Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be observed across the country on Saturday. Buddha Purnima marks Gautam Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the full moon in May. Dhaka, UNB…
Month: May 2016
One killed in elephant attack in Rangamati
Rangamati – A man was killed in an elephant attack in Rajnagar area of Longdur upozila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam, 45, a resident of Marishay in Baghaichori upazila.
‘Mossad plot’ a cooked up story: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday alleged that the government has invented a ‘Mossad plot’ to divert people’s attention to a different direction from its misdeeds and corruption. “As people are protesting the Bangladesh Bank reserve account heist…
Teletalk owes BTRC Tk 1,614.65 cr
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has failed to collect the outstanding payment of Tk 1,614.65 crore from state-run mobile operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited despite issuing several notices. Sources at the BTRC said the regulator has recently sent a letter to…
Mustafiz now in Indian commercial!
‘Cutter Master’ and the pride of Satkhira, Mustafizur Rahman is on a roll. Apart from his on-pitch successes, he is now featured in television commercials, as part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad entourage, he was shown in an online delivery brand’s…
Arabs demand that UN remove a panel from Israeli exhibition
Arab and Islamic nations are demanding that the United Nations remove a panel from an Israeli exhibition that calls Jerusalem “the spiritual and physical capital of the Jewish people.” A letter from the Palestinian U.N. mission to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…
New Taiwan president omits one-China policy in first speech
Taiwan’s new independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen tread carefully around the thorny issue of relations with China in her inaugural address Friday, emphasizing the importance of two decades of growing exchanges without mentioning the one-China policy fundamental to Beijing. Tsai said…
Cyclone Roanu moves slightly north-northeastward
The cyclonic storm ‘Roanu’ over West-central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly north-northeastward further over the same area (near lat 16.40 n & long 82.60e). It was centred at 06:00am about 1205 kms Southwest of Chittagong port, 1180 kms Southwest…
PM to visit Saudi Arabia in early June
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Saudi Arabia from June 4-6, the second bilateral visit since 2009, through which Bangladesh expects to take the relations between the two countries to a new height. The Saudi government has already finalised the…
Terrorism likely cause of EgyptAir crash
Cairo — An EgyptAir jetliner en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard veered wildly in flight and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, authorities said. Egyptian and Russian officials said it may have been brought down…
US Export-Import Bank chairman sees business prospects in BD
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York – Mr. Fred P. Hochberg, the Chairman And President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States of America hails Bangladesh for its consecutive growth rate. Hochberg while briefing the journalists at roundtable on ‘U.…
Sagor-Runi murder case probe report submission deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday, once again, re-fixed the date for submission of probe report in the Sagor-Runi murder case, as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) failed to submit the report on May 19 also.
Bangladesh-Russia negotiation on Rooppur NPP in Moscow
Dhaka – Deputy CEO for International Relations of Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Nikolay Spasskiy yesterday led the Russian part during negotiation with the visiting Bangladesh Delegation headed by the Minister for Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman. A high power…
Insulted headmaster reinstated, school body dissolved
Dhaka–In the face of huge outrage over the suspension of Narayanganj’s high school headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated in public on allegation of hurting religious sentiments, the government on Thursday dissolved the school’s managing committee leading to his…
Chinese national held for ATM card forgery on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed Chinese national Zou Jian Hui, 38, arrested on Wednesday on the charge of stealing money from an ATM booth using a fake ATM card, on remand for a day.
Xulhaz murder accused Sihab on fresh remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Thursday placed Shariful Islam alias Sihab, arrested in connection with killing USAID staff Xulhaz Mannan and his friend Mahub Tanoy, on a five-day remand afresh.
Khaleda seeks time in Trust graft case, court warns of arrest warrant
Dhaka – The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Thursday deferred the date to hear BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s statement on the charge of embezzling Tk 31.5 million of the Zia Charitable Trust. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of…
Young man killed in ‘Narsingfdi DB police custody’
Dhaka – A young man was tortured to death by Detective Branch Police (DB) in custody at Bilashdi area in Narsingdi town, east of capital Dhaka on Thursday at about 11.00 am. He was termed ‘wanted terrorist’. The deceased was…
Government out to hurriedly convict Khaleda Zia: BNP
Dhaka – The BNP yesterday alleged that the government is trying to hurriedly finish the cases filed against party chairperson Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. “Cases against Khaleda Zia are in progress. There is a move to complete the cases…
‘Debris’ from EgyptAir plane found near Crete
A Greek military ship searching for the debris from the EgyptAir flight, which went missing over the southern Mediterranean, has found two floating objects close to where the plane disappeared. “There have been finds south-east of Crete, inside the Cairo…
Premier Cricket: Sheikh Jamal earns four-run victory over Gazi Group
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmodi Club earned the 4th victory in their 7th match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League beating Gazi Group Cricketer by four-run under D/L method on the reserved at Sher-e- Bangla National Cricket Stadium Mirpur on…
Varsity Cricket: Daffodil Univ to play IUB in opening match
Dhaka – Hosts Daffodil International University (DIU) will play Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the opening match of the DIU Inter-University T20 Cricket tournament on Friday (May 20) at the university’s permanent campus ground in Ashulia..
Bolt: Positive Beijing retests ‘bad news’ for sport
Dhaka – Usain Bolt called it “really bad news” for sport after the announcement that 31 athletes were caught doping in retests from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.”It’s rough. It’s rough in the sport,” the Jamaican great said Wednesday. “Something that’s…
Sevilla stuns Liverpool with 3-1 win in Europa League final
Dhaka – Spain did it again, Sevilla did it again and Liverpool could do little to turn the tide as a Europa League title slipped away on Wednesday.Sevilla’s thrilling second-half comeback in a 3-1 win ensured the club’s third straight Europa…
School teacher killed in Ctg road crash
Chittagong – A school teacher was killed as a truck hit his motorcycle in Eidgoan area under Pahartoli thana in the city on Thursday morning.The victim, Towhid Ahmed, 30, hailed from Noakhlai, was a teacher of a private school in…
Rajbari road crash leaves 3 dead
Rajbari – Three people were killed and 31 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch after hitting a motorcycle at Chandni on Rajbari-Kushtia regional highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.
Girl locked in youth’s room after rape in Jessore
Jessore – A case has been filed against a youth for raping a class VIII girl at Baliadanga village on the outskirts of Jessore town.The accused was identified as Mamun Hossain, 24, son of Mamun Ali of the village.
Now or never’ to save Barrier Reef: scientists
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be beyond saving in five years without “now or never” funding to improve water quality as climate change ravages the World Heritage-listed site, scientists warned Thursday. The world’s biggest coral reef ecosystem is under pressure…
Water drinking trick can help you lose weight
Lifestyle Desk Dinking a pint of water before you get to the kitchen table may help you lose weight, a new research published in Obesity suggests. Recruiting 84 obese adults to take part in a 12-week-long study, the authors, after…
Director Mendoza holds up mirror to Philippines’ dark side
Entertainment Desk Acclaimed Philippine filmmaker Brillante Mendoza is back at Cannes this year with another gritty take on his homeland, this time exploring drugs, poverty and corruption through shopkeepers trying to make ends meet. Mendoza, 55, is taking part in…