Archive for April, 2015

Iraqi forces drive IS out of central Tikrit

Iraqi troops aided by Shia paramilitaries have driven Islamic State out of central Tikrit, prime minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Tuesday, but the fight to retake all of Saddam Hussein’s home town continued…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Asia-Pacific, International

Under-fire Hiddink rolls with the punches

Guus Hiddink joked he needs a bullet-proof vest to deal with the brickbats directed at him after an uninspiring start to life as Netherlands coach…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Football, Sports

BRAC Bank launches instant deposit to Bangladesh

BRAC Bank has partnered with Transfast, a global money transfer company, to launch instant bank deposit service to Bangladesh, said a news release…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Business

Human trafficking ‘kingpin’ arrested in Iran brought back by CID

Criminal Investigation Department brought back an alleged kingpin of human trafficking syndicates who allure people for better job in European countries and kidnap them for ransom in some other Middle East countries, especially in Iran…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Inner Pages, National

Online activist’s killing points to a deeper malaise

THE killing of the 27-year-old online activist Oyasiqur Rahman at Tejgaon in the capital Dhaka on Monday morning, in terms of motive and manner, is frighteningly similar to that of Avijit Ray just over a month ago or of Ahmed Rajib Haider on February 15, 2013 or the attempt to murder Professor Humayun Azad on February 27, 2004…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Editorial
Spectre’s drunken crew riots on 007’s jet, trigger air safety alert

Spectre’s drunken crew riots on 007’s jet, trigger air safety alert

The film crew of new James Bond movie Spectre recently got drunk and trashed the official 007 private jet.
Portuguese airline Hi Fly reported to the Bond film company Eon stating film workers triggered an international air safety alert with their reckless behavior, due to excess consumption of alcohol, reports Hindustan Times…

FA confirms no British teams at 2016 Olympics

England’s Football Association confirmed on Tuesday that plans to enter British men’s and women’s football teams at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro have been abandoned…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Football, Sports

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No more rice import at local growers’ cost

THE import of 8.73 lakh tonnes of rice between July 1, 2014 and March 2, the highest since 2010-11, as mentioned in a New Age report on Tuesday, despite a buffer stock of nearly 10 lakh tonnes of the staple food in the country is baffling…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Editorial

NEWSLINE

A roadside bomb killed seven members of an Afghan family including three children in the restive south, officials said Tuesday, the latest civilian casualties ahead of the Taliban’s traditional spring fighting season…

Hilsa fry conservation week begins today

The hilsa fry conservation week-2015 begins on Wednesday aiming to create mass awareness about the conservation of hilsa fry to boost hilsa output in the country…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Inner Pages, National
Education is a serious victim of current political conflicts. How to restore congenial atmosphere for education?

Education is a serious victim of current political conflicts. How to restore congenial atmosphere for education?

Education is a serious victim of current political conflicts. How to restore congenial atmosphere for education?
I have been coming to Bangladesh to visit friends ever since 1999, when I joined the British Council in Dhaka…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Paper for People

Samsung, LG call off washer spat

South Korean rivals Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and LG Electronics Inc said on Tuesday they have agreed to call off all their legal disputes including a bitter months-long conflict over a set of damaged washing machines…

April 1, 2015 · 0 comments · Business

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