A Dhaka court on Tuesday set May 30 for hearing on the remand plea of police against BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury in two violence cases.
Month: May 2016
India excellent model in resolving territorial, maritime disputes: US
Dhaka- The United States has said India has provided the world with an excellent model of how a large power can peacefully resolve territorial and maritime disputes with its smaller neighbors.
Three on life term in Hall Mark, Sonali Bank loan scam
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced three people, including an ex-assistant general manager of Sonali Bank, to life term imprisonment in a Tk 2.22 crore Hall Mark loan scam case. The convicts are assistant general manager of Ruposhi Bangla Hotel…
Volleyball: Wari beat East End in straight sets
Dhaka – Wari Club beat East End Boys by straight 3-0 sets (25-15, 25-17, 25-15) ) in the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Tuesday.In the day’s other match at the same venue,…
Premier Hockey: Usha KC, Mohammedan SC maintain winning run
Dhaka – Usha KC and Dhaka Mohammedan SC maintained their all-win run in the Green Delta metropolis Premier Division Hockey League outplaying their rivals at Maulana Bhashani National Stadium here on Tuesday.This was the 4th consecutive win for Usha KC…
Man found dead in Narsingdi
Narsingdi – A man was found dead at Baduarchar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.Being informed by locals, police recovered the body of Emdadul Haq alias Ebad Ullah, 32, a supporter of a member candidate and son of Kenu Munshi,…
Woman killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed as she fell from a battery-run auto-rickshaw in the city’ Mohammadpur area on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Sokhina Begum, 45, wife of late Babul.She had been residing in Keraniganj on the outskirts of…
Youth shot dead in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – A young man was shot to death by miscreants at Laskardi village in Gazaria upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hanif,30, son of late Naju of the village,UNB News Agency Repoted.
Youth held with pistol, bullets in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj – Police arrested a young man along with a pistol, one magazine and four rounds of bullet from Panero Rashia area in Shibganj upazila early Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Rana,22, son of Belal Maisar, a resident of…
Premier Cricket: Prime Doleshwar take solo lead
Dhaka – Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club took the solo lead in the Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League beating lowly Kalabagan Cricket Academy by 49 runs via the D/L method in a rain-hit 8th round match at the Khan Saheb…
FIFA fires deputy secretary general over alleged wrongdoing
Dhaka – FIFA has fired deputy secretary general Markus Kattner after allegedly uncovering financial wrongdoing during an internal investigation.Kattner, who joined FIFA as director of finance in 2003, has been temporarily filling the top administrative job of world soccer’s governing…
5 held over Saiham Group AGM Monirul’s killing
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five people in connection with the killing of Saiham Group assistant general manager Monirul Islam from Khilgaon area in the city on Monday night.Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately.Deputy Commissioner of the Detective…
Man found slaughtered in Ctg
Chittagong -A man was found slaughtered beside a culvert in Barua Para in Chandnaish upazila on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Nasir Uddin, 55, son of Sirajul Mostofa, a resident of Haji Para area of the upazila.Gazi Md Sakhawat…
6 ‘healthy’ foods nutrition pros refuse to put in their bodies
Health Desk We know nutrition pros load up on wild salmon, ancient grains, and kale, but what virtuous-seeming fare will you never find on their plates? Here are the health-halo items they leave right on the shelves. Flavored yogurt “I…
Angry Birds’ tops North American box office
“The Angry Birds Movie” hopped to the top of the North American box office over the weekend, booting “Captain America” into second place, according to industry data released on Monday. The 3D animated take on the popular video game features…
Burning all fossil fuels would scorch Earth
Using up all known fossil fuel reserves would render Earth even more unliveable than scientists had previously projected, researchers said on Monday. Average temperatures would climb by up to 9.5 degrees Celsius (17 degrees Fahrenheit) — five times the cap…
To sleep better, stay cool , cut clutter
Health Desk Here’s how to tweak your environment for a good night’s rest. For a good night’s sleep, try turning down the thermostat or reading a book – a printed book, not an e-book. Dark, quiet, cool but not cold,…
Death star’ moon may hide a buried ocean
Saturn’s moon Mimas has a surprising wobble that might betray an underground sea. In this view captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on its closest-ever flyby of Saturn’s moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the…
Saving Albatross chicks from tsunamis and rising seas
Ninety-eight percent of Laysan albatross nests are on low-lying atolls within the Hawaiian Islands that are increasingly vulnerable to sea-level rise and storm surges. Large storms in the past few years, along with the 2011 tsunami, have destroyed tens of…
Woman falls from easybike, dies in Capital Dhaka
Dhaka – A woman was killed as she fell from a battery-run auto-rickshaw in the city’ Mohammadpur on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Sokhina Begum, 45, wife of late Babul. She had been residing at Keranigonj, in the outskirts…
Bhumika Chawla makes a comeback
Entertainment Desk Bhumika Chawla, the Tere Naam fame actor, is all set to make a comeback to the silver-screen after a hiatus of nine years with Luv U Alia. The 37-year-old actress said that she has never played any role…
Shaheen Samad releases four new albums
Culture Desk Eminent singer Shaheen Samad has recently released four of her new albums, all of them featuring Nazrul Sangeet of various genres. The albums, titled Nana Borner Nazrul, Ontore Tumi, Allah Te Je Paite Chaye and Duur Azan’er Modhur…
BBC censored during Obama’s visit to Vietnam: CPJ
Bangkok – Authorities in Vietnam ordered a British Broadcasting Corporation team to stop reporting on U.S. President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to the country, the BBC reported today. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the censorship and called on Vietnam…
Developing countries want balance in post-Paris work
Bonn (Hilary Chiew) – Developing countries stressed the importance of maintaining balance and coherence among the various bodies in implementing the work arising from the decisions from Paris under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This they…
Humanitarian Summit, Istanbul: Too big to fail?
By Baher Kamal Istanbul (IPS) – With a line up of heads of state or government telling all what they did to alleviate human suffering and promising to do more, along with leaders of civil society and humanitarian organisations denouncing…
Humanitarian Summit must address weapons shipments too
By Lyndal Rowlands UN (IPS) – Boats carrying refugees and boats carrying aid supplies will be on the agenda at the World Humanitarian Summit this week, but advocates say discussing the free flow of shipments carrying bombs and guns might…
Pointing gun at bystander filming arrest costs NY cop his badge
By Tess Owen A New York police officer has been stripped of his gun and badge after pointing his weapon at a man who was filming an arrest in Harlem. The bystander recorded the entire incident and posted the footage…
S.Korea dismisses North Korea’s military dialogue proposal
Seoul strongly asserts denuclearization first, implying higher standard than the U.S. to start talks Ha-young Choi South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Monday morning replied to North Korea’s request for military talks by reiterating its denuclearization-first policy. The…
Bangladesh’s urban slums swell with climate migrants
By Rafiqul Islam Dhaka (IPS) – Abdul Aziz, 35, arrived in the capital Dhaka in 2006 after losing all his belongings to the mighty Meghna River. Once, he and his family had lived happily in the village of Dokkhin Rajapur…
Third World finds free trade in rhetoric, protection in practice
By Martin Khor Western countries are fond of preaching “free trade” to developing countries, but their own practice is often protectionist instead The Western countries commonly proclaim the great benefits of free trade and the evils of protectionism. In reality,…