Dhaka – Planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said 27 lac jobs will be generated in the current fiscal year (FY2016-17). “In every fiscal year, 20 lac new faces enter the job market. This time 6-7 lac jobs will be created…
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Owner, master of sunken coal-laden ship prosecuted
Dhaka – The Department of Shipping (DoS) Sunday has prosecuted the owner and master of sunken coal laden vessel MV Aichgati that went under water at Fairway Bay near the Sundarbans on Friday morning. The DoS officials have primarily found…
Myanmar Muslims hope UN envoy’s visit will bring change
Kyee Kan Pyin — Muslim villagers in western Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state said Sunday that they hope positive change will result from a U.N. envoy’s visit to the region, where soldiers are accused of widespread abuses against minority Muslims, including…
Kamiyah Mobley, kidnapped as infant, meets biological parents
(CNN) Kamiyah Mobley and the woman she long believed to be her mother were “always happy, always together” in the small town of Walterboro, South Carolina, family friend Melissa Hiers recalled Saturday. “They were like best friends,” Hiers said.
IUB student’s death in Adabar flat ‘mysterious’
Dhaka, Jan 14 – The body of a private university student was recovered from inside a flat in the city’s Adabar area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shihabul Islam Shihab, 22, a BBA final year student of Independent…
Jamaat men held in Gaibandha over MP Liton murder
Gaibandha, Jan 14 – Police arrested three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different places in Sundarganj upazila early Saturday in connection with the killing of Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton.
Smartphone & Tab Expo in city from Jan 26
Dhaka, Jan 14: The three-day expo on smartphone and tab is going to be held in the city from January 26, in a bid to give individuals first-hand experience of latest models of smartphones, tablet computers.
Number of products ‘enjoying duty-free access hits 10,677’
Dhaka- Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Friday said the number of commodities enjoying duty-free access will reach 10,677 from the existing 4,648 following the latest Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (Apta) negotiation.
Prime suspect, associate held in city over MP Liton murder
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested the prime suspect and his associate in a case filed over the murder of Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton from Badda area in the city early Thursday.
Biman wins award from KLIA
Dhaka, Jan 11 – Biman Bangladesh Airlines has won prestigious ‘Foreign Airline of the year-2015’ award of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Malaysia for the 2nd consecutive year.
Demonstration held globally against coal fired power plant
Berlin – Bangladeshi expatriates and some other international students in Germany ( including German) on Saturday 7th January, 2017staged a demonstration in Berlin as part of the global action programme protesting the move of Bangladesh government to set up a…
A star may soon explode, and we’ll all get to watch
It could be one of the biggest astronomical events in years ― a star explosion so intense it could literally change the night sky.Astronomers are predicting that binary star system KIC 9832227, located in the Cygnus constellation, will merge and…
FIFA approves 48-team World Cup for 2026
Dhaka – FIFA’s ruling council on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams in 2026, with a format of 16 groups of three nations.”The FIFA Council unanimously decided on a 48-team #WorldCup as of 2026:…
Motorcycle hits Tureen’s car in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, Jan 9 – A motorcycle hit the car of Barrister Tureen Afroz, a senior prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), on Rangpur-Bogra Highway in Palashbari upazila on Monday.
Ershad waits to see Khaleda in jail as revenge
Rangpur, Jan 9 – Accusing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia of implicating him in false cases after his fall in the 90s, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Monday said he is waiting to see when she will land in jail.…
McDonald’s gives up control of its China business in $2 billion deal
McDonald’s is selling off most of its China business in a deal worth as much as $2.1 billion.Citic, a massive Chinese financial firm, is taking the majority stake in McDonald’s (MCD) operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.U.S. private equity…
Snake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting
Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline Emirates said on Monday that one of its flights from…
HC orders issuing circular to write prescription clearly
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.
BNP to support Nat’l Committee’s progs to save Sundarbans: Fakhrul
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their party will extend its support to any programme of the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Natural Resources and Power-Ports protesting the Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans.
Banani building fire doused
Dhaka – The fire that broke out in a multi-storey building on road no 17 in the city’s Banani area on Monday afternoon was doused within an hour.
Monk critical after setting himself on fire over sex slavery
Seoul, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — A South Korean Buddhist monk is in critical condition after setting himself on fire to protest the country’s settlement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves, officials said Sunday. The 64-year-old monk suffered third-degree…
Find out flaws in judgments: Chief Justice asks judges
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Noting that there are flaws in the judgments of judges, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Sunday urged senior lawyers to find out those and make constructive criticisms of those.
Police arrest Sundarganj AL leader for murder of MP Liton
Police have arrested former Sundarganj Upazila Parishad Vice Chairman and Awami League leader Ahsan Habib Masud in connection with the murder of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton.Masud was arrested from his home in the Sundarganj town on Sunday morning,…
Giant Crack in Antarctic Ice Creating Giant Iceberg
Researchers are closely watching part of a giant shelf of ice in Antarctica that could soon become an iceberg.It’s part of the Larsen Ice Shelf which floats off the coast of Northwestern Antarctica.Scientists who study the ice-covered continent have been…
Five killed as train hits car in Gazipur
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Five people, including two women and two children, were killed as a train rammed a private car at Goalbathan level crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Sunday morning, UNB newsaency reported.
6 suspected robbers arrested in Sirajganj
Dhaka, Jan 7 – Police arrested six alleged robbers from Bagbari village in Kamarkhanda upazila od Sirajganj on Friday.
Train derails at Ullapara snapping Dhaka-Khulna rail link
Sirajganj – Train communication of Dhaka with Khulna and western region of the country remained snapped following the derailment of a freight train in Ullahpara station area early Saturday.
Pakistan makes case for Indian terrorism to UN
Islamabad (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s foreign ministry says Islamabad has handed over a dossier to the United Nations over the alleged involvement of India in acts of terrorism in the Islamic nation.
BD peacekeeper shot dead in Central Africa
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi peacekeeper was killed during a clash with local terrorists in Central African Republic on Thursday.
Court fixes Khaleda’s statement in Trust graft case Jan 12
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka once again adjourned the hearing in Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases lodged against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till January 12, on Thursday.