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Death for Nur, Tareque Sayeed, 24 others

Death for Nur, Tareque Sayeed, 24 others
Awami League leader and former NCC councilor Nur Hossain, three former RAB officers, including sacked commanding officer of RAB-11 Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, and 22 others were sentenced to death yesterday in the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case.  The district and sessions judge of Narayanganj, Syed Enayet Hossain, also sentenced nine others to various jail terms -- between seven and 10 years -- for abduction and killing of the then Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) panel mayor Nazrul Islam, senior lawyer Chandan Sarker and five others in April 2014.  Of the total 35 convicts, 25 are the former members of RAB-11 and conviction of such a large number of ex-members of RAB is an unprecedented incident in the country’s…

Nordic envoys visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Nordic envoys visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar

Ambassadors of Denmark, Norway and Sweden in Dhaka are on a three-day visit to Cox's Bazar to see the situation at Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf, reports UNB. Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther, Norway's Ambassador Sidsel Bleken, Swedish Amba­ssador Johan Frisell and their…
Students lock main gate demanding registration

Students lock main gate demanding registration

The agitated MBBS students of University of Science and Technology, Chittagong (USTC) locked the university main gate yesterday demanded that they be registered in Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC). The MBBS students of 25th, 26th and 27th batches have been demonstrating blockading road over…
The perennial problem 
of tailbacks

The perennial problem of tailbacks

According to a recent report published in a vernacular daily traffic jams in Dhaka cost billions of dollars annually  a year in lost time, fuel and health consequences, among other elements. Not just Dhaka with the increasing population the problem of traffic control has become very acute in almost…
Polymer and composite: Contemporary research trends

Polymer and composite: Contemporary research trends

Polymer and its composites are finding ever increasing usage for numerous industrial applications in sliding/rolling components such as bearings, rollers, seals, gears, cams, wheels, piston rings, transmission belts, grinding mills and clutches where their self lubricating properties are exploited to…
E-commerce needed for boosting entrepreneurship

E-commerce needed for boosting entrepreneurship

RAJSHAHI: Large-scale expansion of e-commerce and outsourcing could be the vital means of boosting women entrepreneurship together with their empowerment and gender balance, reports BSS. In the present competitive era, significance of promoting women entrepreneurship has been mounted to a greater extent.…
Sustainable business can ‘unlock S$12 trillion’

Sustainable business can ‘unlock S$12 trillion’

Over 35 CEOs and civil society leaders of the Business and Sustainable Development Commission yesterday revealed that sustainable business models could open up economic opportunities worth at least $12 trillion and up to 380 million jobs a year by 2030, reports UNB from Dhaka. Putting the Sustainable…
Europe hits back at Trump over NATO, Iran deal

Europe hits back at Trump over NATO, Iran deal

Top European officials hit back at US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday after he branded the NATO alliance “obsolete” and lashed out at a key nuclear deal with Iran. In a hard-hitting interview with two major European newspapers, Trump unleashed a volley of verbal attacks on Europe,…
Henan Art Troupe from China fascinates Dhaka audience

Henan Art Troupe from China fascinates Dhaka audience

Afsana Asha On the occasion of celebrating ‘Chinese New Year and Spring Festival 2017’, a two-day event was held at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital on Sunday and yesterday. Renowned Henan Art Troupe from China fascinated the…
NZ, Bangladesh defend bouncer culture

NZ, Bangladesh defend bouncer culture

AFP, WELLINGTON: New Zealand and Bangladesh Monday defended the short ball as a legitimate weapon following the bouncer-laden first Test which saw Mushfiqur Rahim rushed to hospital after being hit on the head. Kane Williamson led New Zealand in a stunning fightback to win the Test on Monday after Bangladesh…
Stress on skill development of women entrepreneurs

Stress on skill development of women entrepreneurs

Adequate training for skill development of the women entrepreneurs could further flourish their trade, business and enterprises in enhancing the national economy, speakers said here on Sunday, reports BSS. They said that the women entrepreneurs had already been significantly accelerating the national…
Minister halts 3 projects

Minister halts 3 projects

Despite approval by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the power ministry has been re-examining the power proposals of three bidders, due to their unusual selling prices compared to the six other recently approved proposals. In December, the Power Division approved six proposals for a total…
How the Islamic State makes its money

How the Islamic State makes its money

Weapons, vehicles, employee salaries, propaganda videos, international travel — all of these things cost money. The recent terrorism attacks in Paris, which the Islamic State has claimed as its own work, suggest the terrorist organization hasn't been hurting for funding. David Cohen, the Treasury…
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