Editors’ council ask Shamim Osman to withdraw his vulgar remarks immediately
The editors’ council Monday strongly condemned the recent dirty, vulgar and abusive statements of Narayanganj lawmaker Shamim Osman, spearheading the journalists community…
Archive for June 30th, 2014
TIB accuses UGC, Ministry of illegal transaction in approving pvt varsities
The authorities of private universities have to pay a Tk 1-3 crore illegally to quarters in the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission (UGC) for getting the approval to set up and operate a university, according to a study by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB)…
Motor vehicle strike withdrawn at Rangpur
The motor vehicle strike called by the Rangpur Motor Workers Union on June 30 is withdrawn following an assurance by the prime minister’s office that an alleged police attack on transport workers would be investigated…
WB to lend $78.4m financing to solar home program
The government on Monday signed a loan agreement with the World Bank under which the lending agency will provide $78.4 million additional financing to further scale-up its support for the successful solar home systems (SHS) program…
ICT asks IGP to produce Patuakhali war crimes suspect July 3
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 Monday asked the inspector general of police (prison) to produce a Patuakhali war crimes suspect, Forkan Mallik, before it on July 3…
Water works well for Dutch in tactical switch
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal took advantage of the first official water break at the World Cup to switch tactics and conjure up a late win for his side over Mexico…
China to re-open embassy in Somalia closed in ’91
China is re-opening its embassy in Somalia some 23 years after evacuating its diplomats as the East African nation plunged into a civil war…
Prosecution asked to submit formal report against Hasan by August 5
The International Crimes Tribunal -1 on Monday asked the prosecution to submit its formal report against absconding war crimes accused Syed Md Hasan alias Hasen Ali by August 5.
Biman staff lay siege to acting MD’s office
A group of employees and union leaders of the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines confined Biman’s acting managing director to his office at Balaka on Monday to press home their 14-point demands.
As caliphate declared, battle continues in Iraq
Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria…
Illegal consignments of cigarettes, drugs seized at Dhaka airport
The customs intelligence authorities on Monday seized a haul of illegal cigarettes and medicines worth Tk 50 lakh that was left unattended at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, customs officials said.
Life term for formalin trade without licence
The cabinet on Monday gave its final approval to the draft ‘Formalin Control Bill-2014’, incorporating a provision for life term imprisonment for trading formalin without licence.
Motor workers go for wildcat strike in Rangpur
Rangpur Motor Workers Union went on an indefinite strike on Monday morning protesting policemen’s attack on two of their workers.
CID asked to submit Rana Plaza collapse report on Aug 13
A Dhaka court on Monday asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit its probe report on Rana Plaza collapse on August 13.
Modi asks Indian space scientists to develop SAARC satellite
Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a satellite which will serve all the SAARC nations, reported the Times of India.
One killed in Tangail road accident
An unknown woman was killed while 10 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district Monday morning.
AL man chopped dead in Kushtia
A local Awami League activist was chopped to death by miscreants at Gopalpur village under Mirpur upazila in Kushtia district early Monday.
North Korea says to try two detained US citizens
North Korea said on Monday it would put two US tourists on trial for committing crimes against the state, dimming any hopes among their families that they would soon be released.
Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to make it to the last eight
Costa Rica secured a place in the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Sunday after beating Greece 5-3 on penalties after the teams finished level at 1-1 after extra time, the Central Americans playing for almost an hour with 10 men. Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas dived to superbly save Theofanis Gekas’s fourth penalty for the Greeks, leaving […]
Late Dutch show floors Mexico
The Netherlands scored twice in the dying minutes through Wesley Sneijder and a Klaas Jan Huntelaar penalty to move into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Mexico on Sunday. In a match conditioned by the baking heat and humidity in Fortaleza, Giovani dos Santos looked to have Mexico on the way to their first quarter-final […]
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