UNB, Mymensingh A court here on Sunday convicted nine people and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2003. The convicts were Gias Uddin, Emdadul Haq, Ershadul Haq, Akram Hossain, Saidul, Bacchu, Idris Ali, Jewel and Helal of Hatirchar Naupar village in Ishwarganj upazila. Among the convicts, Gias Uddin, Emdadul and…
Al Arabiya: The Ayaidah tribe might not be as well-known as other Egyptian tribes, yet it is definitely one of the most intriguing. This is mainly attributed to the fact that its members are the only ones that still hold on to a practice known as the world’s most ancient lie detecting system, the “bisha’h.”…
Hossen Sohel: Bangla-desh Brand Forum (BBF) and Access to Information (A2i) yesterday signed a Momentum if Understanding (MoU) in the city, aiming to ensure growth and skill development youth countrywide, reports UNB. The two parties signed the MoU at the 8th Communication Summit at Le Meridian Dhaka. Mostafizur Rahman, Project Director of A2i programme, and…
DOT Desk The country’s aviation infrastructure is set to get a major impetus with the upgradation of most of the airports, a senior official said, reports The Financial Express. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) chief said Cox’s Bazar airport would be more modernised than Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. CAAB chairman Air…
After 10 years of service in the Indian Army, Makhtum Hossain gets suspended for keeping a beard. He was cleared by his commanding officer earlier with conditions that Makhtum will have to take a new photo for his identity card and keep the beard as long as he is serving in the army. However the…
AP, Havana Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro flew to Cuba on Friday for a day of high-level meetings and ceremonies that appeared designed to send a message of socialist solidarity two days before Barack Obama becomes the first U.S. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. Maduro was accompanied by his ministers of foreign…
BSS, Dhaka International War Crimes Mass Trial Committee (IWCMTC) today raised a demand for declaring “March 25” as the “International Genocide Day”. Committee convener and Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan today raised the demand at a press briefing at Segunbagicha in the city. “There should be a day fixed as a sign of protest against devilishness…
WIO News: Thailand should release recently-arrested ethnic minority refugees and asylum seekers, rights group Human Right Watch said in a statement late Wednesday. The 181 refugees, including 50 children, mostly from the Montagnard population in Vietnam and Cambodia, were arrested from their homes in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok on Tuesday after local residents had…
Kabir Humayun: A unit of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant, shutdown for over a month due to fuel crisis, will go into operation for five days from today. The unit having the capacity of generating 125MW of electricity will go into operation for the five days to meet the demands of power during this Eid-ul-Azha, said…