Rehiring agent conned us of RM 1.8m
Kabir Humayun: Some 270 Bangladeshi workers are claiming that they paid over RM1.8 millions to an agent in the hopes of securing valid working permits as part of the Immigration Department’s rehiring programme. One of the victims, Imran Haq Uzzal, said he and his countrymen had handed over their passports, other relevant documents as well…
Investors recalibrate chances of Brexit reversal after May defeats
Reuters U.S. investment bank J.P. Morgan said on Wednesday the chances of Britain calling off its divorce from the European Union had increased after a string of humiliating parliamentary defeats for Prime Minister Theresa May cast new doubt over her plan to quit the bloc and sent sterling higher. Britain’s pro-Brexit trade minister Liam Fox…
EC to ban licensed arms for 7 days before polls
DOT Desk Election Commission is going to impose a ban on carrying and displaying licensed arms for 12 days from December 21 and ask the owners to hand over to police their arms for seven days from December 24 ahead of the next general election slated for December 30, reports Dhaka Tribune. The commission would…
AL election campaign office vandalised
in Sherpur DOT Desk Miscreants vandalised an election campaign office of the Awami League candidate of Sherpur-1 constancy in Bagbari Bazar of sadar upazila early yesterday reports Daily Sun. Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Police Station, said some unidentified miscreants vandalised office furniture in Dhola union in the dark of night and later set…
Elon Musk doubles down on ‘pedo’ claims against UK cave diver
The Guardian, UK: Elon Musk appears to have doubled down on his claim that a British explorer who was instrumental in freeing a group of Thai boys trapped in a cave is a “pedo”. The Tesla chairman was widely criticised last month for making the unfounded allegation against Vernon Unsworth, who was part of an…
2.2 billion people in ‘at Zika risk’ areas
UNB, Dhaka More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show, reports BBC. The Zika virus, which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, triggered a global health emergency this year. Last week the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Biman cancels 3 more hajj flights
Kabir Humayun: Biman Bangladesh Airlines cancelled three hajj flights scheduled to fly yesterday, due to shortage of passengers. The passengers of three flights will be sent through next flights of their choice, said Biman spokesperson Shakil Meraj, reports Banglanews24.com.A total of 1, 26,798 Bangladeshi pilgrims will fly to Jeddah for the pilgrimage this year.Of them,…
For the first time, scientists are putting extinct mammals on the map
Science Daily: Researchers have produced the most comprehensive family tree and atlas of mammals to date, connecting all living and recently extinct mammal species (nearly 6,000 in total) and overturning many previous ideas about global patterns of biodiversity. The atlas shows where species occur today as well as where they would occur, if they had…
Khaleda skips court appearance in Zia Charitable Trust graft Case
Desk Report: A special court set up at the old Dhaka central jail on Nazimuddin Road yesterday adjourned the hearing of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case after prosecution informed that BNP Chairperson was not willing to appear before the court, reports The Daily Star. Judge Md Akhteruzzaman of the Special Judge Court-5 adjourned the hearing…