Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) claims itself as the biggest student organization. But do they work to protect the interest of the students? Data-information does not agree; because for many years, this organization did not have any movement on the fair demands of ordinary students. There are already many negative talks and image prevailing against the…
Hindustan Times: A Japanese start-up is to send spacecraft to the moon in a deal signed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the Tokyo-based firm said Wednesday. Private lunar exploration company ispace said it would blast a lander and rovers towards the moon on a SpaceX rocket on two separate missions. The spaceware will first orbit the…
UNB: Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda expected the Hisha production to exceed five lakh metric tons (MT) in the last financial year (2017-18). The contribution of Hilsa in country’s total fish production is 12 percent and its contribution to GDP is more than one percent, said the minister while talking to reporters at…
DOT Desk A German court found in favour of US chipmaker Qualcomm in a patent dispute case against Apple, which could lead to a ban on sales of iPhones in Germany. “The ruling effectively outlaws the offering and placing on the market of the finished product in Germany, including the sale, reports The Daily Sun….
Kalam Azad Bangladesh Bank may sue the Federal Reserve Bank in the near future concerning the theft of 100 million dollars from Bangladesh’s reserve. As the first step of filing a case against the Federal Reserve Bank, Bangladesh has already hired an American attorney, according to reliable sources. The source further informs, 20 million dollars…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Bangladesh Consulate General in the US in a special ceremony on Saturday awarded two New York Police officers of Bangladeshi origin for their bravery while performing duties. In a breviary act, police officer Sayeed Ali, a US Army combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—had no trouble fending off five…
UNB Five members of a family, including two children, sustained life threatening burn injuries when a gas stove went up in flames suddenly at a house in the city’s Uttara area on Friday morning. The injured–Shahnewaz, 50, an employee of American Embassy, his wife Sumaiya, 40, their three sons–Shalil, 15, Zarf, 11, and 14-month-old…
UNB Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from a paddy filed in Kadirpur village of Khaliajuri upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Gobinda Sarkar, 15, a ninth grader of Khaliajuri Pilot High School and son of Mantu Sarkar of the village. Deceased’s father Mantu Sarkar said they spotted the body in…
Desk Report: The central bank has asked commercial banks to ensure round-the-clock operations of alternative delivery channels (ADCs) during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays in order to facilitate smooth transactions, reports the financial express. The ADCs include ATM (automated teller machine), POS (point of sale), e-payment gateway and mobile financial services (MFS) through which a customer…
Desk Report: Grameen Nippon, the Japanese version of Grameen Bank, has recently been launched in Tokyo of Japan aiming to reduce the economic gap in the society. Masahiro Kan, the founder and President of Grameen Nippon, is the former Executive Director for Japan at World Bank and former executive director of African Development Bank.