Dhaka-The BNP yesterday urged India not to back or assist any illegal government or force that oppresses people in Bangladesh.
Day: June 20, 2016
Petrobangla awaits approval to sign deals for LNG terminal
State-owned Petrobangla has sought approval of the Cabinet Purchase Committee to sign final deals with Singapore-based Excelerate Energy to set up an LNG terminal at Moheshkhali, Chittagong to facilitate the import of natural gas. Official sources said Energy Division recently…
2 BD nationals shot dead by BSF along C’nawabganj border
Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Charaldanga border in Gomastapur upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Jabdul Haq Bhadu, 32, son of Daud Ali of Radhanagar village, and…
Khaleda wants charitable organisations to be proactive
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday urged charitable organisations, including Ziaur Rahman Foundation established after party founder Ziaur Rahman’s name, to play a proactive role in helping the country’s helpless and poor people. She made the call while speaking at…
Dhaka briefs int’l partners on undocumented Rohingya census
The government on Monday briefed diplomats over the recently held census on undocumented Rohingya nationals living in Bangladesh and progress over the upcoming GFMD Summit. Foreign Secretary and Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Md Shahidul…
BNP wants India to back BD people to ‘restore’ democracy
BNP on Monday hoped that India, the world’s largest democracy, will take a position in support of Bangladesh’s democracy-loving people for ‘restoration’ of democracy here. Speaking at a discussion, the party senior leaders also said the democratic countries across the…
Death-row war criminal Quasem sent to Dhaka Central Jail
War criminal and death row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur on Monday morning. Law enforcers along with Quasem started for the capital from Kashimpur Jail part-2 around 7.15am,…
Rohingya situation to be held up by govt. to diplomats
The government will brief foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka over the latest Rohingya situation in the country on Monday. The government has recently conducted the first ever census on the undocumented Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh. Diplomats from Europe, America…
US should consider profiling Muslims: Trump
Washington — Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on…
Study shows what goes viral on Twitter
Dhaka – A recent study showed that the news that is shared by your friend or acquaintance on micro-blogging site Twitter goes viral the most. Out of 10 million random clicks on news stories, it was found that 61 per…
Rocket engine catches fire at Russian testing range
A huge explosion has struck an ammunition depot at a military firing range in southern Russia. The Defense Ministry said a rocket engine caught fire. Around 600 people have been evacuated. The incident took place at Ashuluk testing range near…
Nobel to debut as a singer
Culture Correspondent Nobel has ruled the modeling arena of the local industry for the last 25 years, and he has a special fascination towards singing. He recently performed on a talk show “Star Night” and has let his fans know…
New ‘guided missiles’ engineered as alternative to chemotherapy
Scientists have engineered novel proteins that work like ‘guided missiles’ which seek out cancer cells and deliver chemotherapy drugs to treat hard-to-reach tumours without harming healthy cells. Although chemotherapy drugs do often effectively kill cancer cells, they also damage other…
Monoshoroni to perform at Fête de la Musique 2016
Culture Desk On the occasion of Fête de la Musique 2016, which is globally known as World Music Day, Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) has organised musical shows at it’s La Galerie on June 21 and 22. Rock band Monoshoroni…
Tree plantation for improving environment stressed
Rangpur Correspondent Tree plantation must be turned into a more effective social movement for building a safer planet through improving environment, ecology and biodiversity amid frightening climate change threat. The opinion came at launching ceremony of fortnight-long ‘Wood, Fruit and…
Blue Origin has fourth successful rocket booster landing
US space firm Blue Origin conducted a successful fourth test Sunday of its reusable New Shepard rocket, which dropped back to Earth for a flawless upright landing seen on a live webcast. Blue Origin, the space travel company founded by…
Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in car accident
Anton Yelchin, a rising young actor who starred as Chekov in the new “Star Trek” film, was killed on Sunday in a freak car accident, his publicist said. He was 27. “The news is so sad and true,” Jennifer Allen…
‘Fatwa’ against terrorism heartening: Indian Minister Sushma
The fatwa issued by clerics in Bangladesh against terrorism and suicide attacks is a welcome step, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said, IANS reported from New Delhi. Responding to a media query about attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh,…
Latin America’s revolution under attack
By Asad Ismi The Latin American revolution seemed unstoppable until recently. From El Savador in the north to Argentina in the south, leftists elected since 1998 have implemented the greatest redistribution of wealth in the region’s history, providing millions of…
65 million people displaced in 2015, a new record: UN
Geneva, (AP/UNB) – The U.N. refugee agency says persecution and conflict in places like Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced people worldwide to a record 65.3 million at the end of last year. The…
Train link of Dhaka with western region snapped as train derails
Dhaka – Train communications of Dhaka with Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions remained suspended as a bogy of a freight train derailed at Sayedabad Rail Station in the western side of Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge in Sirajganj on Monday morning, Unb…
Rohingya situation to be briefed to diplomats
Dhaka – The government will brief foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka over the latest Rohingya situation in the country on Monday, Unb news agency reported.
Keeping the woods lovely, dark and deep…
By S Gopikrishna Warrier India was the first country to develop a legislation for biodiversity. Yet, conserving this resource needs to be part of the national policy instead of it being seen as the goose which lays the golden eggs.…
Over 3 lakh posts vacant in public service: Minister
Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday told Parliament that some 3.28 lakh posts are now vacant in the public service. According to the latest data collected in December 2015, the number of officials and employees in the ministries…
Attorney general: Silent on Clinton email case with Obama
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday she doesn’t believe the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server has been compromised by President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Clinton in the 2016 White House race. That endorsement raised eyebrows among conservatives…
Robi discusses digital lifestyle with UCEP students
Robi has recently organised another “Internet4U” session with the UCEP students under its Corporate Responsibility (CR) initiatives. Around 100 students and their faculty members took part in the engaging session. The UCEP students were provided with a clear guideline on…
Donald Trump says US should consider profiling Muslims
Donald Trump says the country should “seriously” consider profiling Muslims in the United States as a terrorism-fighting tool. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee says other countries use profiling and “it’s not the worst thing to do.” Washington, AP/UNB News Reported.
Police get the licence of killing people unlawfully: Fakhrul
Dhaka-The BNP yesterday reiterated its demand for judicial inquiry into all the “extrajudicial killings” including the death of prime suspect in a case filed for attempting to murder a teacher in Madaripur.