Dhaka, Aug 13 – The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fixed Tk 0.45 per minute as the uniform minimum call rate for all mobile phone operators.
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Samakal Editor Golam Sarwar dies at 75
Dhaka, Aug 13 – Golam Sarwar, Editor of Bangla daily Samakal, passed away on Monday night. He was 75.
Dangerous complacency towards HIV pandemic risks resurgence
A dangerous complacency in the response to the global HIV pandemic is likely to see a resurgence of the disease in the coming years. The warning was given in a report by The Lancet, which had convened an international commission…
Bail petition of actress Nawshaba rejected
Dhaka, Aug 13 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday rejected a petition seeking bail for actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act for allegedly spreading rumours on…
Court rejects bail pleas of 8 more pvt university students
Dhaka, Aug 13 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday rejected the bail petitions of eight more private university students in two cases filed over vandalism and attacks on police during the student movement demanding road…
RU goes into 18-day Eid Vacation from Aug 16
Rajshahi, Aug 13 – The Rajshahi University will go for an 18-day vacation from 16 August to September 02 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and Janmashtami said an RU press release on Monday.
Turkish – Syrian border: Confusion, destruction and grief
By Andre Vltchek When we first met in 2017, the Turkish poet, Mustafa Goren, stood proudly and defiantly next to a monstrous concrete wall built on orders from Ankara. The partition has just recently separated two towns with the same…
Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on Aug 22
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on August 22 as the new moon of the Al-Hizri month of Zilhad was sighted in the sky on Sunday.
Islami Bank’s Director Md. Mizanur Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Md. Mizanur Rahman, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation, also former District and Session Judge passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He breathed his last on the early hours of…
Info on ex-CJ SK Sinha being paid to speak against govt: Joy
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Sunday revealed he has received some disturbing information relating to former Chief Justice SK Sinha being paid to make statements against the government.
Mondelēz Int’l establishes operations in Bangladesh
Dhaka, August 11 – Mondelēz International Friday announced that it has established operations in Bangladesh, expanding the company’s presence in South Asia. The company set up its country headquarters in Dhaka, marking its entry into Bangladesh, the eighth most populous…
SC upholds Khaleda’s HC bail in Comilla arson case
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted six months bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Cumilla.
Mim-Rajib deaths: PM lays RU College underpass foundation
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet JCD leader killed in factional clash
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Ruling party establishes ‘reign of terror’: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 11 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the ruling party has established a ‘reign of terror’ in the country by defying rules.
International Youth Day: Listen to the youth – UN
Dhaka, Aug 11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is strongly committed to listening to the voices of young people – and opening pathways for meaningful participation in decisions that affect them.
Eid-ul-Azha in Saudi Arabia Aug 21
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on August 21 (Tuesday) as the moon for the month of Zilhaj was sighted there on Saturday evening.
Joy terms Shahidul Alam’s claim of torture false
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said arrested photographer Shahidul Alam’s claim of torture is yet another one of his false claims against the government.
JP signs six-point polls deal with Khelafat Majlish
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The Jatiya Party today signed a six-point agreement of understanding with Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish centring the ensuing 11th national election.
Server failure disrupts Eid train ticket sales
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The sales of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha remained suspended for around one and half an hours in all railway stations, including Kamalapur Railway Station, on Saturday following a glitch in the cen Passengers waited endlessly…
170 houses gutted in Bandarban fire
Bandarban, Aug 11– At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining…
Nuclear Kids stage their first show in Hungary
Under Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s International Children’s Creativity Project NucKids-2018, fifty six children from different countries including Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Croatia, Egypt, Hungary, India, Turkey, United Kingdom and Russia made their first public appearance with the musical…
Attorney General for improving education quality
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Saturday said that the nation would not develop until the development in terms of education quality and dignity of teachers.
Putting FDI on the G20 Agenda
by Axel Berger, Karl P. Sauvant New York – While much of the world’s attention is focused on the economic damage being wrought by US President Donald Trump’s trade wars, global trade’s twin – foreign direct investment – has largely…
For greater understanding in the information age
The week that ended on Saturday was marked by two philosophical utterances by two men from Malaysia and Bangladesh. Mahathir Mohammad who has written a new political history by getting elected the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second spell…
Sylhet City re-polling: Incumbent Ariful needs 81 more votes
Sylhet, Aug 11 – Voting in two centres of Sylhet City Corporation election, in which voting was postponed due to various irregularities on July 30, is underway on Saturday to determine the mayor of the city corporation.
‘Sexual violence applied to force ethnic minorities migrate’
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Sexual violence against ethnic minority women is used as one of the main tools to force the people living in hills to migrate elsewhere leaving their ancestral lands, say experts and human right activists.
Solar energy helping greater access to safe water in Yemen
By International Organization for Migration Aug 9 2018 (IOM) – Yemen has one of the lowest supplies of freshwater per capita in the world. The effects of a growing population and limited water resources have been exacerbated a great deal…
In 6 days 113, 423 vehicles fined Tk 37mn
Dhaka, Aug 10 – Police has taken legal action against 1,13,423 vehicles and collected around Tk 3.78 crore as fines in separate drives against traffic rule violators across the country in last six days till Friday.
Fakhrul turn into reckless driver: Quader
Gazipur, Aug 10 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP and its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have now become reckless like whimsical drivers after having failed to wage a movement.