Tech firms are working to fix bugs that could allow hackers to steal personal data from computer systems. Google researchers said there were “serious security flaws” in chips made by Intel, AMD and ARM, affecting devices which use them.
Dhaka, Jan 4 – Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and the region of Srimangal, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.
By Fiona MacGregor Reprint Bangladesh, Jan 3 (IOM) – When a major upsurge in violence broke out in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state on August 25, it started an exodus that sent almost half a million of the mainly stateless Rohingya…
By Azza Karam UN, Jan 3 (IPS) – In 1994, Dr. David R. Hawkins wrote a book positing the difference between power and force (Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior – the latest revised version came out…
By René Wadlow “Is not this what I require of you… to snap every yoke and set free those who have been crushed?” Isaiah, 58 v 6 There are many ways that an individual can be held in chains through…
The UN has appealed for record levels of funding to help those whose lives have been torn apart, but the gap between the funding needs and the funding available continues to grow. And what makes the outlook especially bad for…
Dhaka, Jan 3 – The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft of National Mental Health bill, 2017 keeping provisions of rigorous punishment for setting up and running mental hospitals without licences and provoking any mental patient to commit crime.
Chittagong, 03 Jan – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its agent banking outlet at Shantirhat of Patiya Upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday, 03 January 2018. Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury, MP of Chittagong-12 constituency inaugurated the outlet as chief guest.
Dhaka, 03 Jan – The defence of the grenade attack case yesterday continued submitting arguments seeking acquittal of Md Hanif in cases filed in connection with the August 2, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally held at Bangabandhu…
Mymensingh, Jan 03 – The final match and prize giving ceremony of “Bijoy Dibosh Badminton Turnament-2017” ended at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Tuesday night. The tournament was organized by Bangladesh Agricultural University Journalists’ Association at the Teacher…
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Jan 3, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s office said Wednesday Jerusalem is “not for sale” after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut annual aid of more than $300 million to force them to the…
Dhaka, Jan 3, 2018 – The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to reduce the limit of the Advance Deposit Ratio (ADR) of banks for avoiding their aggressive lending and ensuring quality investment for the country’s development.
Dhaka, Jan 3 – Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA), a platform of lower court judges, on Wednesday alleged that the country’s six renowned lawyers are engaged in an evil attempt to politicise the Masdar Hossain case. The allegation was made…
Dhaka, Jan 3 – Trading on the country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – is underway with upward trends of share-price indices on Wednesday.
By Roberto Savio Rome, (IPS) – On 20 December, Europe’s 28 Ministers of Environment met in Brussels, to discuss the plan for reducing emissions prepared by the Commission, to comply with the Paris Agreement on climate change. Well, it is…
By Martin Khor Penang, Malaysia, Jan 2 2018 (IPS) – Another new year has dawned, and on a world facing serious disruption on many fronts. What are the trends and issues to watch out for in 2018?
Washington, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — The top American commander for the Middle East wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan’s winter, and then quickly going on the offensive in…
Lima, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — At least 48 people died when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the “Devil’s Curve,” Peruvian police and fire officials said.
Chittagong, Jan 2 – Detectives in several drives arrested 11 allegedly fake members of Detective Branch (DB) from different places of the port city on Tuesday.
Sylhet, Jan 3 – The death toll from mudslide while extracting stones from a quarry in Jaflong area of Goainghat Upazila rose to five as another succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday night.
US President Donald Trump has said his nuclear button is “much bigger” and “more powerful” than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s.
The US may stop aid payments to Palestinians who are “no long willing to talk peace”, President Trump said. On Twitter, Mr Trump said the United States received “no appreciation or respect” in return for its aid.
Dhaka, 02 Jan -Md. Abdul Hamid Miah, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated the Pavilion of Islami Bank at the Dhaka International Trade Fair on Monday, 01 January.
