Money control: Friends of a man who got married here presented him with five litres of petrol, the price of which has skyrocketed, as a ‘wedding gift.’ The young man and his newly wedded wife were greeting guests at a marriage hall when his friends trooped in and gave him the petrol in a five…
Kabir Humayun: A petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking its directive on the Election Commission and the government not to publish any schedule for holding next parliamentary election until disposal of a pending rule. Advocate Md Eunus Ali Akond moved the petition before the HC bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and…
UNB: A solo photography exhibition and launching of a book by Nasir Ali Mamun titled ‘S. M. Sultan-The Cosmic Journey of a Fugitive’ will be held in the city tomorrow. The exhibition will be open to all till October 5 at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. A recluse in love with nature, Sultan’s canvasses…
M Humayun Kabir: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London on Friday en route to New York on a six-day official visit to the United States to attend the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). After making a two-day stopover in the British capital, the prime minister will…
AP News: Egypt says archaeologists have discovered a statue of a lion’s body and a human head in the southern city of Aswan. The Antiquities Ministry says Sunday the sphinx made of sandstone was found in the Temple of Kom Ombo during work to protect the site from groundwater.Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council…
AFP: A Belgian police officer received a knife wound to the head and his alleged attacker was shot and seriously wounded on Monday, Brussels police said. The city prosecutor’s office said the attacker was a Belgian national “of Egyptian origin” who was born in 1975 and appears to be homeless. The incident took place near…
M Humayun Kabir: A speedy trial tribunal in Dhaka has fixed October 10 to deliver its verdict in two cases filed over the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital in 2004. Judge Shahed Nuruddin of Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 set the date for verdict delivery after hearing the closing arguments…
BSS: After more than five decades, Bangladesh and India have taken a move to revamp Chilahati-Haldibari rail connectivity which would open up scope for trains to travel to Shiliguri and Darjeeling. To this end, Bangladesh Railway has taken a fresh project to reconstruct over seven kilometers of new rail track in bordering Chilahati in Nilphamari…
Desk Report: The securities regulator has extended the suspension period of trading of the shares of three companies—Monno Jute Stafflers, BD Autocars and Legacy Footwear—by 15 days, reports Financial Express. “The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has further extended the suspension period of the trading of shares of Monno Jute Stafflers, Bangladesh Autocars and…
Maysam Behravesh, Multimedia journalist at the TV channel, Iran International/Reuters In a rare admission, Israel has broken its “no-comment” policy on air strikes to confirm that it has carried out over 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria over the last two years. In addition to those attacks, a new report claims that Israel has…