UNB: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday interrogated the former managing director (MD) of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) SM Nurul Aurangzeb over the ‘disappearance of coal’ from Barapukuria coal mine. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya told UNB that the investigation officer of ACC deputy director Md Shamsul Alam quizzed Nurul Aurangzeb…
AFP: India has banned the import of a rabies vaccine from a Chinese manufacturer embroiled in a safety scandal, the head of India’s drug regulator told a newspaper in comments published Wednesday. “The vaccine is being used in India, but we don’t have the exact details of the total number of units imported or where…
Dr. Syed Anwar Husain, Professor, BUP It is a matter of great tension and fear to keep 40 lakh Bangla-speaking people at the risk of getting deported from Assam. They are in fear of losing their citizenship—a matter that is highly unexpected. Even the West Bengal chief minister has criticised the move which may affect…
Xinhua: Platelets found within blood are the human body’s first line of defence against malaria, a study announced on Wednesday. The study, published by the Menzies School of Health Research (MSHR) in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), revealed that platelets attack and kill malaria parasites in the bloodstream. Researchers from MSHR were assisted by collaborators from…
Reuters: Lebanon’s speaker of parliament Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that “procrastination in forming the government has a negative affect on the situation in Lebanon”, al-Manar television reported. Saad al-Hariri was designated to continue in his role as prime minister and form a government on May 24 after the country’s parliament elections on May 6….
Hindustan Times: The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised its policy repo rate as expected for the second straight meeting, citing inflation con cerns but retained its “neutral” stance. The central bank hiked interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent, in the second such hike in three months. This will affect…
The Times of Israel: Russia’s chief Syria negotiator also asserts Israel is no longer so concerned about issue, despite repeated vows from Jerusalem that it will not tolerate any armed Iranian presence. Russia’s chief Syria negotiator said in an interview Wednesday that his country has convinced the Iranian forces in Syria to withdraw to at…
M Humayun Kabir: Hundreds of students of different schools and colleges in the capital city have poured into Dhaka streets for the fourth straight day protesting the deaths of two fellows. Students started to gather in Uttra House Building intersection, South Jatrabari, Shanir Akhra and Farmgate areas at 10am yesterday. “Students of different school and…
Sayeed Muhammad: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been sued for “inciting hate and tension” among communities, hours after she warned of a “civil war and bloodbath” over a list of citizens that leaves 40 lakh people from Assam. The lawsuit has been filed by three workers of the BJP’s youth wing in Assam’s…
Sky News: A Texas inmate has taken a ride on the roof of a police car after clambering out of the window. Martin Gregory Estrada, 31, was being transported between facilities when he slipped from his handcuffs, shattered the passenger window, and climbed onto the roof of the car.