April 2018
Man gets life for acid attack on Eden girl
Sayeed Muhammad: A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to life term in jail for throwing acid on a student of Eden Women’s College in Dhaka in 2013. Judge Pradip Kumar Roy of the First Additional District & Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka handed down the verdict in presence of the convict Md Monir Uddin,…
Supporting women to get priority in intellectual property law: Amu
Sayeed Muhammad: Industr-ies Minister Amir Hossain Amu said providing government’s patronisation and support to women in creative innovation will be prioritised in the National Intellectual Property Act. Women’s creativity, intellectuality and innovating power significant for the country’s development, he said addressing a seminar on “Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity”, reports UNB. The Department…
Ant Financial seals deal to buy 20 % of bKash
Sayeed Muhammad: In a surprise move, the Ant Financial Services Group, which operates global e-commerce firm Alibaba Group-linked payment platform Alipay, is set to buy 20% share of mobile financial services provider bKash. Selim RF Hussain, managing director and CEO of BRAC Bank, of which bKash is a subsidiary, confirmed the matter to the media after…
Turkey emergency laws create ‘climate of fear’: Amnesty
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest finding, Amnesty International has Turkey of creating a “chilling climate of fear” across society and curtailing the work of human rights activists since a failed 2016 coup. The rights group said freedom of expression and the right to a fair trial have been “decimated” under the state of emergency introduced…
No army will be deployed in Gazipur, Khulna polls
Sayeed Muhammad: Despite the BNP demanding deployment of the army, the Election Commission said it will not do so in the forthcoming city corporation elections in Gazipur and Khulna. Police and the Rapid Action Battalion backed by border guards are enough to maintain the law and order in the election areas, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin…
North Korea’s nuclear test site has collapsed, say geologists
Sayeed Muhammad: North Korea’s main nuclear test site has collapsed following its latest bomb test and could be at risk of leaking radiation, claimed Chinese geologists. The development caused the Punggye-ri site under Mount Mantap to be rendered unsafe for further testing and should be monitored, reports The Independent reported citing scientists from the University…
South Korea’s Moon to meet North Korea’s Kim at border for summit
Sabah Mannan: In an occasion laden with symbolism, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un will meet at the Military Demarcation Line dividing the peninsula for their summit on Friday, reports Hindustan Times. The chief of the South’s presidential secretariat Im Jong-seok said Moon will greet his visitor at the concrete…
3 killed as ambulance rams into truck in Rangpur
Sabah Mannan: A road crash in Rangpur Sadarupazila resulted in the death of three people, including a pregnant woman, reports Daily Star. Hailing from Dinajpur district, the deceased were identified as Moni Begum, 25, Moni’s aunt Asia Begum, 50 and Tushar, 26. According to the police, an ambulance, coming from Nilphamari, lost control and smashed into…
Research and planning needed to create skilled manpower
Dr. A B Mirza Azizul Islam In order to create quality and efficient manpower in every field, initiative should be taken by public and private organizations so that we can create good manpower. That’s why we have to work together. We have to think about what kind of manpower we need in our country. Whether…