Dhaka -A boat worker went missing after he dived into the Piyain River in Jaflong of Goainghat upazila in Sylhet efforts to salvage his sunken boat on Tuesday.The missing worker was identified as Farid Ahmed, 42, son of late Rashid…
Month: August 2016
8 gold bars recovered from Naf’s bank
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered eight gold bars weighing 114 tolas from Myanmar Transit Ghat area of the Naf river in Teknaf upazila on Tuesday night,UNB News Agency Reported.
Students-Teachers Repression Day’ observed at RU
Rajshahi-Speakers urged the government to withdraw the cases filed by law agencies over the incident of August 20 to 23 in 2007 against teachers-students-officials of the Rajshahi University (RU).
2 Jamaat men among 29 held in Jhenaidah
Dhaka -Police in a drive arrested 29 people, including two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, on various charges from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning from separate places in Jhenaidah ,UNB News Agency Reported.
50 hurt in RMG workers-cops clash in Ctg
Dhaka – At least 50 people, including several cops, were injured in a clash between police and garment workers in New Market area in Chittagong on Wednesday.Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotowali Police Station, said a supervisor of Ashian Apparels in Kathotoli…
Hasnat’s bail refused from CMM Court
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday refused former North South University teacher Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim bail in the case filed over the Gulshan terror attack.
Tavella murder: Arrest warrant against BNP’s Quayum
Dhaka -A court here on Thursday issued an arrest warrant against former BNP ward commissioner MA Quayum and another accused Sohel alias Bhangari Sohel in the murder of Italian national Ceasre Tavella in the capital last year.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge…
Natore boat capsize: 4 bodies recovered, 2 Ld
Dhaka -The bodies of four people, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river in Lalpur upazila on Tuesday, were recovered on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Jamal Uddin, 52, and Arzed Ali, 43,residents of Bilmaria…
Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea advance in English League
Dhaka -Watford and West Bromwich Albion were beaten by third-tier opposition in the English League Cup on Tuesday, while fellow Premier League sides Liverpool and Everton enjoyed big wins in the second round.Chelsea was pushed hard by third-tier Bristol Rovers…
9-man Roma misses out on Champions League after Porto loss
Dhaka – Roma failed to reach the Champions League group stage after having two men sent off in a 3-0 defeat at home to Porto in the second leg of their playoff on Tuesday.Roma had drawn the first leg 1-1…
Olympic flag arrives in Tokyo, host of next Summer Games
Dhaka- The Olympic flag has arrived in Tokyo, host of the next Summer Games Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike held the flag aloft as she got off an All Nippon Airways plane and walked down a stairway to the tarmac at…
3 ABT men put on 2-day remand in Ctg
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday put three suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti Terrorism Act.Those remanded are — Farhad, a former student of Chittagong University,…
Charmer dies from snakebite in Rangpur
Dhaka – A snake charmer died from snakebite in the city’s Mahiganj area in Rangpur on Wednesday.Police and locals said the poisonous snake bit Lovely Begum, 40, wife of Sabus Miah of Dimla village, while she was trying to catch…
Under-16 chess: 9 players sharing top slot
Dhaka – Nine players were sharing the top slot after the 3rd round of 35th National Sub-Junior (Under-16) Chess Championship held at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room on Wednesday.FM Mohammad Fahad Rahman, Nayem Haque, Akib Jawad, Christopher Roy,Tahsin Tajwar Zia,…
England should play series against Tigers:Mashrafe
Bangladesh’s limited over captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Wednesday urged England Test captains Alastair Cook and Eoin Morgan to come to play their scheduled series against the Tigers without any tension.“I’m urging the two England captains (Alastair Cook and Eoin…
Strong quake shakes country
A strong tremor jolted various parts of the country, including capital Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon.Omar Faruk, a meteorologist at Dhaka Met office, said the earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale at its epicenter in Myanmar was felt around 4:37pm…
Mobile app for women, children to be launched today
Mobile App, namely, “Managing Violence Against Women and Children” will be launched today at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in the city. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs, Meher Afroze Chumki will be present as chief guest on the…
Jennifer Lawrence tops list of best paid actresses
Oscar-winning Jennifer Lawrence was named the world’s highest-paid actress for the second year running on Tuesday, with estimated pre-tax earnings of $46 million. The 26-year-old American raked in the lion’s share from a profit share in the final “Hunger Games”…
Morocco, Nigeria vow to deepen cooperation to fight climate change in Africa
Morocco and Nigeria vowed here on Tuesday to deepen cooperation to fight climate change, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Nigerian Minister of the Environment Amina Mohammed told the press following a meeting with her Moroccan counterpart, Hakima El Haite, that Nigeria…
Asian markets struggle, oil resumes losses on glut woe
Most Asian markets slipped Wednesday as traders trod water ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen this week, while oil suffered fresh losses on persistent glut worries. With speculation growing that US interest rates could rise…
Joler Gaan’s concert today for collecting flood reliefs
Cultural Desk Popular band “Joler Gaan” will give a concert for the flood-affected people of the country today. The musical show will be organised by Joler Gaan Fan Club, Bangladesh Shipakala Academy, fashion house -Deshal at the Arts Gallery at…
Priyanka Chopra, Jodie Foster recreate Britney Spears’ Toxic
Entertainment Desk Is there anything that Priyanka Chopra – the saviour of America (Quantico), the destroyer of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (Baywatch) and Bollywood’s talent extraordinaire – can’t do? The woman slays at everything, almost everything. And now, she has…
Women have emotionally intense nightmares
Women not only have more nightmares than men, their nightmares are emotionally more intense than mens’, finds a study. Men also typically dream more of exciting and joyful things, the researchers said. “Nightmares come from anxiety. The extent to which…
Empathy should be nurtured in our kids
Masum Billah Dhaka – Empathy is a key element of Emotional Intelligence. It establishes the link between self and others as it is how we as individuals understand what others are experiencing. Researchers generally define empathy as the ability to…
Great concern about admission for tertiary education!
Around 1.2 million students appeared at the HSC examinations in 2016 where about 0.9 million came out successful. It is a great sorrow that no one passed from 25 institutions across the country. About 58 thousand students got GPA-5. There…
Nonviolent revolt in the twenty-first century
Robert J. Burrowes I sometimes wonder whether one of the ways in which ‘Amercian exceptionalism’ manifests is that many US scholars and others are unable to consider the contributions of those who are not from the USA. For example, I…
Boy with double-hand transplants wants to play football
Philadelphia (AP/UNB) — It’s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant, and he said Tuesday what he really wants to do is play football. “I feel happy about my new hands, and I don’t…
Five ‘militants’ held in Tongi
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested five suspected members of two militant outfits conducting separate drives in Tongi Station Road and Signboard areas of the city early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported.
At least 73 people killed in Italian strong earthquake
Amatrice (AP/UNB) — A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 73 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from…
N Korea seeks UN meeting on US-South Korea exercises
United Nations, (AP/UNB) — North Korea on Tuesday warned that joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are pushing the situation on the Korean Peninsula “to the brink of a war” and asked for an urgent meeting…