WIO News : Controver-sial Islamic prea-cher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country India, said he has not broken any law and was being targeted by the “enemies of Islam,” in a rare public speech in Malaysia where he has sought refuge. Naik, 53, is facing charges of money laundering and hate speech in India,…
UNB Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Monday conducted a drive at DCC Market in the city’s Gulshan-1 area demolishing its extended part raised illegally. During the drive, led by a Rajuk magistrate, other illegal structures, signboards and billboards at the market were also removed. Inspector (investigation) of Gulshan Police Station Salahuddin Maih said the drive…
MEMO: The French Presidency yesterday admitted for the first time to instigating a regime of torture during Algeria’s War of Independence which ended in 1962. In a statement, President Emmanuel Macron officially admits that “the French state allowed the use of torture during the war in Algeria” Le Monde newspaper reported. “Although the death of…
A minor boy was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Chamgram in sadar upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Mizan, 3, son of Abdul Jakkar, a resident of Chamgram. Witnesses said Mizan was crossing a road around 6pm when a stone-laden truck crashed him. -UNB
Desk Report: Bangladesh is going to participate at the World Skills Competition to be held in Russia in next year, reports Financial Express. WorldSkills is the collective voice for skills excellence and development in vocational, technological and service oriented careers around the globe. National Skills Development Council (NSDC) will organise selection events to select national…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Election Commission yesterday filed an appeal with the Appellate Division of Supreme Court against an High Court order that cleared the way for BNP leaders Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu to contest the 11th parliamentary election, reports UNB. The High Court on Monday stayed the Election…
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury speaks to DOT It is the right choice of BNP that it decided not to participate in the next elections to be held under the current government. The elections include the by-polls of Dhaka North City Corporation.BNP-led Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain went abroad for medical purposes. His return will…
A South Korean fashion and cosmetics firm has stirred controversy with a facial mask featuring Kim Jong-un. The firm says it has sold more than 25,000 “unification moisture nuclear masks” since June. However many South Korean stores have halted sales amid a public backlash and concerns over the masks’ legality. The so-called “nuke masks” were…
Al Jazeera: The cost to rebuild Kerala following the severe flooding that hit the southern Indian state will exceed $3.7bn, authorities said. Almost 500 people were killed and a million left homeless after the worst floods in a century hit the coastal state in May. The torrential rains destroyed tens of thousands of homes, ruined…
Abrar Hussain of DOT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government is conspiring to split their party. “Many plots are now going on to weaken BNP and split it. They (govt) also tried to do so in the past, but failed,” he said while speaking at a milad mahfil at…