7 Bangladeshi crew alive, shifted to another boat
The seven Bangladeshi crew members, who had been abducted from a sinking vessel off Somali coast on July 7, are alive and have been shifted to another hijacked fishing boat by pirates, claims the...
View ArticleKidnapped boy rescued from Ctg
A seven-year-old boy, who had been abducted from Dhaka nearly a month ago, was yesterday rescued from Chittagong by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7). Rab personnel also arrested the alleged abductors...
View ArticleRise of a Bangladeshi entrepreneur in US
Mahfuz Ahmed was an 18-year-old high school student in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1989 when his grandfather offered some advice. “Go to the US and get educated,” said his grandfather, a high-ranking civil...
View ArticleMass promotion in civil administration
The government is set to give promotion to around 200 deputy secretaries to the rank of joint secretary this week although the number of joint secretaries has already doubled the approved 250 posts....
View ArticleNasaka detains 21 Bangladeshi fishermen
Myanmar’s border security force Nasaka abducted 21 Bangladeshi fishermen along with their six boats from the Naf river at Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar Friday night, confirmed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)....
View ArticleNo respite from use of current nets
The wholesale use of current nets continues unabated in Moulvi-bazar’s Hakaluki Haor during the ongoing breeding season, contributing to the extinction of local fish species living in the swamp. Though...
View ArticleTk 601cr financial anomalies found
A government audit report has unearthed serious irregularities involving Tk 601 crore at the state-run BASIC Bank Ltd. The commercial audit department of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor...
View ArticleSaudi warns hajj pilgrims over virus
Saudi Arabia yesterday urged elderly and chronically ill Muslims not to perform the hajj pilgrimage, to curb the spread of the MERS coronavirus which has killed 38 in the kingdom. The health ministry...
View ArticleHefajat defends Shafi
Amid widespread condemnation of Hefajat-e Islam Ameer Shah Ahmed Shafi’s sermon demeaning women, its top leaders yesterday defended his statement. In a press release, they said being scared of the...
View ArticleHasina slates Hefajat chief’s comments
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday blasted Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi for his “derogatory” remarks about women. “Recently, a religious leader has made some indecent remarks about women....
View ArticleThe real life Terminator
At 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 330lb Atlas is a formidable figure. And with 28 hydraulically actuated joints and stereo vision, it is one of the most advanced robots ever. Although the robot,...
View ArticleRMG workers must have union rights
Labour leaders have called for effective plant-level workers union in the garment sector and rejected the “participation committee” mentioned in the draft amendment to the labour law as it was no...
View ArticleRussia faces US wrath
Russia yesterday faced stark warnings from the United States against granting asylum to fugitive US leaker Edward Snowden after he broke three weeks of silence to tell activists he wanted sanctuary in...
View ArticleRMG workers stage demo
Garment workers yesterday staged demonstrations at three points in Gazipur district over several issues, including a pay hike, which was followed by clashes with law enforcers and production...
View ArticleNo quota in BCS preliminary test
Bangladesh Pubic Service Commission has reversed the decision to apply the quota policy at the 34th BCS preliminary result. A revised result will be announced today and made available at the website —...
View ArticleCanada rail disaster death toll at 47
The final death toll of a train derailment that flattened part of a Quebec town two weeks ago will likely stand at 47, Canadian police said Friday. No new remains have been discovered in the rubble...
View ArticleLaden son-in-law accuses US of torture
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law on Friday asked a New York court to throw out terrorism charges against him, partly on the grounds he had been tortured on the flight that brought him to the United States....
View ArticleObama could accept limited relations with Putin: Analysts
Hints that President Barack Obama may skip a September bilateral summit in Moscow suggest that Washington is ready to accept a limited relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, experts said....
View ArticleJapan wins rights to explore for rare metals in Pacific
Japan yesterday said it had won the rights to explore for cobalt-rich crusts in the Pacific, a move that could reduce its dependence on China for rare metals. A government press release said the...
View ArticleCambodian opposition denounces ‘intimidation’
Cambodia’s opposition yesterday condemned political “intimidation” ahead of elections, after a gunman fired a shot at the party’s headquarters. Nobody was hurt in the incident, which took place in the...
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