Hossen Sohel of DOT Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is going to Sylhet today in the second leg of her election tour, reports BSS. The Awami League (AL) chief will address an election rally of her party at Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa Ground at 2:30 pm, Prime Minister’s Office sources said. Upon her…
Dr. Mushfiqur Rahman : Mining own coal import, developing, and operating coal-based thermal power plants, are three different dimensions of expertise. Keeping the Power System Master Plan (PSMP), Bangladesh will require import/supply approximately 66 million tons of coal per annum for generating 22,000MW of power. Attainting this target is a huge challenge. The country is…
Banglanews24 Eminent Dhallywood filmmaker Amjad Hossain was laid to eternal rest beside his parents at the central graveyard in his hometown Jamalpur Sunday (Dec 23). A namaj-e-janaja was held on Iqbalpur New High School Field in the town, around 11pm. The ‘Golapi Ekhon Train-e’ famed director breathed his last at Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok…
BBC: Italian President Sergio Mattarella is presiding at a state funeral for 18 of the victims of Tuesday’s bridge collapse in Genoa. Mr Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte are leading mourners at the ceremony at a hall in the city. So far 38 people are confirmed to have died in the disaster and five…
Abrar Hussain: In a speech broadcast on state television yesterday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed that the United States ‘constantly’ sends messages to Iran in order to start negotiations.Tensions escalated between Iran and the US after President Donald Trump withdrew from a landmark nuclear deal with Iran in May and reimposed sanctions last month….
Taqi Yasir A group of birds have swooped in and brought the highest spot at the box-office. In its opening weekend, The Angry Birds Movie stricken at US$39 million (S$53.8 million) in North Yankee price tag sales. These feisty, flightless birds have transcended the video game app from that they originated. And now, in their…
AP, Washington The United States pressed Vietnam Monday over a recent spate of detentions of government critics and pushed for other progress on human rights ahead of a visit next month by President Barack Obama. Senior officials of the two governments held an annual dialogue on human rights in Washington. It’s an issue which remains…
UNB: Six people were murdered everyday on average in the first month of the new year, the Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC) said on Thursday. A BHRC report documented 185 killings in January alone. ‘Soial violence’ claimed most lives (64), followed by deaths under unclear circumstances (36), killing by law enforcement agencies (18) and family…
UNB A suspected robber was arrested after a gunfight with police in Niribili area under Ashulia police station, on the outskirts of the capital early Saturday. Rezaul Haq, officer-in-charge of the police station, said a gang of robbers stormed the rod-cement shop of Shamim Hossain, a former commissioner of Savar municipality, and tried to…
UNB, Brahmanbaria Miscreants hurled a crude bomb at the house of an Awami League rebel candidate at Araishidha village in Ashuganj upazila early Saturday, ahead of the upcoming Union Parishad election. Local people said 2/3 miscreants on a motorcycle arrived and hurled a crude bomb targeting the house of Quamrul Islam Mobarak, candidate of Araishidha…