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Glitch in PM plane man made: Probe

Glitch in PM plane man made: Probe
The technical glitch that resulted in the emergency landing of a Boeing 777 aircraft carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Turkmenistan was ‘man made’, according to findings of three probe committees submitted yesterday. The committees formed after the November 27 incident also found that the standard operating procedure (SOP) had not been maintained properly before the special flight left Dhaka for Budapest. Sources in the civil aviation ministry said they are planning to file a case against the errant employees to ascertain whether the error was intentional or not. “If (the ‘man-made’ issue) intentional, it’s a sabotage plot,” said the source requesting anonymity while talking to The Independent…

Quader doubts success of talks over EC formation

Quader doubts success of talks over EC formation

The ruling Awami League’s (AL’s) general secretary and minister for road transport and bridges, Obaidul Quader, yesterday expressed his lack of conviction about the success of the recently started dialogue between the political parties and President Abdul Hamid regarding the formation of…
Plan to set up Bangabandhu 
Military Museum in capital

Plan to set up Bangabandhu Military Museum in capital

A move is underway to establish Bangabandhu Military Museum modernising the existing Military Museum in the capital's Bijoy Sarani area, aiming to collect, preserve and exhibit the real history of the Liberation War, reports UNB. The museum will be established aiming to showcase the immense courage…
Combating stalkers

Combating stalkers

A mobile court on Thursday sentenced a youth to six months imprisonment for stalking a female medical student of Sher-E-Bangla Medical College (SBMC) at Barisal City. According to a report in this newspaper on Saturday, the convict who is only 21 years of age had been teasing the medical student for…
Last hurrah of the British Empire

Last hurrah of the British Empire

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is at a crossroads now. Will it remain as a single sovereign state, or fragment into constituent parts following the Brexit? If the creation of United Kingdom (UK) had ushered in unprecedented prosperity for the British people, the break up may…
Tea production up by 12m kg

Tea production up by 12m kg

Tea production in this year hit a record 80 million kg from 68 million kg in the previous year and Bangladesh would be able to export the product by 2021, Copmmerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday.  The commerce minister Tofail Ahmed made the announcement at a press briefing on the eve of…
Buses enter rebel Aleppo to resume evacuations

Buses enter rebel Aleppo to resume evacuations

AFP, ALEPPO: Dozens of buses began entering the last rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Sunday to resume the evacuation of thousands of increasingly desperate trapped Syrian civilians and rebels. The operation was suspended on Friday, a day after convoys of evacuees had begun leaving the rebel sector under…
Five artists’ painting show ‘Aquatic 2’ underway at AFD

Five artists’ painting show ‘Aquatic 2’ underway at AFD

A thirteen-day group painting exhibition, titled ‘Aquatic 2’ by five artists, is now underway at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka, in the capital’s Dhanmondi area. Eminent sculptor Professor Hamiduzzaman Khan inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest on the gallery…
Tigers reach New Zealand

Tigers reach New Zealand

Bangladesh cricket team reached New Zealand following a three-hour-long flight from Sydney via Auckland yesterday. This will be their first full-fledged series at overseas grounds after over the last two-year hiatus. Last time they played full series against West Indies in 2014. Before heading into…
Stress on ensuring safer 
migration for jobseekers

Stress on ensuring safer migration for jobseekers

Speakers here underscored ensuring safer migration to enhance remittance inflow for strengthening of the national economy, reports BSS. The opinion came today at a discussion meeting organised by the district administration jointly with District Employment and Human Resources Office at Town Hall auditorium…
Coast Guard to get 4 more stations

Coast Guard to get 4 more stations

After receiving two big ships—BCGS Syed Nazrul and BCGS Tajuddin— recently from Italy, the Coast Guard is going to beef up its capacity by setting up four more full-fledged stations at Dobeki, Puspakathi, Nidrachokina and Ramgoti with extra manpower soon to prevent piracy and smuggling.…
The world’s most powerful people 2016

The world’s most powerful people 2016

There are nearly 7.4 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 74 men and women make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. To compile the list, we considered hundreds of candidates…
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