Nusrat Jahan Bangladesh is a cricket crazy nation and most of the people of our country are cricket fanatics, to some extent. A lot of us have the names of all the players of the Bangladesh national men’s cricket team memorized, but how many of the women’s cricket team player can we actually name? While…
BSS, Dhaka President Abdul Hamid today urged Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to complete the recruitment process of judges for the vacant posts within the stipulated time with a view to decreasing case backlog in the judiciary. The President said this when a Judicial Service Commission delegation, led by its chairman Justice Hasan Foez…
UNB, Dhaka The motor vehicle agreement among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal or BBIN is expected to come into effect in July next allowing its members to use each others’ roads to transport goods and passengers by paying fees. Road Transport and Bridges Ministry Obaidul Quader and Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla came…
UNB Dhaka Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government has a plan to set up one medical college hospital in each district, aiming to provide better healthcare services to people. The Prime Minister said this while speaking at the 43rd annual conference of Bangladesh Ophthalmological Society at Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh in the…
UNB, Dhaka Bagladesh started their Super-10 stage World Twenty20 campaign with a 55-run defeat against Pakistan in their Group-2 opener at iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. Replying massive 201, Bangladesh finished the innings at 146 for 6 in 20 overs including all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s rediscovering his batting form with an unbeaten half…
UNB, Dhaka Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday said that Bangladesh Bank`s different systems require serious reforms. ”It is not in a very healthy condition. This is my assessment,” said Muhith, while talking to reporters at Cabinet Division following the meeting of the Cabinet Purchase Committee. The finance minister’s comment came against the backdrop of…
UNB, Dhaka The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleared the personal secretary of Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque of a graft charge. The Commission gave the clean chit to Minister’s PS AKMG Kibria Mazumdar through an official notification issued by ACC secretary Abu M Mustafa Kamal recently. The ACC had received a graft allegation in…
UNB, Rangamati A court here has transferred the anti-terrorism case against leader of Myanmar’s insurgent group Arakan Army, Dr. Renin Suye, and three of his accomplices to an anti-terrorism tribunal on Wednesday. The court has also ordered that they be sent to jail under the Money Laundering Act till having to appear before…
SM Nur Mohammad A writ has been filed with the High Court to challenge the order that requires political parties to have 33% women participants in committees of all levels. Section – (RPO) 90 (Kha). (1)(Kha)(A) of the Representation of the People Order, requires all new political parties to fulfil this condition and all existing…
Riku Amir The rate of breast feeding babies between the ages of 0 to 6 months has lessened by 9% in the last 4 years in Bangladesh. The rate was 64% in 2011, when a research was last conducted on this subject. The rate of feeding powder milk to these babies is increasing dangerously. These…