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An Indian student has been found dead in a bloodied state at a home in Chittagong’s Akbar Shah locality. Another Indian student, the deceased’s roommate, has been admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital or CMCH with injuries. Both were students of the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC), the police say. They have identified the deceased as Asif Sheth, 26, and the injured as ‘Wilson’, 26. They shared a room in a flat at Abdul Hamid Road, reports bdnews24.com. Both were brought to CMCH in the wee hours of Saturday, but doctors declared Asif brought dead, said the hospital police outpost’s Nayek Md Hamid. He said there were several wounds from a sharp weapon on Asif’s body. Hamid said that another Indian student named Miraz Guru, who attends the USTC as well, had brought the two with help of others around 1:15am. Miraz and his wife live on the other room of that flat. “Miraz said Asif and Wilson were drinking liquor in their room around 11:30pm. Miraz tried to open their room’s door after hearing some sounds that arose his suspicion  around midnight. But the door was locked from inside.” “Miraz finally got inside the room using the spare key and found Wilson hanging from the ceiling. He and his wife then brought Wilson down first and subsequently found Asif lying on the floor.” Then Miraz’s neighbours helped him bring the two to the hospital, said the policeman. Akbar Shah Police Station’s Sub-Inspector Jasimuddin said the four people who lived in that flat are originally from India’s Manipur. The police, however, are yet to find out which department of USTC they had enrolled at. Jasimuddin said they are investigating the death of Asif.....

Published at: 2017-07-15 00:00:05

The head of the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan was killed in an airstrike by US forces in Kunar province earlier this week, Pentagon said.  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that killing Abu Sayed is significant because the loss of leadership sets insurgent groups back for days or weeks. IS in Afghanistan is known as the Islamic State-Khorasan group.  The US and Afghan forces launched an offensive against the IS group in early March, as the militants were gaining a foothold in eastern Afghanistan. A chief Pentagon spokesperson, Dana White, said that Abu Sayed was killed on Tuesday along with other members of the group.....

Published at: 2017-07-15 00:00:05

The Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs on Friday after weak economic data dulled prospects of more interest rate hikes this year. A decline in financial shares limited the day's gains, even though JPMorgan Chase & Co and other big banks delivered quarterly results that beat Wall Street expectations. Data showed consumer prices were unchanged in June and retail sales fell for a second straight month, pointing to tame inflation and subdued expectations of strong economic growth in the second quarter. Chances of a rate hike in December fell to 48 per cent after the release of data, from 55 per cent late Thursday. The S&P financials, which benefit from a rising rate environment, fell 0.5 per cent, and the group was the only one of the S&P 500 sectors down on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 84.65 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 21,637.74, the S&P 500 gained 11.44 points, or 0.47 per cent, to 2,459.27. The Nasdaq Composite added 38.03 points, or 0.61 per cent, to 6,312.47. For the week, the Dow was up 1.1 per cent, the S&P 500 was up 1.4 per cent, and the Nasdaq rose 2.6 per cent, according to Reuters.....

Published at: 2017-07-15 00:00:05

The main work on the much-awaited Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) would start in September this year, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yeafesh Osman said on Thursday, reports BSS. "Our honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone for the main construction work on Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in the middle of September this year," he told the Jatiya Sangsad while responding to a supplementary question from BNF member Abul Kalam Azad. The minister said the first-phase of construction of the plant had already been completed. "Bangladesh would be the 33rd country having a nuclear power plant after construction of the Rooppur plant." Giving details on Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Osman informed the House that the power plant was scheduled to be built at Rooppur in northern Bangladesh in 1962. But the then Pakistan government shifted it to Karachi, he said, adding, "After independence Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman felt the necessity to construct the plant at Rooppur.....

Published at: 2017-07-14 00:00:04

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM12.8 billion ($2.98 billion) has been contributed to the local economy through the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme since its inception in 2002, according to a reports by www.thesundaily.my. Bangladesh nationals are among the top three, who have been accepted for an international residency scheme by Malaysia, according to local media. Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said the contribution included the purchase of property amounting to RM4.9 billion, fixed deposits (RM4.9 billion), purchase of automobiles (RM148 million), collection of visa fees (RM52 million) and estimated RM10,000 monthly out-of-pocket expenses. "This amount has not even taken into consideration the spillover effects of the participants' relatives and friends visiting Malaysia and spending on accommodation, food, travelling and shopping," he said in his speech at the Malaysia My Second Home National Workshop, here, today. He noted that Until February this year, 33,300 applicants from 126 nations had been approved for the MM2H programme. China was the top participating country with 8,714 approved participants, followed by Japan with 4,225, Bangladesh (3,546), United Kingdom (2,412), lran (1,336), Singapore (1,295), South Korea (1,266), Taiwan (1208), Pakistan (973) and lndia (890). The intangible benefits, Mohamed Nazri said, would be how the participants help to promote Malaysia to their fellow countrymen. "They would become our word-of-mouth endorsement to promote the programme and Malaysia as a holiday destination at no cost," he said.....

Published at: 2017-07-14 00:00:04