Trial in Aug 21 grenade attack case to complete by Sept 18
Desk Report: The Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 on yesterday said it would complete the trial in the case over August 21, 2004 grenade attack on a rally of Awami League by September 18, reports New Age. The court completed hearing arguments of the prosecution for the day and is likely to set the date…
Mexico’s new leader: ‘Nobody will threaten us’ with wall
Channel News Asia: Mexico’s President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed Monday (Aug 7) his country would not be threatened by a wall, in a thinly veiled rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s jabs across the border. “Mexico is going to become a power – and will change the balance of power. Nobody will threaten us…
Why are Bangladesh elections important?
WION News Bangladesh is poised on the threshold of momentous elections. The contest is believed to be a close one. Sheikh Hasina has been in power for over a decade and though she continues to be popular she will have to contend with the anti-incumbency sentiment. She has relentlessly pursued the accomplices of her father’s…
A man was using a 4,000 year old Indus valley pot to hold toothbrushes
Science Alert When Karl Martin of Derbyshire, England picked up a pair of pots for £4 (US$5) at a car boot sale, all he wanted was a nice jar to put his toothbrush in. And for five years, that’s precisely what he had. Imagine his surprise when that toothbrush jar, decorated with a painted antelope,…
Tax planning according to home style
Reported by: Hasan Arif Written by: Tanzim Taqrim The government has planned the tax as per the style of the house to increase revenue. As the new Value Added Tax (VAT) law is not effective, the government is likely to defray budget deficit of Tk 20,000 crore in the current fiscal year 2017-18. So there…
Banks go rural for inclusive growth
The Financial Express: The country’s commercial banks have made their presence significantly in the mostly unbanked rural areas in recent times.The urban-focused banks are going rural to help the government foster financial inclusion by bringing the people under coverage, sources said. “The banking authorities are fast making their presence. This has been possible mainly due…
Mass signature campaign for Sagor-Runi murder trial
UNB, Dhaka Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) will launch a month-long mass signature campaign on March 15, demanding the arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagor and Runi. On completion of the campaign, the DRU will submit a memorandum with the signatures to the Prime Minister’s Office to press home the demand. The DRU leaders…
Indonesian Muslims protest against China’s treatment of Uighurs
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims have gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Jakarta, protesting the treatment of members of Muslim ethnic Uighur minority in China’s far western Xinjiang region. A UN panel of human rights experts said in August it had received many credible reports that 1 million ethnic Uighurs in China…
No internet, phone in Motijheel Jun 8-11
Abrar Hussain: Bangladesh’s telecom authority has announced that from June 8-11 landlines and internet will be turned off in Dhaka’s commercial hub, Motijheel. Bangladesh telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) cited the reason to be “transferring the existing underground lines” in a press release issued yesterday.Motijheel is currently undergoing major infrastructural development works for the metro rail…