Candidate of Imran Khan's party killed in bombing days before Pakistan election
The attack in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa follows a series of bombings at political rallies before the election, the most devastating of which was a suicide attack this month that killed 149 people. Sunday's attack targeted the vehicle of Ikramullah Gandapur, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), or Pakistan Justice Movement, for the provisional legislative assembly in the city of Dera Ismail Khan, after he was leaving a political meeting, two police officials told Reuters. Gandapur had been informed about serious threats to his life and been provided with 11 policemen, but he did not inform the police about his political meeting on Sunday, Afridi said. Video images from the scene showed three bleeding and unconscious passengers inside a badly damaged black sports utility vehicle. In 2013, Gandapur's brother, Israrullah, who was then the provincial law minister, was killed in a suicide attack on his home.
Source:bd News24
July 22, 2018 12:56 UTC
Historical marker to honor 1868 State Baptist meeting at Chatfield
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Source:Daily Sun
July 22, 2018 12:00 UTC
CD1's Republican primary candidates on coal power, transportation and DACA
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Source:Daily Sun
July 22, 2018 12:00 UTC
Govt says Bangladesh has 11.6m animals for Eid slaughtering
According to the Directorate of Livestock, nearly 23.113 million cows, buffaloes, goats and sheep are slaughtered for food each year, with nearly half during Eid-ul-Azha. Last year the stock was 10.422 million before the Eid. The government has set Aug 21 to Aug 23 for the Eid holidays, subject to the sighting of the moon. This means that if the moon sighting for the month of Zulhijja is made on Aug 12, Eid-ul-Azha will fall on Aug 22. Every small Eid market will be assigned a medical team, while large markets will be assigned two and the market in Dhaka’s Gabtoli will have four.
Source:bd News24
July 22, 2018 11:37 UTC
Murder of student in Chattogram: Police file charges against Indian classmate
The charge-sheet was submitted to the prosecution division of the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Sunday, said PBI Inspector Santosh Kumar Chakma. “There is no witness in this murder and no-one came forward to confess. Later, the investigation team came to the doctors after they failed to extract further information from Wilson during the remand. A medical board was formed and the doctors came to the conclusion that Wilson was “intentionally avoiding the vital points”. Four DNA samples were found but the DNA sample found on the knife's handle matched the DNA of Wilson, according to the CID report.
Source:bd News24
July 22, 2018 10:18 UTC
Accused Russian agent Butina met with US treasury, Fed officials
Butina worked for Torshin, who has close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and served as his interpreter at various Washington events. The Treasury Department in April imposed sanctions on Torshin and a number of other Russian businessmen and government officials in Putin’s inner circle. Two months earlier, the group’s Russian-born CEO, Dimitri Simes, traveled to Moscow, where he met with Putin and other Russian officials, the organization’s records showed. Among the think tank’s board members is David Keene, a former NRA president and former chairman of the American Conservative Union. Paul Saunders, the think tank’s executive director, said Torshin spoke at an April 2015 event about the Russian banking system and Butina attended.
Source:bd News24
July 22, 2018 09:56 UTC
South Africa taxi shooting kills 11
South Africa Police Service said that on Saturday night, a taxi from Gauteng province transporting people who attended a funeral came under fire between Colenso and Weenen. Unknown suspects jumped into the road from the bushes and opened fire, it said. Xinhua news agency quoted a police spokesperson as confirming that there had been 11 fatalities while four people were seriously injured. The victims were allegedly from a taxi association in Gauteng. South Africa taxi operators often clash with each other for ranking facilities and routes.
Source:bd News24
July 22, 2018 09:56 UTC
Offset's lawyer: He was targeted
Offset's lawyer has claimed that the rapper was "targeted" by police. Findling claims that Offset's assistant, the passenger in his car, had a license to carry guns and had firearms in the car for security purposes. Meanwhile, Offset is "very concerned" about Cardi B and their child Kulture after he was arrested on drugs and weapons charges. Findling told People magazine recently: "He is concerned, very concerned, about [Cardi B]. Cardi loves him even more after seeing him hold their baby girl."
