Bangladesh has exported freshwater shrimps worth Tk 600 crore to destinations mostly European countries since January 10 after withdrawal of the `self-imposed ban’ on export of such items to the EU countries, said chief of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association on Saturday.
State minister for law Quamrul Islam has urged the government to take over all money making entities linked with religion-based opposition party Jamaat-e-Islami, associated with 1971 war crimes.
India has accepted Bangladesh's proposal for an "interim deal" on the sharing of waters of the Teesta river during the crucial dry season, at the end of two-day ministerial level talks of the Joint River Commission.
State Minister for Law Quamrul Islam yesterday said the trial of identified war criminals including Jamaat leaders Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mojaheed and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi will be held in the first phase.
The government and the ruling Awami League have apparently failed to rein in Chhatra League activists who are indulging themselves in violence, extortion and brisk business by manipulating tenders and admission process in educational institutions.
Bangladesh government websites, operating out of the Prime Minister's Office, were under cyber attack on Saturday by hackers purporting to be "Indian". bdnews24.com, at around 2.30am, found that 19 out of 64 district web portals had been hacked by "MIL INDIAN HACKER", threatening "cyber war" in retaliation to any terrorist attack by Pakistan on Indian soil "via Bangladesh".
Opener Tamim Iqbal scored a blistering half century and later middle order Mahmudullah Riad’s responsible knock guided Bangladesh to 330 for 8 in 94 overs at stumps on the 1st day of 2nd Test at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday.
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The Sector Commanders' Forum (SCF) firmly rejected the government's plan of "symbolic trial" of war criminals at a press briefing Saturday. SCF organised the "urgent" press conference to express its views on the government's new move to try the war criminals.
An expatriate Bangladeshi now settled in Dhaka, recently organised a comedy club in Bangladesh. With the message, ‘Laughter is the best medicine’.
Monalisa, the cute and sexy Bangladeshi model has appeared before light and camera as she takes part in an ad of a real estate company.
A 12-day solo photography exhibition by noted photographer Chanchal Mahmud titled 'Hridaye Bangladesh' begins at Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts Saturday.
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