ACC orders not to use its logo on vehicles
UNB The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) once again warned its officials and employees not to use the commission’s logo on their vehicles. The Commission, for the first time in 2016, ordered its officials and employees not to use the commission’s logo in any of their official or private vehicles. ACC source said the Commission had taken…
Three confirmed dead in Philippines super typhoon
Khaleej Times: Three women were killed Saturday in a landslide set off by Super Typhoon Mangkhut, Philippine police said, the first reported deaths in the massive storm. Officers in the city of Baguio recovered the women’s bodies from the soil and rubble after a hillside collapsed from the typhoon’s heavy rains, said police Superintendent Pilita…
‘Spotlight’ wins big at Spirit Awards
BSS “Spotlight” triumphed Saturday at the Spirit Awards, the latest of a string of honors it has picked up in Hollywood’s annual prize giving season, with the Oscars just one day away. The movie, about the Boston Globe’s investigation into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church,took best film as well as best director for…
Militant attacks feared ahead of nat’l polls
Kabir Humayun: Milit-ants are taking preparation to carry out attacks on prominent persons, including ruling party leaders, intellectuals and secular bloggers, in the country ahead of the next general election. Detective sources said the militants are carrying out secret work to kill the targeted persons and collecting new members and finance for their organizations, reports…
Dengue turns alarming in capital
Desk Report: More than 3,000 people have been infected with dengue in the capital and 11 of them died of the disease, showing a rise in the number of dengue cases compared to the last year, reports Daily Sun. According to a report of Health Emergency Operations Centre and Control Room of Directorate General of…
25 kg venison seized at Sundarbans
Banglanews24: Forest Department officials have seized 25 kilograms of venison from a boat in Terkati canal of Sundarbans under Satkhira range on Thursday (Jan 17) night. On secret information, a team of the coast guard conducted the drive at Terkati canal. The seized venison will be sent to the court, KM Kabir also said. Sensing…
World’s fastest 4G Network in Singapore
M Humayun Kabir: Singapore has the fastest 4G network in the world followed by South Korea and Australia in the Asia-pacific. A report by Open Signal, a UK-based wireless technology company said Singapore is also the fastest 4G country in the world, reports The Daily Star. The report compares 4G performance across 88 countries worldwide….
Egyptian forces kill 52 militants in Sinai
Al Arabiya: Egyptian troops and security forces have killed at least 52 suspected militants in recent days, the army said in a statement on Sunday, as authorities push ahead with an operation to crush ISIS. The deaths brings to more than 300 the number of suspected Islamist militants killed in the operation that the Egyptian…
Bangladesh, Myanmar likely to sign MoU today
Redwan Ahmed: Amid heavy pressure from the international community, Bangladesh expects signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation. The governments are expected to sign an ‘Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State’ in Nay Pyi Daw today. However, the issues of the proposed MoU are still undecided as…