M Humayun Kabir: At least three people were killed and five others injured as a bus ploughed through roadside shop in Rajshahi city yesterday morning. The deceased were identified as Anika, 12, Ismail Hossain, 25, and Sabuj, 30, all are residents of Rajshahi city, reports The Daily Star. Quoting locals, Zillur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of…
M Humayun Kabir: Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan is among Singapore’s richest people, according to a 2018 list published by Forbes. Khan, with $910 million net worth, ranks 34th among 50 richest people in the city state, it said, reports bdnews24.com. A Singapore permanent resident, Khan, 63, who has interests in power, ports, fibre…
Straits Times: A 12th century bronze Buddha statue stolen from an Indian museum 57 years ago has surfaced in London and is now being returned to the country, police said on Wednesday (Aug 15). The statue with silver inlay was one of 14 stolen from the Archaeological Survey of India site museum in Nalanda in…
Desk Report: The High Court (HC) yesterday ordered authorities concerned to submit list of risky buildings in the city within next three months, reports the daily star. The court asked Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, RAJUK and Ministry of Housing and Public Works to comply with the order by November 22. A High Court…
Desk Report: People of Chittagong could be using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) this week as the authorities have finally been able to pump the imported LNG, on a ship anchored in the Bay, into the Matarbari reservoir in Moheshkhali through an undersea pipeline, reports The Daily Star. An official of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited…
Abrar Hussain: The Indian government has denied a report that a Chinese company would be printing its currency notes, calling it “baseless”. The report by the South China Morning Post claimed a Chinese company had been contracted to print international currencies, including the Indian rupee. The news spread quickly on social media, prompting outrage over…
M Humayun Kabir: Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to a study. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey, Austrian capital Vienna has beaten Australia’s Melbourne to be named the world’s most liveable city, reports The Daily Star. The worldwide league table…
BSS: Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman attended the birthday celebration of his grandson Sajeeb Wazed Joy on July 27 in 1975, which was in fact the last family function of his life, reports BSS. During the programme, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib were captured in a photograph with…
Desk Report: The United States is looking into the possibility of opening a separate commercial office in Dhaka as the world’s largest economy seeks boost its trade ties with Bangladesh, the outgoing envoy said on Monday, reports Financial Express. The US Department of Commerce has already assigned an official for evaluating the possibility of establishing…
Arab News: Iran’s supreme leader on Monday accused President Hassan Rouhani’s government of mismanagement, after a string of angry public protests over the dire state of the economy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s statement was an apparent attempt to deflect public anger over the plunging worth of the rial — the currency has lost about half of…