Dhaka – The High Court on Monday directed the government for the reinstatement of 1447 Ansar members whose jobs were terminated in 1994 for mutiny.
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List of 100 top loan defaulters placed in Parliament
Placing a list of the country’s top 100 loan defaulters in Parliament, Finance Minister AMA Muhtih on Monday said the amount of the classified loan now stands at Tk 111,347 crore.“As per the data of the Credit Information Bureau (CIB)…
SC orders removal illegal stairs of Dhaka’s Hanif Flyover
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the HC order asking the authorities concerned to remove all the illegal stairs at different points of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover’s Jatrabari-Syedabad section. A three-member Appellate Division bench…
Iraq’s PM arrives in Mosul, declares ‘great victory’
Irbil, Iraq -Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul Sunday to announce victory over ISIS forces in the city. “Al-Abadi said the battle is settled and the remaining pockets of ISIS are encircled in the last inches of the…
China’s ZTE Corp to setup solar power plant in Rangamati
Dhaka – Dhaka – State-owned Power Development Board (PDB) on Sunday signed deal with a Chinese EPC contractor to set up a 7.4 mw power grid connected solar power plant in Kaptai hydropower station area.
BNP accuses Govt of deceiving people over Rampal
Dhaka, July 8 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is ‘deceiving’ people by carrying out a propaganda that Unesco has lifted its objection to Rampal power station near the Sundarbans.
G20 or G19+1: Trump hails talks as ‘success’ despite divisions
President Donald Trump has declared the G20 summit in Germany a “wonderful success”, despite the US’s isolated position on climate change.
Macron announces climate summit for December 12
Hamburg, July 8, – France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday a summit on climate change for December 12, two years after the landmark Paris accord.
Police Sub-Inspector, wife shot dead at Dhaka home
A sub-inspector of Badda Police Station and his second wife have been shot dead at their house in the capital’s Rupnagar. SI Abdus Sattar, 32, and his wife ‘Shampa’, 28, were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a…
Ruling AL needs another term in office: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Awami League needs another term to implement big and mega projects to make Bangladesh a middle-income country in true sense. “We need another term to implement the mega projects we have taken,” she…
US, Russia announce Syria cease-fire
Hamburg, Jul 8 (AP/UNB)- The United States and Russia struck an agreement Friday on a cease-fire in southwest Syria, crowning President Donald Trump’s first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is the first U.S.-Russian effort under Trump’s presidency to…
Protesters ask: Why the G20 meeting?
The “Welcome to Hell” protest was over shortly after it began, following a day of suspense in Hamburg. Many people had stayed at home or left the city. But, as Jenny Witt reports, almost everyone had expected trouble. All day,…
AL calls HRW biased organisation
Dhaka, Jul 7 – Branding the Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a ‘hired organisation’, Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud on Friday said it is working for a party and a quarter to push the government into an awkward situation questioning…
Trump-Putin meet: Talk of positive trajectory
Hamburg, Jul 07 (AP/UNB) — At long last face to face, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confidence Friday that their historic first meeting would pave the way for a positive trajectory for their two countries. If…
Unesco withdraws objection from Rampal power project
Dhaka, Jul 6 – The World Heritage Committee of Unesco has withdrawn its earlier objection over the construction of Rampal power plant project at its current location. It has also spared the Sundarbans from being relegated to the List of…
Home Minister Khan rejects HRW’s secret detention report
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has rejected a report by Human Rights Watch or HRW that condemns “secret detention of hundreds of people” in Bangladesh. The claim that Bangladesh’s law-enforcement authorities have illegally arrested and detained hundreds of people in secret…
End disappearances and secret detentions: HRW
New York – Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday. The Bangladesh government should…
Water use innovations ‘crucial’ to face climate change
By IPS World Desk Rome, Jul 5 (IPS) – In the Near East and North Africa region, the per capita renewable water availability is around 600 cubic metres per person per year –only 10 per cent of the world average-…
Greens blame city Govts, Health Deptt for chukungunia spread
Dhaka, July 5 – Environmentalists are blaming the two Dhaka city corporations and the Health Department of the government for their late response to the attack of chikungunya virus, by which time it had already grown to endemic proportions.
Intensive aquaculture for sustainable shrimp industry
by Leon Kaye Once a rare delicacy, aquaculture has allowed shrimp to become a popular and affordable form of animal protein. Emerging economies such as China, Indonesia and Bangladesh view shrimp production as one path towards boosting jobs and exports.…
Kidnappers picked Mazhar up blindfolded: Detectives
Dhaka – Kidnappers blindfolded poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar after picking him up in a vehicle, said detectives. –UNB
Govt has enough preparation to face flood, says PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government has all the necessary preparation to face possible natural disasters like flood. –UNB
N Korea launches ballistic missile on Japan sea
Seoul, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) – North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile Tuesday that appeared to have flown for a longer time than previous such missiles, landing in waters near North Korea’s bitter rival, Japan, according to U.S., Japanese and…
Rescued Farhad Mazhar brought back to Dhaka
Dhaka, Jul 4 – Poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar who had gone ‘missing and then rescued’ was brought back to the capital on Tuesday morning.
Gazipur garment boiler blast toll rises to 10
Dhaka – The body of aanother garment worker was recovered from the debris of Multi-Fabs Ltd in Nayarapara area on Tuesday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to 10.
Farhad Mazhar abducted: Rab rescue drive in Khulna
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members launched a drive in Shibbari area of the city on Monday evening to rescue poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar who was reportedly kidnapped from the capital. A team of Rab-6 started the drive…
SC finds 16th Amendment unconstitutional
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
Qatar is given a further 48 hours to agree to demands
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours.
No corruption in any form, PM warns govt officials
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday warned government officials against corruption saying that there should be no dishonesty in any form. “I want work, I want work with honesty; corruption should be stopped, corruption shouldn’t take place in…
A journey along the Teesta river in Sikkim
Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak A day later, I set out on the last leg of my journey – through Sikkim, to the source. The journey from Kalimpong to Singtam and further to Mangan was breathtaking. The mountains grew taller…