Time slipping away: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has once again called upon the two major parties to immediately reach a consensus on polls-time government. “Time is slipping away. We requested...
View ArticleCorruption stays almost same
Bangladesh ranked 16th from the bottom in this year’s graft index, released globally by Transparency International yesterday. It scored 27 points out of 100, one point higher than the last year when it...
View ArticleViolence flares up
At least eight people, including three teens, were killed and scores injured in violence in different districts across the country yesterday, the fourth day of the 131-hour opposition blockade. Three...
View ArticleErshad back-flips
In a sudden move, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday said his party would not take part in the January 5 polls as the atmosphere for an inclusive election is absent. “The Jatiya Party will not...
View ArticleChild loses 5 fingers
Three and a half years old Lima Akhter picked up an object from the street, taking it for a ball. As she started playing with the object, it exploded blowing away all five fingers of her right hand....
View ArticleChina issues 4G mobile licences
China has issued licences for “fourth generation”, or 4G, mobile phone services, the government said yesterday, in a move to boost economic growth and job creation. The Ministry of Information and...
View ArticleEU fines eight banks record 1.7 bn euros for rate fixing
The European Union fined eight finance groups a record 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) yesterday for rigging the Euribor and Japanese yen Tibor interest rates. German Deutsche Bank, involved in...
View ArticleNew HQ but little cash for UN climate fund
The UN’s new Green Climate Fund (GCF)opened its headquarters in South Korea yesterday, facing the key challenge of funding its mission to support low carbon projects around the world. The GCF was...
View ArticleTwenty-one bodies found in Mali mass grave
Twenty-one bodies were found overnight Tuesday in a mass grave near Bamako, believed to be the remains of soldiers close to Mali’s ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, officials said. “We have found...
View ArticleFear of sectarian massacre grows in C African Republic
At least 12 people, including children and a pregnant woman, have been killed close to the capital Bangui by Christian vigilantes, a military source said yesterday, amid rising fears of sectarian...
View ArticleReturn our looted treasures
British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday faced demands for the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century, on the last day of his visit to China. Cameron travelled to...
View ArticleTime for dual screen mobile
YotaPhone, the dual-screen mobile device, will launch in Russia, Austria, France, Spain and Germany before Christmas and in 15 other countries including the UK by the end of Q1 2014. It has a 4.3-inch...
View ArticlePrint edition again
International current affairs magazine Newsweek plans to relaunch its print edition in early 2014, just over one year after ceasing publication to focus on its website, the New York Times reported...
View ArticleAdvisers given jobs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday distributed responsibilities among her newly appointed advisers. According to a gazette notification of the Cabinet Division, Shafique Ahmed has been made law and...
View ArticleVerdict Dec 18
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict in the Biswajit murder case on December 18. Twenty-one Chhatra League men are accused in the case. Dhaka Speedy Tribunal-4 Justice Nizamul Haque yesterday set the...
View ArticleToo early to say
The Commonwealth would decide whether it would send observers for the next general elections in Bangladesh after considering its political situation, Martin Kasirye, head of the democracy section of...
View ArticleSolution not from abroad
The United States has again stressed the need for dialogue for resolving the ongoing political crisis to have free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections in Bangladesh. US Assistant Secretary for...
View ArticleHasina won’t budge
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government remains firm in going ahead with elections on January 5 even though its former ally Jatiya Party has decided not to take part. Despite the blow from the Jatiya...
View ArticleNon-stop blockade looms
The BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance might enforce an indefinite blockade of roads, rail and waterways from Saturday or Sunday if the government does not give in to its demand for a non-party...
View ArticleExport stops
Factories are overflowing with finished goods due to the countrywide blockade that began on November 26, with many factory owners considering temporarily shutting down production for a dearth of...
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