banglanews24.com DHAKA: Southeast Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with bkash, a mobile financial service provider of BRAC Bank, to facilitate rural people with banking service. After the MoU, customers will be able to receive hard cash of remittance…
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ICT-2 issues rule to Suranjit
banglanews24.com International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 issued a rule against Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta seeking clarification of his remarks over war crimes trial. A three-member ICT-2 led by Justice Obaidul Hasan issued the suo-moto rule on Monday. The…
Exhibition of rare drawings at Bengal Shilpalaya
banglanews24.com DHAKA: An eight-day exhibition of rare drawings from the collections of country’s one of the eminent photographers Nasir Ali Mamun began at Bengal Shilpalaya in Dhanmondi. Veteran educationist Anisuzzaman inaugurated the show, titled ‘Taar Alo Taar Chhaya’, Tuesday evening…
Sonali Bank GM DGM held
banglanews24.com Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) held three accused, including Sonali Bank General Manager (GM), for their link to Hall-Mark scam, from Ramna area of the city on Sunday evening. The detainees are the General Manager of Shonali Bank (GM) Mir Mohidur…
Businessman shot dead in city
banglanews24.com A businessman was shot dead by the miscreants in Jatrabari area of the city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam. Officer-in-Charge of Jatrabari Thana Mizanur Rahman told banglnews that a group of armed terrorists opened…
Egypt’s opposition to form united party
banglanews24.com Egypt’s opposition coalition said on Sunday that it was moving towards forming a single political party to challenge Islamists, whose more disciplined ranks have dominated the ballot box since last year’s revolution. Members of the opposition National Salvation Front,…
Defence files more retrial petitions before ICT
bdnews24.com The defence lawyers of Jamaat-e-Islami have filed two more retrial petitions for their leaders accused of war crimes. The Jamaat defence team had filed an application for the retrial of the party’s former chief Ghulam Azam on Dec 19…
Manipur erupts in violence
bdnews24.com Kolkata: A journalist was shot dead by police on the second day of the indefinite strike in Manipur called by a film body demanding the arrest of a Naga rebel leader who stands accused of molesting a Manipuri film…
Country shivers under cold wave
bdnews24.com Bangladesh is shivering under the first cold wave this winter. Abul Kalam Mallik of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, told bdnews24.com that a mild cold wave is prevaling over Ishwardi, Jessore and Chuadanga districts on Saturday. Temperature over a large area…
I want to teach economic reporting: Muhith
bdnews24.com An apparently frustrated Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday criticised the domestic media for their way of covering economic news and expressed willingness to ‘teach journalists’ on how to report on the economy. He criticised the local media for…
Three confess to Biswajit killing
bdnews24.com Three people accused of the murder of Biswajit Das, in Old Dhaka, gave ‘confessional statements’ before a Dhaka court on Sunday. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Erfan Ullah recorded the statements of Rafiqul Islam Shakil, GM Rasheduzzaman Shaon and Mahfuzur…
Accused in Padma Bridge scam not yet traced
Greenwatch Report The Anti-Corruption Commission is yet to trace any of those accused in the case of “corruption conspiracy” in appointing a Canadian consultancy firm for the USD 2.9 billion Padma Bridge project in six days following filing of the…
Korean dance hits one billion views on YouTube
banglanews24.com South Korean dance track, ‘Gangnam Style’ has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on YouTube. The Gangnam Style was posted online in July, propelling pop star Psy to worldwide fame. It has inspired…
Thailand keen to invest in Bangladesh
bdnews24.com Thailand has expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh’s infrastructure and construction sectors along with extending its assistance in the fields of education, health-care, science and technology. Visiting Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, after a meeting with Bangladesh premier Sheikh…
Journos stage hunger strike today
bdnews24.com Journalists will stage a hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Sunday to mount pressure on the authorities to arrest the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. A statement, signed by the general…
Six killed in Magura boat capsize
bdnews24.com At least six passengers — including three of a family– were drowned when a boat capsized mid-river in Magura on Saturday. “The accident occurred on the Nabaganga River near sadar upazila’s Buzruk Srikundi village around 2am,” Sub-Inspector Liton Kumar…
One killed, 19 hurt in Rangpur post-poll violence
bdnews24.com A man was killed and atleast 19 others were injured in a clash on Saturday between the supporters of two defeated contestants who had run for councillor positions in the Rangpur City Corporation election . The clash took place…
Wealthy Asian nations lead in education
bdnews24.com/Reuters BOSTON – Relatively wealthy Asian nations including South Korea and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong, led a ranking of international student achievement, a result that researchers said reflected a strong societal commitment to primary education. Morocco and several…
Pharaoh’s throat was slit ‘by assassin’
bdnews24.com/Reuters Rome, Dec 19 — The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III, whose death has puzzled historians for centuries, had his throat slit in a succession plot concocted by his wife and son, a new analysis suggests. New CT scans have revealed…
Sumo threatened in ‘age of convenience’
bdnews24.com/Reuters TOKYO – Aspiring sumo wrestler Mainoumi once convinced doctors to inject silicone into his scalp to meet height requirements for the ancient Japanese sport. Such sacrifice is a rarity now in a sport beset by scandals and with popularity…
Obama, family presides over Xmas tree lighting
bdnews24.com/Reuters WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his family presided over the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday December 6 and used the holiday setting to celebrate the “heroism” of people who persevered through Superstorm Sandy earlier this…
Poland stumbles on journey to hi-tech
bdnews24.com/Reuters WARSAW – Polish scientist Miroslaw Grudzien built the infra-red detectors that NASA uses to explore Mars, but getting a business development loan nearly defeated him. His firm, which made sensors on the US space agency’s Mars rover Curiosity, sought…
Easy Japanese tech to purify water
bdnews24.com Small enterprises in Japan are offering simple technologies to turn dirty water into clean potable water for developing countries where waterborne diseases are widespread. Nippon Basic Co. Ltd has developed a technology that purifies water using bicycles while another…
BCS aspirants to face 2 tests a day
bdnews24.com Applicants of the 33rd Bangladesh Service Commission Examination will have to take two three-hour tests a day with a break of only an hour. Public Service Commission’s Secretary Babul Hasan said, “Two tests will be taken the same day.…
Bin Laden film attacked for ‘perpetuating torture myth’
banglanews24.com A new film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden is ‘inaccurate’ for suggesting torture helped lead to his discovery. That is according to three US senators who outlined their objections to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ in a letter to…
Cold claims nine lives in Gaibandha
banglanews24.com GAIBANDHA: At least nine children, including five newly born babies, died of cold related diseases in the last 15 days in Gaibandha district. The number of the deceased was found in the register book of Gaibandha Modern Hospital. Medical…
US sanctions loom after BD factory fire
banglanews24.com DHAKA: A dozen US lawmakers pressed President Barack Obama`s administration Friday to complete a long-running review that could lead to suspension of trade benefits for Bangladesh, after a deadly factory blaze there last month. “We are seriously concerned about…
BCB president says, Bd team to visit Pak
banglanews24.com LONDON: Visiting president of Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hasan Papan categorically said cricketers have to visit Pakistan because of International Cricket Council (ICC) obligation. He came up with the remark while talking to journalists in a briefing on President…
Dialogue can solve political crisis: Mozena
banglanews24.com US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Saturday categorically said dialogue among the main political parties could be the best solution of political crisis in Bangladesh. The future of Bangladesh largely depends on the activities of the main two political…
Mild tremor felt across country
bdnews24.com A mild tremor on Saturday night jolted the capital Dhaka and other parts of the country. There was no immediate report of casualtiy or damage in the quake that was felt in different parts of the country, including Chittagong…