Dhaka-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hosted an iftar party in honour of the leaders of different political parties at her official residence Ganobhaban on Saturday.
Day: June 25, 2016
Ban on entering the Sundarbans withdrawn
The forest department withdrew the ban on the people’s access to forest resources in Chandpai and Swarankhola ranges in Sundarbans on Saturday, nearly two months after its issuance in face of frequent fire incidents in the forest areas.
Power generation hits 8942 MW setting new record
The country made a record by producing 8942 MW of electricity on Saturday evening.
EURO 2016: Brits face-off for QF place
Dhaka– Debutants Wales and Northern Ireland face each other in the second game of the 16-team knock-out stage of EURO 2016 and will play each other on Saturday night at Parc des Princes, Paris to qualify for the last eight.The…
Switzerland to face Poland in EURO round of 16
Dhaka – The round of 16 of the EURO 2016 will begin with Poland taking on Switzerland at Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France on Saturday. The match will start at 7:00 pm Bangladesh time.Both, Poland and Switzerland reached the knockout…
Street beggar stabbed dead in Gazipur Murder
Dhaka– A street beggar was hacked to death by a mugger in the city on Saturday.Locals said the incident took place at a foot over bridge at Tongi Station Road around 12:30pm when a mugger, Billal, attempted to snatch money…
BNP leader Mahbub, wife injured in road crash
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman and his wife were injured in a road accident in Dinajpur on Saturday.Mahbub, also a former army chief, was taken to Dinajpur Heart Foundation and kept at its ICU,…
Nani backs Ronaldo to lead Portugal to Euro success
Portugal’s Nani has backed his team mate Cristiano Ronaldo to increase his goal tally in the European Championship and to guide his side to the latter stages of the competition in France.Ronaldo, 31, rediscovered his form against Hungary on Wednesday…
Car bomb near Benghazi hospital kills 5 in eastern Libya
A car bomb has gone off outside a hospital in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing five people and wounding 14, security and hospital officials said.Senior military official Brig-Gen. Abdul-Salam al-Hassi blamed the late Friday attack outside the Jalaa…
PM optimistic about launching electric train
Expressing her high hope of launching high-speed electric trains and underground trains in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said a feasibility study is going on for underground trains.“Steps have been taken to introduce a high-speed express train…
Pritam featuring Adit, Tahsan
Entertainment Desk For the first time, these three musicians have collaborated for an album of CMV. Prothom Bhalobeshe is the newest album, which has three songs from the trio. Recording had been done recently and the title song was sung…
Jabbar Ali is back
Culture Desk In the history of Bangladeshi TV drama, ‘Jabbar Ali’ is a famous character played by Amjad Hossain a renowned director and actor. Every year, he comes with new stories of Jabbar Ali. With each appearance, Jabbar Ali is…
Mung bean farming makes rural women self-reliant in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Correspondent Expanded mung-bean farming has opened up the money-making door for more than twenty thousand rural women, including students, as they are harvesting the cash crop in the greater Rajshahi region this season. Harvest of mung bean is going…
1,65,117 students applies for diploma engineering course
Education Desk A total of 1,65,117 students have submitted their admission form through online for diploma engineering course against 57,780 seats at 119 government polytechnic Institutions, technical school and colleges across the country. The students will be admitted in two…
Breaking Ramadan fast the Sudanese way
As the sun sets over the Sudanese village of Al-Nuba, Ibrahim Abdelrahim rolls out carpets by the side of the Khartoum highway and his friends line them with plates of food. Minutes later, groups of villagers rush into the road,…
Two dead in California fires, thousands evacuated
At least two people have died in a fire in central California that has destroyed 100 structures and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, officials said Friday. The fast-moving blaze that erupted late Thursday afternoon in the…
Brazilian music legend Gilberto Gil released from hospital
Entertainment Desk Celebrated Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil was released Friday from a Sao Paulo hospital where he was treated over the past week for kidney problems. Gil, 73, on his Instagram account posted a photo showing the rear of a…
Saying sorry
By Chandra Muzaffar A hegemonic power never says sorry. Three recent episodes underscore this truism. When US President Barack Obama offered a floral wreath at the cenotaph of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on 27 May 2016, some peace advocates…
EU prepares for UK ‘divorce’ to begin
EU leaders are to meet to discuss the UK’s “divorce” from the organisation after a historic referendum result. The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will step down by…
Police take slain Mahmuda’s husband SP Babul from in-law’s house
Dhaka – Superintendent of Police Babul Akhter, whose wife Mahmuda Khanam was killed by unknown assailants in Chittagong early this month, was taken away by police officials from his father-in-law’s Bhuiyan Para residence in the city’s Khilgaon early Saturday.
WIndies cruise past South Africa to reach final vs. Aussies
Bridgetown, (AP/UNB) – The West Indies advanced to the final of the one-day tri-series by beating South Africa by 100 runs on Friday, led by a century from Darren Bravo and three wickets by paceman Shannon Gabriel. The hosts will…
Markets reel as world absorbs shock of UK vote for Brexit
London, (AP/UNB) – Britain has jumped. Now it is wildly searching for the parachute. The U.K.’s unprecedented decision to leave the European Union sent shockwaves through the country and around the world Friday, rocking financial markets, toppling Prime Minister David…
Alleged ‘robber’ killed in reported Feni ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Char Chandia union of Sonagazi upazila early Saturday, Unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Masud alias Gabba Masud, 30.
Security beefed at jails for ‘fear of subversive acts’
Dhaka – Security has been beefed up at all the jails across the country fearing subversive acts. Sources at the Department of Prisons said the decision came following an intelligence report after the killing of an alleged top criminal in…
Dhaka shopping mall fire death toll rises to 7
Dhaka – A man who received burn injuries in a fire at a shopping mall in the city’s Uttara area on Friday evening died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday taking the death toll from the incident to seven,…
RU Islamic Studies Deptt Alumni Confce August 27
The first conference of the Rajshahi University Islamic Studies Department Alumni Association with present-former students of will be held on August 27 this year at the (RU) campus. Convener of Alumni Association who is also the Dean of RU Arts…
Why I’ll be at Global Entrepreneurship Summit
When I was 20, living in my mom’s house, the new sound of hip hop was breaking out from the streets to the stores. Records were flying off the shelves, and although my community was underserved in resource, we were…
Faridpur road collision kills two
A head-on collision between a human hauler and a pickup has left two people dead at Faridpur’s Boalmari Upazila.
Police will open fire to stop muggers, extortionists, DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has warned that police will open fire, if necessary, to prevent crimes such as mugging and extortion ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Home Minister Kamal is sure that Shariful was Avijit’s killer
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says slain ‘terrorist’ ‘Shariful’ was the very person who had killed writer-blogger Avijit Roy.