A new alliance – The Girls Not Brides Bangladesh Alliance – was formed with the hope to end child marriage in Bangladesh on Thursday.
Category: Int’l relations
Indian nationals pick up 5 Bangladeshis in Chuadanga
Five Bangladeshis were picked up by some Indians nationals at Gayeshpur frontier in Jibannagar upazila early Thursday.
TIB calls for cancelling Food Directorate’s recruitment process
In the awake of allegation of massive graft in recruiting staff to the Food Directorate under the Food Ministry, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has demanded immediate cancellation of recruitment process and taking stern action against those involved in the…
Bangladesh to receive naval vessel from US
The US has strengthened ties with the South Asian countries in the last few years mainly to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
Muhith turns down 20pc DA demand for govt staff
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday turned down the top bureaucrats’ demand for awarding 20 percent dearness allowance before announcing a new pay scale for government staff.
Russian MPs to urge U.S. Congress not to approve Syria strike
NOVO-OGARYOVO – Russian lawmakers will urge the U.S. Congress not to approve military strikes on Syria, the speaker of the upper house of parliament told President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
Mandela back home after long hospital stay
JOHANNESBURG – Anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela returned to his home on Sunday where he will continue to receive intensive care after three months in hospital with a lung ailment.
Putin told Assad to quit Syria, the presidency?
DHAKA: A Saudi newspaper is reporting that Russian resident Vladmir Putin suggested to his Syrian counterpart and ally Bashar Assad that he give up the presidency and leave the country.
Mobile phone service quality falling: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said the quality of services by all the mobile network operators in the country is falling.
EU to provide 500,000 Euro to promote community radio
The European Union (EU) will provide about 500,000 Euro for a project to strengthen community radio in Bangladesh which was formally launched on Sunday.
Country still lags behind in core telecom infrastructure
DHAKA – Policymakers and telecom experts at a dialogue on Saturday said that the country is still lagging behind in developing core telecom infrastructure that requires for providing quality internet service at affordable cost to maximise benefit from information and…
BRRI develops 4 high yielding paddy varieties
Scientists of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) have developed four high yielding varieties of paddy, another remarkable feat in the country’s food security attainment.
Bangladeshi monk beaten in Lanka dies
A Bangladeshi Buddhist monk who was beaten in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo and remained hospitalised for about a week there succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. Officials at Colombo National Hospital said the Buddhist monk was in its…
China, Bangladesh shore up military ties
BEIJING – The Chinese government said Tuesday it secured a stronger working relationship with the Bangladeshi military during bilateral talks in Beijing.
‘Donors meet Election Commission, stress fair inclusive polls’
Representatives from the United Nations, other donor countries and organisations on Tuesday expressed hope that the next parliamentary elections in Bangladesh would be free, fair and credible with all political parties participating in it. They said this after one-and-half-hour long…
EC defends move to delete article 91 (E) from RPO
Defending its move to erase the impugned article 91 (E) from the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 2009, the Election Commission has said it will enjoy the authority to cancel the candidature of any election contestant for valid ground…
Govt mull CrPC amendment for quick disposal of cases
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Tuesday said the government has taken steps to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) aiming at quick disposal of cases.
District budget in future for balanced dev: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government would go for district budget in near future for decentralisation of power and balanced development of the country.
Dhaka elected vice-chair of CSA, UN-WTO
Bangladesh has been elected vice-chair of the Commission for South Asia (CSA), United Nations-World Tourism Organisation in the meeting of Regional Commission for South Asia (CSA) held in Zimbabwe on Sunday.
BSF recovers electrocuted youth’s body in Satkhira
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered the body of a Bangladeshi young man, who died from electrocution, on Boikari border in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
Gen (retd) Mahbub alleges Int’l conspiracy in Hill Districts
DHAKA – BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Sunday said national and international conspiracy is being hatched with the hill tracts and he called the political parties to face the conspiracy.
India ‘casually’ inked land deal: BJP
India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress-led coalition government in New Delhi of ignoring ‘emotions’ of people living near the border with Bangladesh to ‘casually’ ink the additional protocol to the Land Boundary Agreement in September 2011.
Militancy to be reined in: MKA
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Saturday said the present government is strongly committed to reining in militancy with an iron hand.
JU teachers hoist black flag
Agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) hoisted black flag on the campus on Saturday demanding resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Anwar Hossain.
PM attends milad arranged for Ivy Rahman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday joined a Milad Mahfil held at IVY Tower at Gulshan-2 on the occasion of the 9th death anniversary of former Mohila Awami League leader Ivy Rahman.
Bangladesh-India’s IT initiatives
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is willing to set up a ‘skill development institute’ in Bangladesh partnering with the government to, what its Chairman of Eastern Region has said, “match industry requirements”. “This would be useful for industrial training…
5 girls back home serving 2 years in Indian jail
Five teenage girls returned home on Friday after serving two years in Indian jail.
Cheap politicians, land grabbers threat to Bangladesh: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Thursday said cheap politicians and greedy land grabbers are a threat to a nation like Bangladesh.
Bradley Manning: ‘I Am Chelsea Manning. I Am Female’
A day after being sentenced to 35 years in prison, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning announced in a statement to “Today” that she identifies as female and wants to be known as Chelsea Manning.
ACC to grill eleven ICL Group officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz 11 top officials of ICL Group, including its chairman, in connection with the alleged swindling of client’s money amounting to around Tk 7,000 crore by the Ideal Cooperative Society Limited, a sister concern…