Five people were involved in misappropriation of 33,000 metric tonnes of wheat worth Tk 85 crore provided by a Korean company for the government, reveals an Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) probe.
Day: July 23, 2016
Flood situation in northern districts worsens
Dhaka-The overall flood situation in northern districts worsens further due to incessant rain and onrush of water from the upstream.
BSF shoot down Bangladeshi cattle trader
Dhaka-A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force shot dead at Putkhali border under Benapole port police station in Jessore early Saturday, Lieutenant Colonel Arifur Rahman, commanding officer, 23 Border Guard Battalion said.
Police hunt for motive in Munich shooting that left 10 dead
Police were hunting Saturday for clues to explain why an 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire at a crowded Munich shopping mall and fast-food restaurant, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself.The attack in the Bavarian capital sparked…
IS attack on Afghan protest kills at least 80, wounds 231
At least 80 people were killed and another 231 wounded in the Afghan capital on Saturday, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators, officials and witnesses said.In a statement issued by its news…
10 die in Arial Khan trawler capsize
Ten people, including six children, died and some others went missing as a trawler sank in the Arial Khan River at Jongli Shibpur in Raipura upazila on Saturday.Nine of the deceased were identified as Mala Begum, 30, wife of Rabiullah,…
Militancy to be contained, reaffirms PM
Reiterating her government’s zero tolerance stance to rein in terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government will contain militancy and terrorism by any means.”We’ll surely eradicate militancy and terrorism whatever the name it takes. We won’t allow…
Growing US Navy activity in Black Sea raises concerns in Russia
A US guided missile destroyer, USS Ross, equipped with the Aegis advanced missile defence system has entered the Black Sea and is heading to the Ukrainian port city of Odessa to join the international maritime exercises Sea Breeze 2016. The…
A glass of cranberry juice a day can keep bacterial infections away
Scientists have now found a nutritious and tasty way to keep bacterial infections at bay. According to them, cranberry juice has properties that can tackle bacteria effectively. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts…
Nusrat Faria’s ‘Gowah: The Witness’ to release in September
Entertainment Desk The new sensation of the country’s movie Nusrat Faria, so far becomes the first actress acting in Bollywood. Her actors are Emraan Hashmi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. She is playing a major role in a Mumbai based film “Gawah:…
Sonakshi Sinha parties with rumoured beau
Entertainment Desk While Sonakshi Sinha was making heads turn with her film choices and with big money involved, her love life too was part of a lot of gossip. She has been linked with many but then it was heard…
Ranveer Singh salutes Irrfan
Entertainment Desk Ranveer Singh attended a screening of Madaari last evening and the actor has been raving about the film ever since. He even took to social media to praise Irrfan. He tweeted – “Radical stuff! An emotional thrill-ride that’ll…
End of an era: VCR headed for outdated tech heaven
The clunky videocassette recorder is going the way of floppy disks, eight-track tapes and camera film as the world’s last manufacturer ends production of the once booming home-video technology. Japan’s Funai Electric cited a sharp decline in sales and trouble…
IMF urges key G20 countries to spend more for growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned risks to the global economy are growing, as it called on some G20 nations to boost government spending. Central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world’s top 20 economies gathered in the…
Philippines reviewing ‘crazy’ climate pledges: Duterte
The Philippines is reviewing its “crazy” commitment to severely cut greenhouse-gas emissions in the Paris climate deal, new President Rodrigo Duterte has warned. The government of predecessor Benigno Aquino had pledged to the United Nations to cut the Asian country’s…
Nine dead in Munich shooting, attacker kills himself
Munich (AP/UNB) — An 18-year-old German-Iranian man opened fire in a crowded Munich shopping mall and a nearby McDonald’s Friday night, killing nine people and wounding 16 others before killing himself, the chief of police in the Bavarian capital said.…
Hillary chooses Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate
Tampa(AP/UNB) – Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket. In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee…
11 female activists of opposition Jamaat-Shibir held in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested 11 female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir along with some jihadi (religious uprising) books at Munshiganj in sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Friday evening.
Three Bangladesh airports being searched to check smuggling
Dhaka – A special drive titled ‘Operation Irene’ will be conducted in three international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet on Saturday by Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate will to prevent smuggling.
Mosque Imam arreted for ‘anti-state speech’ in Noakhali
Dhaka – A mosque imam in Bandatta area of Kabirhat upazila was arrested by police for delivering anti-state speech during the Friday Juma prayers, UNB news agency reported.
Edhi: Greatest of the great, warmest of the warm!
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa The most fundamental question every human being at least one time in life will ask himself/herself is – ‘what is the meaning of the life?’ There is no fixed answer to this question but in fact, the…
Rains mount sufferings on city dwellers
A heavy monsoon shower submerged many roads in the capital on Friday afternoon, inflicting sufferings on commuters.
Ragib-Rabeya Medical College asked to relocate by Jul 30
The local administration has asked Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital authorities to remove their establishments from Tarapur Tea Garden by July 30.
‘Mentally derailed’ woman arrested for Gulshan attack
Dhaka-Ruma Begum who was arrested from Polash in the district on Thursday night in connection with militant attack in Gulshan Holey Artisan Bakery is known as said to be partially mentally derailed.