Archive for May 4th, 2016

Initiative taken to set ‘media monitoring cell’: Inu

Initiative taken to set ‘media monitoring cell’: Inu

The minister for information Hasanul Haque Inu on Wednesday told Parliament that the government has taken an initiative…

May 4, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
Bills passed to raise President, PM’s privileges

Bills passed to raise President, PM’s privileges

Parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed two bills seeking to raise the remuneration and privileges…

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2 siblings among 3 drowned in Narayanganj pond

2 siblings among 3 drowned in Narayanganj pond

Three children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond at Belodi village in Rupganj Narayanganj on Wednesday…

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Nisha Desai holds meeting with foreign minister

Nisha Desai holds meeting with foreign minister

The visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal…

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Facebook pays $10,000 to 10-year-old Instagram hacker

Facebook pays $10,000 to 10-year-old Instagram hacker

Social media giant Facebook has paid a $10,000 reward to a 10-year-old Finnish boy for finding a glitch…

Indian HC meets CJ

Indian HC meets CJ

The India High Commissioner in Bangladesh, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, met Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha…

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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina. -- UNB photo

No age limit extension for entering govt jobs: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government has no plan to extend the 30-year age limit for entering public service…

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Fakhrul returns home after receiving treatment abroad

Fakhrul returns home after receiving treatment abroad

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its standing committee member Tariqul Islam returned home…

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Bangladesh, Kuwait sign 4 deals

Bangladesh, Kuwait sign 4 deals

Bangladesh and Kuwait on Wednesday inked four agreements in different fields, including investment, military cooperation and road communications…

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Panama Papers: ACC quizzes businessman

Panama Papers: ACC quizzes businessman

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday interrogated a businessman in connection with illegal money transfers by Bangladeshi nationals as surfaced in Panama Papers…

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MA Mannan remanded over violence cases

MA Mannan remanded over violence cases

Two Gazipur Courts on Wednesday granted three days remands for suspended Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan…

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Indonesian becomes Internet hit after taking on motorbikes

Indonesian becomes Internet hit after taking on motorbikes

An Indonesian woman has become an unlikely Internet sensation after photos of her angrily stopping motorcyclists from driving on pavements in traffic-choked Jakarta went viral online…

Tigers retain seventh place in ODI rankings

Tigers retain seventh place in ODI rankings

The International Cricket Council on Wednesday confirmed that Bangladesh have retained their seventh position in the ICC rankings…

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Nepal PM not ready to go after Maoists call for change

Nepal PM not ready to go after Maoists call for change

Nepal’s embattled prime minister KP Oli will not resign after the main Maoist party that props up his fragile coalition said on Wednesday it would try…

May 4, 2016 · 0 comments · International, South Asia
5 Singapore-returned ‘militants’ on 7-day remand

5 Singapore-returned ‘militants’ on 7-day remand

A Dhaka Court on Wednesday granted seven-day remand for each of the accused Singapore- returned Bangladeshi people…

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Mahmudur Rahman on fresh remand

Mahmudur Rahman on fresh remand

Dhaka metropolitan magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted another five-day remand for acting Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman…

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Ahsanullah univ teacher on 2-day remand on sexual harassment charge

Ahsanullah univ teacher on 2-day remand on sexual harassment charge

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted a two-day remand to the suspended teacher of Ahsanullah University…

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ICT to probe war crimes charges against Osman Faruk

ICT to probe war crimes charges against Osman Faruk

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal will launch a probe into the war crimes charges against former education minister…

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Not Khaleda, Joy has to prove him innocent: BNP

Not Khaleda, Joy has to prove him innocent: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said it is not the responsibility of the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, but of Sajeeb Wazed Joy to explain and prove…

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Driving on wrong lanes continue on city streets in spite of taking various measures. The photo was taken from Paribagh crossing in the capital recently. — Ali Hossain Mintu

HC asks govt to explain on wrong side driving with VIPs, univ buses

The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain why it should not be asked to prevent VIPs, VVIPs and public university buses from…

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