UNB, Dhaka President Abdul Hamid on Sunday said corruption could be a major obstacle to the socio-economic progress of a country and public awareness can help check it. He made the observation when outgoing Chairman of then Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) M Bodiuzzaman and Commissioner M Shahabuddin made a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban….
UNB, Dhaka Muggers shot a shop employee to death and snatched Tk 2.90 lakh in the city’s Hajipara on Sunday afternoon. Quoting witnesses, police said Md Ismail Hossain, 36, manager of ‘Bangladesh Sanitary’ shop at West Rampura, was going to Dutch-Bangla Bank Rampura branch on foot to deposit Tk 2.90 lakh in the afternoon. When…
UNB, Dhaka BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday said BNP could have been in power had the party men put in their half efforts to make their movement a success as they are making it now to get party posts in its sixth national council. “The county could have ruled by Khaleda Zia,…
UNB, Dhaka A new web portal, ‘Bangladesh Trade Portal’, the first of its kind in South Asia, was officially launched on Sunday to make export and import easier serving the business community with a one stop point of information. Hosted by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the Trade and Competitiveness Global Bank provides…
UNB, Mymensingh A court here on Sunday convicted nine people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2003. The convicts were Gias Uddin, Emdadul Haq, Ershadul Haq, Akram Hossain, Saidul, Bacchu, Idris Ali, Jewel and Helal of Hatirchar Naupar village in Ishwarganj upazila. Among the convicts, Gias Uddin, Emdadul and…
UNB, Dhaka Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon has said his ministry is in talks with the British government to ensure that the embargo on cargo flights from Dhaka to London is soon lifted. He told reporters this while speaking to them at the Secretariat on Sunday. Additionally, he has said that new…
International Desk In the Monte Nevoso area, close to Italy’s border with Austria, six climbers lost their lives by accident caused by Alpine avalanche. The victims included five Italian nationals, one of whom was 16, and an Austrian woman. The six were among a group of 15 people who were very close to the summit…
International Desk Aviation agencies around the world should draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot’s mental health could threaten public safety, French investigators recommended Sunday after a yearlong probe into the German-wings plane crash. The French investigation found that German-wings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who had been treated for depression…
International desk A South by Southwest helper has been dismissed and festival organizers apologized after an U.S. Olympic fencer who is Muslim was asked to remove her headscarf in order to get a permit. South by Southwest registration official Amin Simms said in an emailed statement that it was “an insensitive request” and against the…
Zobaida Akhter, Ph.D Suddenly a phone call came, a lady phoned me she is one of my nearest and dearest one. As usual we exchange hello to each other but I felt she was in hurry to give me some news, I asked her, did anything happen? She replied with caution in a very low…