Kabir Humayun: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed Sunday for delivering order on a petition filed by the state seeking stay on the High Court order granting six months bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Comilla. A four-member Appellate Division bench,…
Bdnews24: Students of BRAC University have boycotted classes and exams, demanding unconditional release of their fellows arrested during the campaign for safer roads. Final examinations of all semesters in the university and classes were expected to begin at 10am on Wednesday. “Our brothers were remanded and demands of our younger brothers and sisters were not…
Hossen Sohel: In a latest reaction, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, saying the latter has zero chance of becoming the country’s next prime minister. Addressing a rally on Thursday, Bilawal said he is serving the masses and did not believe in “U-turns and showbaazi (dramas),” Dunyanews…
Sayeed Muhammad: In yet another achievement as a private power company , Singapore-based electricity giant Summit Power Limited has bagged the “Fast-Track Power Plant of the Year” award in recognition of its contribution to the country’s power sector. At the annual event of Asian Power Awards, also known as the “Oscar of the Power Industry”,…
Gulf News: A South Korean appeal court on Friday extended ex-president Park Geun-hye’s prison sentence for corruption and abuse of power by one year. The decision by the Seoul High Court means the former head of state, who was ousted after a sprawling cor ruption scandal triggered mass protests, faces 25 years in jail.Park was convicted…
Kabir Humayun: BNP yesterday demanded to bring necessary amendment to the proposed road transport law as it would not ‘ensure’ safety in roads. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the demand at the party’s central office, reports News Age. He suggested holding discussion with the students who took to the streets recently for…
Desk report: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved a proposal to award a contract to Bangladesh Navy-run Khulna Shipyard to protect the Zajira and Naria upazilas from river erosion at a cost of Tk 1077.58 crore, reports The Daily Observer. The committee at a meeting on Wednesday.
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, Facebook has said a dating service it teased early this year is being rolled out in Colombia. The social media giant chose the Latin American country as its test lab because Colombians are particularly avid fans of using social networks and websites to find partners, reports AFP. Some 21…
Md. Taqi Yasir Justin Bieber is being sued over the vocals to “Sorry,” however it’s like he is about to fight claims of stealing the song’s vocal hook.Skrillex made the song and named it within the suit. They responded with a tweet showing however the hook was sampled. “SORRY,” and said “We did not steal…
BSS The government has brought some 306 upazilas under cent percent electricity coverage, 55 upazilas are awaiting for full coverage inauguration while the rest of 154 upazilas would be brought under electricity coverage by June 2019. “A good news is awaiting for the country as all upazilas will be brought under power coverage by June…