Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul, chief executive officer and chief editor of Ekushey Television, has been elected president of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ).
Month: July 2016
1 killed 8 injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan
Officials say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying paramilitary rangers in southern Pakistan, killing a security official and wounding three officers and five civilians.
Bachelor tenants are passing their days with fear
Bangladesh Mess Organisation (BMO) on Saturday expressed their concern as a section of landlords have asked their bachelor tenants, both students and low income people, to vacate their lodgings immediately.
Rizvi is staying in Gulshan office to avoid arrest
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has been staying in BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office since Friday morning to avoid arrest as there is a warrant against him.
Govt is using Jamaat as a political card: BNP
BNP standing committee member Hannan Shah on Saturday alleged that the government is using Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as its political card instead of banning the party.
Flood situation deteriorated in 16 dist:14.75 lakh marooned
The overall flood situation in 16 districts deteriorated further on Saturday as major rivers burst their banks amid rains and onrush of waters from the upstream, leaving some 14.75 lakh people in the districts marooned.
Fizz’s surgery schedule to be fixed on Monday
Dhaka – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials will take decisions about the date and place of cutter master Mustafizur Rahman’s left shoulder surgery on Monday.BCB media committee chairman Jalal Yunus, in a press briefing on Saturday, told reporters: “Hopefully we…
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 106 runs in 1st test
Dhaka – Batsman Kusal Mendis’ fighting maiden test hundred backed up by quality spin bowling from Rangana Herath and Lakshan Sandaken led Sri Lanka to only its second test victory against Australia on Saturday.Chasing 268 to win the match Australia…
Bangladesh ranked 8th in Happy Planet Index 2016
Bangladesh ranked eighth among 140 countries globally in the Happy Planet Index 2016.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advances to Toronto semifinals
Dhaka – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Friday to advance to the Rogers Cup semifinals. Djokovic improved to 25-2 against the fifth-seeded Czech player. The 29-year-old Serbian star won the event that rotates between…
Islami Bank Board meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka.
3 held with gunsmith tools in Comilla
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three people along with gunsmith tools from a house in Comilla on Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Saiful Islam, 36, son of Nazrul Islam of Uttar Chartha, Majedul Haque, 34, son of…
19 Jamaat-Shibir men among 47 held in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police arrested 47 people, including 19 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir, from separate areas in the district from Friday evening to Saturday morning on various charges.Mizanur Rahman, inspector of Satkhira district special branch (SB),
Housewife commits suicide in Chuadanga
Dhaka -A housewife allegedly committed suicide over conjugal dispute at Jadabpur village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Shila Khatun, 22, wife of Jahidul Islam, a resident of the village.Officer-in-charge of Jibannagar Police Station…
4 killed by lightning strikes in Rangpur
Dhaka- Four people, including two children, were killed in two separate incidents of lightning strike in Pirgachha and Kaunia upazila in Rangpur on Friday.
‘Robber’ killed in Jhenaidah ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka- An alleged robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Katakhali in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah early Saturday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge of Maheshpur Police Station Aminul Islam said on a…
Dockyard worker hacked dead in Narayanganj
Dhaka- A dockyard worker was hacked to death by a group of miscreants over previous enmity at Nabiganj in Bandar upazila in Narayanganj on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Faysal, 23, son of Abdul Rashid, a resident of Nabiganj,UNB…
RU PSA demands cancellation of Rampal Power plant
Rajshahi-Demanding the cancellation of Rampal power plant the Progressive Students Alliance (PSA) of the Rajshahi University (RU) staged demonstration and brought out procession on the campus on Saturday.
Bangladesh world’s 8th happiest country
Bangladesh ranked eight among the 140 countries in the globe in by the Happy Planet Index 2016.The ranking recently released by World Economic Forum, a leading not-for-profit foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, named Bangladesh as the eighth greenest and happiest country…
Shariatpur Shishu Paribar grip of multifarious problems in Shariatpur
Sarkari Shishu Paribar (Government Orphanage) in Shariatpur is not doing well, being in the grip of multifarious problems, including poor infrastructure, irregularities, inadequate fund and manpower shortage. Despite declaring the Sishu Paribar building risky for use five years ago, the…
Star Trek Beyond in Dhaka
Entertainment Desk American science fiction action Star Trek Beyond is all set to release in Dhaka today. The thirteenth instalment in the Star Trek franchise and the third instalment in the reboot series, following Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek…
Shah Rukh Khan gets sassy in Germany
Entertainment Desk Shah Rukh Khan enjoyed the German dramedy The Most Beautiful Day. He even commented that the weather in Munich felt exactly like the same. As he shared a selfie of himself in the German city, he wrote, “Saw…
10 workouts to get Jennifer Aniston-like body
Health Desk Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston has been named the sexiest woman alive more than once and we have been wowing over her svelte, stunning figure for decades now. Though her workout regimes and secret diet hacks have been all…
Eat pomegranate to fight ageing, improve endurance
You may want to include pomegranates in your daily diet. Known for their anti-inflammatory properties and cancer-busting antioxidants, they also protect muscles and improve endurance, claims a recent study. According to researchers, a type of compound found in pomegranate could…
Firearms stolen from elite US Army base in Germany
US officials have revealed that a collection of weapons was stolen from the Panzer Kaserne base near Stuttgart earlier this month and couldn’t be located, leading to concerns that the arms may have ended up on the black market –…
Demand for ‘cute’ bulldogs is destroying the breed
The bulldog may be a symbol of strength and tenacity, but more than a century of selective breeding has weakened the once-tough canine. The dogs have breathing, skeletal, and skin problems, and, even worse, many can’t naturally mate or give…
C-Zentrix with Digicon to evolve state-of-art product
C-Zentrix, one of the leader for global software products for contact center on Friday announced its growth plans for Bangladesh in partnership with local company Digicon Technologies Ltd. C-Zentrix aims to leverage its Bangladesh expansion plans. The esteemed partnership is…
Sabina Yasmin gets Firoza Begum Gold Medal
Culture Desk Dhaka University on Friday conferred “Firoza Begum Memorial Gold Medal” on eminent singer Sabina Yasmin. Vice-Chancellor Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique handed over the award to Sabina Yasmin at a function at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of…
US military bases at risk from sea level rise: study
US military bases along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico will be increasingly vulnerable to floods and power-packed storms as the planet warms, researchers said Wednesday. The report by the Union of Concerned Scientists spanned 18 military bases, and…
Oil prices remain near three-month lows
Oil prices showed no sign of ending their downward march on Thursday, remaining at three-month lows while some observers said prices could stabilize. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate for September delivery lost 78 cents on Thursday, hitting $41.14 on…