Skype account of Maksuda Akhter Prioty, Bangladeshi origin Miss Earth International, was hacked on Thursday.   Prioty made this information public on her Facebook wall around 7:00 pm this evening.   “Being failed to hack my Facebook, now they have hacked my Skype account. I do not understand what they get by doing such kind of activities”, the post read.   In her post she…

The Sunday's Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations have been rescheduled following the Jamaat-e-Islami's countrywide hartal. According to the decision, the Sunday's examinations will be held on Monday (May 9). Md Mahbubur Rahman, the President of a sub-committee related to the examinations, confirmed this to media tonight.Earlier the Jamaat-e-Islami called a 24-hour…

The government will file an appeal with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court against the High Court's judgment that scrapped the 16th amendment to the constitution.   Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said this in Parliament while delivering statement under the rule 300 of the rules of procedure following harsh criticism by some MPs over the HC's…

Pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been a revelation since he burst onto the international stage with Bangladesh just a year ago — and now he is taking the Indian Premier League (IPL) by storm.   Baby-faced heart-throb Rahman is adjusting to his jetset lifestyle as he flies from city to city in cricket’s glitziest tournament — a far cry from four years ago when he had to cling…

The High Court (HC) on Thursday has declared the 16th amendment to constitution that established the parliament to impeach Supreme Court (SC) judges for incapacity or misconduct illegal and contradictory to the Constitution.   After hearing a writ petition in this regard, a three-member special bench led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury by majority view declared the amendment illegal and unconstitutional.…

The Sunday's Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations have been rescheduled following a daylong hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.   According to the decision, The HSC examinations under eight general education boards and Bangladesh Technical Education Board will be held on Monday (May 9) while that under the Madrasah Education Board will be held on May 22.  …

The Supreme Court (SC) today has upheld death for condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami by rejecting his review plea against the death sentence.    A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha announced the verdict on Thursday.   Now, after the review against death dismissed, the government can initiate Niazami’s…

Some unidentified miscreants set afire to an election camp of the Awami League rebel chairman candidate of Outshahi union in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj district early Thursday.   Officer-in-charge of Tongibari Police Station Alamgir Hossain said some miscreants torched the election camp of AL rebel chairman aspirant Jahirul Hoque Liton at Chander Bazar in the upazila around 12:30am.  …

Nine years ago, Rahman Mizanur arrived in Singapore to work.   The Bangladesh national worked here on and off, and last returned here in December last year.   He was a draftsman in a local construction company, on an S Pass.   Significantly, the 31-year-old had also become deeply radicalised.   A month after he arrived, he began recruiting followers among his countrymen working…

Two people were killed and another was injured as a train hit a truck at Gohalia Bari level crossing in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district early Thursday.   The deceased were identified as Mihir Ghosh, 52, driver of the truck, and his helper Fazlu Miah, 33.   Quoting officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) Police Station Arshadul Rahman, news agency UNB said Lalmonirhat-bound train…

Real Madrid reached their 14th European Cup final and ended Manchester City's hopes of a maiden title after securing a 1-0 victory in the second leg of their Champions League last four clash on Wednesday. Zinedine Zidane's side will face city rivals Atletico in the final for the second time in three seasons after a first-half own goal from Fernando was enough to secure a narrow win that barely…

Popular singer Nazmun Munira Nancy has been blessed with a baby girl on Tuesday.   The artist gave birth to her third daughter at Delta Health Care Hospital in Mymensingh at 3.10pm yesterday.   Nancy and the new born are in good health and the celebrity mother has asked the countrymen to pray for their family, family sources said.   On March 4 2013, Nancy married her 2nd husband Nazimuzzaman…

The High Court is all set to pass its order on a writ petition filed challenging the legality of 16th Constitution amendment establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges on Thursday.   Earlier, on March 10, a three-member special HC bench, headed by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, fixed the date on completion of hearing.   The two other judges of the bench are…

Terming terrorism and extreme violence as a "great challenge" for the Muslim Ummah, Bangladesh and Kuwait agreed to work together against these menace.   The two countries also reached a consensus to further expand cooperation in the fields of economy, investment, trade, energy, manpower, military and ICT, reports BSS.   The consensus came during officials talks between the two…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday banned occupational stickers including that of press, police and lawyer and the use of hooters, hydraulic horns and beaconing lights in private vehicles.Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia made the announcement at a press conference at the DMP headquarters.He said that miscreants were now using such occupational stickers and getting away with…

A Dhaka court on Wednesday put Mahfuzur Rashid Ferdous, a teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST), on a 2-day remand in a case filed over sexually harassing two female students of the university.   The court also rejected a bail petition submitted by Mahfuzur’s lawyer.   Ferdous is an Associate Professor of the university's Department of Electrical &…

Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha will feature opposite Akshay Kumar in Namaste England.   Sonakshi, 28, who has worked with Akshay in films like Holiday, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara and Rowdy Rathore, confirmed the news on Twitter: Namaste England… Its official!   Earlier, reports suggested that Anushka Sharma and Kangana Ranaut were approached to play the female lead in the…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today ruled out any possibility of increasing the age limit in the government services from 30 years.   Replying to a question from treasury bench member Nurul Islam Omar, the prime minister said students are now passing out from the universities after obtaining honours and master degrees at the age of 22 to 23 as there is no session jam in the educational institutions.…

Singapore ordered detention of eight Bangladeshis on Wednesday for two years for allegedly plotting attacks in Bangladesh. The eight Bangladeshi men held in Singapore had formed an Islamist cell that met in parks and open fields and shared radical propaganda and videos, authorities in the city-state said on Wednesday. The Singapore home ministry said it had issued two-year detention orders for the…