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Rejecting the environment ministry’s repeated pleas, Shajahan Khan yesterday said the shipping ministry was not considering a permanent ban on plying of commercial vessels through the Shela river in the Sundarbans. “We are not thinking of a permanent ban at the moment,” the shipping minister told a press conference after an inter-ministerial meeting at his […]

The constitution amendment bill to operationalise the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh appears unlikely to be passed in the current winter session of Indian parliament, indications show. The fourth and final week of the session begins today but the bill to implement LBA does not figure among the series of legislations mentioned by an […]

An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League was shot dead and three were injured in a clash between its two factions on Chittagong University campus this noon. The gunfight took place in front of the Shah Amanat Hall around noon following an altercation between two BCL factions over sitting in a varsity shuttle train.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday after paying homage to the martyred intellectuals of 1971, he said:”Killings and abductions like 1971 is happening still now. In the last nine months, 82 persons have been killed. “There’s no guarantee of natural death in this country. The people want relief from this situation and the Jatiya Party can […]

Legends of Rupganj, Mohammedan Sporting Club and Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club won their respective matches in the eleventh round of the Dhaka Premier League yesterday. As per the current standings, the top two, Prime Bank Cricket Club and Abahani Limited, have already confirmed their spots. Kalabagan Cricket Academy, Doleshwar, Legends and Mohammedan are next in […]

The head of the US delegation at UN climate talks has warned of a “major breakdown” in the process if negotiators fail to come to an agreement at a meeting in Lima, Peru. Talks remain deadlocked by divisions between rich and poor countries over the scale and scope of plans to tackle global warming. The […]

A case was filed against Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain yesterday for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a cinema actress, whom he apparently promised to marry. The case was filed at the Mirpur Model Police Station under the Prevention of Women and Child Repression Act yesterday afternoon. “The process of arresting the accused has been […]

Rajinikanth releases Tamil action-thriller ‘Lingaa’ – See more at: http://www.risingbd.com/english/detailsnews.php?nssl=20306#sthash.ugDsEP1N.dpuf Desk: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today turned 64 and made the occasion a memorable one by dishing out his latest flick “Lingaa” to frenzied fans who turned up to witness their matinee idol deliver famous punchlines after about four years. The actor was out of town, […]

Desk: World powers and Iran will resume talks here in Geneva on Tehran`s nuclear programme next Wednesday, said a statement released by the European Union (EU) Friday. The political directors of the P5+1 group — namely China, France, Russia, Britain and the US plus Germany — and Iran will meet Dec 17 in Geneva “for […]

“A tyrannical government is in power right now. This government is harsher than Pakistan’s Yahya Khan,” said party’s standing Committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah at a discussion on Friday. “They (government) won’t leave power if only three or four people die on the street. This government cannot be overthrown without a countrywide mass uprising,” he […]

The government is likely to make profits, for the first time in at least 13 years, from the sale of fuel oil this fiscal year due to declining prices on international markets, officials of state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation said. The government will also be able to save crores of taka it spends annually to subsidise […]

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has come down heavily on a High Court bench for “not properly exercising its discretion and not assigning any reason” in granting anticipatory bail to Hall-Mark group Chairman Jasmine Islam in a corruption case. “We have repeatedly held that it is an extra-ordinary remedy and an exception to […]

Experts and officials from a joint meeting in Dhaka yesterday suggested not using any chemical for the oil spill clean-up in the two rivers of the Sundarbans. Some TV channels earlier quoted BIWTA Chairman Shamsuzzoha as saying the salvage ship Kandari-10 would spray an adhesive to increase the density of the oil which will then […]

From the ruins of a bombed-out palace above Kabul, a young Afghan man bearing a striking resemblance to kung fu legend Bruce Lee is high-kicking his way to Internet fame, aiming to show another side to his war-weary nation. Videos and photos of Abbas Alizada, 20, posted on the Facebook page “Bruce Hazara” show him […]

Stand-in skipper Virat Kohli survived a fearsome blow on the helmet from a Mitchell Johnson bouncer as he scored a defiant century to keep India in the first Test against Australia Thursday. Kohli was heavily struck by the first ball he faced from Johnson, briefly setting nerves jangling following last month’s freak death of Australian […]

Rear Admiral Matthew Klunder, head of the Office of Naval Research, said the $40 million laser weapon was fully integrated into systems aboard the USS Ponce at the end of the summer for a year of testing. “This is the first time in recorded history that a directed energy weapons system has ever deployed on […]

Scientists have dealt a blow to the theory that most water on Earth came from comets. Results from Europe’s Rosetta mission, which made history by landing on Comet 67P in November, shows the water on the icy mass is unlike that on our planet. The results are published in the journal Science. The authors conclude […]

desk: Sunny Leone, who features in Bobby Khan`s film `Leela`, apparently refused to shoot for the period drama after co-actor Mohit Ahlawat created a ruckus on the sets. It is learnt that Mohit flew into a rage after seeing the way a person was talking to Sunny. He was so infuriated that he allegedly slapped […]

Desk: Hollywood-based Indian actress Freida Pinto and her longtime boyfriend Dev Patel are reportedly no longer together. The pair, who played on-screen couple in Slumdog Millionaire have ended their real-life romance after dating for about six years, reported Us magazine. “Dev and Freida have broken up. They have been done for a while,” a source […]

Desk: Actress Anushka Sharma, who has sported a new look in PK, says her beau, cricketer Virat Kohli has loved the forthcoming movie, which also stars Aamir Khan. At an event to promote the film here, when Anushka was asked about Virat`s reaction to PK, she said “He said that he loved this film.” Her […]

On the occasion of birth anniversary of late Maulana Bhashani, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said that Maulana Bhashani’s role in their society and politics would inspire them to build Bangladesh a self-reliance one. The BNP Chief came up with the comment in a statement, sent to the media on Thursday evening. Terming Maulana Bhashani was […]

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday said that the conspiracy was going on to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the country. Nasim came up with the comment while briefing at a press conference at the Prime Minister’s political office in the capital. “The conspiracy is also going on to assassinate the Prime Minister in […]

Jean Lambert, an MEP, said at a media call in Dhaka on Wednesday that she had discussed the issue with the BNP during her visit. She came here on Saturday at the invitation of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA) to attend an apparel industry meet. She leaves on Wednesday night. Lambert is […]

As several attempts in holding the polls to Dhaka City Corporation failed, then CEC ATM Shamsul Huda in April 2010 said it seems the DCC election is jinxed. The DCC was split into two in 2011. Since the split, the prime minister and the LGRD minister on several occasions have spoken about holding the election. […]

Desk: Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan has confessed that he would not have dared to shed clothes three years ago, had he been asked to do so. He says he decided to bare all for PK because of the “strong script”. The actor-filmmaker raised many eyebrows when he shed clothes for the poster of his forthcoming […]