Source:Daily Sun
July 21, 2018 23:54 UTC
Awami League leaders urge people to vote for continued development
Supporters throng the Suhrawardy Udyan with colourful banners and festoons on Sarturday for a reception for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Mehedi Hasan'I hope the country people will vote Awami League again to continue the development'Awami League leaders have urged the countrymen to vote for their party again to continue the on-going development programs. “I hope the country people will vote Awami League again to continue the development,” she added. The venue, Suhrawardy Udyan, was decorated with colourful festoons. The entire Suhrawardy Udyan was illuminated. City streets from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban to the reception venue Suhrawardy Udyan were decorated with banners and festoons.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 21:00 UTC
Sylhet BNP mayoral candidate protests arrest of Chhatra Dal men
BNP mayor candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury along with local leaders sit in front of the Sylhet police deputy commissioner’s office on Saturday Dhaka TribunePolice arrested the three Chhatra Dal leaders--Sumon Ahmed, Rasel Ahmed and Liakat--from Jhalopara in connection with a case filed with the Osmani Nagar police stationThe BNP mayoral candidate of the Sylhet City Corporation polls has protested the arrest of 3 activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the party. Ariful Haque Chowdhury along with local party leaders staged a sit-in in front of the deputy commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police for one and a half hours in Sylhet’s Upashahar on Saturday. BNP’s Sylhet district unit General Secretary Ali Ahmed said they started the demonstration around 2:30pm as police kept denying that they arrested the Chhatra Dal leaders. Police arrested the three Chhatra Dal leaders--Sumon Ahmed, Rasel Ahmed and Liakat--from Jhalopara in connection with a case filed with the Osmani Nagar police station. Earlier on July 12, the BNP mayoral candidate staged a sit-in in front of Bandar Bazar police outpost as police detained a BNP activist hanging posters.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 20:37 UTC
Road accidents kill 17 across the country
The wreckage of a human hawler from an accident in Narsingdi Dhaka TribuneIn Tangail, two motorcycle passengers have died in Madhupur upazila having lost control of the bikeRoad accidents across the country have killed 17 people on Saturday. In Chapainawabganj, two motorcycle passengers died on the Sonamasjid Chapainawabganj highway, after losing control due to hard braking. In Jhenaidah, a man died after being run over by a microbus on the Hat Gopalpur College road. Fire service Sub-Station Abdur Rouf confirmed the news of the accident and identified the deceased as Shahin Hossain, 46. In Jessore, two women died in two separate accidents and a man injured in the Hashimpur and Rajarhat area of the city.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 20:15 UTC
Patient dies due to ‘medical negligence’
Contact the hospital management'A doctor at Tangail General Hospital has been accused of negligence over the death of a patient. Had she administered the vaccine, my father would have survived, he told a press conference at the Tangail Press Club on Saturday. Contact the hospital management.”The patient party spoke to the officials concerned of the hospital but to no avail. About three hours later, the doctor suggested that the patient should be shifted to either Dhaka or Mymensingh medical college hospital. Why did the doctor (Dr Monira) not administer the vaccine even after it was available in the hospital?
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 19:52 UTC
What did BNP leaders say to Indian think-tank VIF?
The three leaders-- BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo, and International Affairs Secretary Humayun Kabir-- visited the neighbouring country on June 3-10. BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told the Dhaka Tribune that the think-tanks organized the meetings with them. Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) is one of the three think-tanks, with which the BNP leaders had interactions on different issues. The meeting with BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury was held at the VIF office on June 8, 2018. The BNP leaders assured the audience that those perceptions were ‘a thing of the past’ and have no place in today’s politics and policies.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 19:41 UTC
Shares of non-productive companies fall
They should stay away from investing in junk shares'Shares of non-productive (closed) companies have fallen after the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) delisted two of them, generating concern among investors. Stockholders of the capital market posit that the decision had a negative impact on the shares of other non-productive companies by generating fears that they would face a similar fate. The delisting came into effect on Thursday, the last trading day of the previous week, leading to fall in the prices of 11 non-productive companies. He said they always advise people to refrain from buying shares of non-productive companies, but their advice goes unheeded. Modern Dyeing & Screen Printing Ltd was listed on the DSE in 1988, and the company closed production in 2010.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 19:18 UTC
NBR set to collect secondary data to broaden tax net
Despite the population of the country exceeding 160 million, there are only 3.5 million electronic Tax Identification Number (e-TIN) holders. The NBR, through internal surveys, has begun to collect secondary data on potential taxpayers at the upazila level. Additionally, information on flat and house owners is being taken from the National Housing Authority, the NBR official said. All these efforts will help NBR identify eligible taxpayers who are evading the tax net. For Fiscal Year 2018-19, the government has set the total revenue target – including tax and non-tax revenue – at Tk3,39,280 crore.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
July 21, 2018 18:56 UTC