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Hearing on state appeal
February 8
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday fixed February 8 for hearing on an appeal filed by the government against the High Court verdict that had declared unconstitutional the 16th amendment to the Constitution that empowered parliament to remove the Supreme Court judges for misconduct…
Ivy, NCC councillors take oath
Selina Hayat Ivy yesterday took oath as the mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a function at the Prime Minister's Office in the capital yesterday morning. Ivy was reelected mayor of Narayanganj City for the second consecutive…
Dhaka’s worsening traffic jams
Our capital’s traffic system is considered to be one of the most chaotic in the world. Even this chaotic condition is multiplied mathematically when political parties hold rallies, stage demonstrations or VIPs pass through the thoroughfares. On Wednesday it was BCL’s founding anniversary…
Why sports matter
As an ardent follower of sports happenings around the globe, I was trying not to miss any special event during last Rio Olympics. On 8th August 2016, I watched the US’ 4x100-meter Freestyle Swimming Team win the Gold and then one of swimmers broke into tears at the medal ceremony while their national…
BEZA clears four more private economic zones
The Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) yesterday approved four private Economic Zones (EZs). The approval was given in the fifth meeting of the governing council of BEZA at Prime Minister's Office (PMO) with Prime Minister and chairman of the council Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The meeting…
Turkey makes new arrests over attack, tightens borders
ANKARA: Elite Turkish police arrested several people Thursday during fresh raids over the nightclub attack that killed 39, as authorities tightened Turkey’s borders to prevent the fugitive killer from escaping, reports AFP. Special forces detained several people suspected of links with the attack…
BotTala to stage new play
‘Crutcher Colonel’ today
Theatre troupe BotTala will stage the second show of their brand new play ‘Crutcher Colonel’, an adaptation of eminent novelist Shahaduzzaman’s novel of the same name ‘Crutcher Colonel’, today at 6:30pm at the Mahila Samiti in the capital’s Baily Road area. Directed…
Taylor back for Tests in blink of an eye
AFP, WELLINGTON: Ross Taylor completed a rapid rehabilitation from eye surgery to be named Thursday in the New Zealand squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh starting next week. Taylor had a small, benign growth removed from his left eye following the series against Pakistan in late November,…
Kobadak left to the mercy of encroachers
The Kobadak River in Chougaccha upazila of Jessore district is in a sorry state due to widespread encroachment by land grabbers, reports UNB. During a recent visit to the upazila, the UNB correspondent found out that land grabbers have placed logs in the middle of the river to facilitate fishing by…
Islamic Arabic University spreads wings
Islamic Arabic University will set up regional centres in all divisional cities apart from Dhaka for smooth functioning of academic and administrative activities at the "fazil" (bachelor's) and "kamil" (master’s) levels. They said the centres would help students get smooth…
The family tragedy that inspired Brontës’ greatest books
Bookworms feel about the Brontës much the way that music buffs feel about The Beatles. You’re either a Charlotte devotee or an Emily enthusiast. Or maybe, just maybe, you’re a fan of Anne. Even so, the idea of these country parson’s daughters leaving behind such indelible novels…
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