Four people were killed and two others injured as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Alinagar of Beanibazar upazila on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Dulal, 25, Siddique, 35, Guljar Ahmed, 28, and the auto driver…
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The ‘robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims, reports BBC. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s a chatbot – a computer program that carries out…
Inhabitants evacuated from 321 risky Dhaka buildings
Though 321 identified risky buildings of Dhaka city are yet to be demolished completely, the two city corporations of Dhaka and Rajdhani Unnayan Kattripakkha (RAJUK) have started demolishing the buildings to save the lives of its inhabitants. However, the inhabitants…
Owners seek three years to relocate BGMEA comnplex
Dhaka – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Wednesday filed a petition before the Appellate Division seeking three years’ time to relocate their 15-storied complex at Hatirjheel in Dhaka, which has been ordered for demolition.
China calls on N Korea to suspend missile and nuclear tests
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that in exchange, the US and South Korea could halt annual joint military drills, which consistently…
Govt mulls meet with Facebook to find pages with unwanted content
Dhaka – State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim at the two-day international workshop on cyber crimes titled “Digital Bangladesh: Focusing on Cybercrime, Safe Internet and Broadband” said that the government is planning on sitting with the social networking…
Death in manhole: HC summons Wasa MD, DSCC official
The High Court on Tuesday summoned the Managing Director of Dhaka Wasa and chief executive officer of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to appear before it on March 19 in connection with the death of a man falling into an…
Annual cost of polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths: WHO
Dhaka, Mar 7 – More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of…
Appeal hearing on BD const. 16th Amendment May 8
Dhaka, Mar 7 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed May 8 for the next hearing of an appeal filed against a High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing…
Food self-sufficiency achieved by sincerity: Matiya Chy
Dhaka – The government came to power with the shortage of 26 lakh tones of food grains in 2009 but now it has achieved food sufficiency due to its sincerity and commitment to the people, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said…
Dhaka wants to see IORA as tool for maritime cooperation
Bangladesh has said it sees the action plan of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as a new avenue to make the organisation a vehicle for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. “Bangladesh is deeply committed to implementing and…
Bangali students council observe hartal in CHT hill districts
Dhaka, Mar 6 –A dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Parbatya Bangali Chhatra Parishad, is underway in the three hill districts – Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban –on Monday.
SC upholds verdict: Rajshahi Mayor suspension illegal
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal the suspension of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul.
Verdict in Khadiza murder attempt case March 8
A court here on Sunday fixed March 8 for delivering its verdict in a case filed for attempt to kill college student Khadiza Begum Nargis. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date on completion of arguments by the…
BNP will join election after having poll-time neutral govt: Kh Mosharraf
Dhaka – The BNP will take part in the next general polls only after establishing a neutral election-time government, says BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
7 BGB members hurt as truck overturns in Comilla
Seven members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were injured as a truck carrying them overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Raipur Nathbari area of Daudkandi upazila on Saturday morning. The injured–Saidur, 43, Imran,34, Jakir Hossain, 42, Anwar Hossain, 23, Abu Sayed,…
More people die of obesity-diseases than malnutrition
Dhaka – Quoting from a World Health Organisation (WHO) report, experts at a roundtable yesterday said more people are dying of obesity related diseases caused by overweight or over eating than those who are malnourished. One third of people in…
BNP has no choice but to join polls, says Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP will have join the next general election since the party is at the risk of losing its registration if it boycotts the polls again. “As the January-5 election didn’t wait…
New Election Commission should get back people’s confidence
Dhaka – Country’s eminent citizens yesterday said that the major challenge of the newly appointed Election Commission (EC) is to bring back people’s trust on them that they would not be adherent to any political party.
North South pupils go wild as Bashundhara guards assault fellow
Dhaka – Students of the North South University (NSU) at last withdrew its demonstration after getting assurance that the perpetrators who assaulted one of its fellow students would be brought to justice.
Three killed in Pirganj bus plunge
Dhaka, Mar 2 – Three people, including two women, were killed and 22 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Pirganj upazila headquarters under the same district early Thursday.
Suspected Neo ‘JMB member’ killed in Bogra ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Mar 2 – A suspected neo JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jamnagar in Sherpur upazila of Bogra district early Thursday.
One in 10 people think air quality bad even at toxic levels
• 38 out of 43 air quality zones across the country are breaching legal limits for air pollution • Friends of the Earth launches nationwide citizen science air pollution experiment Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK public…
BNP’s sit-in protest against gas price hike Thursday
Dhaka – The BNP will stage a two-hour sit-in programme in the city and elsewhere in the country from 10:00am Thursday protesting the recent hike in gas prices.
Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health to counter the United States’ “Global Gag Rule,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden are hosting a summit in Brussels on March 2,…
Barack, Michelle Obama agree Penguin book deal
Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have agreed a book deal with Penguin Random House. “The company has acquired world publication rights for two books, to be written by President and Mrs Obama respectively,” the publisher said.
Knifed by friends, schoolboy dies at DMCH
Dhaka, Mar 1 – A schoolboy, who was stabbed allegedly by his two friends over a trifling matter at Pashchim Shewrapara in the city’s Mirpur area on Tuesday night, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday morning.
No extrajudicial killing in country: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday told Parliament that no extrajudicial killing is taking place in the country as the government is determined to establish the rule of law. “No extrajudicial killing takes place in Bangladesh. The present democratic government…
Factory catches fire in Narayanganj
Dhaka, Feb 28 – A fire broke out in a particleboard factory at Madanpur in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Monday night.
Govt unable to utilise project aid allocations for Holey Artisan attack
Dhaka – Planning minister AHM Mustfa Kamal Monday said the government is unable to utilise total allocation of project assistance in annual development programme of the current fiscal due to impact of Holey Artisan Bakery terrorist attack on July 1…