Dhaka – Several spells of rain in the morning and evening walloped the city life again on Saturday just like the last couple of days as many roads and lanes remained flooded with knee-deep water for several hours, causing immense…
Day: May 28, 2016
104 Islamic State militants killed in strikes
Dhaka-U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and Turkish artillery fire against the Islamic State group in Syria have killed 104 militants, the Turkish military said Saturday.
PM orders sending more assistance to flood-hit Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the officials concerned to send more necessary materials and goods to Sri Lanka to help the island nation to the face the crisis caused by recent floods. The directives came following a meeting…
Violence mars UP polls, 12 killed
Dhaka – Twelve people, including three in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday, unb news agency reported. A presiding officer of a polling…
Workers demand budget allocation to introduce rationing in RMG sector
Bangladesh Textile-Garments Workers Federation on Thursday urged the government for budget allocation to bring the readymade garment (RMG) workers under rationing. At a roundtable discussion on budget for workers at Jatiya Press Club, the Federation also raised the demand to…
Mobilizing foreign financing will create ambitious development of BD
Bangladesh has put emphasis on mobilizing foreign financing either from multilateral development agencies or from private sources for successful implementation of the ambitious development programmes of the country.
Japan with BD in its dev journey, Abe tells Hasina
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of continuing his county’s support to materialise her Vision 2021 for elevating Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021. Abe came up with the assurance during a…
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Bangladesh team to leave for Tajikistan Sunday
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team will leave here for Tajikistan capital Dushanbe for participating in AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers (Play-Off 1) on Sunday (May 29) at 11:30 am.Abu Naim Shohag, General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation, disclosed this…
Premier Volleyball: Titas Club to meet PDB on Sunday
Dhaka, May 28 (UNB)- Power Development Board (PDB) will face Titas Club in the last and vital league match of the National Bank Limited (NBL) Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League on Sunday at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium here.The match will…
Premier Cricket: Shakib’s return brings fortune for Abahani
Dhaka- Middle order batsman Mosaddek Hossain guided Abahani Limited to win a thrilling match beating Prime Doleshwar SC by three wickets in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at BKSP ground in Savar on Saturday.With the day’s victory in…
Ireland draws 1-1 with Netherlands in Euro 2016 warmup
Dhaka – Ireland conceded an 85th-minute equalizer to draw 1-1 with the Netherlands on Friday in its latest warmup match before competing in the European Championship.Luuk de Jong’s header earned a draw for the Dutch, who will not be playing…
Gazipur textile mill catches fire
Gazipu – A fire broke out in a textile mill at Tepirbari in Sreepur upazila early Saturday.However, no casualty as reported in the incident,UNB News Agency Reported.
1 held with 84 gold bars at Dhaka airport
Dhaka – Customs intelligence arrested a young man in possession of 84 gold bars weighing 10 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Saturday.The arrestee was identified as Abul Hossain,30.Director General of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) Dr Moinul…
2 held with 12 gold bars in Satkhira
Satkhira -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two alleged smugglers, including a member of union parishad, along with 12 gold bars from Shikri More in Boikari bordering area of Sadar upazila on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ataur…
BCL leader hacked dead in Barisal
Barisal – A local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader was chopped to death and three others were injured in an attack by miscreants in front of Barisal Polytechnic Institute on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Reza, 22, while the…
Russian activists struggle to raise HIV awareness as epidemic grows
Vadim Pokrovsky stunned hundreds of students at a conference in Moscow last week when he reached into his pocket and took out a condom. “And you, the young generation, how do you protect yourselves from HIV?” said Pokrovsky, the 61-year-old…
Donald Trump rally sparks clashes in San Diego
Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have clashed in the city of San Diego in California.Police declared a gathering outside the city’s convention centre unlawful and made 35 arrests, as stones and water bottles were thrown.Mr Trump…
Jail for ex-Argentine dictator, 14 others
Buenos Aires — Argentina’s last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced Friday to prison for human rights crimes committed during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt down dissidents across South America and beyond. Operation Condor was launched…
Gazipur textile mill fire doused
Gazipur – A fire broke out in a textile mill at Tepirbari in Sreepur upazila early Saturday.
UP polls clash leaves AL man killed in Noakhali
Noakhali – An activist of Awami League was killed and six others were injured in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at a poling centre in Razganj union in Begumganj upazila on Saturday. Police said the…
G7 leaders pledge action on terror, refugees, slow growth
Shima (AP/UNB) — The leaders of the Group of Seven rich economies ended a summit Friday by issuing an action plan for countering terrorism and other risks to peace and global growth, including the massive flows of refugees and migrants…
Obama at Hiroshima: ‘Death fell from the sky’
Hiroshima (AP/UNB) — Barack Obama on Friday paid tribute to the 140,000 people killed by the world’s first atomic bomb attack and sought to bring global attention to his unfulfilled vision of a world without nuclear weapons, as he became…
Over 4,000 migrants rescued in single day
Rome (AP/UNB) — More than 4,000 would-be refugees were rescued at sea Thursday in one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe as Libyan-based smugglers took advantage of calmer…
BGB camp in CHT set afire as 2 killed in truck plunge at Dhangchhari
Dhaka – Two people were killed when a wood-laden truck fall into roadside ditch while speeding away defying signal of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Dhangchhari check post of Chandragona in Rangamati district on Thursday night. Local people set to…
717 UPs go to polls today
Some 717 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the 5th phase of election to the lowest tier of the local government.
Least developed countries must reduce vulnerabilities: UN
Dhaka-The three-day Midterm Review of the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Actıon for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) kicked off Friday in Antalya, Turkey putting emphasis on providing more support to LDCs for their structural transformation and reduce vulnerability…