Entertainment Desk Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels words of praise coming from his actor-friends Salman Khan and Aamir Khan is due to respect they have for each other. Recently, at an event Aamir had said Salman and Shah Rukh…
Month: July 2016
US action against Saddam loyalists created Islamic State: UK
The mass removal of Saddam Hussein’s supporters from the Iraqi army led directly to the f ormation of radical group Islamic State, UK Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond has claimed. According to British newspaper ‘The Guardian’, Hammond has termed ‘disastrous mistake’…
Flood turns grim in Kurigram district marooning 60,000
Dhaka – Onrush of water from the upstream and incessant rainfall have turned the flood situation worse in six upazilas of Kurigram district, rendering more than 60,000 people marooned, UNB news agency reported. The affected upazilas are Kurigran Sadar, Nageshwari,…
AL youth front JL leader, another hacked dead in Dhaka
Dhaka – Two young men, including a leader of the Jubo League, were hacked to death, one of them by assailants and another allegedly by a neighbour, at Sutrapur and Gendaria in the city early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.…
2 drivers killed in Manikganj bus-truck collision
Dhaka – Two drivers were killed and 20 other people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Golra on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shaturia upazila of Manikganj district early Saturday, UNB news agency reported.…
North Korea launches missile as U.S. sanctions Kim Jong Un
John G. Grisafi North Korea conducted a launch of a Pukkuksong-1 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) off its east coast late Saturday morning, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. The North launched a single Pukkuksong-1 SLBM (also known as the KN-11…
US Congressman lauds Hasina’s courageous fight against terrorism
US Congressman Charles W Boustany has appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her tremendously courageous steps to combat violent extremism.The Congressman made the appreciation when Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin met with him in Washington, DC on…
Dallas shooting: Bomb material found at suspect’s home
Bomb-making material, rifles, ammunition and a combat journal have been found at the home of the suspect in the Dallas shooting, officials say.Five police officers were killed and seven wounded in a hail of gunfire during a protest on Thursday…
Abdul Sattar Edhi passes away
Prominent Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi has died from renal failure, his family has said. He was 88. Earlier on Friday, Faisal Edhi told a news conference that his father was in critical condition at the intensive care unit of…
Bus-truck collision kills 2 drivers in Manikganj
Two drivers were killed and 20 other people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Golra on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shaturia upazila early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Shahin Hossain, a resident of…
Jubo League leader shot dead in Dhaka
Unknown assailants shot a local Jubo League leader to death in Rokonpur area of Dhaka’s Dholaikhal on Friday night.The deceased is Rajib Hasan, 38, deputy finance secretary of Dhaka city (south) unit of Jubo League , the youth wing of…
US society ‘caught up in culture of fear,’ says professor
Politics professor Scott Lucas responds to shootings targeting cops in Dallas, following the police shootings of two black men caught on video. He urges real dialogue at a perilous time for the country. DW: We’d like to talk a little…
Why climate change is an education issue
Felipe Calderón New York – Climate change affects us all, but we still are not acting as quickly as we should to address its causes, mitigate the damage, and adapt to its effects. Many people don’t understand the risks climate…
Carnages in Istanbul, Dhaka and Baghdad
By Chandra Muzaffar The month of Ramadan witnessed unspeakable carnage in three Muslim cities in three different countries. On 28 June 2016, 41 people, both locals and foreigners were killed in shootings and suicide bombings at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport.…
Dead Sholakia attacker was NSU student: SP
Kishoreganj – The militant suspect, who was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers after an attack on police near Sholakia Eidgah on Thursday, was a private university student. Abir Rahman was a BBA student of the capital’s North South…
US continues to stand by Bangladesh: Obama
Dhaka – US President Barack Obama has said his country continues to stand by Bangladesh, Japan and the rest of the international community in their “steadfast resolve” to fight terrorism. Obama said this in his letter of condolences to Japanese…
Typhoon drenches Taiwan, kills 2 people; floods hit Manila
Power was partially restored in Taiwan on Friday after a powerful typhoon slammed into the island’s eastern coast with ferocious winds and torrential rains, killing two people and injuring 72. Typhoon Nepartak made landfall early morning in Taitung county, grounding…
UK poised to have its second woman prime minister
Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom will battle it out to become the next leader of the Conservative Party after Michael Gove was eliminated from the contest. After the second MPs’ ballot, Home Secretary Mrs May finished with 199 votes, Energy…
Terrorism threat remains real, credible: US
The US government has said it believes the threat of terrorism remains “real and credible” and feared that terrorist attacks could occur against foreigners. “US citizens in Bangladesh are urged to maintain a high level of vigilance in light of…
Sushma writes to Ali condemning Gulshan attack
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sent a letter to her Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali strongly condemning the terrorist attack in Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic zone of the city’s Gulshan area. She also conveyed heartfelt…
Gulshan attack: Detained youth dies at DMCH
A blood-soaked young man who was detained from outside the Holey Artisan Bakery during the hostage standoff died at a city hospital on Friday afternoon. Shawon, 22, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 5 pm, said…
Indian HC asks its citizens in BD for registration
Dhaka – Indian High Commission in Dhaka has advised all Indian citizens living in Bangladesh to register themselves with the High Commission.
US continues to stand by BD, Japan: Obama
US President Barack Obama has said his country continues to stand by Bangladesh, Japan and the rest of the international community in their “steadfast resolve” to fight terrorism. Obama said this in his letter of condolences to Japanese Prime Minister…
2 kids drown in ponds in Chittagong
Chittagong – Two children drowned in ponds in separate incidents in Boalkhali upazila on Thursday.Locals said Samia, 3, daughter of Shawkat Alam of Popadia village in the upazila, slipped into a village pond and downed while playing its bank in…
Comprehensive approach must to fight terrorism in BD: Sushma Swaraj
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sent a letter to her Bangladesh counterpart AH Mahmood Ali stressing the necessity of a ‘comprehensive approach in fighting terrorism at all levels’.“We need to adopt zero tolerance policy and a comprehensive…
Youth stabbed dead by ‘friend’ in Ctg
Chittagong – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend over a trifling matter near BSRM factory area in Sitakunda upazila on Thursday.Iftekhar Hasan, officer-in-charge of Sitakunda Police Station, said Mohammad Shafik, 20, a worker of BSRM…
4 JMB suspects held in Bogra
Bogra – Police arrested four people including a muezzin over suspicion of their involvement with banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Power House residential area in the district town on Thursday.A team of police raided at the area and…
Dead K’ganj attacker was a NSU student: SP
The militant suspect, who was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers after an attack on police near Sholakia Eidgah on Thursday, was a private university student.Abir Rahman was a BBA student of the capital’s North South University and son…
BNP leader found dead in Bogra
Bogra – A local BNP leader was found dead at an Eidgah at Baghopara Uttarpara village in Sadar upazila on Friday.Informed by locals, police recovered the body of Nizam Uddin Paikar,55, vice-president of no 9 ward unit of BNP in…
7 held over Sholakia terrorist attack
Kishoreganj – Police arrested seven suspects in connection with Thursday’s terrorist attack near Sholakia Eidgah in Sadar upazila from different parts of the district on Thursday night.The incident left four people, including two policemen, one women and one suspected attacker,…