Studies strengthen link between Zika virus, birth defects
Scientists have long thought the Zika virus caused birth defects such as microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with a small head.
Nominations for Khaleda, Tarique submitted
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman submitted their nomination papers on Friday for the election to the positions of chairperson and senior vice-chairman of the party respectively.
Speaker meets Indian Lok Shabha speaker
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today called on India’s Lok Shabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan at her office in New Delhi.
Digital diplomacy, teamwork keys to effective digital govts in CICA: FM
Foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali has advocated for pursuing ‘digital diplomacy’, and sought a greater cooperation in digital technology sector among CICA member countries to implement more effective digital governments.
Retail prices of onion, garlic increase
The prices of onion and garlic witnessed a further rise on the city’s retail markets over the week. Traders failed to show any reasonable excuse to increase the prices of onion and garlic but wholesalers and retailers blamed each other for the rise.
Preservation of Old Dhaka historic sites demanded
Local people formed a human chain in front of Mitford Hospital in the capital on Friday demanding preservation of historic places and buildings of Old Dhaka.
BB to make PIN use mandatory for POS transactions
In the wake of recent POS and ATM fraudulences, Bangladesh Bank is going to make mandatory the use of personal identification number while settling transactions by clients through their credit and debit cards using point of sale machines.
Banasree siblings killing: RAB suspects mother’s link
The father of siblings found dead inside their rented apartment at Banasree in the city on Monday, Mohammad Amanullah, on Thursday prosecuted his detained wife Mahfuza Malek Jesmin, 38, on charge of killing their children.
Remittances drop in 8 months
Remittance inflow decreased by 1.15 per cent to $9.76 billion in eight months of the financial year of 2015-16 compared with that in the same period of FY15, according to the Bangladesh Bank data released on Wednesday.
Khaleda, Tarique appear unrivalled leaders in BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, also Kahleda’s eldest son, appeared as unrivalled leaders of the party as no others collected nomination forms for election to the positions while the deadline expired on Wednesday.
