An Australian man has suffered severe burns in his upper right thigh from an exploding iPhone that he bought six months ago. Gareth Clear, a 36-year-old man from Bondi in New South Wales, was riding around on his bike on…
Month: August 2016
Bourne’ slips out of the shadows to dominate box office
Matt Damon’s “Jason Bourne” spy thriller is dominating box offices, taking in a third of all North American receipts in its opening weekend. The film, the fifth in Universal’s robust series about a former CIA assassin plagued by amnesia, took…
Potential tropical storm threatens Haiti
Authorities in Haiti canceled all local flights Monday as severe weather bears down on the impoverished Caribbean nation. Heavy rains and high winds are threatening the area as the twentieth tropical wave of the season moves through the region, causing…
BD Railway west zone earns Tk 332.52cr in 2015-16
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has earned revenue worth around Taka 332.52 crore during the just concluded 2015-16 fiscal year, up by Taka 26.86 crore over the previous 2014-15 fiscal. Of the total earning, Taka 184.18 crore was obtained…
Indian police arrest 15 in rape of mother, daughter
The gang rape of the mother and her 14-year-old daughter over the weekend has sparked outrage across the country. Police in northern India said on Sunday that they had detained 15 suspects after a woman and her 14-year-old daughter were…
Trump repeats his allegation ‘election’s going to be rigged’
Columbus, Ohio (CNN)Donald Trump on Monday took his complaints about the “rigged” political system one step further. “I’m afraid the election’s going to be rigged. I have to be honest,” Trump told voters in Ohio, a crucial swing state.
One killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka-An alleged criminals was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Ashrafer More area of Rajshah city early Tuesday, UNB news agency reported. Identity of the deceased could not be ascertained yet, police said.
SC upholds death for 1, acquits 4 in Shazneen murder case
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of one convict and acquitted four others in the Scholastica School student Shazneen Tasnim Rahman killing case after hearing appeals against a High Court verdict, UNB news agency reported.…
Moudud, brother acquitted but lose Gulshan house
Dhaka -The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed in a case filed over grabbing a government house in the city’s Gulshan area. The court also scraped Manjur…
Lizzie Armitstead wins anti-doping rule appeal over missed test
British world road cycling champion Lizzie Armitstead has won an appeal against an anti-doping rule violation that could have seen her miss the Rio Olympics. Armitstead faced suspension for three failures relating to her whereabouts which led to her missing…
Islamic Bank Consultantive Forum meet held in capital
Dhaka – The 48th meeting of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF) was held in the city on Sunday, UNB news agency reported. IBCF Chairman Engineer Mustafa Anwar, also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, presided…
JICA president’s Dhaka visit postponed
Dhaka – The planned visit of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Shinichi Kitaoka to Bangladesh has been “postponed” as Japan wants to take more time to see “convincingly improvement” in security environment, UNB news agency reported.
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is ‘the devil’
Republican candidate Donald Trump has called Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil”, in the face of continuing fire from within his own party. Speaking at a rally in a high school gym in Pennsylvania, Mr Trump attacked Bernie Sanders for…
BAU anti-militancy rally and human chain held
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) Students Affairs division on Monday held rally and human chain as a part of stand against terrorism and militancy in country.
RU law teacher suspended over irking Law Minister
On charge of making defamatory comment to the Law Minister Anisul Haque a teacher of Rajshahi University has been suspended. The suspended teacher is Sibly Islam, lecturer of the Law department of the university.
Flood receding in Northern districts, swelling in central Bangladesh
Flood levels have started receding in northern districts adjacent to Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers at Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra and Nilphamari but swelling in Tangail, Jessore, and Chandpur in central Bangladesh. In Gaibanda overall flood situation at chars and Brahmaputra river…
Monsoon Low in Bay may increase rains next few days
Dhaka – A low pressure turns into well marked low in the East central Bay of Bengal yesterday that may reactivate the Monsoon rains further over the country, meteorologists said yesterday. The rains would be concentrated in the south than…
Probe report against Khaleda Zia in case for hurting religious sentiment
Dhaka-The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday deferred the date to submit probe report in a case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting religious sentiments of the people, to August 29.
Scrutiny body formed to issue NOC on land use
The government today formed a four-member scrutiny committee for issuing no objection certificate (NOC) on land use.Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha(RAJUK) would provide secretarial assistance to the committee headed by LGRD secretary Abdul Maleq.Three other members of the committee would be to…
Tokyo elects 1st female governor to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo on Sunday elected its first female governor to lead the city as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, as voters turned to a leader promising clean politics after two predecessors resigned over money scandals.Yuriko Koike was announced the…
Turkey coup attempt: Erdogan ‘snatch squad’ soldiers captured
A group of soldiers suspected of trying to seize the president during Turkey’s failed coup attempt two weeks ago have been captured near Marmaris.Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on holiday at the south-western resort on the night of the coup, but…
Ctg Abahani take solo lead in BPL beating Sheikh Russel 2-1
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Ltd took the solo lead in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football forcing former champions Sheikh Russel KC to concede their 3rd consecutive defeat by 2-1 goals at the MA Aziz Stadium here in Chittagong on…
Russian helicopter shot down in Syria, killing all 5 onboard
A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in opposition rebel territory in northern Syria on Monday and all five crew and officers onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in the deadliest single incident for the Russian military since its involvement…
Internet blackout exercise in capital Monday night
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has decided to hold an internet blackout drill tonight (Monday night) in the capital aiming to take prompt steps for suspending internet operation if incidents like that of Gulshan and Sholakia take place in the…
Bangladesh to participate in Kabaddi World Cup
Dhaka – Bangladesh will participate in the 12-team Kabaddi World Cup to be held India in October next.The participating countries are hosts India, Bangladesh, South Africa, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Korea, Japan and Kenya, according to…
Get Ready for Obama’s ‘October Surprise’ in Iraq
The American public could be treated to a major U.S.-led military victory in Iraq this fall, just as voters are deciding who will be the nation’s next president—but U.S. military officials insist the timing of the operation has nothing to…
C’wealth Chess: Shakil shares top slot
Dhaka – Bangladeshi International Master Abu Sufian Shakil of Golden SC shared the top slot in the Commonwealth Chess Championship along with 38 other players securing full two points after the 2nd round matches held at Waskaduwa in Sri Lanka…
Mohyuddin selected as Rio Olympics technical official
Dhaka – Former Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation general secretary Wing Commander (retd) Mohyuddin Ahmed will fly for Brazil on Tuesday evening to conduct weightlifting events as technical official in the 31st Olympic Games beginning in Rio de Janeiro on Friday,UNB News…
7 firearms, 82 bullets seized in Noakhali
Dhaka – Police recovered seven firearms, 82 bullets, and sharp weapons and cartridges from under the earth at Hasina Bazar in Keringchar area of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali on Monday.Being informed by locals, police launched a drive in the area…
Trump under fire for saying Crimea people want to be with Russia
Senior current and former officials in Ukraine were outraged with US presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called their country “a mess” and said the people of Crimea would rather be with Russia than with Ukraine. In an interview broadcast Sunday…