Dhaka, Feb 4 – After a four-day extension, the closing ceremony of the 23rd Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF-2018) was held at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Sunday. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed who was the chief guest of the…
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Repeated question paper leak an ominous sign: Experts
Dhaka, Feb 5 – The repeated incidents of question paper leakage during public examinations will bring the country’s education system to its knee if the government fails to tackle it with an iron hand, said experts and civil society members.
Hitler book, supremacist flag found in Italy suspect’s home
Milan, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — A right-wing extremist suspected of shooting six Africans in central Italy was “lucid and determined, aware of what he had done” and exhibited no remorse, an Italian law enforcement official said Sunday.
Memo doesn’t clear Trump in probe: US lawmakers
Washington, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump was wrong to assert that a GOP-produced classified memo on FBI surveillance powers cleared him in the Russia investigation, Democratic and Republican lawmakers said Sunday. They expressed hope that special counsel Robert…
‘ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইন’ দেশে নতুন করে সঙ্কট সৃষ্টি করবে –পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই
ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ এর আমীর মুফতি সৈয়দ মুহাম্মদ রেজাউল করীম পীর সাহেব চরমোনাই ‘ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইন-২০১৮’ খসড়া অনুমোদনের মাধ্যমে স্বাধীন গণমাধ্যম ও সাংবাদিকতা হুমকির মুখে ঠেলে দেয়া হয়েছে বলে মন্তব্য করেছেন। এই আইন মতপ্রকাশের স্বাধীনতাকে হরণ করবে। সাংবাদিকদের হাত-পা বাঁধার…
Int’l firm may dig out info on money laundered from BD
Dhaka, 04 Feb – The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is planning to appoint an international accounting firm to dig out information about money laundered from the country, said NBR chairman Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan.
SC to hear Dhaka North City election Feb 8
Dhaka, Feb 4 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed February 8 for hearing on the leave-to- appeal petition filed by the Election Commission (EC) seeking stay on the High Court order that halted the process for…
BNP to hold peaceful rallies Feb 8: AL prepares to resist
Dhaka, 04 Feb – The BNP will take to the streets and organise peaceful rallies across the country on February 8 slated for delevering court verdict in Zia orphanage trust graft case of party chairperson Khaleda Zia. The decision was…
No trust in caretaker govt, says Ershad
Dinajpur, Feb 3 – Mentioning that they do not trust any caretaker government, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said the next general election will be held as per the Constitution.
City councillor among 62 BNP men sued in Comilla
Comilla, Feb 3 – Police filed a case against some 62 leaders and activists of BNP, including a councillor of Comilla City Corporation, early Saturday for ‘planning acts of sabotage’.
Justice Mahmud Hossain takes oath as new CJ
Dhaka, Feb 3 – Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), on Saturday took oath as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the country.
BAU student commits suicide
Mymensingh, 03 Feb – A student of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) committed suicide by hanging Saturday at Bangabandhu Hall of the university.
Veteran journalist Rakib Uddin passes away
Dhaka, Feb 3 – Veteran journalist Sheikh Rakib Uddin today passed away at a city hospital due to old age complications. He was 85. Rakib Uddin, a senior journalist of The Independent, breathed his last at the BIRDEM Hospital at…
Pol tension mounts as Khaleda verdict Feb 8
Dhaka, Feb 3 (UNB) – BNP is taking all-out preparations to ensure the huge presence of its leaders and activists in the capital on February 8 before the announcement of the verdict in a graft case against Khaleda Zia as…
BNP workers await new directives: BNP EC meets Saturday
Dhaka, Feb 2 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to give news directives to her party followers from its national executive committee’s daylong meeting to be held at Hotel Le Meridian in Dhaka on Saturday as a court is…
BNP leaders Aman, Alam, Mosharraf arrested
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Law enforcers detained BNP chairperson’s adviser Amanullah Aman and party executive committee member Nazimuddin Alam from a house at Mohakhali DOHS on Friday night while another leader AKM Mosharraf Hossain was held on his way from…
Supersession has happened not for the first time: AG
Dhaka, 02 Jan – The government has appointed Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain as the 22nd chief justice of Bangladesh superseding Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah, the senior most judge of the Appellate Division.
Dhaka Art Summit begins
Dhaka, Feb 2 – The 4th edition of the Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) began at Bangladesh Shilapkala Academy (BSA) on Friday. Samdani Art Foundation arranged the event highlighting the dynamic evolution of art in contemporary South Asia and reviving historical…
Election would not be inclusive without BNP: CEC
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Chief Election Commission (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Friday said the national election will not be inclusive without the participation of BNP.
Mahmud Hossain new CJ: Acting CJ Wahab Miah resigns
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), has been appointed new Chief Justice (CJ) of the country around three months after Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned from the post.
South Africa gold mine: All 955 trapped workers freed
All 955 workers from a gold mine in South Africa have been safely brought back to the surface. They had been trapped underground since a power cut struck on Wednesday night.
Solo painting show ‘Fragmented Unity’ at AF Dhaka
Dhaka, 01 Jan – The 29 th solo painting exhibition titled Fragmented Unity by artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on Thursday.
Antibiotic resistance to serious infections high: WHO
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Surveillance data on antibiotic resistance released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week has found high levels of resistance to several serious bacterial infections across a number of countries. In a new report highlighting the…
Beware the #MeToo backlash—It masks ugly lies about women
Liesl Gerntholtz The backlash against #MeToo is gathering steam, with a chorus of voices raising concerns about “overreactions” to “minor” transgressions and citing threats to sexual freedom.
Sexual harassment: At least 2 billion women
By Joseph Chamie New York, Feb 1 (IPS) – Most of the world’s women have experienced sexual harassment. Based on available country surveys, it is estimated that no less than 75 percent of the world’s 2.7 billion women aged 18…
FDI flows fell by 16% last year, says UNCTAD
Geneva, 25 Jan (Kanaga Raja) – Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 16% in 2017, to an estimated US$1.52 trillion, with the slump in FDI flows to developed countries being the principal factor behind this global decline, the UN…
Questioning the food – farming research agenda for change
A collection of articles by international experts compiled by the Food Ethics Council, UK, addresses key questions about how the research agenda is set in food and farming, unmasks and challenges the dominant research paradigm, and highlights inclusive alternatives to…
Zia Trust graft case proceedings adjourned till Feb 25
Dhaka, 01 Feb – The Special Court-5 of Dhaka yesterday adjourned the proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust graft case until February 25 with view to ease traffic jam in the capital during ongoing SSC examinations.
BNP leader Helal, 31 others on remand
Dhaka, 01 Feb – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday placed BNP’s information affairs secretary Azizul Bari Helal and 31 others on remand in a case filed with Ramna Police Station. Magistrate Md Ahsan Habib passed the…
EC seeks stay on HC order that bars Dhaka North City polls
Dhaka, 01 Feb – The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday filed two separate leave-to-appeal petitions with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking stay on the High Court (HC) order that halted the process for holding by-election to the…